{"id":2865,"date":"2017-03-14T13:12:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T17:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2017-04-24T11:12:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T15:12:55","slug":"hopeless-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=2865","title":{"rendered":"Hopeless Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

Message by Rev. Richard Jones<\/strong><\/h3>\n

rec0312-113111<\/a><\/p>\n

Hopeless Hope<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Matthew 8: 1-4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matthew 8:1-4 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>1 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
\n2 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, \u201cLord, if you will, you can make me clean.\u201d
\n3 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, \u201cI will; be clean.\u201d<\/span> And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
\n4 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And Jesus said to him, \u201cSee that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.\u201d<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Leper’s Problem<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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\u00a0The Leper’s Passion<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vs. 1-2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Leper’s Plea<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Vs. 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Lord’s Compassion<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Vs. 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Lord’s Command<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Vs. 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Romans 8:20-23 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>20 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
\n21 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
\n22 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
\n23 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.<\/p>\n

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1 Corinthians 15:50-53 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>50 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
\n51 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
\n52 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
\n53 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Romans 8:31-32 (ESV)
\n<\/strong>31 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
\n32 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? <\/span><\/p>\n

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