ADVENT

Searching for the Savior

Career Ministry Fellowship
...making a career of living for the Lord!

December 11, 2011

Message Two

WHY TO HOLD YOUR HOPE

Luke 2:8-20
I. THE CHORUS OF PRINCES FROM HEAVEN, 8-14 A. Shepherds Watch Before It, 8 B. Shepherd's Wonder at It, 9-14 1. Shepherds Reassured, 9-10 a. By a shining, 9 b. With a scripture, 10 2. Savior Revealed, 11-12 a. The Son, 11 b. His sign, 12 3. Seraphs Rejoiced, 13-14 II. THE CONDUCT OF PEOPLE ON EARTH, 15-20 A. Witness, 15-16 B. Wonder, 17-21 1. How People Reacted, 17-18 2. How Mary Ruminated, 19 3. How Shepherds Returned, 20

AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF THE ROADBLOCKS TO CELEBRATING JESUS BIRTH 1. We replace him with the little ________ Jesus, because he makes me feel good at Christmas time 2. We pray to ________-out Jesus, because I dont have to serve that Jesus 3. We turn to ________-time Jesus, because he is available when Im in the mood 4. We are attracted to __________________ Jesus, because I can treat him like a legend 2 Tim. 1:9-10 [God] hath saved us, and It is not so important to know now exactly called us with when Christ was born, an holy calling, but to know that not according Christ was born to to our works, save you from your but according sins to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the

THESIS

appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: Point 1. Hope is essential, not just for succeeding, but for __________________.
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Dont let the babe in the manger get buried under tinsel & paper
Point 2. As long as you have HOW TO HOLD YOUR HOPE ________, you can bear it and even OUT TO OTHERS forbear it, climb over it, tunnel 1. ______ your hope in the Lord under it, or learn to live with it. alone, 8-11 2. ____________ the miracle in the Bible, 19 Point 3. Our faith is not nearly a A. They had ________________ religion that reminisces about the on their journey past, because Christianity is a B. There was a birth of ________________________ with ________________________ Christ that anticipates the future. 3. ______________ for a divine encounter, 15-18 Denitions A. By ________________ Hope is not about living only in diligently, 8-9 the moment, but living in B. By ________________ intently, anticipation of ______________ 10-12 while you are dealing with C. By ________________ afictions today. deliberately, 15-18 To ponder means to D. By ________________ God ______________ in conversation, joyfully, 20 to consult and consider, to aid understanding by joining together.

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