Dec 3, 2017 | by Jonathan Waller | series: Advent 2017
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“Hope In Advent”
Luke 18:18-30
- Introduction: What are you hoping for this Christmas?
- We all have a list of things we’re hoping for
- Many of us are broken and feel unable to hope anymore
- Hope that is misplaced leads to disappointment
- There are things that we hope for that we are not encouraged to hope for in scripture
- The rich young ruler put his hope on his own ability to follow the law
- Scripture might be warning us not to put our hope in certain places we usually do
- Our ability to somehow hope again isn’t going to be developed from within
- The rich young ruler went away broken because there are some things that we have an inability to do
- We likewise might have a belief in our own abilities that isn’t realistic
- If we don’t know where we have inabilities, God will be happy to show us
- Hope that’s placed in Christ is hope that doesn’t disappoint
- God will show us our weaknesses so that we will rely upon Christ for strength
- Hope in Christ comes with certain assurances
- There are things that hope in Christ guarantee
- Conclusion: Broken hope is a great place to start with Jesus
- Instead of pretending that we’re better off than we really are, we should simply ask the Lord to help us where we are
- God will always send deliverance to those who ask for it, that’s what Christmas is all about