Is there hope in crisis?

Is there hope in crisis? - Outline

Big Questions

April 12, 2020

We don’t like crisis.

·         Dazed and confused.

·         What is normal now?

·         Anger and frustration.

·         Exhausted and weary.

 But there is hope in crisis.

Our hope is grounded in the resurrection.

Peter’s story.

Good things can come out of crisis.

1. Crisis can lead to new birth.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. (1 Peter 1:3a, NLT)

By God’s great mercy.
We are born again.
Because God raised Jesus from the dead.

2. Crisis can help us focus on what is most important.

Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. (1 Peter 1:3b-4, NLT)

We live with expectation.
We have a priceless inheritance.

3. Crisis can strengthen our faith.

And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. (1 Peter 1:5, NLT)

Kept by faith.
Protected by God’s power.

How can we respond to this crisis?

“We will endure trials and we have the hope of Jesus’ return.”

1. Lean into predictable patterns of faith.

2. Get your family talking about their frustrations and fears.

3. Give yourself permission to rest.

4. Replace “dazed and confused” with “ready and hopeful.”

So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. (1 Peter 1:6, NLT)

These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold.

So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. (1 Peter 1:7, NLT)

Ready and hopeful.

We will endure trials and we have the hope of Jesus’ return.

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