THE DAY (Arrivals)
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Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son.
INTRO—
INTRO—
“THE Day!!”
Happy Birthday!
CHRISTMAS DAY!!
LUKE 1.57-80 [Birth of John the Baptist]
LUKE 1.57-80 [Birth of John the Baptist]
ASTONISHING NAME (1.59-63)
Elizabeth & Zechariah on the same, odd, page.
GOD CAN DO IT AGAIN (1.68-79)
What God had done in the past (1.68-73a)
God was doing again at Christmas (1.73b-79)
LUKE 2.1-5 [Mary & Joseph to Bethlehem]
LUKE 2.1-5 [Mary & Joseph to Bethlehem]
A DECREED MOVE [2.1]
Providential relocation necessary [similarity to Zech’s ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity as priest]
DAVID’S CITY [2.4]
Micah 5:2 “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are small among the clans of Judah; one will come from you to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin is from antiquity, from ancient times.”
LUKE 2.6-7 [Birth of Jesus]
LUKE 2.6-7 [Birth of Jesus]
IT WAS TIME…& TIMELY [2.6]
Galatians 4:4 “When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,”
NO GUEST ROOM [2.7]
κατάλυμα — [2.7]
A guest room in a house…family?…Air B & B?
πανδοχεῖον — [Luke 10:34 “He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”; Good Samaritan parable]
An inn and an innkeeper
LUKE 2.8-10 [Jesus Announced to Shepherds]
LUKE 2.8-10 [Jesus Announced to Shepherds]
MARGINAL MAGNIFICENCE [2.8, 10, 15-16, 17-18]
Marginalized recipients…
MAJESTIC MESSAGE [2.10-14]
Angel (& angels!!) bringing:
Good news (εὐαγγελίζω !!)
…like Luke 1:19 “The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and tell you this good news.”” [Announcing birth of JtB]
Great joy (μέγας χαρά !!) [χαρὰν μεγάλην]
…like Luke 1:14 “There will be joy and delight for you, and many will rejoice at his birth.” [Birth of JtB]
CONCL—
CONCL—
One of my favorite more recent Christmas songs, “Christmas All Year Long” (Sawyer Brown), has the line: “I wish it could be Christmas all year long.” SOOOOOOOO…How about this?
Galatians 4:4–6 “When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!””
[[UP NEXT: The immediate extending of ‘Christmas’ beyond that first Christmas Day!]]
INVITATION:
Salvation
Wonder
Celebration
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard, which were just as they had been told.
