Speaker: Pete Alwinson and Steve Brown
# of Discs: 2

In great preparation for Christmas, the four weeks leading up to Christmas, Steve and Pete take turns uncovering what hope really means as they look at the characters of Christmas...people just like us. Zechariah. Elizabeth. John. Caesar Augustus. Quirinius. Joseph. Mary. And the very heart of hope: Jesus. When It's Really Dark (Steve): For Zechariah and Elizabeth, it was a very dark time. Hope—it's perceived in the dark, always a surprise, supernatural. How God provides hope in the midst of darkness and struggle. Lifting the Darkness (Pete): The dawning of light and hope seen in the lives of the key players in the Incarnation, the drama of hope—Joseph, Mary and Jesus. They had hopes and dreams just like us...and God not only fulfilled those hopes and dreams, He surpassed them, going beyond this world with eternal impact. Deathbeds & Hope (Steve): If Steve could visit Joseph on his deathbed, what would he tell him? How would Steve prepare and encourage Joseph as he looked back upon his life? In teaching on guilt, regret, insignificance, trust and fear, preparation for you too...and hope in the Incarnation. Hope Has Come (Pete): Hope has come and hope is coming. As a Christian, you're going to inherit eternal life...and that will get you through life right now. A study on the historical figures and details of Christ's birth when hope first arrived, hope to carry you through this world, the next and forever.