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Preparing for Christmas

Preparing for Christmas. Luke 3:1-6. Luke 3:1-6. 1  In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis , and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— .

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Preparing for Christmas

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  1. Preparing for Christmas Luke 3:1-6

  2. Luke 3:1-6 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 

  3. 2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

  4. “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord,    make straight paths for him. 5 Every valley shall be filled in,    every mountain and hill made low.  The crooked roads shall become straight,    the rough ways smooth. 6 And all people will see God’s salvation.’”

  5. Hearing from God 1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 2 during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas,  the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. 

  6. Getting Right with God 3 He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 

  7. Preparing for the Coming King As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:   “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord,    make straight paths for him. 5 Every valley shall be filled in,    every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight,    the rough ways smooth. 6 And all people will see God’s salvation.’”

  8. Conclusion • Hear from God though His Word the Bible and act on it • Get right with God through confession and repentance, receiving His cleansing and forgiveness • Prepare ourselves to receive Christ our coming king by submitting our lives wholly to Him

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