We Believe

Hope—the Lord with You

December 4, 2016

Please turn in your Bibles to Luke 1:1-25 (NIV)

1: Hope begins with facing fear (V 12, 13, 20)

App: Don’t be afraid. The Lord has heard your prayers

2: Hope requires moving forward in faith (V 23-24)

App: Eventually we each must act on God’s promises

App: Old age is no excuse

3: Hope includes finding forgiveness (V 25b)

App: Receive God’s forgiveness provided through His Son

4: Hope is the blessing of full favor (v. 25a)

App: God’s favor can only be received as a gift (Surprise!!)

God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While

we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

John 1:12-13

What is God’s Spirit speaking into your life today? How must you respond?