Luke 2:1-21
Christ comes to bring offenders and outcasts pardon and peace!
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Luke Commentaries by Stein, Garland, Hughes, and Bock.
ADVENT: Zechariah's Song
Luke 1:67-80 (read 1:5-25; 57-80)
Zechariah blesses God because after a prolonged silence, God sends a prophet to prepare a path for our Savior.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by NT Wright, David Garland, Kent Hughes, and Robert Stein; Songs of the Nativity by John Calvin
ADVENT: The Song of Mary
Luke 1:46-55
Mary's song of rejoicing remembers and reflects on God's great reversal.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Luke commentaries by Stein, Bock, and Wright
ADVENT: The Magnifying Song Over the Miracle Son
Luke 1:46-55
The Gospel awakens the soul, causing the magnifying song over the miracle Son.
ADVENT: A Child is Born
In Isaiah 9:6-7, we see that God is zealous to establish his kingdom of peace through this Child of promise.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Ortlund Jr, Calvin, and Motyer; The Hidden Christmas by Tim Keller; The Kingdom of God by John Bright; The Pastor As Public Theologian by Vanhoozer and Strachan.
ADVENT: Darkness into Light
The gloom of our spiritual darkness has been turned into joy by the light of our coming victorious King.
Resources: ESV Study Bible
Isaiah: The Crossway Classic Commentaries - John Calvin
The God who became Human: A biblical theology of incarnation - Graham A. Cole
Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ - Timothy Keller
Isaiah: God saves Sinners - Raymond C. Ortland Jr.
