Sermons on Luke 1:22:

About One Year Before Jesus Was Born - Christmas 2012

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 9, 2019

Ten Things The Angel Told About Jesus The Son

A. WHAT ZECHARIAH KNEW: LUKE 1:5-10 “Zechariah an elderly priest was finally chosen by lots to offer prayer in the Holy Room in the Tabernacle. It was right before he retired. He and his wife Elizabeth had no children, even though they were devoted to God and lived blamelessly. There was a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

Daily News: A Special Baby #1 Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Oct 22, 2019

A special couple have a special baby should have been the headline. We know Christmas is really about Jesus but many of miss the headline even today.

The Gospel According to Luke reports a local Jerusalem couple, Zacharias and Elizabeth, are expecting a baby boy. Witnesses testify this good news may be connected to a Temple incident including Zacharias. Temple police continue to identify witnesses as an angelic proclamation is currently being ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:26-38

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Unafraid - God Has Heard Your Prayer Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021

This is the first in a Christmas series that examines the several "Fear Not" commands given throughout the Christmas story. This is the story of Zechariah.

(Song - "Fear No More" - Building 249) That might be you this morning. You didn’t choose to be situated quite like you are this morning. Things haven’t turned out just like you’d hoped. And here you are. If the future is anything like much of the past, it’s looking pretty scary. But ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Complexity Of Christmas

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Apr 8, 2021

We often see the first Christmas though rose colored glasses tinted by centuries of tradition. But the plain facts are that Mary and Joseph had a very difficult time with all the events surrounding that first Christmas.

Approaching the Christmas season in 1972, Fred Putman decided to have a evening in front of a cozy fire. He used two boxes of matches, one pint of started fluid, and the Sunday addition of the New York Times, and still could not get the fireplace burning. Bent on romance by fire-light, he decided ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:18-45

How To Be Great Before The Lord Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 28, 2025

Gabriel, God's messenger, told Zechariah that John would be great before the Lord. What made the Baptist great? If we can discover the answer to this query, we will know how we may be great before the Lord.

“Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

God Has Remembered You

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Dec 5, 2025

This teaching reveals the mystery of divine remembrance and how God turns long-standing delays into glorious testimonies.

GOD HAS REMEMBERED YOU By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 1:5-25 Key Verse: “Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son.” — Luke 1:13 Supporting Texts: Genesis 30:22; Psalm 115:12; Isaiah 49:15-16; 1 Samuel 1:19-20; Malachi ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Signs That God Has Remembered You Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Dec 5, 2025

This teaching unveils the undeniable signs that appear when God turns His attention toward a person and releases long-awaited answers.

SIGNS THAT GOD HAS REMEMBERED YOU By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Luke 1:5-25 Key Verse: “And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken.” — Genesis 21:1 Supporting Texts: Genesis 30:22; Psalm 115:12; Isaiah 49:15-16; Psalm 102:13; 1 Samuel ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Living For The Praise Of God's Glory

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 17, 2025

Logically, fortresses would be built on high rocky ground—hills or mountains. Having such areas was the best way to be rescued from the hands of the wicked when they attack.

Friday of the Third Week of Advent 2025 The Gospel we heard today is such a striking story, with angel, disbelieving Jewish priest, aged couple getting pregnant and the connection to Jesus and Mary dominating the narrative, that we might ignore other parts of the Scripture. So let’s just mention ...read more

Scripture: Judges 13:2-7, Judges 13:24-25, Psalm 71:3-6, Psalm 71:16-17, Hebrews 10:37, 1 Peter 3:15, Luke 1:5-25, Ephesians 1:6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Daughter Of The Most High

Contributed by Pastor Renji George on Jan 7, 2026

Like the sandalwood tree that imparts its fragrance to the axe that cuts it, a woman can become a blessing to many (even to the one who harms her) through what she has learnt of God in her sorrows!

The beautiful title a woman can have at any time of her life is ‘daughter’. She can rise up to any level with any impressive titles in her whole life. But ‘daughter’ is the title that assures her security, comfort, hope and belonging. When you are confident that you are not only called but are ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 31:25-29, Luke 10:39-42, John 4:1-30, Luke 8:43-48, Mark 5:25-34, Matthew 9:20-22, Acts 16:13-15, Romans 16:1-2, Judges 4:1-15, Luke 1:5-25, John 20:1-10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Hope Of Christmas PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Nov 10, 2023

This sermon explores living out faith through surrender and obedience, as exemplified in the lives of biblical figures in Isaiah 9:2 and Luke 1:11-25.

Good morning, family! I'm so glad we're all here together, ready to dig into God's word. You know, it's funny, I was reading a book by A.W. Tozer the other day, and something he said really struck me. He wrote, "Faith, as Paul saw it, was a living, flaming thing leading to surrender and obedience ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 9:2, Luke 1:11-25

Topics: Hope, Forerunner

Hope In The Darkness Series

Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 25, 2022

The birth of John, known as the Baptist, is the appropriate beginning of the story of the coming of the Christ to present His life as a sacrifice for sinful man.

“In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. But they ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

God's Waiting Room

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Dec 3, 2022

Simeon and Anna are great examples of how God works when we faithfully wait on Him. Waiting does not mean stagnation but following the leading of the Word and SPIRIT as we patiently hope for God's fulfilled promise.

God's Waiting Room I. TEXT: Luke 2:1-38 (NRSV) KEY VERSES: Luke 2:25-38 (NRSV) II. Introduction: Waiting room: a room provided for the use of people waiting to be seen by a doctor or dentist or waiting in a station for a bus or train. Doctors' waiting rooms are often filled with sick ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-38

Denomination: Pentecostal

Thou Shalt Be Dumb (Advent Sermon 3 2022)

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Dec 6, 2022

Zechariah and Elizabeth were a devout couple who did not have any children. We see in today’s text a lack of faith---unbelief. Then, one day the angel Gabriel showed up and told him that God was going answer His prayers and that Elizabeth would give birth to a son who was to be named John.

THOU SHALT BE DUMB Text: Luke 1:5- 25 Luke 1:5-25 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. (6) And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: United Methodist

Zechariah And Elizabeth Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 9, 2022

Luke 1:5-25 shows us God’s promise of a son to a childless couple.

Introduction A few weeks ago, my wife and I had an annual Christmas dinner with the Tampa Bay area PCA pastors and their wives. It was a lovely time with about a dozen couples. At one point during the evening, one of the pastors asked me, “What are you preaching for Advent?” I said that for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Praise Be To The Lord Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 13, 2022

In this message we will look at the second song on God's Christmas playlist (Zachariah's Song) by diving deep into both the writer and the song.

Praise Be To The Lord Christmas Playlist Dismiss Grove KIDZ NOW – for the month of December we are in this series of conversations that we are calling, ‘Christmas Playlist’ BECAUSE - as we saw last week songs have been a part of Christmas from the very beginning. YES – joyfully singing is the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25, Luke 1:57-66, Luke 1:67-80

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ