Be Christmas - wk3

"Be Hope"

Bryan Jones

This Christmas season we’ve been talking about how we can “Be Christmas.”  The heart of Christmas is the peace, love, hope, and joy that we experience through a relationship with Jesus.  And as Christians, we can “be” those things to the lost world around us.
 
This Sunday we’re going to look at what it means to “Be Hope.”  The world’s version of hope is all about optimism.  We hope the Cowboys win.  We hope we get a Christmas bonus.  But as Christians, our hope is rooted in a person.
 
The people of Israel had been hoping for a Savior for generations.  They were waiting and longing for God to rescue them.  The prophets told of the coming of a King … a Savior.  They weren’t looking for a baby in a manger.
 
Then Jesus came on the scene, and He kicked off His ministry in Luke 4 by declaring that He, Jesus, fulfilled the prophecy of this coming Messiah.  He was the hope of the people of Israel, and He is our hope today.
 
This Christmas, don’t miss who Jesus is.  He is our King, our Savior, our Hope.  And through Him we can Be Hope this Christmas season.