Heritage
- Sons & daughters of God
- Heirs to eternal life
- Joint-heirs with Christ
Optimism
- Happy or blessed
- God’s sovereign plan is best
- All things work to make us more like Jesus
Patience
- Patience is developed through trials
- God’s ways and timeline are not our plans
Eternal Life
- Old Testament followers were looking for Messiah
- Since Jesus came our hope is in His return and eternal life
Take Aways
- Is your hope in Jesus?
- Is your Heritage, Optimism, Patience, and Eternal Life in God evident in your life?
- Do people receive grace, mercy and love?
- Are the fruits of Spirit evident in your life?
- Do people receive grace, mercy and love?
- Are the fruits of Spirit evident in your life?
The Hope of Christmas is ultimately our Hope of eternal life which is found only Jesus Christ. That the Good News we sing about at Christmas. That’s the reason we celebrate. Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
