Recapturing Hope
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Recapturing Hope of Christmas...
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Recapturing Hope from the pit of hopelessness or despair
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And again Isaiah says,
“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
in him will the Gentiles hope.”
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
God sent us hope through his Son at Christmas
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
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Hope grows out of faith in God…Faith takes God at His word, believing that He will do what he has promised…Hope is the anticipation of what God will do for his people even in the midst of the darkest of circumstances.
Hope is expressed as awaiting the fulfilment of God’s kindom
Remember your word to your servant,
in which you have made me hope.
Ps 119:
Hope is based in God’s fulfilled promise to His people
the root of Jesse has come
Read the birth narrative or Isaiah 9
Hope leads to Joy
Joy comes from seeing one’s hope fuliffed
Hope leads to peace in knowing that God will fulfill hope
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
THIS ALL GIFTS FROM GOD AND HIS HOLY SPIRIT