Stepping Stones to Hope | Romans 5 | Gary Hamrick

2/04/2024
There are a lot of people in the world who have no hope-overwhelmed with grief, or pain, or sorrow, or anxiety-regretting the past, uncertain about the present, or worrying about the future. But God offers us a HOPE that the world does not have. In Romans 5, Paul tells us that there is a path toward hope that begins with suffering, and includes perseverance and character. Pastor Gary explains each of these steps toward HOPE in today’s study from Romans 5.
00:00 - Stepping Stones to Hope
02:41 - Definition of Justification
04:03 - Being at peace with God does not imply the absence of suffering
11:35 - Hope is born out of suffering, but it is not a direct path
12:45 - Stepping Stones to Hope
12:54 - 1) Suffering
13:35 - Jobs example through suffering
13:45 - 1) Job did not blame God
14:04 - 2) Job did not listen to his friends who tried to explain his suffering
15:05 - 3) Job acknowledged that man is limited in his understanding
16:10 - 4) Job learned that you can’t control what in uncontrollable
20:06 - 2) PERSEVERANCE
23:13 - 3) CHARACTER
26:52 - 4) HOPE
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[@jasonfolie2220]

I wish I could tell my wife this. She needs this. Here name is Kyna please pray for her to learn to persevere and believe in herself through God

[@justindoyle4759]

Thank you pastor. I overdosed a couple years ago and the people I was with dumped my body several miles out of town. Long story short as I finally got up and got to walking I came upon a Bible opened to Romans 5. As I read those words it felt like the Lord himself swarmed down around me and cradled me. The most perfect love and peace I have ever experienced in that very moment I realized I had never been alone my entire life. This is my most cherished chapter in the Bible thank you Jesus for not giving up on me

[@genovevaaspeitia8559]

I have never come across a pastor and his son so powerful in the truth of the word of God, the word became flesh. Wow I have the passion and the love so I desire to obey because I was justified sanctified through the blood of Jesus, I am saved. Wow wow you are amazing. Holy spirit, the anointing wow.

[@yvettevandorp5508]

Thank you, Pastor Gary...I asked God to give me an answer to what I am going through at the moment, and I listened to your sermon, and I got peace about my suffering. I am from South Africa 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 🇿🇦 Never take down this platform please, we are so grateful to God that we can share together with you❤❤❤

[@clod1oo764]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💁‍♀️🍀

[@briandykeman4056]

May God thru his son grant you piece to the end of time

[@brimministriessimplechurch1041]

N n

[@nancydaniel4716]

So happy to be here. Thank you God bless Israel 🇮🇱

[@nancydaniel4716]

President Trump 2024 amen 🙏

[@CJeanne-on5vu]

I'm deeply grateful for finding Pastor Gary online. He is my go-to for understanding my Bible studies. God bless your ministry. Looking forward, I'll meet you someday❤🙏🙏

[@mariadebruyn2791]

THANK YOU PASTOR GARY 🙏 FOR ANOTHER BLESSED SERMON,,GOD BLESS YOU 🙌 🙏 ❤️

[@jimmygonzalez2916]

Thanks Pastor ❤️

[@harrycarrey5124]

I love him. He was preaching with a heavy heart today.. This message is needed by a lot of people.

[@kristenspencer9751]

What a faithful pastor! Faithful to the Word, faithful to his church, faithful to God.

[@-dirk-65]

RICH. No wonder I Sub & check back frequently. Praise God! WON'T our 70+ years of struggle seem trivial after ten thousand years celebration?

[@debratilana1245]

Thank you, Jesus, for your message.

[@joeagleton252]

Thank you LORD JESUS CHRIST !! Through this teaching from scripture any doubt of my salvation has been crushed. Thank you Pastor G, you break scripture down so well. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jaimemcmahan6273]

Amen and hallelujah!!!

[@nancydaniel4716]

Amen I felt like Jesus didn't hear my prayers. I put old gospel hymns on and I knew praising HIS name I knew HE hears me. I needed this sermon. It was just me and Jesus today but I started rebuking Satan.

[@marcialackey375]

I’m glad I. Found this ministry. Thank you for sharing this message!!

[@stephmullin9709]

We have listened to this several times . Each time, it brings out something different . His teachings are the true word of God , with a little humour inter mixed but never ,never stayes from the Bible .. A true and wonderful gift the Lord has anointed Gary Hamrick with His sons praise God are following , are young pastor's . Stay true to His word . Amen ❤❤❤

[@eugenemccoy7509]

This is beautiful teaching ...please observe and learn ...and retain ... it,s good teaching ...pray for this pastor ..I love you in the lord ..GOD bless ...the song at the end of the teaching is also so fitting ,and nicely sang ...thx,s from your friend up in canada ...cheers.

[@eternalardour]

Amen! Hope has a name, and his name is Jesus ❤

[@bonniew.5064]

🙏🏻🙌Praise God, thank You, Lord Jesus! Amen.❤️🙌🙏🏻

[@marvinkoenig-tb2nq]

U r so right pastor G he takes my pain away by asking but I talk to him all day as my best friend

[@marvinkoenig-tb2nq]

Just had another bladder spasm episode that my Lord Jesus stop the pain. I don't think I could tolerate the pain without him. I can't thank him enough.

[@margaym5128]

Powerful message. Thank you Pastor Gary.

[@neinacelebre4546]

The Lord Jesus Christ's grace is more than enough to survive the daily grind

[@kellymakely1944]

Amen 🙏 and his hope 🙏

[@kellymakely1944]

Thank you Lord God and Gary for this so very informative and Biblical word . I have been given the true wisdom of hope through God and Gary . I now recognize that the trials I have been through and continue to go through in my life have actually made me humble and stronger and have given me hope as supplied by the Holy Spirit 🙏. To me believing in hope takes faith to back it up just as being a believer in Christ does . Gary you explained it all so thorough, yet you broke it all down so it could be understood by mere human beings. Thank you God and Gary 🙏🤗

[@lulusera1686]

Thank you Pastor Gary. I am so blessed listening to your messages. To God Be All The Glory !

[@hettieels5540]

Thankyou Precious Father God for leading me to listen to this message by the Power of the Holy Spirit. It is the middle of the night and l struggled to stay calm in order to sleep. And l came upon this precious message. Praise Jesus my Lord and Saviour for restoring me..bless pastor Hamrick

[@diana_lovesyou]

Thank You, Always.❤

[@leroybuller7087]

Let me say, this put into perspective my life and what I missed. Thank you...thank you God!!!!

[@myoutube1327]

Prayers for Humanity 🙏❤️

[@katherinedownover7927]

GOD bless thank you a beautiful wonderful sermon ,I love the book of Romans . I am going through quite a tribulation at the moment ,but GOD is amazing, what i'm learning is much greater than the pain,and I thank my loving patient GOD for going through this with me . thanks for the song at the end , singing has helped me through many tough times ,for us to be able to sing and glorify our Father as in walk through life,is an amazing gift HE has given us.

[@agnesbilben2368]

Exceptional teaching; “that through the trials & heavy burden of unfulfilled expectations, unforgiveness, undealt hurt; “activate Perseverance, build Character, and dwell in Holy Spirit provided Hope” Rejoice in the trials. ‘Choose ye life not death, joy not offense.’

[@NeldaInubban]

Amen❤ Glory to God Almighty 👏👏👏 His living word is our hope forever through our Lord Jesus Christ ❤️ so I always enjoy listening to Bible teachings instead of watching movies 🙏 Thank you so much ❤🥰

[@dystar112]

God loves me❤ God's got me 🙏🙌

[@wynarasleziak6670]

Wow!!! I absolutely loved this whole message….so needed in our world today!!!!!❤❤

[@earasmith3884]

My hope is in Jesus. I will suffer well. Thank you Pastor Hamrick for always teaching God’s word with truth and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead you.

[@NathanNiederer]

Thank you Jesus, I needed to here this today. God is good. Bless you Pastor Gary

[@rakbernardino8226]

Thank you Lord Jesus for your message. Very powerful, encouraging, uplifting and hope filled in a fallen world full of pain & misery. Thank you for our HOPE has a Name and His name is Jesus. God bless you dearly Pastor Gary. May our God of Hope continue to uphold you.

[@user-qr2bh7lv9n]

Amen through Matthew Matthew 7:7 , Hebrew 13:5, Thankyou efcharisto todaraba Jesus Christ Heavenly father Holy Gentle Spirit of God John 5:17.

[@kiturselassie813]

Very true words..thank you God

[@geoligia]

God touched me in a wonderful way through this message. It spoke to me, answering my deep struggles. My hope is Jesus!

[@AnnetjiePretorius-by6vb]

Amen 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@michaelmartinez7153]

Great Message!✝️🏞️🇺🇸🇮🇱🦅🏺

[@dcmaine3359]

Thank you for this. I'm suffering from the complications of MS which includes a lot of pain, this has helped me.

[@tammyboyle4232]

Watching from North Texas. Love the verse by verse studies. Finished Judges, now going through Romans w/Pastor G! God Bless your Pastor and this body of Christ!!

[@stuartweller4996]

Amazing Sermon. . . . .right on time for me because of the experience I'm going through. Praise to my Lord God Almighty and thank you so very much, Pastor Gary. Oh, and I'm in Brisbane, Australia, so your sermons and the God Almighty are making differences all across the world.

[@garykcarpenter]

Praising the Lord, my savior has sealed my hope, I've found Joy, in my suffering🙏

[@davidkhim8250]

AMEN HALELUYAH, GLORY TOO GOD, ALELUYAH 🙏 ALELUYAH, thanks you my lord, ALELUYAH AMEN God bless you all, shlom everyone ❤❤❤❤❤

[@maryarcher8484]

Great message!!

[@fernandomarquez3131]

So yes,AMAZING AWESOME AMÉN!!

[@LendeJongh]

Thank you pastor G much needed

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HalleluYAH

[@misspat2944]

Wonderful news

[@lissieruiz1058]

Praise God!

[@tonyfrank9499]

I needed this encouragement.

[@karenmiller4416]

Yes and Amen 🙏 🙌 My hope is in JESUS CHRIST 🙏 ❤️

[@pramilaraju5247]

Thank lord for the hope.we have in you . Thank u Pastor Garu for the Comforting message on hope.God bless u n ur ministry.

[@nancydaniel4716]

Amen

[@markusglumb4486]

Dear Pastor Gary the Lord Bless and keep you and let His Word and truth remain in you Regards Marie (sister in Christ living in Germany)

[@nancydaniel4716]

🙏 AMEN

[@bartjevan]

This teaching meant a whole lot to me Thank you

[@shashidevanesen9459]

What a great teacher you are Pastor Gary Such solid teaching What hope Hope that doesn’t disappoint or make you ashamed All glory be to God alone And thank you for lifting up my spirit and my brother’s : truly God ministered through you !

[@nancydaniel4716]

Yesssss

[@flaviabrown4467]

Amen..Amen and amen..Thank you for this study and sermon. Powereful. Rich ,deep and encouraging.. God be praised. God bless you.

[@rachelgrace2014]

Thank you pastor Gary. I needed to hear “HOPE IS JESUS “

[@margaretcarranza6193]

Amazing Sermon, thank you

[@maryjohnston5738]

Praise God ❤️ thank you for your blessings. Amen 🙏 🙏 ❤❤

[@shawnarider916]

Kevin Rider - I like the way Pastor Steve Feden put it on how to understand verses on 'joy' in trials. Sometimes in the church and with Christians verses like these on joy are misused. These verses should be a reminder spoken to encourage someone as they consider what Christ has made available to us through what He's done, building-up an individual. Too often unfortunately the 'feelings of the joy' itself becomes the focus and is spoken of in a way that cultivates judgement on those needing encouragement, for not exhibiting the fruit of the spirit as we're being affected some more than others by the fallen world in which we live. It would be good to remember the verse in Job 12:5 "In the thoughts of one who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune" CCF - James Chapter 1 1-2-FBH - Aug 8 (Radio Sermon: Faith By Hearing - Pastor Steve Feden James 1:2 ‘My brethren count it all joy when you fall into various trials. Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience, but let patience have it’s perfect work that you may be perfect and complete lacking nothing.’ James says this crazy thing. He says, ‘Count it all joy when it happens to you. Consider it a cause for joy. You come home after a meeting with the boss, “Hey honey, guess what. The boss had a meeting with me.” “Really, what did he say?” “He said I got fired. Let’s go to dinner. Let’s celebrate!” “Gee honey, our 15 year old daughter was suspended for possession of narcotics at school today. Let’s go out. Let’s sing! Let’s rejoice!” “We just moved to a new school today”, a teenager might say, “and we don’t have any friends, and kids are hard on me, and I can’t get into any cliques, and I don’t have any friends, and I’m struggling.” And mom and dad says, “Hey, Praise the Lord!” And the kids are packing their bags to run. When I’m in trials I count it as a terrific inconvenience. I don’t have time for this in my life. Not now, this is a bad time. I’m counting it as an opportunity of anger and frustration. I mean, count it all bummer when you fall into trials. Count it all crummy when things don’t go well. So what’s really being said here? The word ‘count’ - you have to know what it means. Circle it, underline it, mark it in red, because this is the key. It means to consider or to think. And the original, there are some nuances to that word too, but your first definition of it means to lead; or to consider or think. It speaks of leading your mind through a reasoning process. When he says ‘count it all joy’ it is a challenge - not to change the way you feel about a situation, but to change the way you think about it. He doesn’t say feel joyful, ‘Wahoo! You know, flat tire on the way to work today. Yea, that’s great.’ It’s mental, not emotional. You see, your emotions will be dictated by the way you think. It shouldn’t be the other way. You have to let the way you think dictate the way you feel. Rather than the way you feel dictate the way you think. (This doesn’t deny legitimate feelings of being affected by the circumstance, but interjects thoughts that lead to feelings of how this suffering is producing patience, which produces character, which produces hope as you consider these things. Romans 5:3-4) So, that’s the issue. And he says, it’s not just something you do, he says there’s a reason - knowing. Because you know something you do this. You think this way because of something you know. You know - the testing of your faith is productive; it produces patience. Deuteronomy 8: the children of Israel, in the wilderness, struggling to find water, struggling to find food. No doubt asking, “God, if you love us why did you bring us this way?” verse 2, “You shall remember the Lord your God led you all the way, these 40 years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to test you.” Just like we’re talking about in James. “To know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.” …..So he humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and then fed you with manna which you did not know. Nor did your fathers know. Catch that for a second. God says I’m going to lead you into a trial, I’m going to lead you into a test. One thing that’s going to happen is your going to be humbled. Because you’re going to realize that you thought you were big and tuff, and strong, and like you could control everything in your life, and now you’re in a situation where you know you don’t have control. You’ve come to the end of your ability to manipulate your environment. They didn’t have fruit, and they couldn’t like, make it. They couldn’t like, take dirt, and breathe life into it, and make bread. They couldn’t do that. It was beyond them. They had to trust God. That’s humbling. That’s humble when you say, “I can’t, but I know God can.” To test them to know what was in their heart. He allowed them to hunger. And then what did he do? Then he fed them, in a way that they never knew even was possible. That’s what happens in trials. You come up and you think ‘This is what ought to happen’ or ‘That is what needs to happen’ and then something happens, after you wait and you let God work it out for you and you go, ‘Man, I never expected that.’ God brought that money from and unpredictable source, he brought that job from an unknown place. Didn’t expect that. God says, ‘ Just remember, you were in need, and I met that need.’ Chapter 8 verse 15, again speaking to the Israelites, he said to them, ‘Who led you through the great and terrible wilderness in which were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and thirsty land where there was no water? He brought you water from the flinty rock. He led you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know. That he might humble you, and that he might test you.’ And what does that say next, ‘to do you good in the end.’ We count it all joy anytime there’s a trial, because you know that God is meaning to do you good in the end. Know that the testing of your faith produces patience, and patience is one of those things we need isn’t it. Everything in our world is moving us to impatience. Trials produce steadfast resolve, the ability to bear up under a load. Helps to develop character that would otherwise have gone undeveloped.

[@eternalardour]

Romans book is focusing on Gentiles being saved and God's faithfulness, given how Paul is called for ministering to Gentiles like Peter is called for jews 😊 God's so merciful and graceful, thank you Pastor G for this good sermon!!

[@lmdspeaks]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@clod1oo764]

As always Pastor Hamrick, simply fantastic! I am still crying a little bit!

[@sherraleewoods3668]

Thankyou Lord, Thankyou Lord !

[@nancydaniel4716]

I love how you teach pastor.

[@judywilliams1928]

Romans 10:9,10!🎉

[@loudiesimpson6764]

Thank you for this message our Hope is in You Lord. Thank you Pastor Gary. God bless you

[@dianacampagna3023]

Needed that message! Praise God for Pastor Hamrick. Thank you for proclaiming the powerful Word of God! Thanks for the hope you reminded us we have in Jesus! ❤

[@nancydaniel4716]

Exactly what i need to hear tonight

[@margaretcudjoe2977]

Thank you very much from Ghana Africa Needed to here this

[@dalerosinabrubacher]

There is no sermon I have shared to others than this one it is the best thanks Gary

[@lisamercer5738]

Thank you for this message. I have sent to some in my family who are suffering and need hope. God bless.

[@dalerosinabrubacher]

There is no sermon I have shared more to others than this one thanks Gary

[@sarahjones79]

Thank you for sharing your church services Pastor 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@valeriemattson1858]

Thank you Pastor Gray this message greatly blessed me.

[@jansmith5818]

Hope. Yes, I need that right now!

[@nancydaniel4716]

Thank you Jesus thank you Jesus

[@deejayJimmyZ]

Great Message, Love Romans

[@user-bz1pg6ys1d]

❤ thank you pastor Gary.

[@lyndaloper5841]

You are a great teacher of the Wotd. God bless and protect you and your family.

[@nancydaniel4716]

Thank you again pastor.

[@Hakuuna_Matatah]

Following this teaching on the book of Romans through YTube. Thanks so much. Please keep posting.❤

[@clod1oo764]

God be praised ❣🙏🍀⚘💁‍♀️

[@user-ju9my8co9f]

Thank you Pastor Gary I have a broken heart today By a huge betrayal. Thank you for these profound words straight from our Holy Father…God has me God bless you

[@barbzingale2636]

A very helpful sermon, thankyou ‼

[@megand4916]

Great message

[@pulutovito0073]

Beautiful song.

[@susanbalensky3233]

Thank you

[@anitavillapando7785]

Amen🙏❤️

[@gardener2355]

Good morning

[@krystal6612]

My GOD! Please help me to be FULL OF YOUR PEACE❤ I’m so tired of being anxious and depressed 😔 I’m on medication but I still suffer, I know you say that we can be full of PEACE and HOPE in CHRIST ✝️ but I still struggle help me GOD❤

[@FaithActionableInTestament2Him]

@krystal6612 I am praying for you. I am committed to reading, and worshipping alongside, as well. You are not alone. Praying God’s peace over you. 🙏👆🙌

[@tammyboyle4232]

I’ve been where you are…dive deep into God’s word daily, remove all other distractions and press in One Day at a Time!

[@FaithActionableInTestament2Him]

@@tammyboyle4232I agree. The enemy lies to us, telling us that fear is failure. Yet we can anchor ourselves to God’s promises as truth, professing and receiving them again and again. Worship is my life raft against the torrid waters. God’s Word is my tow-line back into the harbor of His protection. Isaiah 43:1 & John 10:28

[@krystal6612]

@@tammyboyle4232 thank you God bless!

[@FaithActionableInTestament2Him]

@@krystal6612…the Spirit intercedes for us with groaning too deep for words (Romans 8:26). Rest well, God’s got you! 👆

[@yulychan6648]

First time i hear this song..😅

[@user-qr2bh7lv9n]

Thankyou pastor Gary Hammrick for describing the word hope, Proverbs 3:3,4,5,6 amen,the word hope in Russian is nadeyetsha,amen,Dearest Jesus Christ Heavenly father Holy Gentle Spirit of God Lordjesuschrist,the word world consists of 193 countries,majority medias and public converse in english,Russians mr vladimir Putin too our brothers and sisters, something that we English speakers and Russians,we separate, separating each others due to Hosea 4:6(our english alphabet Z equals to russian 3),we ignorant.Dear Jesus Christ let none provoke another,instead let us be praying for one another Mark 12:31 amen through John 15:7,isaiah 6:3.

[@islewait6107]

🙏⚓️📖

[@user-pb9lg1ij9l]

Hi Gary, please pray God gives me some money. Am broke, in debt and in dire need of help

[@lorigokey8553]

👑✝️👑 ✝️🛐🕊👑🙌💕🕊💕🕊💕🕊

[@charitoholbrook7865]

How long do you have to suffer? I've been suffering all my life. So, please educate me because I'm tired. I've done everything in faith and I DO live for God. Please explain because my ❤ is starting to get cold. It's easy for you. You have it all.

[@markbiech]

When does the study continue?

[@dawnzee1]

Q. would you be able to clip the worship song Hope Has a Name as a standalone video to share? Stopped me in my tracks. And want to share that Hope via this worship song. Thanks 🎵

[@mrrrksmith]

When will we continue with the next chapters of Romans?