Sermons on Luke 1:13-15:

Beginning Again Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 3, 2007

Advent is about preparing for the arrival of Jesus. One couple in the bible was charged with the task of preparing for God’s arrival. But it meant they would begin again.

Rediscover Christmas Beginning Again Luke 1:5-23 December 2, 2007 This morning we are going to begin our advent series, “Rediscover Christmas!” As we prepare for the arrival of the Messiah of Christ of Jesus, this is a season of preparation. It is the season of getting ready for the coming of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-23

Denomination: Church Of God

An Amazing Promise

Contributed by John Harvey on Dec 4, 2007

The story of Zechariah reminds us that God promises amazing things and he always keeps his promises.

“An Amazing Promise” December 2, 2007 God: The Christmas story is a story of an amazing birth that changed the world forever. However, it is also the story of another birth that ushered in the beginnings of Jesus’ kingdom. Zechariah was a priest in Israel. He was getting to be an old man and it ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:13-20

Denomination: Baptist

Burden Lifting Day Series

Contributed by Rodney Fry on Dec 6, 2007

God’s Prophetic play is always on schedule Some periods seem to witness a faster pace of fulfillment Examples of seemingly slow times Israel in Captivity 400 years The 400 years of silence (between OT & NT) o Examples of swift fulfillment The delive

Burden Lifting Day Luke 1: 5-17 God’s Prophetic play is always on schedule Some periods seem to witness a faster pace of fulfillment Examples of seemingly slow times Israel in Captivity 400 years The 400 years of silence (between OT & NT) Examples of swift fulfillment The deliverance from ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-17

Denomination: Baptist

A Great Miracle

Contributed by W. Alderman on Dec 8, 2007

This is a message that shows the importance of the birth of John the Baptist.

“A GREAT MIRACLE THAT PREFACED THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF THEM ALL” TEXT: Luke 1:1-25 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: The writer of the third Gospel is writing something that would normally not be believed. Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-25

Denomination: Baptist

Zechariah's Song

Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Dec 12, 2007

A Christmas message taught on a Wednesday night this year with parts of the outline influenced by a book called Handfuls of Purpose from 1943.

Zechariah’s story Luke 1:5-25 Intro: When it comes to the Christmas story, most…if not all of us, probably know the particulars of it by heart. We know about the parents, the manger and the inn keeper. We know all about the shepherds and the heavenly host inviting them to Bethlehem. We even throw ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Baptist

A Word From God

Contributed by Don Baggett on Dec 13, 2007

Zacharias, and his wife Elizabeth, were good people. They loved the Lord and attempted to follow after Him with all their heart. They were well thought of people, both being descendants of Aaron; however, there was one major blight on their life: they h

For several weeks, I have been meditating on the biblical account of Zacharias being approached by the angel Gabriel and given the news about soon to be birth of John The Baptist. The first thing I want to deal with is that angels are real. There is a great deal that we do not know about angels, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-13

Denomination: Baptist

Response To A Sign

Contributed by Ron Murphy on Dec 19, 2007

Signs are given to motivate a response, so what response comes from the sign of Christ?

Introduction: I. Signs of the Season!! II. A Salvation Army women was doing what Salvation Army people do this time of year, she was ringing her bell and collecting money for the needy. A. Shortly she was informed by a policeman that a local ordinance prevented her from ringing her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:1-20

Denomination: Methodist

Silence Is Golden Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 19, 2007

Couples, Pt. 7

SILENCE IS GOLDEN (LUKE 1:5-25) Middle Age is the last laugh before old age is no laughing matter. People in middle-age can identify with his piece of humor titled “Middle Age”: Maybe it’s true that life begins at fifty, but everything else starts to wear out, fall out or spread out. There are ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Love Found A Way To Heal Our Pain

Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 8, 2007

The problem of pain, from the perspective of Elizabeth and Zechariah. God heals!

Love Found A Way To Heal Our Pain Luke 1:5-15 Intro: (video clip from “Bruce Almighty”) Do you ever feel like that? “God could fix my life in five minutes if He wanted to…”; “the only one around here not doing his job is YOU!” If you haven’t seen the rest of Bruce Almighty, it is God paging ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-15

Denomination: Baptist

God Speaks

Contributed by J. Yeargin on Nov 30, 2006

Think for a moment of all of the ways you are communicated to. People speak to us with their ideas almost every waking moment. Everyone is saying the same thing, "Listen to me...listen to what I say..." They are either knocking on your door, or they’re

GOD SPEAKS Introduction: The world speaks in many different ways. And we have learned to listen. We often follow what the world tells us. This century alone, man has discovered the power of communication by way of the - Newsprint, Telegram, Radio, Telephone, Televison, Internet Think for a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-17

Denomination: Assembly Of God

God Has Not Forgotten

Contributed by Monty Newton on Dec 2, 2006

Never give up hope... God is at work, often doing the extraordinary in the course of the very ordinariness of our lives.

Title: God Has Not Forgotten! Text: Luke 1:5-25 Thesis: Never give up hope… God is at work in your life. Introduction The story is told of an elderly couple who lived together in a nursing home. Though they had been married for 60 years, their relationship was filled with constant arguments, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Joy Of God's Promises

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Dec 2, 2006

JOY The happy state that results from knowing and serving God. A number of Greek and Hebrew words are used in the Bible to convey the ideas of joy and rejoicing. We have the same situation in English with such nearly synonymous words as joy, happiness, pl

The Joy of God’s Promises JOY The happy state that results from knowing and serving God. A number of Greek and Hebrew words are used in the Bible to convey the ideas of joy and rejoicing. We have the same situation in English with such nearly synonymous words as joy, happiness, pleasure, delight, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-66

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

'twas The Prayer Before Christmas

Contributed by Michael Stark on Dec 5, 2006

The prayer that changed the world.

LUKE 1:5-25 ‘TWAS THE PRAYER BEFORE CHRISTMAS 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 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-26

Denomination: Baptist

Graced From Shame (2nd Sunday) Series

Contributed by Kent Kessler on Dec 9, 2006

Has someone put a little "dis" on the front of your grace? Elizabeth knew what that was like. Her freedom was hindered, her past was haunting her, her conditions were less than what they should be, her religion was empty and she her efforts were fruitless

When I was little, if I had something on my face, my mother would often spit on a napkin or her thumb, reach over into my space and wipe the grit, or food, or dirt off of my face. It is a proven fact that a mother’s spit contains the same ingredients found in Formula 409! When we don’t look right, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:5-25

Denomination: Methodist

The Ten Fear Nots!

Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 13, 2006

FEAR NOT! The Word of God is very emphatic about not to fearE (2 Tim 1:7 KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. The opposite of faith is fear. The devil uses fear to attack us in every area of

FEAR NOT! The Word of God is very emphatic about not to fearE (2 Tim 1:7 KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. The opposite of faith is fear. The devil uses fear to attack us in every area of life. In this message we want to hear the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:13