The Light (Advent Week 2)

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John 1:4-8

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The Light — Lonnie Bell
2nd Sermon of Advent
John 1:4-8
9 December 2018
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DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.
 To use the words of Leon Morris, how is Christ the “life-bringer and light bearer”?
2.  How is Christ’s coming both at Christmas and in conversion like what we read in Genesis 1:2-3?
3.  What does it mean to say that Christmas is a season of power and victory?
4.   How does the fact that “darkness has not overcome” the light give us encouragement in the Christian life?
5.  How does the text lead us to compare Jesus and John the Baptist, and how would you describe John’s role?
6.  What does it look like to be a credible witness of Jesus in our daily lives?

References: Colossians 2:3; Hebrews 12:2; 2 Corinthians 3:8; John 5:26; 8:12; 11:25; 12:46; 14:6; 17:3; Genesis 1:2-3; 2 Corinthians 4:6; John 12:35; Genesis 3:15; Ephesians 6:12; 1 John 3:8; Matthew 13:43; 11:11; John 20:31; 1:23.

The King's Conception Announced

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Luke 1:26-38

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The King's Conception Announced -- Lonnie Bell
Sermon Series: Advent - week 1.
Luke 1:26-38
3 December 2017


Deep Sheet:  Sermon Study Questions
1.  As you reflect on Luke’s purpose for writing (1:4), what would it mean to celebrate with “certainty” this Christmas?
2.  How does this passage communicate that humility is inherent to Christianity?
(John 1:46; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31)
3.  What does Gabriel’s greeting tell us about Mary? How is she a symbol of all who receive Christ? (Ephesians 1:6; Romans 3:24)
4.  What are some of the differences between John the Baptist and Jesus as portrayed in
Luke 1?  What do these differences tell us about the unique significance of Jesus?
5.  What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of David?  How does the never-ending nature of Jesus’ kingdom put hope at the center of Christmas?
(2 Samuel 7:12-14; Psalm 2:6-7; Isaiah 9:6-7)
6.  How does the virgin conception/birth practically increase your confidence in God?
(Genesis 1:2; John 1:1, 14)
7.  How does Mary’s response in v. 38 serve as a beautiful picture of the Christian life?