Hope of Christmas - Christmas Day Sermon by Rev Dr Ng Swee Ming on 25 Dec 2015

2. Shah JahanMumtaz Mahal

3. Shah JahanMumtaz Mahal

6. Christ in You – the Hope of Glory
Col 1:27
To them God has chosen to
make known among the
Gentiles the glorious riches of
this mystery, which is
CHRIST IN YOU,
THE HOPE OF GLORY.

7. IMMANUEL
Matt 1:23
"The virgin will be
with child and will
give birth to a son,
and they will call him
Immanuel"—
which means,
"God with us."
1. When Christ 1st came, there’s Christmas

8. 1. When Christ 1st came, there’s Christmas
CHRISTMAS ....
Birth of a very special baby...
Born of a virgin ...
God’s only Son...
His Birth
a watershed event...
dividing history ....
2000+ yrs still a global
celebration ....

9. 1. When Christ 1st came, there’s Christmas
His Name ...
‘Immanuel’ ...
God With Us
‘Jesus’...
Saviour, Salvation
‘Christ’...
 Anointed One, Messiah
BUT ....

10. 30”
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11. 30”
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12. 30”
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13. 2. Where Christ is, there’s HOPE

14. 2. Where Christ is, there’s HOPE
HOPE defined ...
Oxford : “a feeling of expectation and desire
for a particular thing to happen”
Wikipedia : “optimistic attitude of mind based
on an expectation of positive outcomes
related to events and circumstances in one's
life or the world at large”
 No certainty
 No assurance

15. 2. Where Christ is,
there’s HOPE
Biblical understanding of “HOPE” ...
 "confident expectation“
 “firm assurance”
 grounded on God ...
and His Word ...
and GOD CANNOT LIE...
 1 Tim 1:1 ‘..Christ our hope’
 1 John 3:3 ‘...hope in Christ’

18. 3. When Christ comes again, there’s GLORY
HOPE in the Bible...
... followed frequently by GLORY
Eph 5:2, Eph 1:12, 1 Thes 2:19...
GLORY
“Glorious return of Jesus”
Col 3:4 When Christ, who is your
life, appears, then you also will
appear with him in GLORY.
Titus 2:13 “ ... the blessed hope
— the GLORIOUS appearing of
our great God and Savior, Jesus
Christ”

19. ‘the GLORY of GOD’
Rev 21:11
3. When Christ comes
again, there’s GLORY

20. Steve McQueen

21. Steve McQueen

22. Col 1:27 (Message Paraphrase)
God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to
know this rich and glorious secret inside
and out, regardless of their background,
regardless of their religious standing.
The mystery in a nutshell is just this:
Christ is in you, therefore you can look
forward to sharing in God's glory. It's that
simple. That is the substance of our
Message.

23. 1. When Christ 1st came, there’s Christmas
2. Where Christ is, there’s HOPE
3. When Christ comes again, there’s GLORY

50. CHRISTMAS

52. The Light of the World
William H. Hunt 1853
Christ at Heart’s Door
Warner Sallman 1942
Rev 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.”

53. The Light of the World
William H. Hunt 1853
Christ at Heart’s Door
Warner Sallman 1942
Rev 3:20 “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.”
 a night scene....
 Christ has the Light or is the Light
 He’s knocking at the door
 BUT there’s no door-knob on the door

54. CHRISTMAS
1. When Christ 1st came, there’s Christmas
2. Where Christ is, there’s HOPE
3. When Christ comes again, there’s GLORY

55. Jesus hope of the nations
Jesus hope of the nations
Jesus comfort for all who
mourn
You are the source of
Heaven's hope on earth
Jesus light in the darkness
Jesus truth in each
circumstance
You are the source of
Heaven's light on earth
In history You lived & died
You broke the chains You
rose to life
You are the hope living in us
You are the rock in Whom
we trust
You are the light
Shining for all the world to
see
You rose from the dead
conquering fear
Our Prince of Peace drawing
us near
Jesus our hope living for all
who will receive
Lord we believe