"Is there any hope?"

See the moment...

Hope Came Into the World v.8-13

Because of God’s Hope…

1. The Angels are Rejoicing v.13-14

2. The Shepherds are Responding v.15-20

3. Mary is Reflecting v.19-20

On Christmas, rejoice like the angels, respond like the shepherds, and reflect like Mary!

Irony – a state of affairs or events that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects

See the irony in these…

1.Two Decrees v.1-3

2.Two Parents v.4-5

3.Two Moments v.6

4.Two Kings

Christmas and celebrating go hand in hand.

Luke Records...

A Greeting of Affirmation v.39-45

A Song of Celebration v.46-56

Mary celebrated….

1. The Gift of Christmas v.46-47

2. The Grace of Christmas v.48-50

3. The God of Christmas v.51-56

Christmas brings real hope.

Luke wrote about the hope of a Savior because of his love for a friend.

This announcement comes with…

1. The Person God Chose v.26-28

      Luke tells us about Mary...

2. The Plan God Used v.29-33

     - God's plan had not changed

3. The Power God Showed v.34-38

   - God showed His power through…

1. An Impossible Conception v.34-35

2. An Improbable Conception v.36-37

3. An Implicit Courage v.38

Look again this Christmas at the people, the plan, and the power God used to redeem us.

4th Bowl: The Bowl of Despair v.8-9a

5th Bowl: The Bowl of Darkness v.10

6th Bowl: The Bowl of Deception and     Deployment v.12-16

7th Bowl: The Bowl of Destruction v.18-21

We need to understand…

1. The Sad Commentary of the Condemned v.9

2. The Sad Commentary of the Condemned v.9

3. The Second Cry of Completion v.17

Those with power like to display it!

God displays His power too!

When God’s power is poured out…

1. His Presence will be Inaccessible 15:5-8

2. His Wrath will be Unavoidable 16:1-4

3. His Justice will be Indisputable 16:5-7

In the end the enemies of God will get what they deserve. And God will be Right! 

In the end the enemies of God will look at us and wonder why we don’t get what we deserve. 

But God has displayed His power in His blood!  

The power in His blood offers… 

Forgiveness 

Access to Him 

Power to live for Him

Are you washed in the POWER of His blood?  

Live your life like it’s choir practice.

John Witnessed...

1. The Coming of the Completion v.1

2. The Choir of the Conquerors v.2

3. The Chorus of the King v.3-4

  - God is right in all of His ways

The Saints celebrate...

Keep In mind...

1. The Harvest of the Lord v.14-16

  - The harvest of the Lord is TOTAL and FINAL

2. The Harvest of the Lost v.17-20

3. The Harvest and the Laborers

How to share?

Come to His table

Then go work His fields

We rejoice in love, acceptance, and grace…as well we should. 

But what about judgment, fear, and obedience.

We Ought to Be...

1. Motivated by the Fear of God’s Judgment v.6-7

     -The Gospel is available for all, but it won’t be available forever!

2. Validated by the Fate of God’s Judgment v.8

3. Devastated by the Fullness of God’s Judgment v.9-11

     - Hell will be worse than you can imagine

4. Dedicated to the Faithfulness of God’s Judgment v.12-13

What should we long and pray for?

You can’t live a sinless life, but you can live a blameless life!

John’s vision shows the persecuted…

How is ...

The Purity of YOUR Faith

The Activity of YOUR Faith

The Security of YOUR Faith

The Honesty of YOUR Faith