0:00 - Intro 2:26 - A Hopeful Heart 4:27 - Proverbs 13 v 12 "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire..." 5:50 - Ruth 1 v 12-13 "If I should say, I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight, and also bear sons, ..." 6:42 - Hopelessness Says: Out of Resources, Out of Time, Out of Favor 12:29 - Romans 5 v 3-5 "And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverances; ..." 13:11 - 1) Tribulation - I've Suffered Loss 13:41 - Key Thought: Lack and Loss Pressure Our Hopes 14:04 - Ruth 1 v 1,3 "There was famine in the land...and Elimelech, Naomi's husband died..." 14:22 - John 16 v 33 "...in this world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer..." 14:34 - Mark 14 v 34 "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death, ..." 15:58 - Psalm 103 v 4 "Who redeems your life from destruction..." 16:40 - Romans 5 v 3 "...Glory in tribulations..." 17:27 - 2) Perseverances - I Won't Give Up 18:00 - Ruth 1 v 14 "At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, ..." 18:38 - Key Thought: Those Who Give Up Hope - Give Up Their Future. 21:27 - 3) Character - I Won't Give In 22:26 - Ruth 3 v 10, 11 "The Lord bless you, my daughter,' You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor...'" 22:59 - Psalm 46 v 10 "Be still and know that I am God." 25:36 - Psalm 16 v 9 "...my flesh shall rest in hope." 26:23 - "...be still, my daughter, until this matter settles." 27:08 - 4) Hope - I Won't Give Out 27:08 - Romans 5 v 4, 5 "...and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint." 27:35 - Key Thought: Hope Is An Divine Appointment 28:04 - Ruth 2 v 19 "Her mother-in-law asked her, where did you glean today? ..." 29:55 - Proverbs 14 v 32 "...The righteous have hope in his death." 32:10 - Closing Prayer