Sermon on Luke 1:57-80, the Nativity of John the Baptist, "Heavenly Visitor"
Sermon Outline: 1. Nativity of John—not celebrated for the sake of the saint, but for the sake of the Greater One whom he gave his life in service to: Jesus. Also because he draws people to Christ. Sandals. John 3:30: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Living in the shadow of another. John welcomed it, accepted his diminishing role. It was all for the glory of Christ. 2. Family, friends, and neighbors rejoiced together with Zechariah and Elizabeth. Zechariah’s song/prophecy, glorifying God. Song tells more about Christ and God than about John. So also our lives as saints of God should seek to give glory to God, and not ourselves. Arresting words: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people .” What does it mean that God has visited His people? 3. Or what would it mean to say that we live on a “visited planet?” Modern fascination with extraterrestri...