The Hope of Christmas

Gospel Grace Church Sermon Audio

Micah 5:1-5 - Speaker: Lukus Counterman - Micah is a hard prophet to understand because the book alternates back and forth between threats of doom and promises of hope. It is hard to figure out what situations he is referring to and how the hope and doom relate to each other. Probably the reason the book is arranged like this is to make the point that where God and his people are concerned, there is always hope, even in the darkest catastrophe. So, Micah mingles gloom and glory through his book. This weekend as we look at Micah 5, we will start with the gloom of Assyria’s threats. For the faithful remnant holed up in Jerusalem during Sennacherib’s siege, all seemed lost. But the prophet rallies the people to hope in a coming Messiah, a Deliverer who would rescue them from their enemies. The hope of this Messiah is our theme for this final week of Advent. May the anticipation of our Deliverer encourage our hearts.