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Introduction
Newspapers, magazines, and websites run articles on funny things kids are grateful for every Thanksgiving.
One article I read reported that one little boy was thankful for toilet paper.
Another child was simply grateful for ceiling fans.
Another said, “Cookies.
Lots of cookies.”
A little girl said that she is grateful that her brother isn’t a monster.
Another little girl said, “Shoes.
Getting new shoes.
And for people who make shoes.”
Finally a little boy said he was thankful for snowmen, his dad, and quesadillas.
The things we are thankful for usually fall into two categories: usual and unusual.
categories for our thanksgiving usually fall into two categories: usual and unusual.
The kids in that article are thankful for some unusual things, but we typically mention some usual things like family, food, and our country.
But what should we be thankful for?
Well, in a word grace.
[INTERROGATIVE]
But what should we be thankful for?
In other words, beyond usual and unusual, what’s the right thing to be thankful for?
[PROPOSITION]
The answer to that question is God’s grace toward us in Jesus Christ.
That’s what we should be grateful for far above anything else!
Grace is what is what Zechariah spoke of here at the end of .
And grace is what God delivers to us in this passage this morning.
That’s what praise is, thanking God for who he is and what he has done for us.
That grace is what Zechariah thanked God for here at the end of .
That’s what praise is, thanking God for who he is and what he has done for us.
[CONTEXT] God had promised, but Zechariah didn’t believe that God could provide a son for him and his wife, Elizabeth.
He was old.
She was “advanced in years” and barren.
Nevertheless, Zechariah should have believed God and because he didn’t he couldn’t speak or hear during Elizabeth’s pregnancy.
When their son was born, Zechariah believed.
And after naming him ‘John,’ Zechariah was able to speak once again.
As says...
[CENTRAL IDEA OF THE TEXT]
In , we see the content of Zechariah’s blessing in Luke 1:64.
We see the different ASPECTS of God’s grace in Christ Jesus that Zechariah celebrated with these words.
[TRANSITION STATEMENT]
We want to examine two of those ASPECTS this morning and two others next Sunday morning.
In doing so, we want to lift up our own praise, our own blessing, our own thanksgiving to God for his grace toward us in Jesus Christ.
To ‘bless the Lord’ is to praise God.
It also includes thanking God and might be best described as celebrating God.
In and David commands his soul to bless God.
[TS] This morning I want us to examine four ASPECTS of God’s grace in this passage...
Major Ideas
Aspect #1: The first aspect of God’s grace that Zechariah spoke of is strength.
God’s grace in Christ Jesus is a strong grace.
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[Exp] In the Bible, horns (like the horns of an animal) symbolically represent strength.
For example, we see “horn” connected to words such as “strength” or “stronghold” in where David praised God, saying...
In the Bible, horns (like the horns of an ox, ram, or bull) symbolically represent strength.
For example, we see “horn” connected to words like “strength” or “stronghold” in where David praised God, saying...
Another example is , where David said something very similar...
Now, the particular horn of salvation in the house of David that Zechariah had in mind here is none other than Jesus.
In God promised to give David an heir who would make his house and kingdom sure forever before God; an heir who would establish David’s throne forever.
That’s why Gabriel’s words to Mary about Jesus in are so significant...
Jesus is that horn of salvation promised by God, come down as a man from the line of David to visit, redeem, and provide salvation for us just as he spoke of through the prophets long ago.
Jesus did this; he redeemed and saved us by taking our sin upon himself on the cross, dying as the sacrifice for our sins and rising from the dead as the Champion over sin and death.
Truly, he is mighty to save all those who trust in him!
Anyone who doubts this doesn’t understand the power of Jesus.
They don’t understand this horn of salvation.
Truly, he is mighty to save!
He said that there are lots of misconceptions that people have about running with the bulls.
For one, he says that many people try to develop a strategy.
Some plan to run on the left side of the street, others plan to run on the right, but the bulls don’t care, so Peter says the only strategy is to run for your life!
Another misconception is that Pamplona only uses old bulls with dulled horns.
Peter says that’s not true.
The bulls used are 4-years-old, at the height of the speed, strength, and angry pride.
These bulls will kill you without conscience.
He says every year people underestimate the bulls and pay for it with lacerations, broken bones, concussions, and fractured skulls.
But probably the most idiotic misconception is that some runners think they’ll have time to take a selfie as they run for their lives.
This has apparently become such a problem that officials have tried to make sure that no runner carries a phone or camera onto the course, but people still do.
Peter says those who attempt to take a selfie underestimate the power behind those razor sharp horns.
These animals weight 1,200 lbs or more.
They all run 35 mph on average.
Peter says every year people underestimate the bulls and pay for it with lacerations, broken bones, concussions, and fractured skulls.
Now, after hearing this, you and I wouldn’t be so dumb, would we?
If we were running with those beasts, we wouldn’t pause for a selfie.
We wouldn’t doubt the sharpness of their horns.
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