Predictions during Christ's Birth
Summary of a Sermon by D.L. Moody
Right before the birth of Christ, the angel Gabriel appeared to an old, childless priest named Zachariah. Gabriel told Zachariah that his wife, Elizabeth, would have a child who would be the Messiah’s forerunner. They were to name the child John, which means “God’s grace.” When Zachariah doubted, for he and his wife were old, Zachariah became dumb till John was born. This child’s birth caused wonder throughout Judea (Luke 1:11-22, 62-66).
Six months later, Gabriel told the virgin Mary that she would be the mother of the child that Israel had been prophesied centuries before. The child would be called Jesus, meaning He would save His people from their sins. Jesus, the Son of God, was born by a woman so He could sympathize with us in mediating for us before God. What a dark world we would have if Christ hadn’t come (Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:21).
When Mary gave birth, an angel told a group of shepherds a Savior had been given to all people, not just to the Jews. The shepherds then found the child and spread the news, which caused a great stir in Bethlehem (Luke 2:8-20).
Gabriel also told Mary that Jesus would be great and that His kingdom would never end. Through millennia, millions upon millions have abandoned the world for His Kingdom, which clearly isn’t ending soon (Luke 1:26-38).
After Jesus’s birth, Joseph and Mary took Him to the temple, where there was an old man named Simeon. The Holy Spirit told him he would see the Messiah before death. When he saw Jesus, he praised God for seeing His salvation. Simeon also predicted that Jesus would be the target of opposition and a light to the Gentiles. It’s curious that an old Jewish man foretold their Messiah enlightening Gentiles, whom Jews considered outcasts. All these have come true (Luke 2:25-35).
Do we still want a sign that Christ is the Savior?
May God help us receive the Savior and tell others about our wonderful Christ (Isaiah 9:6).
Summary of a sermon by D. L. Moody, titled, “Christ the wonderful.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXkBottzRUU
Six months later, Gabriel told the virgin Mary that she would be the mother of the child that Israel had been prophesied centuries before. The child would be called Jesus, meaning He would save His people from their sins. Jesus, the Son of God, was born by a woman so He could sympathize with us in mediating for us before God. What a dark world we would have if Christ hadn’t come (Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:21).
When Mary gave birth, an angel told a group of shepherds a Savior had been given to all people, not just to the Jews. The shepherds then found the child and spread the news, which caused a great stir in Bethlehem (Luke 2:8-20).
Gabriel also told Mary that Jesus would be great and that His kingdom would never end. Through millennia, millions upon millions have abandoned the world for His Kingdom, which clearly isn’t ending soon (Luke 1:26-38).
After Jesus’s birth, Joseph and Mary took Him to the temple, where there was an old man named Simeon. The Holy Spirit told him he would see the Messiah before death. When he saw Jesus, he praised God for seeing His salvation. Simeon also predicted that Jesus would be the target of opposition and a light to the Gentiles. It’s curious that an old Jewish man foretold their Messiah enlightening Gentiles, whom Jews considered outcasts. All these have come true (Luke 2:25-35).
Do we still want a sign that Christ is the Savior?
May God help us receive the Savior and tell others about our wonderful Christ (Isaiah 9:6).
Summary of a sermon by D. L. Moody, titled, “Christ the wonderful.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXkBottzRUU