Hope of the Earth: Hope in the Darkness - November 30, 2025

Join this sermon podcast as the speaker reflects on Advent, urging listeners to pause amid the holiday hustle and remember the true meaning of Christmas: God sending Jesus and the living hope He brings.

Using Luke 2 and Romans, the message contrasts darkness and oppression with God’s faithful work then and now, shares stories of global church growth, and calls believers to wait in hope, lament, and action.

Listeners are invited to respond in prayer and to seek a faith community that honors Scripture.

 

Hope of the Earth - Hope in the Darkness

Luke 2:1-3

1. Introduction

• Advent - Calls us to wait and remember—while the world rushes.

1. Brokenness and Waiting

• “In Those Days”
  • Israel in darkness—under Roman rule, facing oppression, no prophets for 400 years.

• Psalm 130:5–6

• Darkness Today

• • The world’s suffering can feel overwhelming and hopeless.  (Romans 8:22–25)

• Hope Dawns Amidst Darkness

• God was at work “in those days”(Matthew 4:16)
  • John the Baptist prepares the way.
  • Mary receives the promise of Jesus, the Messiah.
• God is at work now in His church and through His people.

• God’s grace is active, reaching out and drawing people near. (1 Peter 1:3) 

1. Conclusion: Let’s be People of Hope

• “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
  •  “God is not dead nor doth He sleep… The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men.”
• God is at work—Choose hope and trust that God will redeem and restore all of creation.

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With Pastor Mike Curry.