1. All I want for Christmas is… Luke 1:31-33

2. What seniors want… Laundry soap facial tissue chocolate ham Socks oranges lotion

3. Americans are smiling less and worrying more than they were a year ago… happiness is down and sadness is up… we are getting less sleep and smoking more cigarettes …depression is on the rise. theGallup-Healthways Well-Being Index

4. Our national gloom is real enough, but it isn't a matter of insufficient funds. It's a matter of insufficient certainty. Daniel Gilbert What You Dont Know Makes You Nervous (9-21-09); The Weekmagazine, (6-5-09), p. 14

5. Hope is the human equivalent to oxygen when it comes to a person's ability to live effectively.

6. The promise of the future reign of Jesus Christ inspires hope.. Big Idea Luke 1:31-33

7. The Gospel of Luke The birth of John the Baptist foretold (1:5-25) The birth of Jesus foretold (1:2638) Mary visits Elizabeth (1:39-56) The birth of John the Baptist (1:57-80)

8. Luke 1:31-33 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end. The Virgin Birth of Jesus The Name of Jesus Isaiah 7:14

9. Toddler survives seven-floor fall in France Nov 2, 2010 2:56 pm ET PARIS (AFP)

10. Luke 1:31-33 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end. The Virgin Birth of Jesus The Name of Jesus The Divinity of Jesus

11. Luke 1:31-33 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end. The Virgin Birth of Jesus The Name of Jesus The Divinity of Jesus The Reign of Jesus

12. 2 Samuel 7:12-14 12 When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son…

13. Luke 1:31-33 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end. The Virgin Birth of Jesus The Name of Jesus The Divinity of Jesus The Reign of Jesus

14. The promise of the future reign of Jesus Christ inspires hope. Big Idea Getting Started I can deal with short-term uncertainties because I know the final outcome is sure. The more I worship Jesus Christ the more I actually experience living in His kingdom now. 1 2 Luke 1:31-33