2009-12-06 Ronnie Stevens Luke 1:5-17

Getting Ready for the First Christmas

Luke 1:5-17 

I.  Waiting on God     1:5-7

A.  Has God Forgotten the Nation?     v. 5

B.  Has God Forgotten the Family?     vv. 6-7

II.  The Sudden Intervention of God    vv. 11-12

A.  In the Context of Apparent Futility

B.  In the Context of Repeated Routine

III.  God’s Message for the Faithful     vv. 13-14

A.  About Fear     v. 13

B.  About Answered Prayer     v. 13

C.  About Future Prospects     v. 13-14

IV.  God and the Measure of Greatness    vv. 15-17

A.  To Forego Permissible Pleasures    v. 15

B.  To Be Filled with the Holy Spirit    v. 15

C.  To Be the Instrument of Repentance    v. 16

D.  To Introduce Others to the Lord           v. 17