Christ conquered sin and death to give hope to His followers.

1. SCRIPTURE WARNS THAT HOPING IN THIS WORLD IS V_______.
   1. World H___________ records man’s repeated failure to gain life.
   2. Efforts through improved S___________ have not ended death.
   3. P________ Treaties don’t survive changing generations or ideals.
   4. Businesses flourish while P____________ continues world-wide.
   5. Farming methods have improved, but H____________ persists.
2. GOD PROVIDED A SURE HOPE IN THE A_________ Gen.3:15
   1. God assured A_________ that Sarah would bear a son.Gen.15:4f
   2. J________ hoped to marry Rachel after seven years of service.
   3. Israelites enslaved 400 years in Egypt hoped for F_____________.
   4. David’s hope in God helped him D__________ Goliath, the giant.
   5. Isaiah’s hope in God opened his life to foretell the F__________.
3. JESUS DEFEATED DEATH TO GIVE HOPE FOR ETERNITY. Jn. 3:16f
   1. Jesus came to save believers from every N_________ of people. Mt.12:18-21; Isaiah 42:1f.
   2. The A_________ understood: Jesus is the Hope of God. Acts 26:4f
   3. Christians wait in hope for sin’s end… with C________. Rom. 8:18f
   4. Believers of God are to U____ in the one hope … Ephesians 4:1-6
   5. Our hope in Jesus Christ is an A_______ set in heaven. Heb. 6:17f

Hope in the risen Christ is our vision for gaining eternal life.