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Welcome to the Harvest!

Living Against All Odds Luke 1:5-20

Message One

AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF LIVING AGAINST ALL ODDS 1. The outside is ne but the ____________ is full of stress, 5-6 2. Others have been helped but you are still ______________, 7 3. Lack of ______________ is mistaken by others as lack of spirituality

WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST YOU 1. Wait for Gods and it came to pass and God will come to ____________, 8,11 2. Allow God to Point 1. Zechariah may have been just going ___________ you in THESIS through the motions, order to bless you, 12 3. Let God use your God can use us to bring but the motions set him up for the ___________. ________ to set up an inspiring impact with your opportunity, 8 the gospel ____________ Point 2. Only those 4. Let God use what you Christmas season who trust get to give a _______ to show you __________________. what you need, 7 5. Believe Gods words about you even DEFINITION: Grace is when God if they seem ___________________ empowers you to be faithful even to you, 13 ____________ you have failed, and 6. Let Gods grace use the __________ then rewards you for that faithfulness. to give you a purpose, 14-16 7. Let God give you praise in the present to __________ pain from the past, 25

G O D S P ROV I D E N C E I N U S I N G CHRISTMAS A. The rst purpose of Christmas is to get us back to ___________________ B. The second purpose of Christmas is to get us back to the __________ of God C. The third purpose of Christmas is to restore __________ in the God who gives his word D. The fourth purpose of Christmas is to __________________ relationships and bring rejoicing

Next Sunday Mary, Did You Know? Luke 1:26-30 www.hbcbluesprings.org Pastor Alan Shelby www.facebook.com/HBCBlueSprings www.twitter.com @HBCBlueSprings www.facebook.com/ashelby

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HARVESTCHRISTMAS December 2, 2012

Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctied. Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Eph 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God

I. SUDDEN ANGELIC PRESENCE, 5-10 A. Zechariah's Spouse, 5-7 1. Blameless, 5-6 a. Godly wife, 5 b. Godly life, 6 2. But Barren, 7 B. Zechariah's Service, 8-10 1. The Minister Within, 8-9 2. The Multitude Without, 10 II. STIRRING ANGELIC PROPHECY, 11-17 Zechariah's Shock A. The Reason, 11-12 1. Apparition, 11 2. Apprehension, 12

B. The Revelation, 13-17 1. John's Coming, 13-14 a. Prayer answered, 13 b. Potential announced, 14 2. John's Character, 15 3. John's Career, 16-17 III. SOBERING ANGELIC PREDICTION, 18-20 Zechariah's Sign A. His Reluctance, 18 B. His Reproach, 19-20 1. Ingratitude, 19 2. Unbelief, 20

Sun Dec 9 Sun Dec 16 Sun Dec 23

A HARVEST CHRISTMAS Mary, Did You Know? Luke 1:26-30 Dealing with Holiday Drama, Matt 1:20-21 We Have Come to Worship, Matt 2:1-12