Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? - Amy Lively

—Jennifer Rothschild, best-selling author and Bible study teacher

Can I Borrow a Cup of Hope? How to Find Faith for Hard Times in 1 Peter shows how pain and suffering are transformed into hope and purpose. Working sequentially through Peter’s small but mighty letter, you will discover how to:

  • Make sense of pain that seems endless and pointless by understanding God’s timing and intention
  • Trust God on the not-so-good days
  • React to chaos and confusion with a calm, clear-headed, Christlike response
  • Apply five simple and effective coping strategies when your world is turned upside down
  • Shed the shame of past mistakes and share your story for God’s glory

Let’s set aside our hopeless fears and hopeful fantasies and set our hope fully on God’s faithfulness.

Order today to find faith for hard times and refill your cup with Living Hope from the pages of 1 Peter. This hybrid book/Bible study, perfect for personal reading or small group, is available at your favorite local bookstore or wherever books are sold online.

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Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 139:7-12, and Matthew 6:25-34

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Lesson 1: Say Hello to Simon Peter

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Read 1 Peter 1:1-5

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Psalm 13:1-2 / Psalm 13:5-6

Psalm 35:17 / Psalm 35:27

Psalm 74:9-11 / Psalm 74:12-17

Psalm 94:3-7 / Psalm 94:9-11

Psalm 119:82-84 / Psalm 119:86-88

Lesson 2: Rejoice! Wait. What?

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Read 1 Peter 1:6-12, 20-21

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Compare Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8-9

Psalm 90:12

Lesson 4: O Thou, Remember the Lord

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Read 1 Peter 1:13-19

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2 Corinthians 12:7-10

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1 Peter 1:1-25

Lesson 5: Michelle's Story

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Read 1 Peter 1:22-25

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1 Peter 2:1–5:14

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Lesson 1: The Chosen (St)one

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Read Luke 20:9–20

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Romans 5:6-8

Compare Matthew 7:24-25 with Matthew 16:18

1 Peter 2:1-25

Lesson 2: Living Stones

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Read Acts 4:1-12 and 1 Peter 2:1-9

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Jeremiah 29:1-14

Hebrews 4:16 and Hebrews 10:19-22

1 Peter 2:5

  • Romans 12:1-3
  • Philippians 4:18
  • Hebrews 13:15
  • Hebrews 13:16
  • Revelation 8:3-4

Lesson 3: The Stones Cry Out

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Read 1 Peter 2:9-15, 1 Peter 2:20-21; 1 Peter 3:9; 1 Peter 5:10

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Acts 26:16-18

Romans 5:3-5 and James 1:2-4

Lesson 4: And Chosen to Suffer

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Read 1 Peter 2:21-25; 1 Peter 4:13

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2 Corinthians 1:22
2 Corinthians 5:5
Ephesians 1:13-14 

Isaiah 41:8–13 

Lesson 5: Kelly's Story

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Read 1 Peter 2:17

Follow Josh’s journey here.

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Hebrews 5:8

1 Peter 1:1-25 and 1 Peter 3:1-5:14

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Lesson 1: Specific Instruction, General Application

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Read 1 Peter 2:11–12

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1 Corinthians 9:22

Matthew 5:16

  • Luke 5:26
  • Luke 7:15–16
  • Luke 13:13
  • Luke 18:43

Acts 3:2–8

Galatians 1:24

1 Peter 3:1-22

Lesson 2: Conduct as Citizens and Slaves

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Read 1 Peter 2:13–20

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1 Peter 2:13

Ephesians 5:21–22

Lesson 3: Conduct at Home and Church

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Read 1 Peter 3:1–7 and 1 Peter 5:1–5

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1 Peter 3:3–6 and Genesis 18:1–16

  • Genesis 18:9–15
  • Genesis 18:15

Psalm 34:1-22

1 Peter 3:10–12

Lesson 4: Feel, Real, Deal

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Read 1 Peter 1:15–16 and 1 Peter 3:3–16

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Matthew 26:69–75
Mark 9:2–10
Luke 9:28–36
John 21:20–22

1 Peter 3:15

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Lesson 1: Soul Renovation

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Read 1 Peter 4:1–6

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Colossians 3:5–17
Ephesians 4:17–5:14

1 Peter 4:1-19

Lesson 2: Heaven Forbid

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Read Matthew 16:13–17:8

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Matthew 16:21–23
Matthew 26:30–35
John 13:1–11
Acts 10:9–35

Philippians 2:5–8
Philippians 2:9–11
1 Peter 5:10

Ephesians 3:14–21

Lesson 3: Out of Darkness

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Read Luke 22:24–34, John 13:1–11, Mark 14:32–42, and Luke 22:54–62

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Luke 22:32

Genesis 50:20 and Romans 8:28

Lesson 4: Into His Marvelous Light

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Read 1 Peter 2:21–25, John 21:1–19, Acts 2:1–4, and 1 Peter 5:10

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Romans 2:4

Philippians 3:13–14

Romans 8:34
Hebrews 7:25
Hebrews 9:24

Psalm 33:16–22 and Ephesians 6:10–18

Lesson 5: Sarah's Story

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Read 1 Peter 4:1–5

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1 Peter 1:1-3:22 and 1 Peter 5:1-14

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Lesson 2: Love Soulfully

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Read 1 Peter 4:8, 1 Corinthians 13:4–7, and Acts 10:1-48

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Romans 5:5
Colossians 1:8 (NLT)
1 Thessalonians 3:12
1 Thessalonians 4:9

Matthew 7:12
Luke 6:32
John 13:34

Romans 5:3–5

Luke 7:41–47

Lesson 4: Serve Gracefully

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Read 1 Peter 4:10–11 and Acts 1:1–3:26

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Romans 12:6–8
1 Corinthians 12:1–11
Ephesians 4:11–12

1 Corinthians 9:16

Lesson 5: Praise Joyfully

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Read 1 Peter 4:11 and Acts 12:1-25

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John 21:19 and Hebrews 12:2

Acts 12:21–23
Psalm 115:1

Psalm 118:1-29

John 17:1-26
John 13:1
Matthew 26:26–29
John 13:3–5
Matthew 26:30

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1 Peter 1:1–5:14

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Lesson 1: A Look Back

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Read 1 Peter 5:1-14

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1 Peter 1:1-5:14

Lesson 2: How to Share Your Story

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Read 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Corinthians 1:8–9, and Romans 12:15

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Lesson 3: Glory Revealed

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Read 1 Peter 5:8–11

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1 Peter 4:14

Ephesians 3:7–13 and Ephesians 6:12

Lesson 4: Likewise Chosen

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Read 1 Peter 5:12–14

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Psalm 119:71 (NLT)


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