November 29, 2015
Christmas Hope!
Mike Fritscher
Luke 2:21-35
1. Simeon Hoped for The Consolation of Israel
God’s People Hope!
• Eve Hoped for the Son that Would Deliver Her! Genesis 3:1-4:3
Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your seed and her seed. He will crush you on the head and you will bruise Him on the heal!
Genesis 4:1 Now the Man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain and she said Have gotten a Man-child – The LORD!
• Israel’s Prophets Hoped for A Deliverer in the Midst of Trouble!
Isaiah 8:19-22 Hope In the Midst of Trouble!
Romans 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written, The deliverer will come from Zion, Hew ill remove ungodliness from Jacob.
Isaiah 9:1-7 When the Son Comes, No More Gloom!
A Child, A Son! A King will Rule and Reign! A Prophet Wonderful Counselor, God – Mighty God, Eternal Father! A Priest – Prince of Peace!
2. Simeon Sees the Consolation of Israel – The Lord’s Messiah!
Luke 2:27-35
3. We Believe and Hope in The Consolation of God’s People!
Our Faith – A Trust in the Finished Work of Christ!
Our Hope – A Waiting With expectation in the Finished work of Christ!
• The Hope of Righteousness! Galatians 5:5
• The Hope of Salvation! 1 Thessalonians 5:8
• Christ in You the Hope of Glory! Colossians 1:27
• The Hope of Eternal Life! Titus 1:2
• The Hope of His Appearing! His Second Coming! Titus 3:7
• The Hope of Christlikeness! 1 John 3:1-3
• The hope of the Resurrection of the Dead! Acts 23:6
You Have seen God’s Salavation!
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