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Hope is more than just a word on an ornament at Christmas.

Do you have ornaments on your Christmas tree? Which one is your favorite? Did you ever take the time to read the words on the fancy ones? Do it this Christmas, and you’ll probably find one with this word on it: HOPE.

Hope Is _______________ That Something Good Will Happen in the Future

What are some of the things you hope for? Answer these questions:

  • Who do you hope notices you at school this week?
  • What grade do you hope to get in your hardest class?
  • What snack do you hope your mom puts in your lunch box?
  • What do you hope you get for Christmas?

Have you ever thought about why “Hope” is such a popular Christmas word? It’s because Jesus came to the world to bring us hope. Not just hope for the little things in our lives, but hope for the most important thing- OUR FUTURE!

____________ Is Our Hope Because He Made Our Future Bright

He was born in a manger, grew into a man, and lived a perfect life on earth. Then he died on the cross for our sins.

1 Peter 1:3 (NIRV) …In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

Have you asked Jesus into your heart so he can make your future bright? Why don’t you do it with a teacher or parent? You can be full of hope this Christmas – and not just because of the presents under the Christmas tree. Jesus is the greatest present any kid could hope for!

Answers: Believing, Jesus

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Key Points:

  • Hope is believing that something good will happen in the future.
  • Jesus is our hope because he made our future bright.

Memory Verse:

1 Peter 1:3 (NIRV) …In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

See Also: Christmas

Talk About It
  1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
  2. List some things you hope to do in the future. (i.e. vacation, sports team, a part in a play, college) Why do you want to do those things?
  3. Do you have an example of a time you hoped something would happen and it did? Explain.
  4. What did Jesus do for us that gives us a hopeful future?
  5. Read Matthew 12:18, 21. Who is this passage talking about? Why is he called the “hope of the world”?
  6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

This is part of the True Christmas series.

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