Luke 1:57-80
Big Idea: God’s Mercy Is The Foundation Of Our Redemption
God’s Mercy:
1) Produces transformation: worship God because of it (v. 57-68)
2) Provides redemption: surrender and serve God in response to it (v. 67-75)
“Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.”
– Deuteronomy 7:9
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”
– Romans 12:1
3) Proclaims salvation: believe and share it (v. 76-80)
3 Truths About Salvation (v. 77-79):
1) Salvation is personal and available (v. 77)
2) God’s mercy makes my forgiveness possible (v. 77-78)
“If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
– 1 John 1:9
3) God’s light is unstoppable (v. 78-79)
“In Him (Jesus) was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
– John 1:4-5
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
– Psalm 23:4-6