From Presents to Presence

Hope for the Holidays series…

• Our hope = Him
• OT prophecy; Immanuel = God with us… 
• Isaiah 7:14, “…Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
• Immanuel refers to the CLOSENESS… to His PRESENCE with US now…
• Beyond Religion, everyday rel’p with living God, who cares x BIG + SMALL details life. IPODs.
• God ≠promised PRESENTS…
• Marriage, relationships + their timing
• Wealth… health…
• Perfect boss or Perfect church… 
• Ultimately, His promise =He would =with us. HIS PRESENCE
• Presence changes everything…