What You Saying About Jesus? (Luke 2:22-38)
Mary and Joseph take Jesus to the temple to dedicate him and are met by Simeon and Anna, two faithful believers who testify that Mary and Joseph’s infant son is the Christ, the Savior of the world.
A Big God for the Little People (Luke 2:8-21)
As we look to the announcement of Jesus’ Birth to the shepherds in the region, we see how both heaven and earth celebrate. Here we see how our great God has sent his son for the lowly and needy.
The Humble Birth of the King
As we move to Luke 2:1-7 this week, we discover the humble birth of Christ and how it breaks the standards of this world, calling believers to live by a different standard. Here we will look at three idols that must be broken in pursuit of a Christ-like humility.
Who You Are Is Who He Is (Luke 1:76-80)
Zechariah, in the final portion of his Benedictus, prophesies as to what his son, John, will do and what the Christ will do. Their identities are wrapped up in their mission. For us, we need to consider our identities and how Jesus Christ should be our lives.
Christ the King
After the birth of John the Baptist, Zechariah his father opened his mouth in praise and worship to God for what he had done–and what he was going to do. In this first part of Zechariah’s Benedictus, Zechariah focuses on God’s promise of an eternal King to sit on David’s throne, the Christ.
Our Faithful God: The Birth of John the Baptist
As we continue in our study of Luke, we come to the birth of John the Baptist. In this message we experience the faithfulness of God in fulfilling his promises and we remember the grace of the Gospel message.
The Heart of Mary, the Heart of Worship (Luke 1:46-56)
Luke is concerned with not just telling us the events of the birth of the Christ, but what they mean. This section of Scripture points to Mary’s worshipful response (called Mary’s Magnificat) to the grace of God in her life. She does not grow prideful because of the honor given to her to be the […]
Mary and Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-45)
In an overwhelmingly hopeful passage in the Gospel of Luke, Mary and Elizabeth come face to face to rejoice over the promises of John the Baptizer and Jesus the Christ. This coming hope appropriately results in an undivided worship of the present Messiah.
The True Story (Luke 1:26-38)
Luke wrote his Gospel account to emphasize the reality of what happened concerning Jesus’ birth. The story of Jesus is the fairy tale that’s true, the movie that doesn’t end when the lights turn on, the one story that moves us because it is real.
Grace for a Doubter (Luke 1:18-25)
Zechariah was given amazing news from an angel sent by God, yet he still had his doubts. Though Zechariah doubted, God used him and his wife Elizabeth anyway to bring the forerunner of the Messiah, John the Baptist, into the world. God’s plans are not contingent upon anything, even belief–his grace is sovereign and more […]
