Bible Readings:
Luke 1:26 – 56
John 3:1 – 21
Sermon Outline:
Psalm 139:12–18 (NKJV)
12Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.
14I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
15My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.
17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
18If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.
I Human conception – YOu formed me in my mother’s womb
II Virgin conception – my Lord’s becoming flesh
III Spiritual birth – my new life
Catechism for Young Children 1840
22 – What is a change of heart called?
Regeneration.
23 – Who can change a sinner’s heart?
The Holy Spirit alone.
36 – Can you repent and believe in Christ by your own power?
No; I can do nothing good without the help of God’s Holy Spirit.
37 – How can you get the help of the Holy Spirit?
God has told us that we must pray to him for the Holy Spirit