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His Name is John

Luke 1:57-66

God completes his work when
 he accomplishes his purpose.

• God Completes Elizabeth’s Disgrace (1:57-58)
• God Completes Zechariah’s Discipline (1:59-66)

Elizabeth’s Disgrace

• God Brings Disgrace to an End (1:57)
• God Receives Praise for His Grace (1:58)

Luke 1:57-58

Elizabeth’s Disgrace

• God makes his mercy greater than he makes
• ur miseries for the praise of his great grace.
• The greater your misery is the greater God’s

mercy is. And the greater his mercy is the greater his praise will be. Luke 1:57-58

“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” ~Romans 8:18, ESV

Zechariah’s Discipline

• We have a contrast and similarity between

Elizabeth and Zechariah.

• Elizabeth has undergone disgrace from no fault of

her own, and God in his time removes that disgrace.

• Zechariah has undergone discipline because of his

sin, and God in his time removes that discipline.

Luke 1:59-66

Zechariah’s Discipline

• Disciplined to Remain Obedient. (1:59-62)

Luke 1:59-66

“This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised.” ~Genesis 17:10–12, ESV

Zechariah’s Discipline

• Disciplined to Remain Obedient. (1:59-62)
• Disciplined to Learn Obedience (1:63-66)

Luke 1:59-66

Zechariah’s Discipline

• God makes our good greater than he makes
• ur grief for the praise of his great grace.
• Discipline will continue until the good produced

by God’s grace is greater than the grief produced by your sin. Luke 1:59-66