-16. Often God's promises seem to be dead stumps. We wonder how it's possible for him to keep them. But look how he kept his impossible promise to send Jesus. Like a branch springing from a dead stump, Jesus came to save you. The righteous Branch brings you hope. Parts: A. He fulfills God's saving promise. B. He is your righteousness. Preached on December 2, 2012, for the First Sunday of Advent, at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church (WELS), Hancock, MN. Print copy available at http://hancocklutheran.org/sermons/The-Righteous-Branch-Brings-You-Hope-Jeremiah33_14-16.html