5. Psalm 14:2-3 (net)
The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God. [3] Everyone rejects God; they are all morally corrupt. None of them does what is right, not even one!
Isaiah 53:6a
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned - every one - to his own way…
Romans 3:10-11
“There is no one righteous, not even one, [11] there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God…”
John 3:19b
“…light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light…”

6. Luke 1:5-25

7. Genesis 1:26 & 28
“Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, SO THAT THEY MAY RULE…” – “God blessed them and said to them […] “…Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature…”
Numbers 14:35
“I, the Lord have spoken…”
Deuteronomy 4:12
“Then the Lord spoke…”
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy
Luke 1:5-25

8. Genesis 1:26 & 28
“Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, SO THAT THEY MAY RULE…” – “God blessed them and said to them […] “…Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature…”
Numbers 14:35
“I, the Lord have spoken…”
Deuteronomy 4:12
“Then the Lord spoke…”
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy
Luke 1:5-25

9. Genesis 1:26 & 28
“Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, SO THAT THEY MAY RULE…” – “God blessed them and said to them […] “…Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature…”
Numbers 14:35
“I, the Lord have spoken…”
Deuteronomy 4:12
“Then the Lord spoke…”
Proverbs 27:6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy
Luke 1:5-25

10. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
Luke 1:5-25

11. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
Luke 12:48 - For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Luke 1:5-25

12. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
“..both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.” (vs.6)
Luke 1:5-25

13. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
“..both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.” (vs.6)
Ephesians 4:1
“I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you have been called…”
Luke 1:5-25

14. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
“..both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.” (vs.6)
Ephesians 4:1
“I therefore the prisoner of the Lord beseech you, Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you have been called…”
John 14:15
“If you love me keep my commandments”
Luke 1:5-25

15. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD: Gabriel & Zechariah
Luke 1:5-25

16. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD: Gabriel & Zechariah
…all things are made by Him… John 1:3
…all things are made by Him and FOR Him… Colossians 1:16
…love so great… John 3:16
…power so vast… Isaiah 40:21-23
Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; 23 who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
Luke 1:5-25

17. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD: Gabriel & Zechariah
…all things are made by Him… John 1:3
…all things are made by Him and FOR Him… Colossians 1:16
…love so great… John 3:16
…power so vast… Isaiah 40:21-23
Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; 23 who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
Luke 1:5-25

18. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD: Gabriel & Zechariah
Luke 1:11-15
“…there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. [12] And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. [13] But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. [14] And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, [15] for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.”
James 4:3
“you ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss that you may spend it on your pleasures”.
Luke 1:5-25

19. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD: Gabriel & Zechariah
Luke 1:11-15
“…there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. [12] And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. [13] But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. [14] And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, [15] for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.”
1 Peter 2:9a
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people…
Luke 1:5-25

20. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD: Gabriel & Zechariah
#BE PREAPARED TO RESPOND: Zechariah’s Mistake
And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years." [19] And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. [20] And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time." (1:18-21)
Matthew 19:26b
“With men this is impossible, but with God ALL THINGS are possible”
Luke 18:27
“The things which are impossible with men are possible WITH GOD”
Luke 1:5-25

21. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE: Zechariah & Elizabeth
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD: Gabriel & Zechariah
#BE PREAPARED TO RESPOND: Zechariah’s Mistake
And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years." [19] And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. [20] And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time." (1:18-21)
Matthew 19:26b
“With men this is impossible, but with God ALL THINGS are possible”
Luke 18:27
“The things which are impossible with men are possible WITH GOD”
Luke 1:5-25

22. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE:
What God has GIVEN to US
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD:
What God has SAID to US
#BE PREAPARED TO RESPOND:
What God has PLACED in US
Luke 1:5-25
Philippians 2:6-7
“who being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, [7] but made Himself of no reputation taking the form of a bondservant and coming in the likeness of sinful man”

23. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE:
What God has GIVEN to US
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD:
What God has SAID to US
#BE PREAPARED TO RESPOND:
What God has PLACED in US
Luke 1:5-25
Philippians 2:6-7
“who being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, [7] but made Himself of no reputation taking the form of a bondservant and coming in the likeness of sinful man”

24. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE:
What God has GIVEN to US
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD:
What God has SAID to US
#BE PREAPARED TO RESPOND:
What God has PLACED in US
Luke 1:5-25
Philippians 2:6-7
“who being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, [7] but made Himself of no reputation taking the form of a bondservant and coming in the likeness of sinful man”

25. #BE FAITHFUL WITH THE LIGHT YOU HAVE:
What God has GIVEN to US
#BE OPEN TO HEAR THE LORD’s WORD:
What God has SAID to US
#BE PREAPARED TO RESPOND:
What God has PLACED in US
Luke 1:5-25
Philippians 2:6-7
“who being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, [7] but made Himself of no reputation taking the form of a bondservant and coming in the likeness of sinful man”