GOD WANTS US TO BE FILLED WITH HOPE.

Pastor Lewis Cushman St Cloud Church of God.
 
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”  Romans 15:13 KJV
 
LIFE STORY:
On 17 December 1927, while surfacing from a submerged run over the measured-mile off Cape Cod near Provincetown, Massachusetts, she was accidentally rammed and sunk by the Coast Guard destroyer Paulding. The Paulding stopped and lowered life boats, but found only a small amount of oil and air bubbles. Rescue and salvage operations were commenced led by Rear Admiral Frank Brumby, Captain Ernest J. King, Lieutenant Henry Hartley and Commander Edward Ellsberg, only to be thwarted by severe weather. Heroic efforts were made to rescue six known survivors trapped in the forward torpedo room, who had exchanged a series of signals with the rescue force, by tapping on the hull. As the trapped men used the last of available oxygen in the sub, they sent a morse-coded message, “Is there any hope?”

There will always be hope for the Christian, If you have accepted what Jesus has done for you, no matter what is happening in your life… THERE IS HOPE.
No matter what you are going through there IS HOPE.
Downcast? THERE IS HOPE.
Depressed? THERE IS HOPE.
Lonely? THERE IS HOPE.
Broke? THERE IS HOPE.
Sick? THERE IS HOPE.
Fearful? THERE IS HOPE.


When you watch the news is there hope?
Yes there is, it is found in Jesus.
There is hope for America, YES it's in Jesus.
When all the demons of hell come against you, there is hope for you, it's in Jesus.

What happens when I don’t have any hope?
What if I don’t know Jesus? He can bring you new hope. Trust him, he cares for you, he knows what you are going through. He is there to help you through; the Holy Ghost is there to be a comforter for you.
When hope is gone, life is over. You need hope to cope.
 
LIFE STORY:
On December 7, 1988 an earthquake devastated the northwestern section of Armenia, killing an estimated 25,000 persons. In one small town, directly after the earthquake, a father rushed to his son's school only to find that the school had been flattened and there was no sign of life. But he had no thought of turning back. He had often told his son, "No matter what, I'll always be there for you when you need me!" Though the prospects appeared hopeless, he began feverishly removing rubble from where he believed his son's classroom had been. Other forlorn parents only wailed hopelessly. "My son!" "My daughter!" Some told the father to go home, that there was no chance that any of the pupils could be alive. To which this loving father replied, "I made my son a promise that I'd be there for him anytime he needed me. I must continue to dig." Courageously, he proceeded alone. No one volunteered to help him. He simply had to know for himself: "Is my boy alive or is he dead?" With strength and endurance beyond himself, the faithful, loving father continued to dig... for 8 hours... for 12 hours... 24 hours... 36 hours. Then in the 38th hour, as he heaved away a heavy piece of rubble, he heard voices. "Armand!" he screamed. A child's voice responded: "Dad! It's me,... Armand!" Then, "I told the other kids not to worry. I told 'em that if you were alive, you'd save me, and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You promised you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!"
NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, THERE IS HOPE.
Jesus said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."
God will never steer you wrong.
If you don't have hope other things won't matter.
God can meet your needs.
 
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”  Romans 15:13 KJV
 
How do you put your hope in the hand of God.
In the Bible people were named in a way that the name told a something about them.
In example: Lewis was one of my Grandfathers names. Charles was the other Grandfathers name. Lewis Charles Cushman is the grandson of Lewis and Charles. It is who I am and where I came from.
There are names given to God in the Bible and they tell us a little about God and what kind of God he is.
 
Trust in the names of God.
•           El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty)
•           El Elyon (The Most High God)
•           Adonai (Lord, Master)
•           Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah)
•           Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner)
•           Jehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd)
•           Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals)
•           Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There)
•           Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)
•           Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You)
•           El Olam (The Everlasting God)
•           Elohim (God)
•           Qanna (Jealous)
•           Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)
•           Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
•           Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)
 
Hope is the anchor of our soul.
 
GODS PRESENCE IS WITH ME TO WATCH OVER ME.
Stop your worrying. Stop fretting over things that creep into you life.
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Isaiah 41:10 KJV
 
God is always watching over you.
God has a plan for you.
Pray and seek God for what his plan is for you.
I may not know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow.
When you don't know what to do, go to Jesus.
 
“Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:19-26 KJV
 
PUT YOU HAND INTHE HAND OF GOD, AND HE WILL NEVER LET YOU GO.
No matter what comes your way God will see you through.
Even with an enemy who wants to destroy you. God is bigger.
God's mercies are new every morning, even when you blow it each day.
Wake up with your trust in God, he will give you a restart each day.
If you wish there were things that you had never done, God brings forgiveness.
 
PRAY:
Ask the Lord to forgive you of the things that you have done wrong. God loves you and he will forgive you, just ask him. Look to Jesus, his is our lighthouse, and he shines the way so that you can find your way home.
 
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Romans 10:9-10