Sunday 11 December 2016

"Zechariah's Song": message for the Third Sunday in Advent, Neil Watson

Luke Chapter 1 v 67-79

Our theme for Advent 2016 is "Songs of Joy, Songs of Deliverance".

For the third Sunday in Advent we look at Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, and his song of joy after the birth of his son.

“And you, my little son,
    will be called the prophet of the Most High,
    because you will prepare the way for the Lord.
You will tell his people how to find salvation
    through forgiveness of their sins.
Because of God’s tender mercy,
    the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    and to guide us to the path of peace.”