WELCOME ICEBREAKER

How would you define hope?

WORSHIP

Psalm 130

WORD

1. How would you define hope? How does it differ from optimism or wishful thinking?
   
   
2. How is faith and hope related? Hebrews 11:1, 1 Corinthians 13:13
   
   
3. How is our hope deferred or shattered? Proverbs 13:12, Psalm 42:11
   
   
4. What is the source of hope? Romans 15:4, 13, Colossians 1:27, 2 Thessalonians 2:15-17, Psalm 119:147
   
   
5. What does hope do for us? Psalm 27:13-14
   
   
6. How can people tell there is a hope in us? 1 Peter 3:15
   

WORK

Ask in your group if there is someone they know that feels hopeless and pray for these situations.