Planting Hope, Always: Why We Need Hope

Speaker: Rev. Ho-Ming Tsui

Scripture: Romans 15:13-21

1. What is Hope? (v. 13)

Hope is a life-shaping confidence concerning the future.

Faith is a life-shaping confidence in a person.

Christians find their hope in the certainty of God’s love and purpose for them through Jesus Christ.

2. What do we do with the hope we have? (v. 13)

a. We worship to express our hope

“May the God of hope…”

b. We fellowship to nurture our hope

“…fill you with joy and peace…”

c. We grow in discipleship to deepen our hope

“as you trust in him…”

d. We minister to embody our hope

“…so that you may overflow with hope..”

e. We evangelize to share our hope

“… by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

3. How do we bring hope to others (v. 14-21)?

Our 40th Year:

Celebrating Our Story

Envisioning Our Future

The Next 10 Years:

New imagination: What creative ideas can we harness to plant hope?

New leadership: Who are the next planters of hope whom we need to invest in?

New locations: Where is God asking us to plant next?