Christmas Is Our Hope For Redemption
“A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.” —Psalm 130
Define redemption/redeemed
“the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearing a debt.”
We Are Redeemed
Something
- Sin
- The Past
- Shame
“You cannot change the past, but the past can change you, either for better or for worse. It all depends on how you look at it. The past can be a rudder that guides you or an anchor that hinders you. Leave your past mistakes with God, and look to the future by faith.” —Warren W. Wiersbe
We are Redeemed
Someone
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” —Galatians 4:4-5
We Are Redeemed For A
“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” —Romans 5:8
“And live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” —Ephesians 5:2