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ENCOUNTER ENCOUNTER T H E G O S P E L A C C O R D I N G T O L U K E JESUS OF NAZARETH JESUS OF NAZARETH Silence Luke 1:5-25

The silence of God is still the presence of God. ‣ Waiting (Luke 1:5-7) ‣ Listening (Luke 1:8-17) ‣ Responding (Luke 1:18-25)

Chapters 1-4 alternate between John and Jesus. • The announcement of • The announcement of John’s birth (1:5-25) Jesus’ birth (1:26-56) • The birth of John • The birth of Jesus (1:57-80) (2:1-52) • The beginning of 
 • The beginning of Jesus’ John’s Ministry (3:1-20) Ministry (3:21-4:15)

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” ~Malachi 4:5–6, ESV

Waiting LUKE 1:5-7 • Zechariah & Elizabeth’s… - Family Status (1:5) - Spiritual Status (1:6) - Emotional Status (1:7)

“…Elizabeth was barren for the glory of God… Elizabeth was suffering because of the way that God wanted to be glorified through her life.” ~Philip Ryken

Waiting LUKE 1:5-7 • Justification & Sanctification - Those redeemed by God’s grace are changed by God’s grace.

Waiting LUKE 1:5-7 • Age & Maturity - Spiritual maturity comes over time but not with time. What am I saying? What am I modeling? Where am I serving? Who am I discipling? When am I praying?

Waiting LUKE 1:5-7 • Grace & Suffering - The grace of God is a strength in trials, not a shield from trials.

“The grace of God exempts no one from trouble. …Let us remember this, if we serve Christ, and let us count trial no strange thing.” ~J. C. Ryle

Listening LUKE 1:8-17 • The Occasion (1:8-10) • The Revelation (1:11-12) • The Message (1:13-17)

Listening LUKE 1:8-17 • Perseverance & Prayer - God does not grow tired of hearing the prayers of his people. Let us not grow tired of waiting on our God. “And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.” 
 (Luke 18:1, ESV)

Responding LUKE 1:18-25 • Zechariah’s Doubt (1:18) • God’s Discipline (1:19-23) • Elizabeths’ Joy (1:24-25)

Responding LUKE 1:18-25 • Discipline and Holiness - God disciplines us for our good. “For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” (Hebrews 12:10–11, ESV)

Responding LUKE 1:18-25 • Prayer and Faith - Small faith in prayer is still faith in God. “The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ And the Lord said, ‘If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.’” (Luke 17:5–6, ESV)