Living Hope

 Living Hope Peter 1:1-9 

Rev. Bruce Brown 

I.       The Hope in our Situation (verses 1-2) 

II.      The Hope with our Sorrow (verses 3-6) 

 III.     The Hope of our Sincerity (verses 7-9)  

“He {Peter} calls it a living hope.  Why?  It is a living hope because it is grounded on the living Word of God (1 Peter 1:23) and was made possible by the living Son of God who arose from the dead. A “living hope” is one that has life in it and therefore can give life to us. Because it has life, it grows and becomes greater and more beautiful as time goes on. Time destroys most hopes; they fade and then die. But the passing of time only makes a Christian’s hope that much more glorious.”  ~ Warren Wiersbe