Christmas Hope (4 of 4)
Series: Hope Has a Name
Spike Hogan
Luke 2:1-20
(Welcome to our 21st annual Christmas Eve Service. It is our honor that you have chosen to come and worship with us. We have been going through a series of messages about Hope, How Hope has a name, and how Christmas introduced us to Real Hope. Tonight I want to share with you a brief message about Hope. When we use the word hope today it usually really means a wish, I Hope this happens, I hope I get a raise, I hope LSU beats Alabama :) I hope Pastor Spike doesn't talk about LSU :) but in the Bible the word HOPE has an entirely different meaning. The Word Hope instead of a wish means that we have a confidence in something but just havent' received it yet, it is tied to the words faith and trust. When I say I put my Hope in Jesus, it doesn't mean that I wish Jesus does what He says He will do, but that I have confidence, I have put my HOPE in Jesus to do what He said He will do...He is my HOPE, He is my salvation, Heaven is my ultimate home, etc. I haven't seen the total fruition of that yet but I know I will. This afternoon I want to share with you why you can put your complete trust and faith and hope in Jesus Christ...for Hope has a NAME Let's PRAY)
''In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the field ...
Series: Hope Has a Name
Spike Hogan
Luke 2:1-20
(Welcome to our 21st annual Christmas Eve Service. It is our honor that you have chosen to come and worship with us. We have been going through a series of messages about Hope, How Hope has a name, and how Christmas introduced us to Real Hope. Tonight I want to share with you a brief message about Hope. When we use the word hope today it usually really means a wish, I Hope this happens, I hope I get a raise, I hope LSU beats Alabama :) I hope Pastor Spike doesn't talk about LSU :) but in the Bible the word HOPE has an entirely different meaning. The Word Hope instead of a wish means that we have a confidence in something but just havent' received it yet, it is tied to the words faith and trust. When I say I put my Hope in Jesus, it doesn't mean that I wish Jesus does what He says He will do, but that I have confidence, I have put my HOPE in Jesus to do what He said He will do...He is my HOPE, He is my salvation, Heaven is my ultimate home, etc. I haven't seen the total fruition of that yet but I know I will. This afternoon I want to share with you why you can put your complete trust and faith and hope in Jesus Christ...for Hope has a NAME Let's PRAY)
''In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds living out in the field ...
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