“There is a thrill of hope because the hope of the world, Jesus, was born that Holy Night!”
Sermon Title: O HOLY NIGHT
Scripture Text: LAMENTATIONS 3:21-26
Sermon Series: CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Sermon Notes:
You can know the story of Christmas without knowing the Christ.
O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Soul felt its worth.A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.Fall on your knew! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born.
Lamentations 3:21-26 (ESV)
21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
25 The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
A day with Christ can change everything.
Lamentation 3:17-18 ESV
17 My soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is;
18 so I say, "My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the Lord."
Lamentation 3:19-20 ESV
19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings,
the wormwood and the gall!
20 My soul continually remembers it
and is bowed down within me.
Lamentation 3:21 ESV
21 But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
Lamentation 3:22 ESV
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[b]
his mercies never come to an end;
Hebrews 12:6 NLT
6 For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.
Lamentation 3:22 ESV
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[b]
his mercies never come to an end;
Lamentations 3:23 ESV
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
With God, morning never fails to come!
Psalm 30:5 NIV
5 For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Lamentations 3:23 ESV
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Truth#1
A new day with Christ brings exactly what you NEED.
Lamentation 3:24 ESV
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
The Lord is exactly who we need everyday.
The Lord is my portion!
Truth #2
A new day with Christ brings us the HOPE to keep going.
Lamentation 3:25 ESV
25 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
Lamentation 3:25 NIV
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
True belief is shown by the way one lives.
Truth #3
A new day with Christ brings us the HELP you’re seeking.
Lamentation 3:26 ESV
23 It is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
Psalm 46:1 NIV
1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
Isaiah 12:2 NIV
2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense' he has become my salvation.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
A new day with Christ brings:
- Exactly what you NEED.
- The HOPE to keep going.
- The HELP you’re seeking.