Bible Readings:
Genesis 17, Luke 1:57 – 80
Sermon Outline:
I Discipline ended
Luke 1:64 (NKJV)
64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God.
II Praising God for His salvation
Luke 1:67–75 (NKJV)
67 Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: 68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people, 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of His servant David, 70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began, 71 That we should be saved from our enemies And from the hand of all who hate us, 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant, 73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham: 74 To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
III Prophesying the ministry of John the Baptist
Luke 1:76 (NKJV)
76 “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,