Getting Ready for the First Christmas
Luke 1:5-17
I. Waiting on God 1:5-7
A. Has God Forgotten the Nation? v. 5
B. Has God Forgotten the Family? vv. 6-7
II. The Sudden Intervention of God vv. 11-12
A. In the Context of Apparent Futility
B. In the Context of Repeated Routine
III. God’s Message for the Faithful vv. 13-14
A. About Fear v. 13
B. About Answered Prayer v. 13
C. About Future Prospects v. 13-14
IV. God and the Measure of Greatness vv. 15-17
A. To Forego Permissible Pleasures v. 15
B. To Be Filled with the Holy Spirit v. 15
C. To Be the Instrument of Repentance v. 16
D. To Introduce Others to the Lord v. 17