The Savior’s reveal

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Title: The Savior’s reveal

Theme: What can we learn about Christ’s reveal?

Text: Luke 2:22-40

Goal: What can we learn about Christ’s reveal?

ME: ORIENTATION: FIND COMMON GROUND WITH THE AUDIENCE

Baby Reveal

WE: IDENTIFICATION (MAKE IT CLEAR THAT YOU STRUGGLE)

What can we learn about Christ’s reveal?

Jesus was not born into a safe world!

We don’t live in a safe world.

Jesus’s life was not easy… your life too

The same power that transformed the disciples lives us!

GOD: ILLUMINATION (THE GOAL IS TO RESOLVE THE TENSION

What can we learn about Christ’s reveal?

What has become reality? PastMary and an Angel

Luke 1: 35-38

35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Lk 1:35–38). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

Elizabeth and a word

Luke 1:42-45

42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Lk 1:42–45). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

Holy Spirit giving many words

And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,

47  and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

48  for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.

For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

49  for he who is mighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his name

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Lk 1:46–49). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

Birth and Angels

Luke 2:10-14

10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

14  “Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Lk 2:10–14). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

What can we learn about Christ’s reveal?

II. Two more words of

promise

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

29  “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace,

according to your word;

30  for my eyes have seen your salvation

31  that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

32  a light for revelation to the Gentiles,

and for glory to your people Israel.”

33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

A. Simeon’

* Righteous & Devote

* waiting for the consolation

25 consolation:

③ lifting of another’s spirits, comfort, consolation (Epict. 3, 23, 28; Dio Chrys. 80 [30], 6; Phalaris, Ep. 103, 1; Jer 16:7; Hos 13:14; Na 3:7; Job 21:2) Ac 9:31; 2 Cor 1:4–7; 7:4, 13; Phil 2:1 (s. 1 above); Phlm 7. παράκλησις αἰωνία everlasting (=inexhaustible) comfort 2 Th 2:16. ἡ π. τῶν γραφῶν the consolation that the scriptures give Ro 15:4 (cp. 1 Macc 12:9 παράκλησιν ἔχοντες τὰ βιβλία τὰ ἅγια). ὁ θεὸς τῆς π. vs. 5; cp. 2 Cor 1:3. Of comforting circumstances, events, etc. Lk 6:24; Ac 15:31; 2 Cor 7:7.—In an eschatol. sense (Ps.-Clem., Hom. 3, 26 ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι αἰῶνι) προσδεχόμενος π. τοῦ Ἰσραήλ looking for the consolation of Israel (i.e. Messianic salvation; s. Is 40:1; 61:2) Lk 2:25

* Holy Spirit was upon him

* He would not see Death until he saw the Messiah. He know it was the Messiah.

B. Message

28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

29  “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace,

according to your word;

30  for my eyes have seen your salvation ( Salvation and deliverance to humanity)

31  that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

32  a light for revelation to the Gentiles,

and for glory to your people Israel.”

33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him

C. Words to the parents

33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

D. Not the salvation they wanted but what they needed.

* They would be delivered from the Romans but not in the way they thought.

* there would be division and hearts of humanity will be revealed.

B. Word from Anna

Hebrew name Penuel or Peniel, which means “face to face with God” or “the face of God

Bock, D. L. (1994). Luke: 1:1–9:50 (Vol. 1, p. 251). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.

84- 105 years old

Anna’s daily activity reflects piety. She is at the temple daily, fasting and offering prayers all day. Λατρεύουσα (latreuousa) describes this labor as religious service and is often used in the OT of priestly cultic activity (Strathmann, TDNT 4:62–64; 1 Esdr. 8:49). In the NT, all of life is service offered to God, sometimes in contrast to OT cultic service, which cannot cleanse a conscience from sin (Rom. 1:9; 12:1; Heb. 9:9; 10:2). Anna’s activity pictures a person totally focused on serving God.

Just as the prophet Simeon testified to Jesus, so this woman, the highest example of female piety, will point to him.

In Luke 2, all types of people testify to Jesus: the simple folk of the field, the devout men of the city, and pious women of the city.

Bock, D. L. (1994). Luke: 1:1–9:50 (Vol. 1, p. 252). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.

What can we learn about Christ’s reveal?

III. Take aways

A birth that changed the world in the past.

A life, death, and resurrection that touched the world

A transformation that reaches to you and your life today!

Transformation for all eternity.

YOU: APPLICATION (TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO DO AND WHAT THEY HAVE HEARD)

What can we learn about Christ’s reveal?

How will your life reveal Christ?