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Let's turn over to, where is this, 2 Timothy, chapter 3.

I'm just gonna use this as a little bit of an introduction but the Lord has really

Spoken to me and we don't discuss what we're going to minister here, so I don't know what the others are going to minister but it always fits together very well

And the Lord really spoke to me about just encouraging everyone with hope.

I'm going to be talking about how powerful hope is and also about how damaging it is if your hope has been shattered

and I believe that this is really going to encourage you and be a blessing.

But this is kind of to set the stage about why hope is so important.

2 Timothy chapter 3 in verse 1 it says this know also that in the last days

perilous times shall come.

Man, this is the last days.

As we read this, it's just like reading a newspaper article.

And some people, you know, Dave Duelle,

he was always here in one of the speakers at our conference and he's now with Jesus.

But Dave used to always say, I know it's last days for me.

Whether it's last days or not, it's my last days, what we do, we got to get it done.

So in the last days, perilous times shall come, for men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters,

proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents,

unthankful, unholy, without natural affection,

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