Working Together

Christmas 2020  •  Sermon  •  Submitted
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Luke 1:39–45 NKJV
39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
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1. John the Baptist is a fulfillment of prophecy.

Malachi 4:5–6 NKJV
5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. 6 And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.”
the call of John the baptist is a call of repentance. before their is a revival in the heart of the people there must be repentance.
Mark 1:4 NKJV
4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
the people of God have to turn from the world in order to walk in His will.
I cant be a giver if I am motivated by greed. my giving will never be with a right heart.
Matthew 6:3 NKJV
3 But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Acts 8:20 NKJV
20 But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!

Fellowship doubles the power of your Purpose.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 NKJV
12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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