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The Annunciation Of The Birth Of John The Baptist

Paul Wallace

Ordained Pastor, Both Conventional & Social Media Ministries, Fire Department Chaplain, Maintenance Worker 1, Certified Safety Professional, Proven Governmental Leader, True Team Builder, You will love all of this resume

发布日期: 2020年11月1日

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Call To Worship

Revelation 4:8 ? And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say, "HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME."

9 And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,

10 the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

11 "Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."

(NAS95)

Processional

Alleluia, Sing To Jesus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcD8r3UOMrM

Passing Of The Peace Of Christ

May the Peace of Christ Be With You

ALL: And Also With You!!

Please take a minute to pass the peace of Christ

Hymn

Holy, Holy, Holy LORD GOD Almighty, & Now Thank We All Our GOD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39ZfrO0UW_s

First Reading

Malachi 4

1 ? "For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze," says the LORD of hosts, "so that it will leave them neither root nor branch."

2 "But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.

3 "You will tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing," says the LORD of hosts.

4 ? "Remember the law of Moses My servant, even the statutes and ordinances which I commanded him in Horeb for all Israel.

5 "Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.

6 "He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse."

(NAS95)

This Is The WORD Of The LORD

Response By All: Thanks Be To GOD

Hymn

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTKIqmdfHSk

The LORD’S Prayer & Nicene Creed Read By All

Matthew 6:9 ? And Jesus said "In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.

10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.

13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Christian What Do You Believe?

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

Who, for us men for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Doxology

Praise GOD From Whom All Blessings Flow: Tune All Creatures of Our God and King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3zXtUBKqVI

Second Reading “The Annunciation Of The Birth Of John The Baptist “

Luke 1:1-22

1 ? In as much as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,

2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,

3 it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus;

4 so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.

5 ? In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

6 They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

8 Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

9 according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

10 And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering.

11 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

12 Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel, and fear gripped him.

13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.

14 "You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

15 "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb.

16 "And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.

17 "It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

18 Zacharias said to the angel, "How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."

19 The angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

20 "And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time."

21 The people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the temple.

22 But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained mute.

The Holy Gospel Of Our LORD Jesus Christ

Response By All: All Glory To YOU LORD Christ

Lesson: The Annunciation Of The Birth Of John The Baptist

So let’s look at

1 The Annunciation Of The Birth Of John The Baptist

2 The Promised Elijah

3 The Mind blowing promise

1 The Annunciation Of The Birth Of John The Baptist

These next two weeks we suspend our series that has one more lesson on “You Can Run But You Can’t Hide” Our Calling.

As we turn to the Church Calendar and focus of the Annunciation of the Birth of John The Baptist.

So that the Theologians in the audience who like to argue over pins & needles are satisfied, No this is probably NOT actual date of the Annunciation to Zachariah, but YES it would be accordance with the date we celebrate Christmas and John’s Birth Date Celebration on June 24, and is nine months previous to June 24th.

Why Celebrate the Annunciation?

Well face it the World will not remind us of these true events, in fact the Atheists will again put up billboards claiming we celebrate a myth while dating their papers and Checks AD 2016 so huge was this true event.

Oh yea, there is ONLY one reason we use the date 2016, and it has to do with the Latin Anno Domini, Anno as in Annual or simply Year, and Domini meaning LORD, so it is quite simply the Year of our LORD.

“Dionysius Exiguus (Latin for "Dionysius the Humble"; c. AD 470 – c. AD 544 was a 6th-century monk born in Scythia Minor (probably modern Dobruja, in Romania and Bulgaria). He was a member of a community of Scythian monks concentrated in Tomis, the major city of Scythia Minor. Dionysius is best known as the inventor of the Anno Domini (AD) era, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianised) Julian calendar. Some churches adopted his computus (calculation) for the dates of Easter.

From about 500 he lived in Rome, where, as a learned member of the Roman Curia, he translated from Greek into Latin 401 ecclesiastical canons, including the apostolical canons; the decrees of the councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Chalcedon and Sardis; and a collection of the decretals of the popes from Siricius to Anastasius II. These Collectiones canonum Dionysianae had great authority in the West, and continues to guide church administrations. Dionysius also wrote a treatise on elementary mathematics.

The author of a continuation of Dionysius's Computus, writing in 616, described Dionysius as a "most learned abbot of the city of Rome", and the Venerable Bede accorded him the honorific abbas, which could be applied to any monk, especially a senior and respected monk, and does not necessarily imply that Dionysius ever headed a monastery; indeed, Dionysius's friend Cassiodorus stated in Institutiones that he was still a monk late in life.

Source Wikipedia

The paper linked below can give you more of a Background.

https://www.addeigloriam.org/history/general/calendars-4.htm

The very change of the Calendar and its dating is actually earthshaking, and tells us of the Real Change in the Leadership of Rome, as it is 180 degrees from the days of Nero.

This History is just a reminder that if we don’t protect the truths of the Church Calendar then NO one will, as the World will constantly attack this true events.

I hope this background was not confusing as I do think it helps build the point that the Bible is truly worth protecting and celebrating, and the LORD breaking 400 years of scriptural writing is important.

Gabriel (Stands in the presence of the LORD) who will play an important part over the next 6 months will of course appear first to Zachariah and make this amazing announcement that we will hold off on looking at until point 3.

But let’s look at what needs to start falling into place as we move to point 2

2 The Promised Elijah

Remember our first Reading

5 "Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD.

6 "He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse."

(NAS95)

It clearly tells us of the coming of the Elijah who will come before the day of the LORD.

But what is interesting and actually helps us to see who saves who, is had the Religious leaders of the time actually had eyes to see they would have seen that not only did John the Baptist come in the Spirit of Elijah, but looks wise they were twins.

We have discussed the fact they were both hairy and wore a leather belt about their waste, so indeed dead in their sins as we all start out the Religious leaders could NOT see the truth.

One might wonder why the LORD uses people like John the Baptist for such tasks and then like a “Helpless” pet that we love seems unable to stop horrific things like his beheading from happening from happening?

I would suggest that this thinking is blinded by the same thing that blinded the Religious leaders then and obviously now, Our eyes are NOT on the real life but this temporal one,

Hebrews 11:9 By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise;

10 for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Hebrews 11:13 All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

15 And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them.

So when John The Baptist, or for that matter anyone who dies in Christ finishes their Earthly duties and is called home to eternal Life how is the ever horrific, or the LORD standing by helplessly?

It is quite the opposite as our home going is indeed the greatest gift of GOD.

So after a silence only of writing scriptures for 400 years as the LORD was not silent in keeping HIS promises and forming of Nations that will be important to the Earthly walk of Jesus Christ, the LORD announces the Birth of John, who WILL come in the Spirit of Elijah.

3 The Mind blowing promise

But how does this all come about?

Our Brother Luke the Medical Doctor tells us bluntly that Elizabeth womb is indeed dead!

That she and Zachariah are advanced in age

This is a Camel through the Eye of the Needle Moment, and needs to be seen as it really is, the LORD doing what is Humanly IMPOSSIBLE.

Yes we should recall Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Hannah just to name a few who the LORD alone helped to Conceive.

When Zachariah is told by Gabriel how does he react?

To really enjoy the real life responses the Bible Gives we need to honestly ask how WE would respond to such news?

It would be as if our Grandparents are being told this news, and I believe we would be as shocked!

Dr. Luke is crystal clear Elizabeth naturally CANNOT Have Children

So Zachariah reacts I believe as we would in this encounter

Lu 1:11 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.