“May the God of Hope Fill You with All Joy and Peace in Believing…”

““May the God of Hope Fill You May the God of Hope Fill You with All Joy and Peace in with All Joy and Peace in

Believing…”Believing…”

Romans 15:13Romans 15:13

All Joy and Peace in BelievingAll Joy and Peace in BelievingRomans 15:13Romans 15:13

““Happiness”Happiness”

–Same root as the word “happen”Same root as the word “happen”

–Thus, measured by external Thus, measured by external eventsevents

Birth Death

Birth Death

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Birth Death

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Birth Death

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Birth Death

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All Joy and Peace in BelievingAll Joy and Peace in BelievingRomans 15:13Romans 15:13

““Happiness”Happiness”

–Same root as the word “happen”Same root as the word “happen”

–Thus, measured by external Thus, measured by external eventsevents

–Ecclesiastes 9:9-10; 11:9Ecclesiastes 9:9-10; 11:9

Birth Death

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Birth Death

H H H H H H H

All Joy and Peace in BelievingAll Joy and Peace in BelievingRomans 15:13Romans 15:13

Must go beyond “Happiness” Must go beyond “Happiness” toto

““Blessedness”Blessedness”

All Joy and Peace All Joy and Peace in Believingin BelievingRomans 15:13Romans 15:13

Must go beyond “Happiness” Must go beyond “Happiness” toto

““Blessedness”Blessedness”Psalms 1:1-6Psalms 1:1-6Gal. 2:20Gal. 2:20Matthew 5:3-10Matthew 5:3-10

All Joy and Peace All Joy and Peace in Believingin BelievingRomans 15:13Romans 15:13

When, by God’s grace, we have When, by God’s grace, we have found our frame of referencefound our frame of reference– Who we areWho we are

– Where we are goingWhere we are going

– How we fit into God’s great schemeHow we fit into God’s great scheme

Then we can achieve Then we can achieve blessednessblessedness– Isaiah 26:3Isaiah 26:3

–Romans 8:6, 31-39Romans 8:6, 31-39

““May the God of Hope Fill May the God of Hope Fill You with All Joy and Peace You with All Joy and Peace in Believing, that You May in Believing, that You May

Abound in Hope by the Abound in Hope by the Power of the Holy Spirit.”Power of the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 15:13Romans 15:13