1. GOD
with us brings
Hope

2. Lamentations
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. 24 I say to myself, “The

3. Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him
Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him. 25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him; 26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

4. Hope is the flicker of maybe, just maybe
Advent is not a celebration that God comes to fix things
Isaiah’s vision of God with us still fuels hope inside of us

5. There is hope based on God’s:
1. Word
A. God assures that we are not forsaken
Psalms

6. Hope had awakened inside of the woman
2. Character
Hope had awakened inside of the woman
Christ will ultimately fulfill all hope and complete God’s work of restoration
Matthew 28.20

7. 3. Faithfulness 
A. Gratitude breeds hope
B. There is hope in the future when we remember what God has done in the past
C. Hope can sustain us through our darkest days