#Speaker/Ray 
#Advent
#Luke

What is the true meaning of Christmas. Emanuel! 

Are we preparing our hearts for Sunday Morning? Are we preparing our hearts like we do for Christmas 


![[Luke 1#5..25]]

# V 5-7
Herod was horrible, a tyrant. 

At this time there has been 400 years of silence. **And yet God works in the darkest of times!** 
Look at Ruth...

Ruth -> Obed -> Jesse -> David -> -> Jesus 

Of the dark time for Ruth and Niomie look at the work God was weaving!

# v 8-13
Of 400 years of silence God speaks to Zechariah through an angel about his wive bearing a son. Zechariah get chose by lot out of 20,000 other priests. 

His prayer has been heard: His prayer for the messiah, and his prayer for a child.

# v 14-17
v.17 Are we preparing for the Lord? Are we preparing for the second coming?