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Thanksgiving has come and gone and there are now 28 days until Christmas. As we anticipate the Christmas holiday, I worked up a sermon series I am calling Journey to Bethlehem. Over the next few weeks, we are going to walk through the timeline of the New Testament leading up to the birth of Jesus on…

Words can bring doubt The days of Herod (1:5) Luke 1:5 “5 In the d ays of Herod, king of Judea , there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.” The days of Zacharias temple service (1:8) Luke 1:8 “8 Now it happened…

Today’s theme is Joy. The questions we want to consider are: What is Joy? How can we have joy? How does Christmas help us to find joy? The passage for today is Luke 1:57-80 . Let’s read the passage together. When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives…

Motivating the people (a look back) This morning we continue our survey of Zechariah (part 2 of 5) and we continue to look at this series of visions that he had in one night. Previously we have seen: Zechariah the prophet, contemporary with Haggai to the returning Jews from exile. Purpose to encourage…

As we approach Christmas, we are going to focus on a different theme each week as a part of our celebration of Jesus coming to Earth to live, die, and rise again as our Savior. The Themes we are going to focus on are Hope, Peace, Joy, Light and Love. In the coming weeks, I hope to have videos from some…

Intro/Background As we continue in our survey of the Minor Prophets, we get to the book of Zechariah, a post-excilic period ( 537 to 430 BC) book, which is after the Babylonian exile and return. As we look at this book it will cover 12 chapters over 5 weeks. The set up: Following the 70 years of captivity…

I NEED HELP SCRIPTURE READING Please open your Bibles with me to the book of 2 Chronicles 26:1-5 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers. Uzziah…

The faithfulness of a Priest and his barren wife. How their faithfulness helped bring about a straight path for the King of kings.

As God's people are settling back into their old lives, they are slipping into their old lifestyles. God uses his prophet to warn the people that now is the time to learn from the past.

The opening of Luke's Gospel records the reaction of two people to incredible news. Their reactions couldn't be more different: the one whose news is more positive doubts, yet the one whose news is more threatening rejoices. What are the secrets to Zechariah's (the father of John the Baptist) and Mary's (the mother of Jesus) reactions? How can we accept God's work in our life more like Mary than Zechariah?

We live in a pluralistic society. Obviously. Why then do we as a culture set aside weeks, if not months preparing for a distinctively Christian holiday, celebrating the birth of the Jewish Messiah? Do we even need Christmas? Come with the Grace United crew as we talk about and seek an answer to the question: "Who needs Christmas?"

Unwrapping the Christmas Story.

Gabriel told Zechariah, "Your barren wife will have a son and you shall call his name John"-"God is gracious." Indeed, God was gracious to this couple who were way past childbearing age. What would John be like? Did he have a special mission from God? After all the Lord was about to perform a miracle, much like he did with Sarah and Abraham thousands of years earlier. What was so special about this kid? Come with the Grace United crew as we explore the marvelous story of Zechariah, Elizbeth, and John, so named because God is gracious.

God is the only faithful Person in the universe. He is The promise maker. He is The promise keeper. If he makes a promise, we can take it to the bank. And the greatest promise he has ever made to us, sinful humans is eternal salvation. Come with the Grace United crew as we marvel, awestruck at the majesty and glory of our Great Promise maker and Promise Keeper, who has given us the promise of eternal life in Christ.

God partners with His children, with those people who actively trust Him, working in the world in various ways. We have the privilege of asking God to work for those around us and of obeying Him in being the answer to many of those prayers. Jesus is LORD over all, even the demons must obey His commands and none are able to overcome His strength. We are always in an evil generation; we frequently demand signs of Jesus, trying to force Him to prove Himself. His death, burial, and resurrection give witness to His power and truth and provide for us hope that lasts beyond our present circumstances. He isn't looking for pretenders; He wants genuine followers. Shared by Jason Stuart Percy on Sunday, July 11, 2021 at Refuge TLH in Tallahassee, FL.