Bible Passage: Luke 1Main Point: John was born to prepare the way for Jesus. Some of the last words of the Lord recorded in the Old Testament are found in Malachi 4—“Look, I am going to send you the prophet Elijah … he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts…
Bible Passage: Matthew 1; Luke 3; John 1Main Point: Jesus’ family line proved He was the Messiah. The prophecies concerning Jesus’ birth are numerous, and many of them refer to Jesus’ lineage. Old Testament prophecies tell of the promised Messiah being born from the seed of a woman (Genesis 3:15); from the seed of Abraham…
Bible Passage: Nehemiah 8 – 13Main Point: God’s people repented. Ezra was a priest in Babylon at the end of the exile. More than 50 years after the first group of exiles returned to Jerusalem and completed and dedicated the temple, Ezra led a second group back to Jerusalem. Just as God had been with…