God urges us to put our hope in Him and His promises.

Job 13:15; 42:12; First Peter 1:13

1. HUMANITY HOPES FOR ETERNAL LIFE BY GOD’S D___________.
   1. People are made in the image of the E___________ reigning God.
   2. God promised A___________ that all nations would be blessed… Genesis 12:3
   3. Bible P___________ kept the hope of eternal life alive. Isaiah 2:2
2. THE MINISTRY OF JESUS R_____________ MEN’S HOPE FOR LIFE.
   1. Jesus fulfilled Jewish P______________ written centuries earlier.
   2. Jesus served B___________ the boundaries of the Jewish people.
   3. The preaching and miracles of Jesus attracted M_____________.
3. JESUS SPOKE ABOUT SALVATION FOR ALL B________________.
   1. Jesus told Nicodemus, W__________ believed in Him would live. John 3:16
   2. Jesus is the Shepherd of all sheep who H____ His voice. Jn. 10:16
   3. Jesus responded to these Greeks with words of H____. Jn. 12:25f
   4. The final C___________ of Jesus: take His message to all people. Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8

Ephesians 2:11-13