“Connecting People to the Transforming and Redeeming Love

“ConnectingPeopletotheTransformingandRedeemingLoveofJesusChrist”

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December2,2018 MainText:Isaiah9:1-9OptionalIceBreaker WhatwasagiftyouhopedforasachildatChristmas?Howdiditfeelwhenyoudid/didnotreceiveit? TheBIGIDEAKnowingWheretoFindHope GettingintheWord ReadIsaiah8:19-22,isthissomethingthatweseehappeningtodayinourculture?Givesomeexamplesandsomereasonsastowhyyouthinkthisistakingplace?UnderstandingthecontextofhowhopelessthingswereforthepeopleofGod,howdoesIsaiah4:2&7:14givethemhopeandhowdoesitgiveyouhopeinthemidstofourdarkworld?Whyistheword“nevertheless”soimportantthatbeginchapternine?Howdoesthiswordgivepeoplehopethenandnow?\Lookupthedefinitionofthiswordandtalkabouthowwecanbepeoplewholivethe“nevertheless”inourliveswhenthingsaredarkallaroundus.Thepeoplewalkingindarknesshadseenagreatlight,thelightbulbcameonandtheyrealizedwherehopewouldtrulycomefrom,whendidyou“seethelight”andrealizewherehopecomesfrom?ReadJudgeschapters6-7tobetterunderstandthe“dayofMidian’sdefeat,”howdoesthisgiveyouhopewhenyouarefacingoverwhelmingcircumstances?Jesusfreesusfromtheyokeofsinandslaverythatburdensallofus,whathasHefreedyoufromandwhatdoyouneedHimtofreeyoufrom?HowareyoutryingtofreeyourselfinsteadoflookingtoJesus?Talkaboutthe“namesofhope”assignedtoJesusinverse6,breakeachoneofthemdownanddiscusshowJesusgivesushopeintheseareas.WhatdoesIsaiahteachusaboutChrist’sKingdom,howlongwillitlast,whatisitestablishedonandhowdoesthisgiveyouhope?TheBIGQuestionIs:IsYourHopefromwithinorfromAbove?