DECEMBER 6, 2020

RECOVERING THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS
Isaiah 9:6 – To us a child is born, to us a Son is given,
and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will
be called Wonderful Counselor.

FIVE CAUSES OF HOPELESSNESS

1. Disappointment.
Psalm 17:13 – Rise up, O Lord, confront them, bring
them down, rescue me from the wicked by your sword.
2. Our mechanical world.
Genesis 2:18 – It is not good for man to be alone, then
the Lord God made a woman.
3. The commercial world.
Ecclesiastes 6:10 – Whoever loves money never has
enough, whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with
his income. This too is meaningless.
4. The busy world.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 – There was a man all alone. There
was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content
with his wealth.
5. Our artificial world.
Ecclesiastes 6:17 – All his days he eats in darkness,
with great frustration, affliction, and anger.
SIX WAYS TO RECOVER HOPE
1. Receive Christ into your heart and life.
Galatians 2:20 – I will come into you and will
fellowship with you.
2. Walk with God in obedience.
John 15:5 – Apart from me, you can do nothing.
I Corinthians 2:9 – Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things
which God hath prepared for them that love Him.

James 1:22 – Do not merely listen to the Word and so
deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
3. Fellowship with other Christians.
Isaiah 9:6 – To us a child is born, to us a Son is given.
Proverbs 27:9 – Perfume and incense bring joy to the
heart and the pleasantness of one’s friends springs
from His earnest counsel.
Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10- But they soon forgot what He
had done and did not wait for His counsel.
John 11:12 – I still have many things to say to you, but
you cannot bear them now.
Isaiah 28:16 – He that believeth shall not make haste.
4. Wait on God for guidance.
Psalm 106:13 – But they soon forgot what He had
done and did not wait for His counsel.
John 11:12 – I still have many things to say to you but
You cannot bear them now.
Isa.28:16 – He that believeth shall not make haste.
5. Accept God’s Will.
Noah
Abraham
The blessing does not come in discovering God’s
Will.
but in the doing of God’s Will.
Ephesians 6:6 – Do God’s will from the heart.
6. Recognize God’s presence.
Isaiah 9:6 – A Child is born.
A Son is given.

John 14:18 – I will not leave you as orphans.
Psalm 139 – Where can I get away from your
presence? If I go up to Heaven you are there.
Anywhere on earth you are
there. I can’t get away from you.