Hebrews 11:1 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.

Clip – 2:04 – 4:18 (Father makes excuses to meet his son for Christmas)
            Lies to shift blame
            No one is happy

Selfish!

Philippians 2:3 Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself.

Clip Santa Clause 4:22 – 6:16 Family interaction
            Insulting
            Don’t believe in Santa

 Clip Santa Clause 10:33 – 12:23 Reading Christmas story

            Patronizing his son
            Pretending to Believe

            “Believing is just Believing”

Clip Santa Clause 13:48 – 16:37 Santa makes a visit

            Can’t believe in Santa

            Jesus asks us not just to believe in Him but to become like Him

Clip Santa Clause 17:44 – 18:15 Santa’s Sleigh
            “You said you believe in Santa”

What happens when you are confronted with your disbelief?

Clip Santa Clause 37:20 – 39:27 Conversation over Cocoa

            Your look distressed
            We get distressed when confronted with our doubts
            “Seeing isn’t believing, Believing is seeing”

Clip Santa Clause 57:53 – 59:35 Becoming Like Santa

            We become like what we believe in

Clip Santa Clause 1:05:14 – 1:07:04 Parents talk about when they stopped believing

            Faith doesn’t make sense

            When do people stop believing?

When people’s faith isn’t consistent with what they see

Clip Santa Clause 1:23:01 – 1:24:29 Santa is becomes family

            Scott changes his perspective