1. The Births of John & Jesus
Luke 2:29-32

2. “that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.” (Luke 1:4, ESV)

3. “But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.” (Luke 1:13)

4. “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.” (Luke 1:31)

5. What happened when John & Jesus were born?

6. The Birth of John the Baptist
The Births of John & Jesus
Luke 2:29-32

7. They Named Him John

8. Luke 1:57-66

9. Zechariah’s Hymn of Praise

10. Luke 1:67-68

11. 1 Peter 1:18-21
““The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,” (Luke 4:18, ESV)
“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,” (Ephesians 1:7, ESV)

12. Luke 1:69-75

13. Genesis 12:1-3
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.” (Genesis 49:10, ESV)
“When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’ ”” (2 Samuel 7:12–16, ESV)

14. Colossians 1:12-14

15. Luke 1:76-80
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.” (Isaiah 9:2, Matt. 4:16, ESV)
“But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.” (Malachi 4:2, ESV)

16. Colossians 1:19-23

17. The Birth of Jesus Christ
The Births of John & Jesus
Luke 2:29-32

18. The Manger

19. Luke 2:1-7

20. Matthew 2:5-6

21. The Shepherds

22. Luke 2:8-21

23. 1 Cor. 1:26-29
“He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.” (Luke 1:51–53, ESV)
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14, ESV)

24. Jerusalem

25. Luke 2:21-24

26. Simeon & Anna

27. Luke 2:25-38

28. Acts 13:46
“that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”” (Acts 26:23, ESV)

29. John 19:25-27
“that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”” (Acts 26:23, ESV)

30. Romans 5:1-5
“that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”” (Acts 26:23, ESV)

31. What do the births of John and Jesus mean to you?

32. Galatians 4:4-7

33. 1 Peter 2:4-8

34. The Births of John & Jesus
Luke 2:29-32