Today we open our Christmas series by looking at HOPE—not wishful thinking, but the confident expectation that God keeps His promises. Through the stories of Mary and Joseph, we see that true hope comes from God and grows as we trust and obey His Word. Their surrender and obedience point us beyond themselves to Jesus, the fulfillment of every promise and the true hope of the world. As we begin Advent together, we’re invited to receive the hope God gives and walk in it daily.