Hope vs Despair
Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry
We wrapped up our teaching series for Advent called "Upside Down Christmas" in which we are exploring what Jesus' vision for Christmas is verse our vision for Christmas. We believe Jesus wants to turn your vision of Christmas upside down, because our desires and expectations of Christmas have been turned into things Jesus didn’t embody or desire for us to long for. Our modern vision of Christmas does not lead us to what Christmas is all about. We looked at how even though at the core of Christmas is hope, that sadly many people experience and feel lots of despair and discouragement. Below are a few key takeaways from Sunday.
- Hope is not about a feeling, it is about a perspective and a posture.
- Discouragement and despair, deceives and distracts us from the hope that we have in Christ.
- The heaviness of life does not have to lead us to a hopeless life.
- Isolation is the island where hope dies.
So, try these four things we encouraged you to do on Sunday, to experience hope.
Hold on To Jesus.
Open Your Eyes to See Him at Work
Pursue Community
Expect God to Move