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| Rev. George Sinclair |
Pastor of the Church of the Messiah, Ottawa, ON.
www.messiahchurch.ca
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(Podcast of CFRA broadcast on Sunday, November 18th,
2012)
http://proxy.autopod.ca/podcasts/chum/6/9703/good_news_027_nov18.mp3
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Broadcast Notes:
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(Abridged
notes of a short Sermon on LUKE 1:1 –25)
‘God
and Prayer and Judgement’
Luke 1:1-25
(ESVUK)
Dedication
to Theophilus
1 Inasmuch as many
have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that (A)have
been accomplished among us, 2 (B)just
as those who (C)from
the beginning were (D)eyewitnesses
and (E)ministers
of (F)the
word (G)have
delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having
followed all things closely for some time past, to write (H)an
orderly account for you, (I)most
excellent (J)Theophilus,
4 that you may have (K)certainty
concerning the things (L)you
have been taught.
Birth of
John the Baptist Foretold
5 (M)In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named
Zechariah,[a] (N)of
(O)the
division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name
was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both (P)righteous
before God, walking (Q)blamelessly
in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they
had no child, because (R)Elizabeth
was barren, and (S)both
were advanced in years.
8 Now (T)while
he was serving as priest before God when (U)his
division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the
priesthood, he was chosen by lot (V)to
enter (W)the
temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude
of the people (X)were
praying (Y)outside
at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel
of the Lord standing on the right side of (Z)the
altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw
him, and (AA)fear
fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid,
Zechariah, for (AB)your
prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (AC)you
shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and
gladness, and many will (AD)rejoice
at his birth, 15 for he will be (AE)great
before the Lord. And (AF)he
must not drink wine or strong (AG)drink,
and (AH)he
will be (AI)filled
with the Holy Spirit, (AJ)even
from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the
children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and (AK)he
will go before him (AL)in
the spirit and power of Elijah, (AM)to
turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and (AN)the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just, (AO)to
make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, (AP)“How
shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” 19 And
the angel answered him, “I am (AQ)Gabriel.
(AR)I
stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you
this good news. 20 And behold, (AS)you
will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place,
because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” 21 And
the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in (AT)the
temple. 22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to
them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in (AU)the
temple. And (AV)he
kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23 And (AW)when
his time of (AX)service
was ended, he went to his home.
24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five
months she kept herself hidden, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has
done for me in the days when he looked on me, (AY)to
take away my reproach among people.”
Luke is a pagan
who became a Christian and he is writing to a pagan.
Luke tells the
true story of Jesus
READ Luke 1:5-7
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 (A)In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was
a priest named Zechariah,[a] (B)of
(C)the
division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name
was Elizabeth. 6 And
they were both (D)righteous
before God, walking (E)blamelessly
in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But
they had no child, because (F)Elizabeth
was barren, and (G)both
were advanced in years.
Footnotes:
a.
Luke 1:5 Greek Zacharias
Cross
references:
B.
Luke 1:5 : 1 Chr. 24:10
- Being God’s child by grace does not mean I will never suffer or be disappointed.
READ Luke 1:8-13.
8 Now (A)while
he was serving as priest before God when (B)his
division was on duty, 9 according
to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot (C)to
enter (D)the
temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And
the whole multitude of the people (E)were
praying (F)outside
at the hour of incense. 11 And there
appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of (G)the
altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was
troubled when he saw him, and (H)fear
fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to
him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for (I)your
prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (J)you
shall call his name John.
Cross
references:
F.
Luke 1:10 : [Lev. 16:17]
H. Luke 1:12 : Acts 19:17
I.
Luke 1:13 : [Acts 10:4, 31]
J.
Luke 1:13 : ver. 60, 63
- Sometimes God’s answer to my prayer is delayed a long time rather than rejected.
READ Luke 1:14-18.
14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many
will (A)rejoice
at his birth, 15 for
he will be (B)great
before the Lord. And (C)he
must not drink wine or strong (D)drink,
and (E)he
will be (F)filled
with the Holy Spirit, (G)even
from his mother's womb. 16 And he will
turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and (H)he
will go before him (I)in
the spirit and power of Elijah, (J)to
turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and (K)the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just, (L)to
make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, (M)“How
shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
Cross
references:
I.
Luke 1:17 : See Matt. 11:14
K.
Luke 1:17 : Rom. 10:21
- God asks us this question. Are my advantages and blessings creating a heart and mind that will not believe God?
- Do not say God’s ‘No’ for Him.
Zechariah comes
under God’s judgment.
READ Luke 1:19-25.
19 And the angel answered him, “I am (A)Gabriel.
(B)I
stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you
this good news. 20 And
behold, (C)you
will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place,
because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah,
and they were wondering at his delay in (D)the
temple. 22 And when he came out, he was
unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in (E)the
temple. And (F)he
kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23 And
(G)when
his time of (H)service
was ended, he went to his home.
24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived,
and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has done for
me in the days when he looked on me, (I)to
take away my reproach among people.”
Cross
references:
D.
Luke 1:21 : See ver. 9
H. Luke 1:23 : Heb. 10:11
The judgment of
God that should fall on me will fall on Jesus as He dies on the cross. It is
the grace filled means by which we can be reconciled to God by turning to Jesus
in repentance and faith.
Let’s close in
prayer:
Father,
Thank you for
your Word. Thank you Father that we can come to you in prayer; and we ask
Father that to help us to accept those times you say “no” and we trust that you
are wise and good. Help us Father to have the patience to bear up when you
delay answering our prayer with a “yes”, and help us to believe that you will
say “yes” to us.
In Jesus’
name, Amen.
Rev. George
Sinclair
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