The Promise of Christmas

Part II; December 15, 2024

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. —Romans 15:13 (NLT)

“The Promise of Hope”

Hope for those who have

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The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. —Isaiah 9:2 (NLT)

For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost. —Luke 19:10 (NLT)

Hope for those who are

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Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands. —Isaiah 49:15-16 (NLT)

Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means “God is with us.” —Matthew 1:23 (NLT)

Hope for those who are

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The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads. —Psalm 145:14 (NLT)

He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. —Psalm 147:3 (NLT)

Hope for those who

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Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. —Ephesians 3:20 (NLT)

Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.” —Matthew 19:26 (NLT)