The Gift Of Incredible Hope.

The Gift of “Incredible Hope”

December 01, 2018

 

I BELIEVE …

I believe in the sun

          Even when it is not shining;

I believe in love,

          Even when I feel it not;

I believe in God,

          Even when He is silent.

 

it’s important to remember that even though times and cultures may change, God’s character remains the same. Hebrews 13:8 tells us that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever…      He never c________…

 

In the angel’s message to Zechariah we find hope.

 

First, we can count on God when we face impossible personal situations!

Their “impossible problem” involved their f____________….

          Elizabeth felt d______________

          Many were sure it was because of s_______!

 

“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents?”  and Jesus replied, “it was not that this man sinned or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him” John 9:2

 

(Have you ever considered that just possibly YOUR “impossible situation” just might also be “so that the works of God might be d____________ through you?)

 

Impossible situations often seem possible when we l_______ u___… so l_________ u____!

God specializes in hopeless cases!!!!

 

“The same God who brought a child to a hopeless elderly couple is still God today.

Think about those words…. “Your prayer has been heard”!  

And pay attention, it was while He was about the w_____ that had been assigned to him that God spoke… It was while he was about the Fathers business that he found the framework of hope…

 

My friend, today God is a_______________ at work causing the events of your life to work for g________….

 

Second, we can count on God to fix an “impossible” situation for mankind!

God uses p___________ to process His p_____!

 

God’s not d_____. He’s very much alive and very much c_______ about you. You are never forgotten.

 

God said to all who feel hopeless, “N__________ will I leave you. N________ will I forsake you.” (Heb. 13:5)

 

The message Zechariah heard from God is for us as well: “Don’t be afraid. I haven’t forgotten Y____! Your prayer has been heard.”

 

The first real gift of Christmas is the gift of  “Incredible HOPE!”