We kick off our new Christmas series this week with a message titled "Let There Be Hope". During the process of Creation that we read about in Genesis, we find this phrase often: "And God said, 'Let there be...'" He had a plan and a purpose for everything He did in Creation. In a similar way, when God sent His one and only begotten Son to the earth, He had a plan and a purpose. When Jesus came, in essence God said, "Let there be hope!"; "Let there be peace!"; "Let there be joy, love and life!"