Nov 27th, 201610:00 am WorshipAdvent Week #1

Prophet’s Candle – Genesis 6:5; Isaiah 7:14; 9:2-7; Micah 5:2

                                The Problem of Man and the Promise of

GodThe lighting of the ‘Prophet’s Candle’ invites us to acknowledge our need and God’s grace.  Since the beginning, our sinful desire to choose right and wrong for ourselves has resulted in our brokenness and need. Since the beginning, God has Promised and planned to restore all of our sinful brokenness, through a child, born of a virgin. This baby comes to restore the gracious reign of God in the lives of all who will trust Him as God and King.

Advent Sermon Series:  The Christmas Carol of LukeThis week’s text: Luke 1:1-45

The Christmas Carol of Luke: Week 1 Questions and Notes

- What is Zechariah fundamentally oriented to?

- What is Mary fundamentally oriented to?

- What am I fundamentally oriented to?  How do I measure things and people in this life?

Zechariah's outlook seems to be, "if this is all there is to life, then this must be all I can expect from God!" - How do I let my circumstances, and my inability in those circumstances define God and my life?

For Mary, God's Word gives definition to her circumstances.- What can I change today, as I trust God's Word to define my life, and not my circumstances?

-What must I change today, as I trust that God's Word has greater validity than my fears, my inability, my opinion, my bitterness?

- What will I change today to recognize that God, by His Word, is having His way in spite of the politics and 'king of the hill' games going on all around us?

Read the remainder of Luke 1, in preparation for next week.

The Evangelical Free Church of Redwood Falls seeks to be restored, and lovingly help others be restored,

from the brokenness of sin in our lives, to the life God has for us,trusting the Gospel of Jesus.