Luke 1:5-17
First Week of Advent
November 27, 2005
We have here the initial section of the Christmas story, the coming of the angel of the Lord to visit Zechariah and tell him of the upcoming birth of John the Baptist. This story is crucial because, since John is both born before Jesus and ministers in expectation of Jesus’ ministry as the Messiah, it is important for the kids to sense the feelings of excitement and nervousness that Zechariah felt upon hearing this news. Israel has just experienced 400 years without a prophet of any kind, without any word from God at all. John the Baptist will change all that, as he prepares the people for and proclaims the arrival of the soon-coming Messiah. Thus, the inclusion of the story of Zechariah & Elizabeth into the Christmas story is crucial.
November 27, 2005
We have here the initial section of the Christmas story, the coming of the angel of the Lord to visit Zechariah and tell him of the upcoming birth of John the Baptist. This story is crucial because, since John is both born before Jesus and ministers in expectation of Jesus’ ministry as the Messiah, it is important for the kids to sense the feelings of excitement and nervousness that Zechariah felt upon hearing this news. Israel has just experienced 400 years without a prophet of any kind, without any word from God at all. John the Baptist will change all that, as he prepares the people for and proclaims the arrival of the soon-coming Messiah. Thus, the inclusion of the story of Zechariah & Elizabeth into the Christmas story is crucial.
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