Advent 2022 – Joy
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us; to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” —Luke 1:68-79
Our joy is
in what God has done for us
- We can have confidence becasue of what God has done
- The joy we have is a response to His faithfulness
- We have joy when we are aware of His sovereignty
Our joy is
through what Jesus has given us
- Christ has given us salvation
- Our new identity is Jesus’ identity
- He has given us His Holy Spirit
Our joy
in what God will do
- God will redeem His creation
- We will live in the presence of God
- Sin and death will be no more
THIS WEEK…