Can Christians Lose Their Hope?

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Will you answer the hard questions or will you bask in the easy grace being proclaimed from so many pulpits today?  

Our beloved brother Luke reminds us that our Lord said, “Strive to enter the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter but not be able.”  Also, Matthew reminds us of these words in Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and their are many who enter through it.  For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and their are few who find it.” 

We begin a new mini series of sermons regarding Hope!  The title of this series is “Holding On to Hope in Trials, Temptations, and Tribulations!” This morning I will preach a sermon titled, “Can Christians Lose Their Hope in Christ?”  This is one of many hard questions that we need to ask ourselves and then search the Scripture to determine the truthful answers.  First, we need to be reminded of what hope is; how does God define Hope in Him?  Second, it is important to understand the nature of the foundation for our hope in Christ.  Finally, we will seek to answer the question, “Can Christians Lose Their Hope in Christ?”  If the answer is NO, we can sit back and coast into heaven.  If the answer is YES, we can lose our hope, then we need to grow our faith, moving on to maturity, setting our faces like flint, in being resolved to live for Him and not ourselves.