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Hope Has A Name
Contributed by Perry Fowler on Nov 29, 2023 (message contributor)
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1. What Is Real Hope?
Contributed on Nov 29, 2023
Christmas is a time that is considered to be a time of real hope. Yet, it actually took place in a very hopeless time. What do we learn about real hope from Mary?
Anyone here named “Hope?” Hope is one of the most awesome names in the United States. Here’s what we know about the name: 1. Hope is ranked as the 714th most popular name in the US. 2. Based on the Social Security Baby Data base there are 73,426 people in the US named “Hope.” 3. There are 18.9 ...read more
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2. Hope When You Don't Think You Have Enough
Contributed on Nov 29, 2023
Christmas is often a time when people struggle feeling that they don't have enough, or can't provide enough. It often steals away the joy of Christmas. Mary could have felt that she did not have enough; yet her song proves-- Jesus was enough.
One of the top 10 Christmas songs of all time- it actually is ranked #7- is the song: “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey. The song goes like this: “Don’t want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I need, I don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree, I just ...read more
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3. Hope When I Feel Alone
Contributed on Dec 6, 2023
The birth announcement of Jesus was exciting and challenging all at the same time. Immediately she experienced "aloneness." Her fiancé wanted to put her away privately. Her future kids would not initially believe her story. What do we learn from Mary's "aloneness?"
This year is the 33rd anniversary of the “Home Alone” movie where a young boy named Kevin McAlister was accidently left behind and alone in his home during the holidays while his family causing young Kevin to have to set up bungling traps for “to be” burglars- “Harry and Marv.” The last 33 years ...read more
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4. Hope When I Feel Unworthy
Contributed on Dec 13, 2023
Do you feel unworthy? Unneeded? Unwanted? Christmas reminds us of our value. God did several things to communicate our value to Him when Jesus was born. What did God do?
Years ago, a champion chess player named Paul Morphy visited a museum and saw a picture called: “One more move.” As a champion chess player this picture stopped Morphy in his tracks. You see, the picture was a piece of art that showed a man playing chess with the devil; assumedly as a game for ...read more
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5. Hope When Your Future Is Unsure
Contributed on Dec 21, 2023
The Christmas story is never complete without a visit to Simeon. He provides the picture of the hope Jesus secures for us by coming into the world.Simeon reminds of us of how Jesus leads us and is our daily hope for tomorrow.
If you were to travel to Israel today by airplane, most likely you would arrive at the Tel Aviv - Ben-Gurion airport and see a 50-meter-long mural that depicts all the famous people in Jewish History. The mural is meant to showcase 4000 years of Jewish History. The mural tells the story of the ...read more