Luke 1:1-25: John’s Birth Announced

I) Luke's Gospel

A) Luke did first hand _______________.

1) Luke was a well-educated_________________.

2) Luke was a companion to ____________.

B) Luke provided an account of Jesus’s life so its readers could be __________ Jesus fulfilled Old Testament promises.

II) Zechariah and Elizabeth.

A) They were an _____________ God-Fearing couple.

B) They were unable to have __________.



III) Zechariah was a priest who was called to serve in the temple.

A) Priests were to make sin offerings twice a day and then go into the ___________ Place to burn incense as a symbol of prayer.

B) While the priest was inside, the people ________ outside in their court.

C) Zechariah was chosen by lot to have the honor of burning __________ in the Holy Place.


IV) The angel Gabriel speaks to Zechariah.

A) Do not be ______________!

B) God has _____________ Zechariah’s prayer.

C) God will give Zechariah and Elizabeth a son named John.

1) John will bring _________ to his parents.

2) The Holy Spirit will ____________ John to turn the hearts of Israel back to God.

3) John will prepare the way for the Messiah in the spirit and power of __________.

D) In disbelief, Zechariah asks for a ________ to know this is will happen.

E) Gabriel’s response.

1) Gabriel was______________by God to share this with Zechariah.

2) Zechariah will be _________ (and deaf) until John is born.


V) Gabriel’s words came true!

A) Zechariah could not speak to the people _______ in the temple courts.

B) Elizabeth becomes ___________ and expresses gratitude to the Lord!


VI) How does this text relate to today?

A) Righteous faith does not always lead to earthly ____________.

B) We are called to _________ God in the midst of life’s difficulties.

C) Doubt can sink into the hearts of believers. We need to learn to ____________ on God more.

D) God is the ultimate ________________ keeper. This advent we wait for Christ to come again and restore all things!