Hope in Brokenness – The Massacre of the Innocents

Do You Hear What I Hear?

The Prophesies and Promises of Christmas

Hope in Brokenness: The Massacre of the Innocents

Jeremiah 31:15/Matthew 2:16-18

Introduction:

• The original Christmas villain – Herod
• Matthew 2:16-18, Jeremiah 31:15
• The Jeremiah, Matthew Connection

What does the death of the innocents do to us?

• Breaks Our
• Opens Our
• Troubles Our
• Exercises Our

Where is hope in brokenness?

• Jeremiah 31:16-17

Finding hope at Christmas

1. Accept God’s

• Matthew 11:28

1. Reach Out to
2. Cling to the of God

• Isaiah 9:6, John 14:18

Conclusion:

• Henry’s breakthrough