Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, November 27, 2022

First Sunday of Advent

Bible Reading: Psalm 33:20-22 “We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone.” (NLT)

Text: 1 Peter 1:3-5

Tis the Season! —Thanksgiving; Hope; Joy, Peace, and Love

1 Peter 3:15— “set apart”

Paraphrase—Live your life with so much hope, so much joy, so much and so much love, that folks wonder what makes you so different.”

Old Testament Prophecies—

Genesis 3:15—First mention of the Messiah

Seven hundred years before Christ was born, Isaiah made forty prophecies about the coming Messiah

Read all forty prophecies at the following web site:

http://www.preceptaustin.org/messianic-prophecies-in-isaiah

Isaiah 9:6—

Many Old Testament Messianic Prophecies were written as if they had already happened

Isaiah 53:5—

Hope—always looks to the future

Jeremiah 29:11—God has promised us a future, which means He has promised we would always have hope

Romans 8:37—More than conquerors

Romans 8:38-39—Nothing can separate us from God’s love

Romans 15:13—Hope may abound