iHOPE Pt. 2

First Words

iHOPE because Christmas demonstrates God’s _________ with us – I am _____________

Matthew 1:23 – ““Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).”

iHOPE because Christmas demonstrates God’s ___________ for us – I am ______________

John 1:1–2 & 14 – In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God…. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

iHOPE because Christmas demonstrates God’s ____________ to us – I am ______________

Hebrews 1:1–2 – Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.

iHOPE because Christmas demonstrates God’s ____________ toward us – I am ___________

1 John 4:9–10 -In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

iHOPE because Christmas demonstrates God’s ____________ of us – I am ______________

1 Timothy 1:15 – The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

Final Thoughts – Colossians 2:9–10 – For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority.

iHOPE because ______________________

So…What’s it to me?

iHOPE because: