Ever notice how Christmas amplifies everything? The good becomes great while the hard things feel harder. But Christmas doesn’t have to be either great or hard. There’s a hope that overcomes anything. On a silent night, a light broke through the darkness. The world watched in awe as love stepped in. Jesus changed everything—including the life that’s possible for us. We can experience the wonder of our Savior. Together we’ll reflect on the hope, peace, joy, and love found in JESUS!

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick…” Proverbs 13:12a

Definition: In the Bible, hope isn’t a vague wish but a confident, sure expectation of future goodness based on God's promises and character.

1.   Hope has a name

           Jesus is “our hope.”  1 Timothy 1:1

           Jesus is our “blessed hope.” Titus 2:13

           Jesus is our “living hope.” 1 Peter 1:3

“She will give birth to a Son; and you shall name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21

2.   Hope has perfect timing

“Do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:8-9

“He hath made everything beautiful in His time.”  Ecclesiastes 3:11 KJV

3.   Hope is coming again

“We wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” Titus 2:13 NIV

“We say this to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12