God With Us: Week Two
God With Us: Part Two
Speaker: Pastor Jon Zondervan
Date: December 7, 2019
God With Us is a brand new series focused on the monumental, history-changing event that took place when Jesus Christ was born.
In week two of this series, Pastor Jon speaks out of Luke 2 and uncovers the difference between having worldly and spiritual hope.
Focus Scripture
Luke 2:8-14 (ESV)
“8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
Sermon Highlights
The coming of Jesus literally changed everything.
He came as a baby in Bethlehem.
He was first revealed to shepherds.
He came to serve and suffer.
He came to bring hope to a weary world.
Worldly hope = based on personal desire and rooted in uncertainty.
Biblical hope = confident expectation of what God has promised and its strength is in His faithfulness.