New Hope
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SPEAK TO NEED
Doubt is a place of Double mindedness is a place if instability...Do you still believe in miracles? Do you believe that God can do something new right now that is beyond your thoughts and imagination?
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
1 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see.
A word from down here can be helpful or harmful but a word from above can give you new hope!!!
You are not mature if you have a high esteem of yourself. He who boasts in himself is but a babe in Christ, if indeed he be in Christ at all. Young Christians may think much of themselves. Growing Christians think themselves nothing. Mature Christians know that they are less than nothing. The more holy we are, the more we mourn our infirmities, and the humbler is our estimate of ourselves. ~ C.H. Spurgeon
Hallelujah!!!
PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR THE READING OF GOD’S HOLY WORD!
30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.
36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
State Key Verse: For nothing will be impossible with God. (Luke 1:37)
I like to preach this morning as the Holy Spirit guides from the thought...
State the Title: NEW HOPE! <ASK SOMEBODY NEAR YOU… DID YOU KNOW YOU ARE FAVORED
NEW HOPE!
NEW HOPE!
Prayer of Illumination: Father, send your Holy Spirit and fill us that our hearts are receptive to your word. Help me to be faithful to your word, give me clarity needful for our journey, give me your power to preach with the authority you have given, and passion for your glory to be revealed, guide us by your wisdom, may I decrease and you INCREASE LORD JESUS and set all captives free, loosen every chain in Jesus name.
INTRODUCTION
THE GLORY OF GOD IS REVEALED TO US IN VISABLE FORM CLOKD, FIRE OR LIGHT (SHEKINAH, DOXA OR KABOD), TO SPEAK OF THE GREATNESS OF GOD, PRAISE GOD’S GLORY FOR HIS WORK OF CREATION (PS 19) AND ACTS OF SALVATION AND FINALLY OUR ULTIMATE STATE OF BEING AS OUR BODIES ARE RAISE IN GLORY TO BE RESIDE IN THE ABIDING PRESENCE OF GOD’S GLORY.
PAUL sees the seed of mature spiritual life ready to sprout ......
Who: The gospel according to Luke is the third account of the gospel of Jesus Christ and was originally the first scroll of a two-volume work (the second scroll being Acts). These volumes are one quarter of the New Testament. The Holy Spirit led Paul’s physician friend, Luke, to author the Third Gospel. Luke is the only gentile author of NT. They are both written to “most excellent Theophilus” or translated “beloved of God.” Someone who is a believer of high social status. The original readers are likely Gentiles as Luke explains Jewish customs.
What: The Gospel of Luke stress the blessing of salvation of God which Jesus Christ brings in response to faith. Salvation brings healing from disease, liberation from demonic control, restoration of life from death, rescue from disaster, and forgiveness of sins.
When: Luke joined Paul on his second missionary journey in Troas and accompanied him to Philippi (Acts 16:10). The Gospel of Luke was written around (AD 58-62)
Where: From Macedonia
Why: Our text is part of “The Infancy Narrative.”The mention of “the sixth month” in 1:26, 36 ties this episode in closely with the preceding one (note “five months” in 1:24), and the angel’s news about Elizabeth (1:36) keeps the two angelic announcements closely linked, thus preparing for the meeting of the two pregnant mothers in 1:39–56. The similar announcements to Zechariah and to Mary by the same angelic messenger prepare the reader for the parallel accounts of the births of John and Jesus in 1:57–66 and 2:1–20. But there is also a significant escalation between the two announcements, both in the status of the one to be born (prophetic forerunner as compared with Son of God) and in the scale of the miracle involved (a woman beyond normal child- bearing years compared with a virgin without sexual intercourse).
Luke’s gospel presents pronouncements to behold concerning the birth of Christ. But, what shall we to behold to birth new hope in us ?
Luke’s gospel presents pronouncements to behold concerning the birth of Christ. But, what shall we to behold to birth new hope in us ?
WE ARE TO...
I. LOOK FOR NEW EXPECTATIONS (vv. 30-33)
I. LOOK FOR NEW EXPECTATIONS (vv. 30-33)
A. ________ Mary is a virgin, no experience with a man, is living in Nazareth not a prominent village in Galilee, engaged in marriage but also under Roman rule where the emperor are known as the son of god. Augustus Caesar
A. ________ Mary is a virgin, no experience with a man, is living in Nazareth not a prominent village in Galilee, engaged in marriage but also under Roman rule where the emperor are known as the son of god. Augustus Caesar
46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
LIFE IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
look at our text, first interjection
30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
Paul is commanding them to be cheerful, keep things in good repair, keep your spirits up, think in harmony, be agreeable… Doing all that, and the God of love and peace with be with you for sure.
B. Jesus is the promised Messiah, from the line of David, and the fulfillment of Jewish messianic prophecies.
B. Jesus is the promised Messiah, from the line of David, and the fulfillment of Jewish messianic prophecies.
The angel prescribes the names for both John (1:13) and Jesus. Neither name is explicitly interpreted in Luke, but the meaning explained in Matthew 1:21 would be a natural deduction from the name “Yehoshua” (“Joshua”), which means “Yahweh saves.” “Jesus” (the Greek form of “Joshua”) was one of the commonest male names in first-century Palestine,² so that its owner needed a further distinguishing epithet, in this case Jesus “of Nazareth.”
Virgin prophecy fulfilled
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Son of Most High fulfilled
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Nathan the Prophet shares with King David looking beyond his son Solomon to the one who would be the ultimate messianic King fulfilled.
11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house.
12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men,
15 but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.
16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’ ”
Jeremiah
14 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely. And this is the name by which it will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
17 “For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel,
18 and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices forever.”
Do you know you are favored of God?
6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
C. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTING ______________? WHAT ARE YOU HOPING FOR? WHAT HAS GOD BIRTHING IN YOU THAT IS CHANGING YOUR WORLD VIEW AND OUTLOOK ON LIFE? FOR HIS WAYS ARE HIGHER THAN OUR WAYS AND HIS THOUGHTS HIGHER THAN OUR THOUGHTS. GOD HAS FAVORED YOU BY HIS GRACE ALL THING ARE POSSIBLE, BY HIS GRACE ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD!
C. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTING ______________? WHAT ARE YOU HOPING FOR? WHAT HAS GOD BIRTHING IN YOU THAT IS CHANGING YOUR WORLD VIEW AND OUTLOOK ON LIFE? FOR HIS WAYS ARE HIGHER THAN OUR WAYS AND HIS THOUGHTS HIGHER THAN OUR THOUGHTS. GOD HAS FAVORED YOU BY HIS GRACE ALL THING ARE POSSIBLE, BY HIS GRACE ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD!
At the time of our text the concluding words of Paul 4th and final letter before he comes for his 3rd visit he sets forth challenges for the Corinthian Church grow up. But, how does he challenge them and us to mature in or faith?
At the time of our text the concluding words of Paul 4th and final letter before he comes for his 3rd visit he sets forth challenges for the Corinthian Church grow up. But, how does he challenge them and us to mature in or faith?
To grow...
II. LOOK FOR EVIDENCE OF NEW CREATION (vv. 33-37)
II. LOOK FOR EVIDENCE OF NEW CREATION (vv. 33-37)
A. ______ Has anybody here ever been in a place where you didn’t want anyone around you? I you were on a desert Island by yourself on the south pacific you would be alright… Amen… I have been there, but you know eventually if you are healthy you are going to miss people....
A. ______ Has anybody here ever been in a place where you didn’t want anyone around you? I you were on a desert Island by yourself on the south pacific you would be alright… Amen… I have been there, but you know eventually if you are healthy you are going to miss people....
watch this; Second interjection
34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.
36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
B. GOD is doing something new and surprising.
B. GOD is doing something new and surprising.
With Elizabeth he is doing something surprising, but he done this before with Sarah, Abraham’s wife, the mother of Issac who is the Father of Jacob.
14 Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.”
Mary had faith in God… LOOK AT HER QUESTION IT WAS NOT CAN GOD, HOW WILL GOD?
But with Mary, God is not just doing something surprising, he is doing something new; It is both unique in history and unprecedented creative act of God through the Holy Spirit. The only thing we have close to this is Adam’s creation.
7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
Second Adam
45 Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual.
47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven.
This question makes sense only if Mary understands that the promise is of an immediate pregnancy rather than one to follow in the normal way after the marriage is consummated. In that case Mary, like Zechariah, understandably finds the angel’s message hard to credit. But unlike Zechariah, she does not ask for a sign, and when the angel has explained the divine purpose, she shows no reluctance in accepting it (1:38). The village teenager is more responsive to the promise of God’s supernatural power than is the Jerusalem priest.
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
C. ARE YOU EXPECTING GOD TO CREATE YOU NEW ________? HOW ARE YOU PRAYING, ARE YOU PRAYING LIKE YOU KNOW GOD WILL?
C. ARE YOU EXPECTING GOD TO CREATE YOU NEW ________? HOW ARE YOU PRAYING, ARE YOU PRAYING LIKE YOU KNOW GOD WILL?
At the time of our text the concluding words of Paul 4th and final letter before he comes for his 3rd visit he sets forth challenges for the Corinthian Church grow up. But, how does he challenge them and us to mature in or faith?
To grow...
III. LOOK FOR A NEW DEDICATION (v. 38)
III. LOOK FOR A NEW DEDICATION (v. 38)
A. _______ The more word (Gospel message)we hear and receive about Christ the more dedicated to God we will become.
A. _______ The more word (Gospel message)we hear and receive about Christ the more dedicated to God we will become.
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Look; the last interjection.
38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
B. Mary yielded to the Holy Spirit embracing both the impossible but also the personal cost of her new trust in GOD for Christ.
B. Mary yielded to the Holy Spirit embracing both the impossible but also the personal cost of her new trust in GOD for Christ.
We are one as remain in Him
50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
C. ARE YOU GROWING IN YOUR DEDICATION TO GOD? ARE YOU SURRENDERING ALL THAT THE IMPOSSIBLE CAN HAPPEN?
C. ARE YOU GROWING IN YOUR DEDICATION TO GOD? ARE YOU SURRENDERING ALL THAT THE IMPOSSIBLE CAN HAPPEN?
Recapitulation: We mature in faith living in love and peace, showing love and peace, by living in communion with GOD.
Exhortation ; That’ll Preach! Final Application
THE PEACE THAT I HAVE THE WORLD DIDN’T GIVE IT TO ME:
In times of trouble and weakness God does his greatest miracles
He will birth a new thought
He will birth a new opportunity
He will birth a new attitude; Why?
To show you he is with you; that he is Emmanuel
He is the God who is with you
IF GOD BE FOR YOU WHO CAN BE AGAINST YOU
THIS IS THE SEASON OF EXPECTATION
I EXPECT GOD TO MOVE IN MY BODY to heal
I EXPECT GOD TO MOVE IN MY RELATIONSHIP to keep things together
I EXPECT GOD TO MOVE IN MY FINANCES to make thing work
I EXPECT GOD TO MOVE IN MY MIND
Why, because he can do exceeding and abundantly beyond anything I can ask or think!
IT’S NEW SEASON!!!
JESUS Die and rose again that live can come up in any area of our lives. NO THAT WE GO ROUGE BUT TO JOIN HIM IN VICTORY!
IT’s A NEW SEASON
Decided you want to receive Christ as Savior/Re-dedicate your life to Him: Come an receive Christ today… He came to give you brand new life, new life abundantly; why don’t you come.... We offer Christ to you my brother my sister, come, come on to Christ.
(Christian experience and know Jesus as Savior and Lord)Decided you want be a member of this Church: To Come an have Christ power for your life and His purpose working through.
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