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 All right, well this morning we are embarking on a new series of sermons.

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 We're going to be working our way through the Gospel of Luke.

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 So if you have your Bible with you, open it up to the first chapter of Luke.

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 This is the third book in the New Testament in your Bible, if you are looking for it there.

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 And Luke is the longest of the Gospel accounts which tell the story of Jesus.

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 Right out of the gate as we launch on into this new series, we just want to take a few minutes to look at some important background kinds of things.

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 First of all, who was Luke?

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 According to the Apostle Paul in his letter, Luke was a physician.

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 He was one of the men who traveled with Paul and worked with Paul in spreading the good news about Jesus.

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 What's unique about Luke's Gospel?

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 We have four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

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 And all of them tell the story of Jesus.

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 What's unique about Luke's Gospel?

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 Well, out of the four Gospels, usually it's John that we think of as the one that stands out the most, as being the most different.

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 He writes with a very different style.

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 He touches on a lot of things that the others don't.

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 The other three Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, they have very much similar content in them.

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 And so they're often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels because of that.

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 And scholars today, they analyze and study each of the Synoptic Gospels.

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 And they compare them with each other.

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 And they make guesses about which one of them wrote their Gospel first.

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 And, you know, whether one or more of these Gospels use the other as source material.

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 Because why the similarities between them?

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 Many are confident that there's some kind of a common source, whether it was an apostle or the earlier writings of an apostle that they all drew from, Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

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 Others see Mark as being the source, the first one to write his Gospel.

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 And then the others kind of use that as a starting place for writing theirs.

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 We're going to leave all of that analysis to the scholars.

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 But something useful that they've come up with through their analysis, while much of Luke has similar content to Matthew and Mark,

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 about 42% of Luke's content is only found in Luke.

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 So we have exclusive details about the birth of Jesus and his infancy.

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 We have accounts of four miracles that were not included in the other Gospels.

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 There are 15 parables that Jesus told that we only hear about from Luke.

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 There are exclusive details about the resurrection appearances of Jesus that are only in Luke.

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 And then another really unique thing about Luke's Gospel is that it's the only Gospel with a sequel.

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 Luke continues the story after Jesus' resurrection.

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 And he tells the story of how the church began to grow and the Gospel about Jesus began to spread in the book of Acts, the Acts of the Apostles.

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 So Luke has so much to say about Jesus, we would really be missing out on a lot if it weren't for him taking the time to sit down and write this account and its sequel.

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 Well, what else do we know about Luke?

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 Back to the scholars for a second, there's a whole discussion between them about whether Luke was a Jew or not a Jew, whether he was a Gentile.

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 And they've got their observations that they bring up.

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 Luke seems to have a very good understanding of the Old Testament Scriptures.

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 And he seems very eager to highlight how Jesus handled himself on the issue of Sabbath and the things Jesus taught about Sabbath.

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 But there's a passage in Acts where Luke refers to how the Jews named a place, something which in their language means, and then he goes on to talk about it.

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 And then there's another place in Paul's letter to the Colossian church where Paul lists the Jews who have been working with him by name.

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 And Luke's name is not there, even though he is listed as a co-worker of Paul's in other places.

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 So we don't know for sure, but Luke was likely a Gentile.

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 He was likely a non-Jew.

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 And maybe he converted to Judaism before Christ, or perhaps he was just a God-fearing Gentile who was well acquainted with the Jewish faith.

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 Church history and tradition have it that Luke was from the city of Antioch in Syria, that he was unmarried, childless, and lived a fairly long life.

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 We might wonder, when did Luke write this gospel that we're about to read?

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 Well, since Luke's gospel account is referred to in the book of Acts, the sequel, and the book of Acts goes right up to about 62 AD.

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 Paul is in Rome, imprisoned, the first time.

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 And it doesn't tell about Paul's death, which was later on in the 60s.

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 So we know that Acts had to have been written after the events that it describes, and then probably sometime before Paul died.

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 Which means that Luke had to have completed his gospel sometime before Acts was written, in that time frame.

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 So some suggest that it was in the early 60s that Luke wrote this gospel, and then Acts shortly after.

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 Others, maybe an even earlier date.

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 Either way, it wasn't too long after the events of Jesus' life.

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 We're talking within about 30 years of it.

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 And then, for the background stuff, finally, why did Luke write this gospel?

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 And for the answer to this, let's now look at Luke's introduction to his book, the first four verses.

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 Luke writes,

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 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us,

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 just as they were handed down to us by those who, from the first,

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 were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.

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 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning,

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 I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

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 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

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 So why did Luke write this account of Jesus?

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 He writes it for a man named Theophilus,

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 so that you, Theophilus, may know the certainty of the things that you have been taught.

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 So that's Luke's goal.

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 It seems Theophilus, whoever he was, we don't know anymore today,

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 but it seems that he was already a believer in Jesus,

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 but perhaps had some doubts.

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 Or perhaps there were some false teachers or opponents that were speaking really loudly in his corner,

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 shaking things up for him.

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 Whatever the case, Luke compiles and writes this account so that Theophilus can have certainty.

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 What really did happen with Jesus?

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 What did he say?

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 What did he really say and teach?

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 What has really been fulfilled among us?

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 And there's a desire here on Luke's part for an orderly account.

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 I, too, decided to write an orderly account for you.

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 As you can imagine, with all that's happened in the three years of Jesus' public ministry,

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 and then even all that's happened after that,

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 as the news spreads all over the Mediterranean world,

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 there could be a lot of,

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 well, I heard that he said this,

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 or I heard that he did this,

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 and, well, so-and-so said that it went this way.

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 It could be easy to get all jumbled up.

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 Wouldn't it be good to have an orderly,

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 accurate account of just what did happen with Jesus?

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 That's Luke's goal here.

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 And we also get a little more info about Luke here as well,

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 because we might be wondering, you know,

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 where did Luke get all this from that he writes?

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 We notice here that Luke himself was not a firsthand eyewitness of Jesus.

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 He says,

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 So Luke does not claim to be a firsthand eyewitness.

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 He separates himself from those who were.

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 What they saw and heard,

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 they passed along to us,

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 is what he says.

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 Not only that,

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 but many have already undertaken to do this thing that Luke is doing here,

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 to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us.

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 So this kind of adds credibility for Theophilus.

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 Like,

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 this isn't just a bunch of stories cooked up by a few little guys.

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 Like,

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 no,

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 these things that happened were public.

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 Many have already tried to gather up the testimonies from various people

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 and put together an account like I'm doing here now,

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 because there's just so much,

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 so much that happened.

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 So many people's lives were impacted.

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 So many people witnessed it.

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 And so know that this is not a new or strange thing.

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 But then we see that Luke has not been one to just accept all this about Jesus

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 without checking into it deeply.

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 He says,

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 I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning.

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 And so Luke himself,

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 he wasn't content to just hear all this stuff about Jesus secondhand.

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 And rightly so.

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 Because the news coming out of Galilee and Jerusalem about Jesus was astonishing.

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 Miracles being done.

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 Luke is saying,

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 I went back to the sources to verify these things myself.

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 And,

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 you know,

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 scholars,

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 as they read about this,

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 they assume that Luke just collected up the writings of others.

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 And maybe it's because scholars are more focused on writing and writings.

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 But when I look at some of the content here in Luke's gospel,

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 like the details surrounding Jesus' birth,

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 I mean,

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 this is something that the majority in Israel knew little about at first.

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 I would suggest that quite likely Luke went straight to the sources and actually met with and talked to Elizabeth and Zachariah.

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 met with and talked to Mary,

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 the mother of Jesus.

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 Met with various people who had been healed and heard from them the actual testimony of how Jesus did it.

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 Met with those two guys that were on the road to Emmaus and encountered Jesus alive and then wrote these things down.

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 along with the stuff that the apostles themselves had already written and recorded.

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 I mean,

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 how else could we have the very words and details of some of these private prayers and conversations and angelic visits and personal encounters?

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 I think Luke's telling us right here,

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 no,

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 I went back to the sources and carefully investigated everything from the beginning.

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 And now I want to lay it all out for you,

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 Theophilus,

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 so that you can know with certainty just what did happen with Jesus.

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 What did he say?

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 What did he do?

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 Let's keep going.

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 It all started,

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 according to Luke,

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 in the time of King Herod in Judea with a priest named Zachariah.

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 In the time of Herod,

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 King of Judea,

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 there was a priest named Zachariah who belonged to the priestly division.

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 His wife,

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 Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.

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 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God,

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 observing all the Lord's commands and decrees blamelessly.

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 But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive

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 and they were both very old.

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 So it all started with a priest named Zachariah,

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 says Luke.

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 And Luke states Zachariah's priestly lineage.

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 Both he and his wife were of the priestly line,

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 descended from Aaron,

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 the brother of Moses.

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 And both of them,

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 he says,

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 were righteous in the sight of God,

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 observing all the Lord's commands and decrees blamelessly.

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 Now this doesn't mean that they were sinless,

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 living perfectly before God,

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 in perfect obedience.

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 But it means that the normal everyday lives of these two

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 were lived doing what was right in the sight of God.

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 These are people who sought to honor God in everything.

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 They were people of excellent reputation.

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 And everybody around them knew it.

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 Blame or accusation from others

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 just wouldn't have stuck to them

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 because everybody knew that they feared the Lord,

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 that they loved the Lord.

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 They really stood out among people

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 as those who actually obey God's commands,

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 persistently and consistently.

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 Much like the righteous faithful of the Old Testament,

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 men like King David.

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 But, says Luke,

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 Zachariah and his wife were childless

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 because Elizabeth had not been able to conceive

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 and they were both very old.

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 So the reason they had no children

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 was because Elizabeth had been barren.

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 And it wasn't a punishment from God.

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 Many in those days equated children

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 with the blessing and favor of God

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 and the lack of children

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 with being punished or cursed by God.

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 But Luke's already told us

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 they were both righteous people.

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 They had God's favor.

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 And as you can imagine,

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 they tried and tried and tried

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 to conceive over the years,

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 but nothing.

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 Now here they are,

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 elderly,

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 no children.

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 They were both very old.

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 For those of you who are younger

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 and may not know this,

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 there comes a time in a woman's life

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 when it is no longer physically

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 or biologically possible

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 to have a baby.

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 It's exceedingly rare

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 for a woman to conceive

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 and have a child after the age of 50

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 without some form of fertility treatment

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 or all kinds of stuff

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 that we do today

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 with modern medicine and technology.

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 But they didn't have any of that back then.

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 And judging by the language here,

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 Zachariah and Elizabeth

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 were not just old,

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 but very old.

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 And so they had come to that point in life

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 where it was now physically

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 and biologically impossible

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 for Elizabeth to have children.

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 Once when Zachariah's division was on duty

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 and he was serving as priest before God,

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 he was chosen by lot

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 according to the custom of the priesthood

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 to go into the temple of the Lord

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 and burn incense.

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 So Luke sets the scene for us.

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 Zachariah has been chosen

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 from among the priestly families

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 to come to Jerusalem

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 and to do his priestly duties

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 at the temple of the Lord.

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 There was a temple

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 to Yahweh, the Lord,

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 the God of Israel

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 in the city of Jerusalem.

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 And at the temple,

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 they had outer courts

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 and they had inner courts.

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 They had an altar

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 for sacrificing animals.

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 And then they had

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 like a room

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 that was called the Holy Place.

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 And only the priest

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 could enter into that room.

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 And they would burn incense

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 and other things.

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 They would burn

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 a fragrant, sweet-smelling incense

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 to God

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 in there.

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 So this is what Zachariah

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 was doing.

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 The worshipers, he says,

00:16:56.420 --> 00:16:57.720
 are assembled outside

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 and they're praying.

00:17:01.540 --> 00:17:03.200
 And Zachariah is alone

00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:04.400
 in the Holy Place

00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:05.579
 burning this incense.

00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:08.620
 Verse 11.

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 Then an angel of the Lord

00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:12.239
 appeared to him

00:17:12.239 --> 00:17:14.539
 standing at the right side

00:17:14.539 --> 00:17:15.879
 of the altar of incense.

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 When Zachariah saw him,

00:17:18.519 --> 00:17:19.279
 he was startled

00:17:19.279 --> 00:17:20.579
 and was gripped with fear.

00:17:21.639 --> 00:17:23.119
 But the angel said to him,

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 Do not be afraid,

00:17:25.739 --> 00:17:26.339
 Zachariah.

00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:27.939
 Your prayer

00:17:27.939 --> 00:17:29.579
 has been heard.

00:17:30.299 --> 00:17:31.539
 Your wife, Elizabeth,

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 will bear you

00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:33.919
 a son

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 and you are to call him

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 John.

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 He will be a joy

00:17:38.500 --> 00:17:39.960
 and delight to you

00:17:39.960 --> 00:17:41.340
 and many

00:17:41.340 --> 00:17:42.180
 will rejoice

00:17:42.180 --> 00:17:43.440
 because of his birth.

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 For he will be great

00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:47.200
 in the sight of the Lord.

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 He is never to take wine

00:17:50.640 --> 00:17:51.960
 or other fermented drink

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 and he will be filled

00:17:53.779 --> 00:17:54.820
 with the Holy Spirit

00:17:54.820 --> 00:17:55.820
 even before

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 he is born.

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 He will bring back

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 many of the people of Israel

00:18:01.140 --> 00:18:02.280
 to the Lord their God.

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 And he will go on

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 before the Lord

00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:06.640
 in the spirit

00:18:06.640 --> 00:18:07.460
 and power

00:18:07.460 --> 00:18:08.380
 of Elijah

00:18:08.380 --> 00:18:10.080
 to turn the hearts

00:18:10.080 --> 00:18:11.080
 of the parents

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 to their children

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 and the disobedient

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 to the wisdom

00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:16.200
 of the righteous

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 to make ready

00:18:18.080 --> 00:18:18.720
 a people

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 prepared

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 for the Lord.

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 Wow.

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 Amazing.

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 Can you imagine

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 what that would have been like

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 for Zachariah

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 on that day?

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 He's going in.

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 He's alone.

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 There's nobody else

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 in the room

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 and then all of a sudden

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 bam!

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 Right in front of him.

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 An angel.

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 And the angel

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 begins to speak to him.

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 Luke emphasizes

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 the fear

00:18:50.220 --> 00:18:51.320
 in Zachariah's heart

00:18:51.320 --> 00:18:51.960
 in that moment.

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 Quite literally

00:18:52.700 --> 00:18:53.920
 he was troubled.

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 He was unsettled.

00:18:55.280 --> 00:18:55.720
 Frightened.

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 Fear

00:18:56.900 --> 00:18:58.280
 fell upon him.

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 And what does the angel

00:19:01.059 --> 00:19:01.500
 say

00:19:01.500 --> 00:19:02.759
 to Zachariah?

00:19:04.220 --> 00:19:05.339
 Well quite a lot.

00:19:06.819 --> 00:19:07.579
 First of all

00:19:07.579 --> 00:19:08.480
 the angel tells him

00:19:08.480 --> 00:19:09.139
 that his prayers

00:19:09.139 --> 00:19:09.920
 have been heard

00:19:09.920 --> 00:19:12.059
 and that his wife

00:19:12.059 --> 00:19:12.440
 Elizabeth

00:19:12.440 --> 00:19:13.519
 will bear him a son

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 who he is to call

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 John.

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 With both

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 Zachariah

00:19:19.059 --> 00:19:19.500
 and Elizabeth

00:19:19.500 --> 00:19:20.759
 being righteous people

00:19:20.759 --> 00:19:22.160
 you can imagine

00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:23.000
 just how often

00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:23.599
 they might have

00:19:23.599 --> 00:19:23.980
 prayed

00:19:23.980 --> 00:19:25.200
 to God

00:19:25.200 --> 00:19:26.640
 for a child.

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 Again

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 and again

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 and again.

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 How many times

00:19:31.480 --> 00:19:32.279
 had they called out

00:19:32.279 --> 00:19:32.759
 to God

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 to give them a child

00:19:34.000 --> 00:19:34.840
 over the years?

00:19:36.180 --> 00:19:37.080
 And maybe by now

00:19:37.080 --> 00:19:38.140
 they'd stopped asking

00:19:38.140 --> 00:19:39.180
 given their ages.

00:19:40.940 --> 00:19:41.920
 But the angel

00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:42.420
 tells them

00:19:42.420 --> 00:19:43.019
 that the prayer

00:19:43.019 --> 00:19:44.059
 that they had been praying

00:19:44.059 --> 00:19:45.720
 over all those years

00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:47.580
 was heard

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 by God

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 and the time

00:19:50.700 --> 00:19:51.400
 has now come

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 for his answer.

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 you and Elizabeth

00:19:53.900 --> 00:19:55.539
 are going to have

00:19:55.539 --> 00:19:56.420
 a son.

00:19:58.740 --> 00:19:59.680
 And we notice

00:19:59.680 --> 00:20:00.440
 the language here

00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:01.340
 it's very clear

00:20:01.340 --> 00:20:02.380
 this is not going to come

00:20:02.380 --> 00:20:03.080
 through some kind of

00:20:03.080 --> 00:20:03.980
 surrogate mother

00:20:03.980 --> 00:20:04.860
 or adoption

00:20:04.860 --> 00:20:05.840
 or something else.

00:20:06.360 --> 00:20:06.880
 Elizabeth

00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:10.039
 will bear you

00:20:10.039 --> 00:20:10.840
 a son.

00:20:13.059 --> 00:20:14.120
 And this son

00:20:14.120 --> 00:20:14.900
 says the angel

00:20:14.900 --> 00:20:15.860
 will be a joy

00:20:15.860 --> 00:20:17.640
 and delight to you

00:20:17.640 --> 00:20:18.779
 and many

00:20:18.779 --> 00:20:19.660
 will rejoice

00:20:19.660 --> 00:20:21.180
 in his birth.

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 I mean

00:20:23.299 --> 00:20:23.920
 we can imagine

00:20:23.920 --> 00:20:24.600
 how this baby

00:20:24.600 --> 00:20:25.240
 would bring joy

00:20:25.240 --> 00:20:26.240
 to Zachariah and Elizabeth

00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:27.000
 because that's what

00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:27.880
 children do, right?

00:20:28.860 --> 00:20:29.759
 Most of the time.

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 But this is greater

00:20:33.900 --> 00:20:34.319
 than that.

00:20:34.380 --> 00:20:34.660
 It says

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 he will be a joy

00:20:35.480 --> 00:20:36.259
 and delight to you

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 and many

00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:38.000
 will rejoice

00:20:38.000 --> 00:20:39.779
 because of his birth

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 for

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 because

00:20:43.180 --> 00:20:44.819
 he will be great

00:20:44.819 --> 00:20:45.600
 in the sight

00:20:45.600 --> 00:20:46.240
 of the Lord.

00:20:49.080 --> 00:20:50.120
 So this child

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 will be special.

00:20:52.200 --> 00:20:52.880
 A man

00:20:52.880 --> 00:20:53.360
 who will be

00:20:53.360 --> 00:20:53.900
 great

00:20:53.900 --> 00:20:54.380
 among

00:20:54.380 --> 00:20:55.620
 men

00:20:55.620 --> 00:20:56.920
 not by our

00:20:56.920 --> 00:20:57.620
 usual way

00:20:57.620 --> 00:20:58.360
 of measuring it

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 but by

00:20:58.940 --> 00:21:00.080
 God's

00:21:00.080 --> 00:21:01.100
 way of measuring it

00:21:01.100 --> 00:21:01.680
 in the sight

00:21:01.680 --> 00:21:02.259
 of the Lord.

00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:04.900
 And the angel

00:21:04.900 --> 00:21:05.920
 gives some instruction.

00:21:06.140 --> 00:21:07.299
 He's never to take

00:21:07.299 --> 00:21:08.860
 wine

00:21:08.860 --> 00:21:09.500
 or fermented

00:21:09.500 --> 00:21:10.140
 drink.

00:21:10.900 --> 00:21:11.860
 God prescribes

00:21:11.860 --> 00:21:12.420
 one way

00:21:12.420 --> 00:21:13.000
 in which he is

00:21:13.000 --> 00:21:13.920
 to be set apart

00:21:13.920 --> 00:21:14.400
 in the way

00:21:14.400 --> 00:21:15.100
 that he lives.

00:21:15.580 --> 00:21:16.160
 He's to live

00:21:16.160 --> 00:21:17.120
 differently from others

00:21:17.120 --> 00:21:18.259
 by abstaining

00:21:18.259 --> 00:21:19.000
 from alcohol.

00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:20.839
 But more

00:21:20.839 --> 00:21:21.460
 significantly

00:21:21.460 --> 00:21:22.180
 than that

00:21:22.180 --> 00:21:22.839
 God says

00:21:22.839 --> 00:21:24.400
 that this child

00:21:24.400 --> 00:21:25.359
 who is to be

00:21:25.359 --> 00:21:26.079
 called John

00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:27.339
 will be filled

00:21:27.339 --> 00:21:28.680
 with the Holy Spirit

00:21:28.680 --> 00:21:29.220
 of God

00:21:29.220 --> 00:21:31.519
 even before

00:21:31.519 --> 00:21:32.839
 he is born.

00:21:34.619 --> 00:21:35.720
 Think about that.

00:21:37.900 --> 00:21:38.619
 God's saying

00:21:38.619 --> 00:21:39.400
 I'm going to put

00:21:39.400 --> 00:21:40.460
 my own spirit

00:21:40.460 --> 00:21:41.799
 upon this child

00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:43.259
 while he's still

00:21:43.259 --> 00:21:43.900
 in the womb.

00:21:43.900 --> 00:21:46.820
 These words

00:21:46.820 --> 00:21:47.600
 were written

00:21:47.600 --> 00:21:48.700
 almost 2,000

00:21:48.700 --> 00:21:49.320
 years ago

00:21:49.320 --> 00:21:50.940
 but don't they

00:21:50.940 --> 00:21:51.380
 emphasize

00:21:51.380 --> 00:21:52.160
 the humanity

00:21:52.160 --> 00:21:53.280
 and personhood

00:21:53.280 --> 00:21:54.140
 of a pre-born

00:21:54.140 --> 00:21:54.620
 child?

00:21:55.680 --> 00:21:56.480
 A person

00:21:56.480 --> 00:21:57.360
 still developing

00:21:57.360 --> 00:21:57.860
 and growing

00:21:57.860 --> 00:21:58.660
 in the earliest

00:21:58.660 --> 00:21:59.759
 stages of human

00:21:59.759 --> 00:22:00.620
 life, yes

00:22:00.620 --> 00:22:01.980
 yet God's

00:22:01.980 --> 00:22:02.320
 spirit

00:22:02.320 --> 00:22:03.600
 can fill him

00:22:03.600 --> 00:22:03.900
 there.

00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:06.620
 And what is

00:22:06.620 --> 00:22:07.100
 this child

00:22:07.100 --> 00:22:07.940
 destined to do?

00:22:09.080 --> 00:22:09.860
 Verse 16

00:22:09.860 --> 00:22:12.640
 He will bring

00:22:12.640 --> 00:22:13.680
 back many

00:22:13.680 --> 00:22:14.780
 of the people

00:22:14.780 --> 00:22:15.259
 of Israel

00:22:15.259 --> 00:22:15.860
 to the Lord

00:22:15.860 --> 00:22:16.440
 their God.

00:22:17.620 --> 00:22:18.460
 This son

00:22:18.460 --> 00:22:18.980
 of yours

00:22:18.980 --> 00:22:19.680
 Zachariah

00:22:19.680 --> 00:22:19.920
 is going

00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:20.160
 to be

00:22:20.160 --> 00:22:20.840
 instrumental

00:22:20.840 --> 00:22:21.520
 in turning

00:22:21.520 --> 00:22:22.100
 the hearts

00:22:22.100 --> 00:22:22.660
 of the people

00:22:22.660 --> 00:22:23.100
 of Israel

00:22:23.100 --> 00:22:24.259
 back to Yahweh

00:22:24.259 --> 00:22:25.000
 back to the

00:22:25.000 --> 00:22:25.300
 Lord

00:22:25.300 --> 00:22:26.840
 their God.

00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:29.160
 Verse 17

00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:30.340
 This child

00:22:30.340 --> 00:22:30.740
 is going

00:22:30.740 --> 00:22:31.259
 to serve

00:22:31.259 --> 00:22:31.720
 the Lord

00:22:31.720 --> 00:22:32.440
 in the spirit

00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:33.400
 and power

00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:34.440
 of Elijah.

00:22:35.580 --> 00:22:36.340
 Elijah was

00:22:36.340 --> 00:22:36.780
 a prophet

00:22:36.780 --> 00:22:37.259
 from many

00:22:37.259 --> 00:22:37.780
 centuries

00:22:37.780 --> 00:22:38.340
 earlier.

00:22:38.339 --> 00:22:41.539
 probably the

00:22:41.539 --> 00:22:41.879
 greatest

00:22:41.879 --> 00:22:42.399
 and most

00:22:42.399 --> 00:22:42.819
 well-known

00:22:42.819 --> 00:22:43.079
 of the

00:22:43.079 --> 00:22:43.399
 prophets

00:22:43.399 --> 00:22:43.959
 other than

00:22:43.959 --> 00:22:44.319
 Moses.

00:22:45.539 --> 00:22:45.819
 There's

00:22:45.819 --> 00:22:45.980
 going to

00:22:45.980 --> 00:22:46.279
 be a

00:22:46.279 --> 00:22:46.699
 similarity

00:22:46.699 --> 00:22:47.799
 to Elijah

00:22:47.799 --> 00:22:48.539
 and his

00:22:48.539 --> 00:22:49.480
 prophetic

00:22:49.480 --> 00:22:50.059
 ministry

00:22:50.059 --> 00:22:51.959
 and what

00:22:51.959 --> 00:22:52.539
 God did

00:22:52.539 --> 00:22:53.299
 through him

00:22:53.299 --> 00:22:55.720
 and your

00:22:55.720 --> 00:22:56.099
 son

00:22:56.099 --> 00:22:57.299
 Zachariah.

00:22:58.039 --> 00:22:58.720
 But as

00:22:58.720 --> 00:22:59.119
 we'll find

00:22:59.119 --> 00:22:59.500
 out it's

00:22:59.500 --> 00:22:59.959
 not mainly

00:22:59.959 --> 00:23:00.539
 that John's

00:23:00.539 --> 00:23:00.899
 going to do

00:23:00.899 --> 00:23:01.740
 great miracles

00:23:01.740 --> 00:23:02.459
 like Elijah

00:23:02.459 --> 00:23:02.819
 did.

00:23:03.519 --> 00:23:04.159
 It has

00:23:04.159 --> 00:23:04.759
 more to do

00:23:04.759 --> 00:23:05.220
 with the

00:23:05.220 --> 00:23:06.419
 spirit and

00:23:06.419 --> 00:23:06.919
 the tone

00:23:06.919 --> 00:23:07.319
 and the

00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:07.779
 message.

00:23:08.339 --> 00:23:08.959
 of John's

00:23:08.959 --> 00:23:09.399
 ministry

00:23:09.399 --> 00:23:10.259
 in the

00:23:10.259 --> 00:23:10.720
 same way

00:23:10.720 --> 00:23:11.259
 that Elijah

00:23:11.259 --> 00:23:11.939
 called the

00:23:11.939 --> 00:23:12.419
 people of

00:23:12.419 --> 00:23:13.059
 Israel back

00:23:13.059 --> 00:23:13.519
 to God

00:23:13.519 --> 00:23:13.799
 in the

00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:14.699
 days where

00:23:14.699 --> 00:23:15.099
 things were

00:23:15.099 --> 00:23:15.579
 going off

00:23:15.579 --> 00:23:16.059
 the rail

00:23:16.059 --> 00:23:16.379
 and there

00:23:16.379 --> 00:23:16.639
 was a

00:23:16.639 --> 00:23:17.240
 wicked king

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:17.819
 in power

00:23:17.819 --> 00:23:19.619
 so too

00:23:19.619 --> 00:23:20.119
 John will

00:23:20.119 --> 00:23:20.679
 be a prophet

00:23:20.679 --> 00:23:21.220
 of the Lord

00:23:21.220 --> 00:23:22.740
 who calls

00:23:22.740 --> 00:23:24.039
 the nation

00:23:24.039 --> 00:23:24.959
 back to

00:23:24.959 --> 00:23:25.279
 God.

00:23:27.779 --> 00:23:28.379
 He's going

00:23:28.379 --> 00:23:28.899
 to turn the

00:23:28.899 --> 00:23:29.419
 hearts of

00:23:29.419 --> 00:23:30.439
 parents to

00:23:30.439 --> 00:23:31.079
 their children

00:23:31.079 --> 00:23:33.099
 says the

00:23:33.099 --> 00:23:33.439
 angel.

00:23:35.439 --> 00:23:36.959
 We glance

00:23:36.959 --> 00:23:37.579
 backwards

00:23:37.579 --> 00:23:38.759
 the very

00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:39.399
 last thing

00:23:39.399 --> 00:23:40.460
 spoken by

00:23:40.460 --> 00:23:40.819
 the Old

00:23:40.819 --> 00:23:41.159
 Testament

00:23:41.159 --> 00:23:41.699
 prophet

00:23:41.699 --> 00:23:42.199
 Malachi

00:23:42.199 --> 00:23:43.879
 400 years

00:23:43.879 --> 00:23:44.579
 before this.

00:23:44.659 --> 00:23:44.919
 There's been

00:23:44.919 --> 00:23:45.500
 no prophet

00:23:45.500 --> 00:23:45.879
 since,

00:23:45.980 --> 00:23:46.319
 no word

00:23:46.319 --> 00:23:46.539
 of the

00:23:46.539 --> 00:23:46.699
 Lord

00:23:46.699 --> 00:23:47.159
 since.

00:23:47.939 --> 00:23:48.460
 The very

00:23:48.460 --> 00:23:49.259
 last words

00:23:49.259 --> 00:23:49.879
 of Malachi

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 in Malachi

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 chapter 4

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 God says

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 see I

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 will send

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 the prophet

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 Elijah to

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 you before

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 the great

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 and dreadful

00:24:00.339 --> 00:24:00.799
 day of the

00:24:00.799 --> 00:24:01.480
 Lord comes.

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 He will

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 turn the

00:24:02.819 --> 00:24:03.319
 hearts of

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 the parents

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 to their

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 children.

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 That's the

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 same thing

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 that the

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 angel says

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 John is

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 going to

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 do.

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 He's going

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 to turn

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 the hearts

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 of the

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 parents to

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 their

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 children

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 and the

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 disobedient

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 to the

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 wisdom of

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 the righteous.

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 When people

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 turn back to

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 God it

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 changes

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 everything.

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 It changes

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 your heart.

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 Self-centeredness

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 and selfishness

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 are replaced

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 with love

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 which spills

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 out into

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 all your

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 relationships

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 starting with

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 your family

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 starting with

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 your children

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 and then

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 from there

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 on.

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 Zachariah

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 your son is

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 going to

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 turn the

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 hearts of

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 the disobedient

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 to the

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 wisdom of

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 the righteous.

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 In other

00:24:54.939 --> 00:24:55.439
 words people

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 who are

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 flat out

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 living in

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 disobedience

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 to God

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 today Zachariah

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 your son

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 is going

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 to have

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 a role

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 in them

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 understanding

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 and seeing

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 the wisdom

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 of the

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 righteous

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 and turning

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 their hearts

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 to God.

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 Zachariah

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 your son

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 is going

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 to prepare

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 a people

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 for the

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 Lord.

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 Wow.

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 What might

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 Zachariah be

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 feeling in

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 this moment?

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 Can you

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 imagine what

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 thoughts might

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 be going

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 through his

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 mind?

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 It's an

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 incredible

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 moment.

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 An angel

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 of God

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 appears to

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 an elderly

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 man with

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 almost

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 unbelievable

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 good news

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 not just

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 of answer

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 to his

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 old prayer

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 but of

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 widespread

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 spiritual

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 reform

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 and renewal

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 for the

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 nation.

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 How does

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 Zachariah

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 respond?

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 Zachariah

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 asked the

00:25:48.639 --> 00:25:48.899
 angel

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 how can I

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 be sure

00:25:51.259 --> 00:25:51.700
 of this?

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 I'm an

00:25:52.940 --> 00:25:53.500
 old man

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 and my

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 wife is

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 well along

00:25:55.159 --> 00:25:55.720
 in years.

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 the angel

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 said to

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 him

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 I

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 am

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 Gabriel

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 I

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 stand

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 in the

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 presence

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 of

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 God

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 and I

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 have

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 been

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 sent

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 to

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 speak

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 to

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 you

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 and to

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 tell

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 you

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 this

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 good

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 news

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 and now

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 you will

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 be silent

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 and not

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 able to

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 speak

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 until the

00:26:14.480 --> 00:26:14.880
 day this

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 happens

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 because you

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 did not

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 believe

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 my words

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 which will

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 come true

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 at their

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 appointed

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 time.

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 How does

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 Zachariah

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 respond to

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 all this?

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 With

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 wonder

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 pride

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 excitement

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 joy

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 well no

00:26:36.259 --> 00:26:36.860
 the angel

00:26:36.860 --> 00:26:37.700
 tells us

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 because you

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 did not

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 believe

00:26:41.600 --> 00:26:42.980
 my words

00:26:42.980 --> 00:26:43.500
 you did

00:26:43.500 --> 00:26:44.420
 not believe

00:26:44.420 --> 00:26:45.480
 my words

00:26:45.480 --> 00:26:46.740
 says the

00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:47.039
 angel

00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:48.039
 that was

00:26:48.039 --> 00:26:48.640
 Zachariah's

00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:49.079
 response

00:26:49.079 --> 00:26:49.480
 he did

00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:50.140
 not believe

00:26:50.140 --> 00:26:50.780
 the angel's

00:26:50.780 --> 00:26:51.100
 words

00:26:51.100 --> 00:26:51.759
 he was

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 skeptical

00:26:52.220 --> 00:26:53.800
 he was

00:26:53.800 --> 00:26:54.160
 full of

00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:54.400
 doubt

00:26:54.400 --> 00:26:54.780
 in this

00:26:54.780 --> 00:26:55.180
 moment

00:26:55.180 --> 00:26:56.860
 when he

00:26:56.860 --> 00:26:57.220
 says how

00:26:57.220 --> 00:26:57.520
 can I

00:26:57.520 --> 00:26:57.940
 be sure

00:26:57.940 --> 00:26:58.300
 of this

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 I'm an

00:26:58.580 --> 00:26:59.140
 old man

00:26:59.140 --> 00:26:59.440
 and my

00:26:59.440 --> 00:26:59.940
 wife is

00:26:59.940 --> 00:27:00.400
 well along

00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:00.980
 in years

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 there's

00:27:01.780 --> 00:27:02.360
 this kind

00:27:02.360 --> 00:27:03.060
 of profound

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 and deep

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 seated

00:27:03.860 --> 00:27:04.980
 unbelief

00:27:04.980 --> 00:27:06.480
 in his

00:27:06.480 --> 00:27:06.820
 heart

00:27:06.820 --> 00:27:07.600
 like you're

00:27:07.600 --> 00:27:08.100
 telling me

00:27:08.100 --> 00:27:08.520
 that me

00:27:08.520 --> 00:27:08.800
 and my

00:27:08.800 --> 00:27:09.200
 wife are

00:27:09.200 --> 00:27:09.380
 going to

00:27:09.380 --> 00:27:09.920
 be parents

00:27:09.920 --> 00:27:10.220
 in our

00:27:10.220 --> 00:27:10.920
 old age

00:27:10.920 --> 00:27:12.920
 look at

00:27:12.920 --> 00:27:13.259
 us

00:27:13.259 --> 00:27:15.000
 that's

00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:15.480
 ridiculous

00:27:15.480 --> 00:27:17.040
 that's

00:27:17.040 --> 00:27:17.680
 impossible

00:27:17.680 --> 00:27:19.040
 that's

00:27:19.040 --> 00:27:19.540
 absurd

00:27:19.539 --> 00:27:21.579
 and the

00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:21.859
 angel

00:27:21.859 --> 00:27:22.480
 responds

00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:23.079
 by saying

00:27:23.079 --> 00:27:24.220
 make no

00:27:24.220 --> 00:27:24.799
 mistake

00:27:24.799 --> 00:27:26.319
 I am

00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:26.920
 Gabriel

00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:28.480
 what do

00:27:28.480 --> 00:27:29.019
 I do

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:30.119
 as an

00:27:30.119 --> 00:27:30.480
 angel

00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:32.079
 I stand

00:27:32.079 --> 00:27:32.359
 in the

00:27:32.359 --> 00:27:33.000
 very presence

00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:33.539
 of God

00:27:33.539 --> 00:27:34.000
 almighty

00:27:34.000 --> 00:27:35.879
 and he

00:27:35.879 --> 00:27:36.519
 has sent

00:27:36.519 --> 00:27:37.019
 me to

00:27:37.019 --> 00:27:37.460
 you to

00:27:37.460 --> 00:27:37.899
 tell you

00:27:37.899 --> 00:27:38.379
 this good

00:27:38.379 --> 00:27:38.740
 news

00:27:38.740 --> 00:27:40.759
 and it

00:27:40.759 --> 00:27:41.440
 will happen

00:27:41.440 --> 00:27:42.139
 exactly as

00:27:42.139 --> 00:27:42.420
 I have

00:27:42.420 --> 00:27:42.759
 said

00:27:42.759 --> 00:27:44.220
 even though

00:27:44.220 --> 00:27:44.480
 you have

00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:45.000
 not believed

00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:45.240
 it

00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:46.940
 and there's

00:27:46.940 --> 00:27:47.279
 this sort

00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:48.240
 of disciplinary

00:27:48.240 --> 00:27:49.079
 consequence

00:27:49.079 --> 00:27:50.759
 that's put

00:27:50.759 --> 00:27:51.200
 on

00:27:51.200 --> 00:27:52.079
 Zachariah

00:27:52.079 --> 00:27:53.819
 because you

00:27:53.819 --> 00:27:54.180
 did not

00:27:54.180 --> 00:27:54.700
 believe my

00:27:54.700 --> 00:27:55.099
 words

00:27:55.099 --> 00:27:56.599
 you will

00:27:56.599 --> 00:27:57.160
 be silent

00:27:57.160 --> 00:27:58.140
 and unable

00:27:58.140 --> 00:27:58.700
 to speak

00:27:58.700 --> 00:27:59.220
 until the

00:27:59.220 --> 00:27:59.700
 day this

00:27:59.700 --> 00:28:00.220
 happens

00:28:00.220 --> 00:28:04.140
 meanwhile

00:28:04.140 --> 00:28:05.140
 the people

00:28:05.140 --> 00:28:05.599
 were waiting

00:28:05.599 --> 00:28:06.519
 for Zachariah

00:28:06.519 --> 00:28:08.200
 that is

00:28:08.200 --> 00:28:08.519
 those

00:28:08.519 --> 00:28:09.079
 worshipping

00:28:09.079 --> 00:28:09.599
 outside

00:28:09.599 --> 00:28:10.799
 and praying

00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:11.420
 outside the

00:28:11.420 --> 00:28:11.740
 temple

00:28:11.740 --> 00:28:13.859
 they were

00:28:13.859 --> 00:28:14.279
 wondering

00:28:14.279 --> 00:28:16.380
 why he

00:28:16.380 --> 00:28:16.980
 stayed so

00:28:16.980 --> 00:28:17.319
 long in

00:28:17.319 --> 00:28:17.720
 the temple

00:28:17.720 --> 00:28:19.319
 when he

00:28:19.319 --> 00:28:19.740
 came out

00:28:19.740 --> 00:28:20.099
 he could

00:28:20.099 --> 00:28:20.559
 not speak

00:28:20.559 --> 00:28:20.940
 to them

00:28:20.940 --> 00:28:22.460
 they realized

00:28:22.460 --> 00:28:22.880
 he had

00:28:22.880 --> 00:28:23.640
 seen a

00:28:23.640 --> 00:28:24.059
 vision in

00:28:24.059 --> 00:28:24.519
 the temple

00:28:24.519 --> 00:28:25.319
 for he

00:28:25.319 --> 00:28:25.900
 kept making

00:28:25.900 --> 00:28:26.539
 signs to

00:28:26.539 --> 00:28:26.799
 them

00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:28.299
 but remained

00:28:28.299 --> 00:28:29.059
 unable to

00:28:29.059 --> 00:28:29.400
 speak

00:28:29.400 --> 00:28:31.039
 so can you

00:28:31.039 --> 00:28:31.599
 imagine this

00:28:31.599 --> 00:28:32.819
 like he's

00:28:32.819 --> 00:28:33.400
 coming out

00:28:33.400 --> 00:28:34.900
 and what on

00:28:34.900 --> 00:28:35.539
 earth has

00:28:35.539 --> 00:28:36.180
 happened to

00:28:36.180 --> 00:28:36.859
 Zachariah

00:28:36.859 --> 00:28:38.500
 he looks

00:28:38.500 --> 00:28:38.859
 like he's

00:28:38.859 --> 00:28:39.799
 playing charades

00:28:39.799 --> 00:28:42.599
 he's acting

00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:43.539
 something out

00:28:43.539 --> 00:28:47.039
 they probably

00:28:47.039 --> 00:28:47.859
 speculated

00:28:47.859 --> 00:28:49.159
 and guessed

00:28:49.159 --> 00:28:49.779
 and eventually

00:28:49.779 --> 00:28:50.259
 at just

00:28:50.259 --> 00:28:51.200
 this moment

00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:51.779
 what did

00:28:51.779 --> 00:28:52.680
 you have a

00:28:52.680 --> 00:28:53.279
 vision from

00:28:53.279 --> 00:28:53.720
 God

00:28:53.720 --> 00:28:55.119
 yeah

00:28:55.119 --> 00:29:01.879
 when his

00:29:01.879 --> 00:29:02.259
 time of

00:29:02.259 --> 00:29:02.819
 service was

00:29:02.819 --> 00:29:03.299
 completed

00:29:03.299 --> 00:29:04.319
 Zachariah

00:29:04.319 --> 00:29:05.099
 returned home

00:29:05.099 --> 00:29:06.639
 after this

00:29:06.639 --> 00:29:07.139
 his wife

00:29:07.139 --> 00:29:07.579
 Elizabeth

00:29:07.579 --> 00:29:08.740
 became

00:29:08.740 --> 00:29:09.559
 pregnant

00:29:09.559 --> 00:29:10.440
 and for

00:29:10.440 --> 00:29:11.200
 five months

00:29:11.200 --> 00:29:11.619
 remained

00:29:11.619 --> 00:29:12.319
 in seclusion

00:29:12.319 --> 00:29:14.200
 the Lord

00:29:14.200 --> 00:29:14.759
 has done

00:29:14.759 --> 00:29:15.159
 this for

00:29:15.159 --> 00:29:15.399
 me

00:29:15.399 --> 00:29:16.059
 she said

00:29:16.059 --> 00:29:17.419
 in these

00:29:17.419 --> 00:29:17.899
 days

00:29:17.899 --> 00:29:18.500
 he has

00:29:18.500 --> 00:29:19.019
 shown his

00:29:19.019 --> 00:29:19.379
 favor

00:29:19.379 --> 00:29:20.000
 and taken

00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:20.579
 away my

00:29:20.579 --> 00:29:21.200
 disgrace

00:29:21.200 --> 00:29:22.500
 among the

00:29:22.500 --> 00:29:22.859
 people

00:29:22.859 --> 00:29:25.240
 not having

00:29:25.240 --> 00:29:25.759
 children in

00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:26.200
 those days

00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:26.519
 it was

00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:27.099
 considered a

00:29:27.099 --> 00:29:27.619
 disgrace

00:29:27.619 --> 00:29:29.159
 being a

00:29:29.159 --> 00:29:29.559
 woman who

00:29:29.559 --> 00:29:30.000
 can't bear

00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:30.460
 a child

00:29:30.460 --> 00:29:30.859
 was like

00:29:30.859 --> 00:29:31.220
 being a

00:29:31.220 --> 00:29:31.559
 man with

00:29:31.559 --> 00:29:32.139
 no legs

00:29:32.139 --> 00:29:32.779
 back then

00:29:32.779 --> 00:29:33.960
 unable to

00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:34.220
 work

00:29:34.220 --> 00:29:34.839
 unable to

00:29:34.839 --> 00:29:35.220
 provide

00:29:35.220 --> 00:29:35.639
 for the

00:29:35.639 --> 00:29:36.039
 family

00:29:36.039 --> 00:29:37.440
 and people

00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:37.960
 were cruel

00:29:37.960 --> 00:29:39.980
 they

00:29:39.980 --> 00:29:40.279
 probably

00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:40.940
 speculated

00:29:40.940 --> 00:29:41.720
 and gossiped

00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:42.079
 about the

00:29:42.079 --> 00:29:42.579
 reason that

00:29:42.579 --> 00:29:43.259
 she couldn't

00:29:43.259 --> 00:29:43.920
 have kids

00:29:43.920 --> 00:29:44.940
 but no

00:29:44.940 --> 00:29:45.259
 more

00:29:45.259 --> 00:29:47.840
 and Elizabeth

00:29:47.840 --> 00:29:48.980
 gives all the

00:29:48.980 --> 00:29:50.299
 credit for her

00:29:50.299 --> 00:29:51.079
 pregnancy to

00:29:51.079 --> 00:29:51.400
 God

00:29:51.400 --> 00:29:52.700
 she knows

00:29:52.700 --> 00:29:53.680
 that this is

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:54.299
 his doing

00:29:54.299 --> 00:29:56.340
 a miraculous

00:29:56.340 --> 00:29:57.340
 conception

00:29:57.340 --> 00:30:00.840
 and this

00:30:00.840 --> 00:30:01.660
 according to

00:30:01.660 --> 00:30:02.480
 Luke is

00:30:02.480 --> 00:30:02.779
 where the

00:30:02.779 --> 00:30:03.240
 story of

00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:03.900
 Jesus began

00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:04.340
 this was

00:30:04.340 --> 00:30:04.840
 the first

00:30:04.840 --> 00:30:06.140
 sign in

00:30:06.140 --> 00:30:06.580
 a series

00:30:06.580 --> 00:30:07.080
 of many

00:30:07.080 --> 00:30:08.360
 an awesome

00:30:08.360 --> 00:30:09.120
 angelic

00:30:09.120 --> 00:30:09.720
 encounter

00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:11.300
 and a

00:30:11.300 --> 00:30:11.860
 miraculous

00:30:11.860 --> 00:30:12.519
 conception

00:30:12.519 --> 00:30:14.120
 for an

00:30:14.120 --> 00:30:14.580
 elderly

00:30:14.580 --> 00:30:16.019
 God-fearing

00:30:16.019 --> 00:30:16.440
 couple

00:30:16.440 --> 00:30:18.360
 which came

00:30:18.360 --> 00:30:18.920
 as a total

00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:19.620
 surprise to

00:30:19.620 --> 00:30:20.160
 them and

00:30:20.160 --> 00:30:20.519
 to all

00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:20.820
 the new

00:30:20.820 --> 00:30:21.400
 around them

00:30:21.400 --> 00:30:22.759
 God

00:30:22.759 --> 00:30:23.320
 finally

00:30:23.320 --> 00:30:24.080
 broke

00:30:24.080 --> 00:30:25.200
 that 400

00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:26.180
 year silence

00:30:26.180 --> 00:30:27.840
 with the

00:30:27.840 --> 00:30:28.160
 word of

00:30:28.160 --> 00:30:28.660
 his angel

00:30:28.660 --> 00:30:30.220
 there is

00:30:30.220 --> 00:30:30.740
 coming

00:30:30.740 --> 00:30:31.200
 another

00:30:31.200 --> 00:30:31.680
 prophet

00:30:31.680 --> 00:30:33.340
 a great

00:30:33.340 --> 00:30:33.660
 one

00:30:33.660 --> 00:30:34.680
 he's going

00:30:34.680 --> 00:30:35.180
 to prepare

00:30:35.180 --> 00:30:35.720
 the hearts

00:30:35.720 --> 00:30:35.980
 of the

00:30:35.980 --> 00:30:36.320
 people

00:30:36.320 --> 00:30:37.160
 people are

00:30:37.160 --> 00:30:37.440
 going to

00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:38.040
 turn back

00:30:38.040 --> 00:30:38.360
 to the

00:30:38.360 --> 00:30:38.580
 Lord

00:30:38.580 --> 00:30:39.180
 many of

00:30:39.180 --> 00:30:39.480
 them as

00:30:39.480 --> 00:30:39.960
 a result

00:30:39.960 --> 00:30:42.300
 and he

00:30:42.300 --> 00:30:42.540
 will be

00:30:42.540 --> 00:30:43.100
 your son

00:30:43.100 --> 00:30:44.420
 Zachariah

00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:47.920
 but what

00:30:47.920 --> 00:30:48.220
 should our

00:30:48.220 --> 00:30:48.860
 response to

00:30:48.860 --> 00:30:49.380
 all this

00:30:49.380 --> 00:30:50.180
 be today

00:30:50.180 --> 00:30:52.140
 I think

00:30:52.140 --> 00:30:52.759
 Zachariah

00:30:52.759 --> 00:30:53.380
 shows us

00:30:53.380 --> 00:30:54.720
 what our

00:30:54.720 --> 00:30:55.300
 response to

00:30:55.300 --> 00:30:55.680
 all this

00:30:55.680 --> 00:30:56.200
 should be

00:30:56.200 --> 00:30:58.080
 or rather

00:30:58.080 --> 00:30:59.140
 what our

00:30:59.140 --> 00:30:59.759
 response should

00:30:59.759 --> 00:31:00.300
 not be

00:31:00.299 --> 00:31:09.919
 that's

00:31:09.919 --> 00:31:10.399
 my son

00:31:10.399 --> 00:31:22.899
 do you

00:31:22.899 --> 00:31:23.419
 believe the

00:31:23.419 --> 00:31:24.720
 words that

00:31:24.720 --> 00:31:25.559
 Gabriel spoke

00:31:25.559 --> 00:31:28.079
 to Zachariah

00:31:28.079 --> 00:31:29.099
 over 2,000

00:31:29.099 --> 00:31:29.659
 years ago

00:31:29.659 --> 00:31:32.099
 or

00:31:32.099 --> 00:31:33.539
 are you

00:31:33.539 --> 00:31:33.819
 like

00:31:33.819 --> 00:31:34.559
 Zachariah

00:31:34.559 --> 00:31:36.819
 a doubt

00:31:36.819 --> 00:31:37.240
 filled

00:31:37.240 --> 00:31:38.419
 skeptic

00:31:38.419 --> 00:31:39.419
 who looks

00:31:39.419 --> 00:31:40.139
 at this

00:31:40.139 --> 00:31:41.039
 story

00:31:41.039 --> 00:31:42.279
 and says

00:31:42.279 --> 00:31:42.619
 that's

00:31:42.619 --> 00:31:43.139
 impossible

00:31:43.139 --> 00:31:45.339
 there's a

00:31:45.339 --> 00:31:45.599
 sort of

00:31:45.599 --> 00:31:46.179
 irony here

00:31:46.179 --> 00:31:46.399
 isn't

00:31:46.399 --> 00:31:46.599
 there

00:31:46.599 --> 00:31:48.359
 God

00:31:48.359 --> 00:31:48.839
 acts in

00:31:48.839 --> 00:31:49.079
 a

00:31:49.079 --> 00:31:49.819
 supernatural

00:31:49.819 --> 00:31:50.699
 spectacular

00:31:50.699 --> 00:31:51.240
 way

00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:52.439
 to announce

00:31:52.439 --> 00:31:53.139
 good news

00:31:53.139 --> 00:31:53.579
 a message

00:31:53.579 --> 00:31:54.019
 of great

00:31:54.019 --> 00:31:54.299
 hope

00:31:54.299 --> 00:31:54.859
 all the

00:31:54.859 --> 00:31:55.299
 longings

00:31:55.299 --> 00:31:55.440
 that

00:31:55.440 --> 00:31:55.639
 you've

00:31:55.639 --> 00:31:55.839
 had

00:31:55.839 --> 00:31:56.019
 they're

00:31:56.019 --> 00:31:56.259
 about

00:31:56.259 --> 00:31:56.440
 to

00:31:56.440 --> 00:31:56.619
 be

00:31:56.619 --> 00:31:57.039
 fulfilled

00:31:57.039 --> 00:31:58.200
 and the

00:31:58.200 --> 00:31:58.599
 man he

00:31:58.599 --> 00:31:59.119
 chooses to

00:31:59.119 --> 00:31:59.619
 announce it

00:31:59.619 --> 00:31:59.879
 to

00:31:59.879 --> 00:32:01.159
 responds in

00:32:01.159 --> 00:32:01.879
 actual

00:32:01.879 --> 00:32:02.980
 disbelief

00:32:02.980 --> 00:32:06.279
 he doesn't

00:32:06.279 --> 00:32:06.839
 believe the

00:32:06.839 --> 00:32:07.220
 words of

00:32:07.220 --> 00:32:07.559
 God

00:32:07.559 --> 00:32:10.419
 he was a

00:32:10.419 --> 00:32:10.879
 righteous

00:32:10.879 --> 00:32:12.119
 God-fearing

00:32:12.119 --> 00:32:12.480
 man

00:32:12.480 --> 00:32:12.819
 yes

00:32:12.819 --> 00:32:13.220
 but the

00:32:13.220 --> 00:32:13.799
 first thing

00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:14.259
 we see

00:32:14.259 --> 00:32:14.599
 out of

00:32:14.599 --> 00:32:14.759
 him

00:32:14.759 --> 00:32:15.279
 when God

00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:15.799
 speaks to

00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:15.980
 him

00:32:15.980 --> 00:32:16.399
 is a

00:32:16.399 --> 00:32:17.039
 flat-out

00:32:17.039 --> 00:32:17.859
 disbelief

00:32:17.859 --> 00:32:19.379
 of God's

00:32:19.379 --> 00:32:19.680
 words

00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:21.220
 I think

00:32:21.220 --> 00:32:21.539
 this is

00:32:21.539 --> 00:32:21.759
 one of

00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:21.940
 those

00:32:21.940 --> 00:32:22.299
 unique

00:32:22.299 --> 00:32:22.779
 evidences

00:32:22.779 --> 00:32:23.379
 that this

00:32:23.379 --> 00:32:23.899
 is really

00:32:23.899 --> 00:32:24.359
 a true

00:32:24.359 --> 00:32:24.819
 account

00:32:24.819 --> 00:32:26.099
 I mean

00:32:26.099 --> 00:32:26.439
 this would

00:32:26.439 --> 00:32:26.579
 be

00:32:26.579 --> 00:32:27.159
 embarrassing

00:32:27.159 --> 00:32:27.659
 for

00:32:27.659 --> 00:32:28.379
 Zachariah

00:32:28.379 --> 00:32:30.399
 humiliating

00:32:30.399 --> 00:32:31.240
 and everybody

00:32:31.240 --> 00:32:32.039
 else knows

00:32:32.039 --> 00:32:32.480
 about it

00:32:32.480 --> 00:32:32.879
 because

00:32:32.879 --> 00:32:33.679
 well he

00:32:33.679 --> 00:32:33.960
 couldn't

00:32:33.960 --> 00:32:34.299
 talk

00:32:34.299 --> 00:32:34.779
 for nine

00:32:34.779 --> 00:32:35.179
 months

00:32:35.179 --> 00:32:37.659
 why would

00:32:37.659 --> 00:32:38.179
 God take

00:32:38.179 --> 00:32:38.599
 away your

00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:39.279
 ability to

00:32:39.279 --> 00:32:39.679
 speak

00:32:39.679 --> 00:32:41.079
 Zachariah

00:32:41.079 --> 00:32:43.240
 well because

00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:44.000
 when I first

00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:44.339
 heard the

00:32:44.339 --> 00:32:44.679
 news

00:32:44.679 --> 00:32:46.579
 I didn't

00:32:46.579 --> 00:32:47.079
 believe it

00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:50.059
 that was

00:32:50.059 --> 00:32:50.740
 Zachariah's

00:32:50.740 --> 00:32:51.399
 response to

00:32:51.399 --> 00:32:51.939
 God's

00:32:51.939 --> 00:32:53.220
 good news

00:32:53.220 --> 00:32:53.819
 back then

00:32:53.819 --> 00:32:55.339
 what's

00:32:55.339 --> 00:32:55.480
 your

00:32:55.480 --> 00:32:55.939
 response

00:32:55.939 --> 00:32:56.179
 to

00:32:56.179 --> 00:32:56.700
 God's

00:32:56.700 --> 00:32:57.240
 good

00:32:57.240 --> 00:32:57.679
 news

00:32:57.679 --> 00:32:59.159
 and the

00:32:59.159 --> 00:32:59.439
 rest

00:32:59.439 --> 00:32:59.839
 of it

00:32:59.839 --> 00:33:01.659
 today

00:33:01.659 --> 00:33:05.839
 do you

00:33:05.839 --> 00:33:06.119
 believe

00:33:06.119 --> 00:33:06.480
 God

00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:09.899
 do you

00:33:09.899 --> 00:33:10.240
 believe

00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:10.539
 that

00:33:10.539 --> 00:33:11.559
 John

00:33:11.559 --> 00:33:12.279
 was

00:33:12.279 --> 00:33:13.220
 miraculously

00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:13.839
 conceived

00:33:13.839 --> 00:33:14.220
 by the

00:33:14.220 --> 00:33:14.700
 power of

00:33:14.700 --> 00:33:14.980
 God

00:33:14.980 --> 00:33:15.259
 and that

00:33:15.259 --> 00:33:15.839
 he came

00:33:15.839 --> 00:33:16.579
 full of

00:33:16.579 --> 00:33:16.939
 God's

00:33:16.939 --> 00:33:17.599
 Holy Spirit

00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:19.059
 to prepare

00:33:19.059 --> 00:33:19.519
 us

00:33:19.519 --> 00:33:20.139
 for the

00:33:20.139 --> 00:33:20.399
 coming

00:33:20.399 --> 00:33:20.740
 of the

00:33:20.740 --> 00:33:20.960
 Lord

00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:21.579
 himself

00:33:21.579 --> 00:33:24.119
 the

00:33:24.119 --> 00:33:24.339
 Lord

00:33:24.339 --> 00:33:24.759
 Jesus

00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:26.039
 our

00:33:26.039 --> 00:33:26.419
 Savior

00:33:26.419 --> 00:33:27.199
 the

00:33:27.199 --> 00:33:27.619
 Messiah

00:33:27.619 --> 00:33:31.319
 and if

00:33:31.319 --> 00:33:31.679
 you don't

00:33:31.679 --> 00:33:32.399
 believe this

00:33:32.399 --> 00:33:34.539
 why not

00:33:34.539 --> 00:33:37.179
 let

00:33:37.179 --> 00:33:38.019
 Zachariah be a

00:33:38.019 --> 00:33:38.639
 lesson to us

00:33:38.639 --> 00:33:38.939
 all

00:33:38.939 --> 00:33:40.740
 don't think

00:33:40.740 --> 00:33:41.259
 that for a

00:33:41.259 --> 00:33:42.279
 moment if

00:33:42.279 --> 00:33:42.779
 God were to

00:33:42.779 --> 00:33:43.139
 send an

00:33:43.139 --> 00:33:43.659
 angel to

00:33:43.659 --> 00:33:44.720
 you to

00:33:44.720 --> 00:33:45.179
 appear to

00:33:45.179 --> 00:33:45.500
 you and

00:33:45.500 --> 00:33:46.000
 speak to

00:33:46.000 --> 00:33:47.460
 you that

00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:47.899
 then you

00:33:47.899 --> 00:33:48.480
 would believe

00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:51.240
 an

00:33:51.240 --> 00:33:51.819
 angelic

00:33:51.819 --> 00:33:52.380
 encounter

00:33:52.380 --> 00:33:53.039
 wasn't

00:33:53.039 --> 00:33:53.500
 enough

00:33:53.500 --> 00:33:53.720
 for

00:33:53.720 --> 00:33:54.460
 Zachariah

00:33:54.460 --> 00:33:54.900
 to

00:33:54.900 --> 00:33:55.299
 believe

00:33:55.299 --> 00:33:59.120
 God

00:33:59.120 --> 00:33:59.400
 said he

00:33:59.400 --> 00:33:59.680
 was going

00:33:59.680 --> 00:33:59.960
 to do

00:33:59.960 --> 00:34:00.279
 something

00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:00.660
 that seemed

00:34:00.660 --> 00:34:01.000
 utterly

00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:01.559
 impossible

00:34:01.559 --> 00:34:01.880
 to

00:34:01.880 --> 00:34:02.380
 Zachariah

00:34:02.380 --> 00:34:02.620
 and it

00:34:02.620 --> 00:34:03.099
 was there

00:34:03.099 --> 00:34:03.519
 that his

00:34:03.519 --> 00:34:03.900
 faith

00:34:03.900 --> 00:34:04.900
 wavered

00:34:04.900 --> 00:34:06.299
 real

00:34:06.299 --> 00:34:06.759
 faith in

00:34:06.759 --> 00:34:07.160
 God is

00:34:07.160 --> 00:34:07.759
 not so

00:34:07.759 --> 00:34:08.139
 much about

00:34:08.139 --> 00:34:08.740
 having that

00:34:08.740 --> 00:34:09.219
 special

00:34:09.219 --> 00:34:09.980
 experience

00:34:09.980 --> 00:34:11.860
 than about

00:34:11.860 --> 00:34:12.780
 simply trusting

00:34:12.780 --> 00:34:13.740
 and believing

00:34:13.740 --> 00:34:14.780
 in your

00:34:14.780 --> 00:34:15.320
 heart that

00:34:15.320 --> 00:34:15.960
 God can

00:34:15.960 --> 00:34:16.199
 do

00:34:16.199 --> 00:34:17.340
 what he

00:34:17.340 --> 00:34:17.699
 says

00:34:17.699 --> 00:34:19.879
 and I

00:34:19.879 --> 00:34:20.159
 love how

00:34:20.159 --> 00:34:20.599
 this story

00:34:20.599 --> 00:34:21.159
 continues

00:34:21.159 --> 00:34:21.659
 believe it

00:34:21.659 --> 00:34:21.960
 or not

00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.599
 Zachariah

00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:22.859
 you're

00:34:22.859 --> 00:34:23.079
 going to

00:34:23.079 --> 00:34:23.439
 see me

00:34:23.439 --> 00:34:23.659
 do

00:34:23.659 --> 00:34:24.019
 what I

00:34:24.019 --> 00:34:24.199
 have

00:34:24.199 --> 00:34:24.439
 said

00:34:24.439 --> 00:34:24.559
 I

00:34:24.559 --> 00:34:24.719
 will

00:34:24.719 --> 00:34:24.980
 do

00:34:24.980 --> 00:34:27.239
 I'll

00:34:27.239 --> 00:34:27.439
 bring

00:34:27.439 --> 00:34:27.699
 about

00:34:27.699 --> 00:34:27.960
 this

00:34:27.960 --> 00:34:28.299
 joy

00:34:28.299 --> 00:34:28.839
 and

00:34:28.839 --> 00:34:29.139
 delight

00:34:29.139 --> 00:34:29.359
 for

00:34:29.359 --> 00:34:29.639
 you

00:34:29.639 --> 00:34:30.859
 and

00:34:30.859 --> 00:34:31.039
 this

00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:31.579
 rejoicing

00:34:31.579 --> 00:34:31.779
 for

00:34:31.779 --> 00:34:32.079
 many

00:34:32.079 --> 00:34:32.899
 and

00:34:32.899 --> 00:34:33.019
 for

00:34:33.019 --> 00:34:33.159
 the

00:34:33.159 --> 00:34:33.379
 next

00:34:33.379 --> 00:34:33.639
 nine

00:34:33.639 --> 00:34:33.879
 months

00:34:33.879 --> 00:34:34.059
 you

00:34:34.059 --> 00:34:34.219
 won't

00:34:34.219 --> 00:34:34.339
 be

00:34:34.339 --> 00:34:34.480
 able

00:34:34.480 --> 00:34:34.659
 to

00:34:34.659 --> 00:34:34.939
 share

00:34:34.939 --> 00:34:35.079
 in

00:34:35.079 --> 00:34:35.219
 this

00:34:35.219 --> 00:34:35.460
 joy

00:34:35.460 --> 00:34:35.599
 in

00:34:35.599 --> 00:34:35.719
 the

00:34:35.719 --> 00:34:35.960
 same

00:34:35.960 --> 00:34:36.379
 way

00:34:36.379 --> 00:34:38.399
 because

00:34:38.399 --> 00:34:38.599
 you

00:34:38.599 --> 00:34:38.759
 did

00:34:38.759 --> 00:34:38.939
 not

00:34:38.939 --> 00:34:39.379
 believe

00:34:39.379 --> 00:34:39.579
 you

00:34:39.579 --> 00:34:39.779
 won't

00:34:39.779 --> 00:34:39.879
 be

00:34:39.879 --> 00:34:40.039
 able

00:34:40.039 --> 00:34:40.219
 to

00:34:40.219 --> 00:34:40.599
 speak

00:34:40.599 --> 00:34:41.299
 but

00:34:41.299 --> 00:34:41.559
 once

00:34:41.559 --> 00:34:41.719
 it

00:34:41.719 --> 00:34:41.980
 takes

00:34:41.980 --> 00:34:42.339
 place

00:34:42.339 --> 00:34:42.599
 I'll

00:34:42.599 --> 00:34:42.779
 give

00:34:42.780 --> 00:34:42.920
 you

00:34:42.920 --> 00:34:43.100
 your

00:34:43.100 --> 00:34:43.400
 speech

00:34:43.400 --> 00:34:43.740
 again

00:34:43.740 --> 00:34:45.840
 and

00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:45.980
 you

00:34:45.980 --> 00:34:46.140
 will

00:34:46.140 --> 00:34:46.640
 glorify

00:34:46.640 --> 00:34:46.940
 my

00:34:46.940 --> 00:34:47.240
 name

00:34:47.240 --> 00:34:47.460
 you

00:34:47.460 --> 00:34:47.640
 will

00:34:47.640 --> 00:34:48.060
 have

00:34:48.060 --> 00:34:48.720
 you

00:34:48.720 --> 00:34:48.860
 will

00:34:48.860 --> 00:34:49.160
 declare

00:34:49.160 --> 00:34:49.460
 my

00:34:49.460 --> 00:34:49.900
 goodness

00:34:49.900 --> 00:34:51.540
 and

00:34:51.540 --> 00:34:51.700
 so

00:34:51.700 --> 00:34:51.860
 I

00:34:51.860 --> 00:34:52.000
 think

00:34:52.000 --> 00:34:52.260
 there's

00:34:52.260 --> 00:34:52.400
 a

00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:52.580
 little

00:34:52.580 --> 00:34:53.100
 message

00:34:53.100 --> 00:34:53.320
 in

00:34:53.320 --> 00:34:53.480
 here

00:34:53.480 --> 00:34:53.720
 for

00:34:53.720 --> 00:34:53.980
 us

00:34:53.980 --> 00:34:54.640
 don't

00:34:54.640 --> 00:34:54.800
 be

00:34:54.800 --> 00:34:55.060
 like

00:34:55.060 --> 00:34:55.780
 Zachariah

00:34:55.780 --> 00:35:00.100
 God

00:35:00.100 --> 00:35:00.680
 can

00:35:00.680 --> 00:35:01.040
 really

00:35:01.040 --> 00:35:01.480
 do

00:35:01.480 --> 00:35:02.040
 the

00:35:02.040 --> 00:35:02.540
 impossible

00:35:02.540 --> 00:35:04.780
 he

00:35:04.780 --> 00:35:05.040
 really

00:35:05.040 --> 00:35:05.340
 did

00:35:05.340 --> 00:35:05.560
 do

00:35:05.560 --> 00:35:05.760
 the

00:35:05.760 --> 00:35:06.240
 impossible

00:35:06.240 --> 00:35:07.640
 in

00:35:07.640 --> 00:35:07.820
 this

00:35:07.820 --> 00:35:08.400
 situation

00:35:08.400 --> 00:35:08.640
 in

00:35:08.640 --> 00:35:08.840
 this

00:35:08.840 --> 00:35:09.380
 story

00:35:09.380 --> 00:35:09.600
 the

00:35:09.600 --> 00:35:09.800
 whole

00:35:09.800 --> 00:35:10.140
 account

00:35:10.140 --> 00:35:10.320
 of

00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:10.560
 Luke

00:35:10.560 --> 00:35:10.740
 is

00:35:10.740 --> 00:35:10.900
 the

00:35:10.900 --> 00:35:11.240
 story

00:35:11.240 --> 00:35:11.400
 of

00:35:11.400 --> 00:35:11.960
 impossible

00:35:11.960 --> 00:35:12.340
 after

00:35:12.340 --> 00:35:12.880
 impossible

00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:14.340
 happening

00:35:14.340 --> 00:35:15.099
 because

00:35:15.099 --> 00:35:15.440
 God

00:35:15.440 --> 00:35:15.740
 does

00:35:15.740 --> 00:35:15.940
 it

00:35:15.940 --> 00:35:17.720
 because

00:35:17.720 --> 00:35:17.940
 of

00:35:17.940 --> 00:35:18.099
 his

00:35:18.099 --> 00:35:18.420
 goodness

00:35:18.420 --> 00:35:19.099
 to

00:35:19.099 --> 00:35:19.440
 us

00:35:19.440 --> 00:35:21.980
 so

00:35:21.980 --> 00:35:22.099
 I

00:35:22.099 --> 00:35:22.220
 want

00:35:22.220 --> 00:35:22.320
 to

00:35:22.320 --> 00:35:22.660
 encourage

00:35:22.660 --> 00:35:23.099
 you

00:35:23.099 --> 00:35:25.099
 surrender

00:35:25.099 --> 00:35:25.380
 your

00:35:25.380 --> 00:35:25.660
 heart

00:35:25.660 --> 00:35:25.840
 to

00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:26.019
 that

00:35:26.019 --> 00:35:26.360
 simple

00:35:26.360 --> 00:35:26.780
 faith

00:35:26.780 --> 00:35:28.420
 the

00:35:28.420 --> 00:35:28.619
 Lord

00:35:28.619 --> 00:35:28.840
 can

00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:29.119
 do

00:35:29.119 --> 00:35:29.820
 what

00:35:29.820 --> 00:35:29.960
 he

00:35:29.960 --> 00:35:30.240
 says

00:35:30.240 --> 00:35:30.380
 he

00:35:30.380 --> 00:35:30.539
 will

00:35:30.539 --> 00:35:31.059
 do

00:35:31.059 --> 00:35:34.700
 as

00:35:34.700 --> 00:35:34.940
 both

00:35:34.940 --> 00:35:35.619
 Zachariah

00:35:35.619 --> 00:35:36.000
 and

00:35:36.000 --> 00:35:36.300
 his

00:35:36.300 --> 00:35:37.380
 wife

00:35:37.380 --> 00:35:37.980
 discovered

00:35:37.980 --> 00:35:39.119
 God

00:35:39.119 --> 00:35:39.280
 is

00:35:39.280 --> 00:35:39.460
 not

00:35:39.460 --> 00:35:39.599
 a

00:35:39.599 --> 00:35:39.840
 God

00:35:39.840 --> 00:35:40.039
 who

00:35:40.039 --> 00:35:40.420
 takes

00:35:40.420 --> 00:35:40.940
 pleasure

00:35:40.940 --> 00:35:41.240
 in

00:35:41.240 --> 00:35:41.840
 withholding

00:35:41.840 --> 00:35:42.139
 good

00:35:42.139 --> 00:35:44.340
 he

00:35:44.340 --> 00:35:44.519
 is

00:35:44.519 --> 00:35:44.720
 not

00:35:44.720 --> 00:35:44.860
 a

00:35:44.860 --> 00:35:45.099
 God

00:35:45.099 --> 00:35:45.380
 who

00:35:45.380 --> 00:35:46.440
 ignores

00:35:46.440 --> 00:35:46.659
 our

00:35:46.659 --> 00:35:47.019
 prayers

00:35:47.019 --> 00:35:48.519
 he

00:35:48.519 --> 00:35:48.760
 hears

00:35:48.760 --> 00:35:48.960
 all

00:35:48.960 --> 00:35:49.079
 of

00:35:49.079 --> 00:35:49.260
 them

00:35:49.260 --> 00:35:50.860
 and

00:35:50.860 --> 00:35:51.039
 he's

00:35:51.039 --> 00:35:51.260
 full

00:35:51.260 --> 00:35:51.420
 of

00:35:51.420 --> 00:35:51.780
 grace

00:35:51.780 --> 00:35:52.360
 and

00:35:52.360 --> 00:35:52.780
 favor

00:35:52.780 --> 00:35:53.179
 just

00:35:53.179 --> 00:35:53.519
 waiting

00:35:53.519 --> 00:35:53.720
 to

00:35:53.720 --> 00:35:53.880
 be

00:35:53.880 --> 00:35:54.400
 unleashed

00:35:54.400 --> 00:35:55.059
 despite

00:35:55.059 --> 00:35:55.480
 our

00:35:55.480 --> 00:35:55.920
 failings

00:35:55.920 --> 00:35:56.360
 towards

00:35:56.360 --> 00:35:56.639
 him

00:35:56.639 --> 00:35:58.360
 this

00:35:58.360 --> 00:35:58.539
 is

00:35:58.539 --> 00:35:58.840
 sign

00:35:58.840 --> 00:35:59.139
 number

00:35:59.139 --> 00:35:59.500
 one

00:35:59.500 --> 00:36:00.360
 in

00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:00.500
 the

00:36:00.500 --> 00:36:00.840
 gospel

00:36:00.840 --> 00:36:01.079
 of

00:36:01.079 --> 00:36:01.280
 Luke

00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:01.480
 where

00:36:01.480 --> 00:36:01.920
 God

00:36:01.920 --> 00:36:03.019
 finally

00:36:03.019 --> 00:36:03.440
 breaks

00:36:03.440 --> 00:36:03.679
 the

00:36:03.679 --> 00:36:04.119
 silence

00:36:04.119 --> 00:36:05.840
 do

00:36:05.840 --> 00:36:05.960
 you

00:36:05.960 --> 00:36:06.400
 believe

00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:06.780
 his

00:36:06.780 --> 00:36:07.159
 words

00:36:07.159 --> 00:36:10.099
 let's

00:36:10.099 --> 00:36:10.340
 pray

00:36:10.340 --> 00:36:20.059
 father

00:36:20.059 --> 00:36:20.240
 in

00:36:20.240 --> 00:36:20.440
 heaven

00:36:20.440 --> 00:36:20.660
 we

00:36:20.660 --> 00:36:21.120
 believe

00:36:21.120 --> 00:36:23.579
 that's

00:36:23.579 --> 00:36:23.880
 why we're

00:36:23.880 --> 00:36:24.300
 here this

00:36:24.300 --> 00:36:24.620
 morning

00:36:24.620 --> 00:36:25.840
 because we

00:36:25.840 --> 00:36:26.320
 believe

00:36:26.320 --> 00:36:28.800
 what an

00:36:28.800 --> 00:36:29.160
 awesome

00:36:29.160 --> 00:36:29.579
 thing

00:36:29.579 --> 00:36:30.000
 you

00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:30.300
 did

00:36:30.300 --> 00:36:34.860
 we love

00:36:34.860 --> 00:36:35.460
 this story

00:36:35.460 --> 00:36:38.880
 pray that

00:36:38.880 --> 00:36:39.199
 you would

00:36:39.199 --> 00:36:39.840
 fill us

00:36:39.840 --> 00:36:40.179
 with

00:36:40.179 --> 00:36:41.159
 joy

00:36:41.159 --> 00:36:41.539
 too

00:36:41.539 --> 00:36:42.079
 just

00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:42.280
 like

00:36:42.280 --> 00:36:42.480
 they

00:36:42.480 --> 00:36:42.800
 had

00:36:42.800 --> 00:36:43.460
 just

00:36:43.460 --> 00:36:44.000
 remembering

00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:44.460
 again

00:36:44.460 --> 00:36:44.720
 that

00:36:44.720 --> 00:36:45.139
 you

00:36:45.139 --> 00:36:46.400
 came

00:36:46.400 --> 00:36:46.740
 just

00:36:46.740 --> 00:36:46.920
 as

00:36:46.920 --> 00:36:47.079
 you

00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:47.400
 said

00:36:47.400 --> 00:36:49.559
 you

00:36:49.559 --> 00:36:49.980
 started

00:36:49.980 --> 00:36:50.360
 things

00:36:50.360 --> 00:36:50.639
 up

00:36:50.639 --> 00:36:51.039
 when it

00:36:51.039 --> 00:36:51.240
 seemed

00:36:51.240 --> 00:36:51.440
 like

00:36:51.440 --> 00:36:51.740
 everything

00:36:51.740 --> 00:36:52.019
 had

00:36:52.019 --> 00:36:52.220
 died

00:36:52.220 --> 00:36:52.519
 down

00:36:52.519 --> 00:36:52.820
 and I

00:36:52.820 --> 00:36:53.019
 pray

00:36:53.019 --> 00:36:53.260
 that

00:36:53.260 --> 00:36:53.539
 we

00:36:53.539 --> 00:36:53.720
 would

00:36:53.720 --> 00:36:53.880
 just

00:36:53.880 --> 00:36:54.099
 be

00:36:54.099 --> 00:36:54.360
 filled

00:36:54.360 --> 00:36:54.539
 with

00:36:54.539 --> 00:36:54.720
 that

00:36:54.720 --> 00:36:54.940
 joy

00:36:54.940 --> 00:36:55.059
 and

00:36:55.059 --> 00:36:55.179
 that

00:36:55.179 --> 00:36:55.320
 it

00:36:55.320 --> 00:36:55.460
 would

00:36:55.460 --> 00:36:55.980
 overflow

00:36:55.980 --> 00:36:56.760
 and

00:36:56.760 --> 00:36:57.079
 in

00:36:57.079 --> 00:36:57.240
 our

00:36:57.240 --> 00:36:57.679
 eagerness

00:36:57.679 --> 00:36:58.039
 to

00:36:58.039 --> 00:36:58.460
 share

00:36:58.460 --> 00:36:59.480
 this

00:36:59.480 --> 00:37:00.019
 good

00:37:00.019 --> 00:37:00.460
 news

00:37:00.460 --> 00:37:01.980
 with

00:37:01.980 --> 00:37:02.360
 people

00:37:02.360 --> 00:37:02.720
 around

00:37:02.720 --> 00:37:03.159
 us

00:37:03.159 --> 00:37:05.260
 especially

00:37:05.260 --> 00:37:05.619
 as we

00:37:05.619 --> 00:37:05.820
 head

00:37:05.820 --> 00:37:06.159
 towards

00:37:06.159 --> 00:37:06.579
 Christmas

00:37:06.579 --> 00:37:06.900
 Lord

00:37:06.900 --> 00:37:07.360
 that time

00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:07.599
 when we

00:37:07.599 --> 00:37:07.900
 remember

00:37:07.900 --> 00:37:08.119
 your

00:37:08.119 --> 00:37:08.440
 birth

00:37:08.440 --> 00:37:09.679
 may

00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:10.159
 this

00:37:10.159 --> 00:37:10.579
 news

00:37:10.579 --> 00:37:10.960
 be on

00:37:10.960 --> 00:37:11.139
 our

00:37:11.139 --> 00:37:11.440
 lips

00:37:11.440 --> 00:37:12.159
 the

00:37:12.159 --> 00:37:12.579
 signs

00:37:12.579 --> 00:37:12.780
 that

00:37:12.780 --> 00:37:12.940
 you

00:37:12.940 --> 00:37:13.300
 gave

00:37:13.300 --> 00:37:13.559
 the

00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:13.940
 angel

00:37:13.940 --> 00:37:14.199
 you

00:37:14.199 --> 00:37:14.539
 sent

00:37:14.539 --> 00:37:16.039
 and

00:37:16.039 --> 00:37:16.139
 we

00:37:16.139 --> 00:37:16.320
 know

00:37:16.320 --> 00:37:16.500
 that

00:37:16.500 --> 00:37:16.679
 not

00:37:16.679 --> 00:37:17.039
 everybody

00:37:17.039 --> 00:37:17.340
 will

00:37:17.340 --> 00:37:17.820
 respond

00:37:17.820 --> 00:37:18.079
 with

00:37:18.079 --> 00:37:18.440
 faith

00:37:18.440 --> 00:37:18.599
 and

00:37:18.599 --> 00:37:18.920
 belief

00:37:18.920 --> 00:37:19.199
 but

00:37:19.199 --> 00:37:20.199
 we

00:37:20.199 --> 00:37:20.480
 do

00:37:20.480 --> 00:37:21.699
 and

00:37:21.699 --> 00:37:21.820
 we

00:37:21.820 --> 00:37:22.000
 pray

00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:22.179
 that

00:37:22.179 --> 00:37:22.420
 some

00:37:22.420 --> 00:37:22.679
 will

00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:24.800
 for

00:37:24.800 --> 00:37:24.960
 your

00:37:24.960 --> 00:37:25.260
 name

00:37:25.260 --> 00:37:26.800
 amen