Our Text:
Luke 1:5-17 “5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

POINT: This is MORE than just a rich

!
It is

Reveal Answer

that God is faithful to His promises!

Remember Zechariah and Elizabeth were:
“they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.” v.6

And John Would Be:
* “he will be great before the Lord” v.15
* “he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.” - v.15
* “he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God v.16
* “and John will go before Jesus in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” - v.17

POINT: Their age and all those years of wondering and aching and praying and waiting and learning to trust was just the

and the

Reveal Answer

for the

Reveal Answer

that was about to invade their life !

Jesus would later say:
“With man, this is impossible, but with God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE”! - Matthew 19:26

POINT: No matter what you’re facing or going through, Jesus is able and God is up to something good for your life!
Q: Do you see it? Believe it? If not…
Let it draw you close to God in prayer and His Word!

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