Category: Advent 2019
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Dec 4th
Luke 1:11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. Later (v19), we discover that the angel in question is Gabriel. The bible records Gabriel appearing to 3 people: Daniel, who is…
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Dec 3rd
Luke 1:8-10 ‘Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, he was chosen by lot according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshippers were…
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Dec 2nd
Luke 1:5 ‘In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendent of Aaron.’ All four gospel writers make the connection between Jesus and John the Baptist, so perhaps it should come as no surprise that…
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Dec 1st
Luke 1:1-4 ‘Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eye-witnesses and servants of the word. Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also for me…
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