Welcome to Trinity Church Aldgate. We’re really glad you are here with us today! Below you’ll find all the information you’ll need for today’s service.
Order of Service
Song – Come Lord Jesus (Even So Come)
Song – O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Welcome
Confession
Kids’ Spot
Song – Joy To The World
Ministry Matters
Bible Reading – Luke 1:57-80
Sermon –The Mute Tongue Shouts With Joy – Chris Jolliffe
Prayer
Song – King of Kings
Sending
Bible passage
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbours and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. 59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.” 61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.” 62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 All the neighbours were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
Zechariah’s Song
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors
and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him without fear
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[b]; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
Sermon Outline
Luke 1:57-80 –The Mute Tone Shouts With Joy – Chris Jolliffe
- ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel …’
– longing for redemption
– the sign … ‘then the mute shall shout for joy’ (Isa 35:3-10) - Great Expectations …
Three Signs! 1.57-66
– her son
– his voice
– their wonder
Praise from the Tongue set free 1.67-79
– Redemption! 1.68-75
– his promise to David v69 (2 Sam 7.13-14)
– his oath to Abraham v73 (Gen 12:1-3)
– serving without fear v74
– John’s role … 1.76-79
- Dashed Expectations
– Zechariah’s joy 1.68-75
– Leader’s rejection 7.29-35
– Jesus’ mourning 19.41-44
– Disciples’ Despair 24.21
- Better Expectations
– Disciples’ joy 24.44-52, Rev 5.9, 22.3,20
Next Week’s Topic
Tuesday, December 24th at 6pm – The Mighty God who Acts with Mercy (Luke 1:39-56)
Wednesday, December 25th at 9am – Luke 2:1-20
Sunday, December 29th – Luke 2:21-52
Communication slip
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