A CELEBRATION OF FORGIVENESS Christmas 2023 - Lesson #9

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Sermon Notes

Speaker: Pastor Dave Tyree

Date of Sermon: December 31,, 2023

Summary:    One must be prepared to receive God’s mercy

Key Verse:     “..to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”    Luke 1:79

Bible Reading:     76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
    in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
    whereby the sunrise shall visit us[a] from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Message Outline:
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I.            The Role of the Preparer    (76-77)
              A.          John is a prophet of God    (76a)
              B.           John will prepare the way for the Lord    (76b)
              C.           John will educate about salvation    (77a)
              D.          John will educate about forgiveness    (77b)
 
II.           The Reason for the Preparer    (78-79)
              A.          John came because of God’s mercy    (78a)
              B.           John prepares for light to shine    (78b)
              C.           John prepares light to shine on the hopeless    (79a)
              D.          John prepares for guidance to peace    (79b)


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