Objective
To share about a verse relating to your current situation in life
Materials
1 copy of the verses per participant
Pencils, pens
Introduction
God is righteous and true, and He always fulfills His promises. For this reason, we must hold fast to the hope that He has given us: the hope that is in Jesus Christ, the hope in God's promises, the hope in His word, and the hope of His salvation. With hope comes faith and trust in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Recommended group size
2+ persons
Estimated Time
10 - 60 minutes
Purpose
To edify one another with the word of God
Procedure
Have participants sit in a circle. If it is a large group, divide participants into smaller groups.
The facilitator introduces the topic of hope.
Pass out the verses to each participant.
Have participants read through the list of verses and circle ones that call out to them or to which they can currently relate (inspiration, needs, comfort, etc.).
From the ones they have circled, ask participants to choose a verse to share about. They must read the verse aloud and share why they chose that verse.
When everyone has finished sharing, the facilitator may choose to ask participants to share what they have learned from this sharing activity.
Verses
(Eph 2:12, 19) “That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the bible commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.”
(1 Pet 1:13) “Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”
(1 Pet 1:3-5) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.”
(Rom 15:13) “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
(Ps 25:5) “Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.”
(Isa 40:31) “But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”
(1 John 3:2-3) “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.”
(1 Thes 1:3) “Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father.”
(Ps 42:11) “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.”
(Rom 5:5) “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”
(1 Pet 3:15) “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.”