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ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38

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(KJV) Luke 2:36-38

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

ANNA … WORHIPED / LUKE 2:36-38

Anna was a prophetess who, like Simeon, had hoped and prepared for a long time for the coming of Christ. She remained a widow for many years, devoting herself completely to God and “fasting and praying” night and day. The Bible teaches that being single can be a great blessing and benefit in serving God. The missionary Paul states in one of his New Testament letters that those who are unmarried have greater opportunity to focus their concerns and efforts on God’s purposes. It is easier for them to give their undivided attention and devotion to God Himself (1 Corinthians 7:32-35).

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  1. A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:35
  2. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  3. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  4. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  5. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  6. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  7. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  8. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  9. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  10. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  11. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  12. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  13. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  14. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  15. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  16. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  17. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  18. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  19. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  20. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  21. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  22. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  23. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  24. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  25. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  26. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  27. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  28. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  29. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  30. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  31. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  32. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  33. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  34. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  35. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  36. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:33-35

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(KJV) Luke 2:33-35

And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. 34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; 35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

A SWORD WILL PIERCE YOUR OWN SOUL / LUKE 2:33-35

The piercing of the sword meant a future of great suffering for Mary, as well as Jesus, because people would reject Christ. This is the first reference in Luke’s Gospel to the suffering and death of Christ.

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  1. RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32
  2. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  3. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  4. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  5. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  6. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  7. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  8. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  9. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  10. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  11. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  12. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  13. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  14. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  15. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  16. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  17. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  18. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  19. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  20. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  21. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  22. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  23. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  24. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  25. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  26. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  27. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  28. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  29. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  30. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  31. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  32. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  33. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  34. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  35. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32

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(KJV) Luke 2:25-30

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT – WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION / LUKE 2:25-32

RIGHTEOUS AND DEVOUT

“Righteous” or “upright” (Luke 1:6) translates the Greek word dikaios (Hebrew yasher), meaning “straight.” In the Old Testament, this word meant more than just conforming to the commandments; it meant that a person was in a right relationship with God – both in heart and in action (Psalms 32:2).

  1. The righteousness that God desired in people’s lives throughout the Old Testament was a spiritual condition of one’s heart and was based on true faith, love and reverence for God (Deuteronomy 4:10, 29; 5:29). This was evident in the parents of John the Baptist, who observed “all the Lord’s commandments and regulations blamelessly” (Luke 1:6; Genesis 7:1; 17:1; 1 Kings 9:4, where the term includes “integrity of heart”). The same characteristics were found in the life of Simeon. 
  2. People who were referred to as “righteous” were not morally perfect and faultless (Job 1:1). Yet they followed God sincerely and relied on Him wholeheartedly. When they sinned (failed or offended God), they obeyed His requirements and received forgiveness by presenting an animal sacrifice to God in an attitude of true faith and repentance – turning from their own way and following God (Leviticus 4:27-35).

WAITING FOR THE CONSOLATION

In a time of terrible spiritual conditions in Israel and throughout the world, Simeon was devoted to God and guided by the Holy Spirit. He had been waiting with faith, patience and great desire for the coming of the Messiah (Savior Christ). In the last days before Christ returns for His church (all His faithful followers worldwide), most people in the world will be living in a terrible spiritual condition. Many will abandon their faith in Christ and stop looking and living for His coming (Titus 2:13). Yet there will always be those who are faithful, like Simeon. Others may place their hope in temporary, worldly things; but God’s faithful followers will be like the loyal servant described in Matthew 24:45-47, who stayed alert through the long, dark night, waiting for his master to return. Our greatest hope and desire should be to see face to face “the Lord’s Christ” (Luke 2:26; Revelation 22:4) and to live forever in His presence. That reality only comes if we are ready when He comes (Revelation 21 – 22).

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  1. A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24
  2. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  3. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  4. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  5. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  6. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  7. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  8. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  9. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  10. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  11. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  12. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  13. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  14. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  15. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  16. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  17. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  18. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  19. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  20. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  21. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  22. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  23. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  24. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  25. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  26. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  27. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  28. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  29. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  30. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  31. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  32. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  33. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  34. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Margarita & Stace

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A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24

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(KJV) Luke 2:24

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

A PAIR OF DOVES / LUKE 2:24

The offering of a pair of doves was a sign that Joseph and Mary were relatively poor at the time (Leviticus 12:8). From the very beginning Christ was identified with common and underprivileged people (Luke 9:58; Matthew 8:20; Revelation 2:9).

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  1. PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23
  2. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  3. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  4. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  5. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  6. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  7. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  8. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  9. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  10. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  11. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  12. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  13. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  14. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  15. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  16. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  17. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  18. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  19. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  20. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  21. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  22. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  23. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  24. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  25. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  26. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  27. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  28. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  29. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  30. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  31. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  32. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  33. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23

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(KJV) Luke 2:22-23 22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

PRESENT HIM TO THE LORD / LUKE 2:22-23

Just as Joseph and Mary went to the temple to dedicate Jesus to God’s service, all parents should sincerely dedicate their children to God and commit to raise them in a way that honors Him. They should pray continually that from the beginning to the end of each child’s life, they will commit themselves to Christ and be devoted to honoring Him and fulfilling God’s plans for them.

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  1. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  2. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  3. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  4. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  5. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  6. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  7. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  8. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  9. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  10. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  11. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  12. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  13. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  14. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  15. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  16. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  17. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  18. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  19. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  20. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  21. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  22. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  23. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  24. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  25. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  26. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  27. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  28. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  29. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  30. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  31. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  32. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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THEY SPREAD THE WORD / LUKE 2:17

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(KJV) Luke 2:17-18  

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

THEY SPREAD THE WORD / LUKE 2:17

Jesus’ birth was not first announced to royalty or people of high social status and influence. It is likely that such people would have been preoccupied with other concerns. Intellectuals would have been skeptical, and authorities would have been insecure about what Christ’s coming would mean for their own position (King Herod, Matthew 2:13). But the shepherds were common people – the kind who would almost always receive Jesus’ message with more enthusiasm. They responded to the message by going to see what they had heard about. After they had seen Jesus, they spread the good news about Him without shame or hesitation.

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  1. A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11
  2. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  3. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  4. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  5. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  6. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  7. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  8. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  9. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  10. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  11. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  12. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  13. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  14. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  15. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  16. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  17. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  18. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  19. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  20. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  21. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  22. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  23. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  24. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  25. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  26. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  27. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  28. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  29. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  30. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  31. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  32. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11

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(KJV) Luke 2:11

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

A SAVIOR … CHRIST THE LORD / LUKE 2:11

At his birth, Jesus is called “a Savior.” 

  1. As savior, He has come to rescue us from sin and its most costly result: spiritual death and separation from God. This mission includes freeing us from Astan’s power, preserving us from the ungodly influence of the world, relieving us of fear, giving us victory over death and saving us from the final judgment for our offenses against God (Matthew 1:21). 
  2. The Savior is also “Christ the Lord” – the only one worthy to be the leader and supreme authority in our lives. He has been anointed (set apart, commissioned, empowered) as the Messiah (“anointed one,” Savior) and the Lord who rules with love over His people (Matthew 1:1). No person can truly have Jesus as Savior while not submitting to His lordship. That is to say, He must be both the Forgiver of our sins and the Leader of our lives.

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  1. A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7
  2. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  3. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  4. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  5. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  6. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  7. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  8. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  9. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  10. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  11. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  12. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  13. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  14. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  15. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  16. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  17. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  18. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  19. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  20. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  21. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  22. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  23. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  24. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  25. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  26. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  27. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  28. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  29. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  30. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  31. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7

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(KJV) Luke 2:6-7

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7

Christ was born in a stable – probably a cave- a place where animals were kept. The manger was a feeding trough for animals. The birth of the Savior – God in human flesh (John 1:1; John 1:14) – the greatest event in all history, occurred in the humblest of circumstances. Jesus was the King of kings (Revelation 17:14; 19:16), but He was not born like a king and did not live like a king by earthly standards. God’s people are also kings and priests in God’s kingdom and service (1 Peter 2:5, 9; Revelation 5:10), but in this life they must follow His example of humility and simplicity.

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  1. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  2. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  3. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  4. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  5. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  6. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  7. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  8. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  9. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  10. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  11. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  12. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  13. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  14. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  15. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  16. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  17. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  18. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  19. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  20. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  21. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  22. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  23. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  24. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  25. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  26. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  27. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  28. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  29. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  30. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75

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(KJV) Luke 1:68-75

 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75

The highest aim of our redemption (spiritual salvation, rescue from sin, restoration to a right relationship with God) is to be liberated from Satan’s kingdom and freed from his power (Acts 26:17-18) in order to serve God “in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days” (Ephesians 1:4). For believers, “holiness” refers to moral purity and integrity, spiritual wholeness, separation from evil and dedication to God. Walking in “righteousness” is maintaining a right relationship with God and doing what is right by His standards. All of God’s people must aim to live, with God’s help, a life of holiness and righteousness in an evil world. This holy life is lived out “before Him,” or with a constant awareness of God’s presence.

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  1. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  2. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  3. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  4. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  5. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  6. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  7. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  8. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  9. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  10. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  11. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  12. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  13. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  14. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  15. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  16. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  17. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  18. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  19. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  20. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  21. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  22. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  23. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  24. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  25. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  26. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  27. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  28. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  29. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67

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(KJV) Luke 1:67

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67

Luke records how the Holy Spirit empowered many of the godly people associated with the birth of Jesus Christ (Luke 1:15; Luke 1:35; Luke 1:41,67; 2:25). After Christ’s ascension (His return to heaven), the way was opened for all of His followers to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1 – 2).

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  2. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  3. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  4. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  5. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  6. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  7. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  8. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  9. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  10. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  11. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  12. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  13. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  14. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  15. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  16. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  17. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  18. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  19. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  20. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  21. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  22. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  23. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  24. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  25. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  26. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  27. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  28. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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