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Covenant Salvation (4 of 4)
Series: Advent
Marion Clark
Luke 1:76-79
Introduction
Parents, do you remember when your children were born wondering what they would become when they grew up? Perhaps you had and still have dreams for them. A favorite saying in America is that any child born in our country has the potential of becoming the President of the United States. Perhaps one of our babies will become famous - a movie star or singer; maybe an astronaut or inventor; maybe even a quarterback for the Gators! Who knows the heights?
Zechariah had not merely dreams but guarantees about his son, John. He would become the prophet foretold in the Scriptures who would prepare the way for the Messiah. No less than the angel Gabriel told him of this, as recorded in Luke 1:14-17:
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
I mentioned prophecy. Note the last sentence:
And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
Now listen to this OT passage:
''Behold, I send my messenger and he will prepare the way before me... Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers.''
This prophecy is found in Malachi 3:1 an ...
Series: Advent
Marion Clark
Luke 1:76-79
Introduction
Parents, do you remember when your children were born wondering what they would become when they grew up? Perhaps you had and still have dreams for them. A favorite saying in America is that any child born in our country has the potential of becoming the President of the United States. Perhaps one of our babies will become famous - a movie star or singer; maybe an astronaut or inventor; maybe even a quarterback for the Gators! Who knows the heights?
Zechariah had not merely dreams but guarantees about his son, John. He would become the prophet foretold in the Scriptures who would prepare the way for the Messiah. No less than the angel Gabriel told him of this, as recorded in Luke 1:14-17:
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
I mentioned prophecy. Note the last sentence:
And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
Now listen to this OT passage:
''Behold, I send my messenger and he will prepare the way before me... Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers.''
This prophecy is found in Malachi 3:1 an ...
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