The
Vineyard- December 13th, 2015
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me
and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do
nothing. – John 15:5
Luke 1:57-80
Pray
for God to speak to you through the reading of His word.
Read
the passage.
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God
visits us
o
God
has often visited his people to bring about their salvation. When the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt,
God visited them to bring about their salvation.
o
Zechariah
sings about how God has visited his people with the birth of Jesus. How has God visited us in the life of Christ?
o
How
has God visiting us in the person of Jesus Christ brought about our salvation?
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What God has done…and is doing
o
The birth of Jesus is the
continuation of God’s work in our world, the fulfillment of many promises given
and made in the Old Testament.
o
What promises of God does Jesus’
fulfill?
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How did Jesus’ life continue God’s
work in our world? What did it
accomplish?
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Our response
o
Like
John, our job is to proclaim what God has done in Jesus Christ.
o
One
way we do that is by worshipping God all of our lives, in righteousness and
holiness. What efforts do you make to
live each day in righteousness and holiness?
o
What
role does God play in our living righteous and holy lives?
o
Another
of our responses is to follow Jesus in the way of peace. Do your words and actions promote peace among
others, or do they stir up strife and division?
Praise God for visiting us in the
form of Jesus Christ his Son!
Spend time studying Jesus, and the
promises that his coming fulfilled.
Pray for the ability to live
righteous and holy lives each and every day, and to follow Jesus in the way of
peace.
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