Advent 1 Luke 1_5-20 - 120609
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The document is a sermon about how God can change lives during Advent season even when life seems impossible. It discusses how Zechariah's life was changed when he was visited by an angel who told him that his wife Elizabeth would bear a son despite their old age. It encourages waiting for God's timing, trusting that God will disrupt lives in order to bless, and relying on God's grace even when his promises seem ridiculous. The purpose of Advent is to foster anticipation of God and remember his grace.
Advent 1 Luke 1_5-20 - 120609
- 1. ADVENT: GOD’S ADVENTURE INTO HISTORY Message One When Life Seems All but Impossible Luke 1:5-20
- 2. Thesis: The four gospels changed the world because God ushered-in the Savior of the world, so this same gospel is able to change our lives during Advent season
- 3. An Experiential Exegesis of Living When It’s “Too Late” 1. The outside is fine but the inside is full of stress , 5-6
- 4. An Experiential Exegesis of Living When It’s “Too Late” 1. The outside is fine but the inside is full of stress, 5-6 2. Others have been helped but you are still hurting , 7
- 5. An Experiential Exegesis of Living When It’s “Too Late” 1. The outside is fine but the inside is full of stress, 5-6 2. Others have been helped but you are still hurting, 7 3. Lack of blessing is mistaken by others as lack of spirituality
- 6. What to Do When Life Seems All But Impossible 1. Wait for God’s “and it came to pass” and God will appear, 8,11
- 7. Point 1. The first purpose of Advent season is to get us back to anticipation
- 8. What to Do When Life Seems All But Impossible 1. Wait for God’s “and it came to pass” and God will appear, 8,11 2. God will disrupt us in order to bless us, 12
- 9. Point 2. Often our faith is curtailed because we are possessed of a “limitation theology,” and Limitation Theology truncates what God can do by what we believe is achievable or possible in our lives
- 10. What to Do When Life Seems All But Impossible 1. Wait for God’s “and it came to pass” and God will appear, 8,11 2. God will disrupt us in order to bless us, 12 3. God uses your duty to set up your opportunity, 8
- 11. Point 3. Zechariah may have just been going through the motions, but the motions set him up for the miracle
- 12. What to Do When Life Seems All But Impossible 4. God uses what you want to show you what you need
- 13. What to Do When Life Seems All But Impossible 4. God uses what you want to show you what you need 5. God speaks words about us that seem ridiculous to us, 13
- 14. Point 4. The second purpose of Advent season is to get us back to the grace of God
- 15. Definition: Grace is when God empowers you to be faithful even though you have failed, and then rewards you for your faithfulness
- 16. What to Do When Life Seems All But Impossible 4. God uses what you want to show you what you need 5. God speaks words about us that seem ridiculous to us, 13 6. Grace uses the promise to give you a purpose , 14-16
- 17. Point 5. The purpose of grace is to reconcile relationships and bring rejoicing
- 18. Point 6. Only those who trust get to give a testimony
- 19. What to Do When Life Seems All But Impossible 4. God uses what you want to show you what you need 5. God speaks words about us that seem ridiculous to us, 13 6. Grace uses the promise to give you a purpose, 14-16 7. God gives you praise in the present to erase pain from the past , 25