Luke 1:67-79December 13, 2009

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Part Two: Zacharias’ Part Two: Zacharias’

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Luke 1:67-79Luke 1:67-79

67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:  68"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,     69And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant-- 

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70As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old--     71Salvation FROM OUR ENEMIES, And FROM THE HAND OF ALL WHO HATE US;  72To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,

73The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,

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74To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear,  75In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days. 76"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS;

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77To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,78Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us 79TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH,To guide our feet into the way of peace."

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1. Bless Him For His Promise To Remember

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Luke 1:67-68Luke 1:67-68

67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:  68"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,  

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A. His Promise To The World

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Luke 1:68 Luke 1:68

68"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited us and accomplished redemption for His people,  

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Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 9:6

 6For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

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B. His Promise To David

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Luke 1:69-72 Luke 1:69-72 69And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of David His servant--70As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old-- 71Salvation FROM OUR ENEMIES, And FROM THE HAND OF ALL WHO HATE US;  72To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,

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Isaiah 9:7 Isaiah 9:7

7There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom,To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousnessFrom then on and forevermore The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.

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C. His Promise To Abraham

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Luke 1:73-75 Luke 1:73-75

73The oath which He swore to Abraham our father, 74To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, 75In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

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Gen. 22:15-18 Gen. 22:15-18

15Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16and said, "By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,

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 17indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18"In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

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2. Bless Him For His Promise To Redeem

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Luke 1:76-79 Luke 1:76-79

76"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS; 77To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,

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78Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, 79TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet into the way of peace."

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A. Consider His Prophet: John

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Luke 1:76 Luke 1:76

76"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS;

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Malachi 3:1Malachi 3:1

1"Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming," says the LORD of hosts.

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B. Consider His Message: Forgiveness

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Luke 1:77 Luke 1:77

77To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,

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Jer. 31:31-34Jer. 31:31-3431"Behold, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 32not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them," declares the LORD.

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 33"But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD, "I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 

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 34"They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."

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C. Consider His Motive: Mercy

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Luke 1:78 Luke 1:78

78Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,

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John 1:29John 1:29

29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

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D. Consider His Purpose: To Shine

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Luke 1:79Luke 1:79

79TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet into the way of peace."

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Mal. 4:2 Mal. 4:2

2"But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.

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E. Consider His Passion: To Guide

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Luke 1:79 Luke 1:79

79TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet into the way of peace."

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2 Peter 1:192 Peter 1:19

19So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.

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