The Lord is Come!

Sunday, December 7, 2025
Pastor Alex Chen

Sermon Video

Outline

  • The Coming of Christ That Should Blow Our Minds!

  • The Joy of Christ That Should Fill Our Hearts

  • The Preaching of Christ That Just Cannot Wait

  • The God Who Can Always Be Trusted

The Incarnation That Should Blow Our Minds!

  • v.39-40 -- In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth

  • v.34,36-- And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” … And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.”

  • John 1:1 -- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  • John 1:14 -- 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.

  • Heb 2:14,16 -- Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things… For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham.

The Joy of Christ That Should Fill Our Hearts

  • v.41 -- And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

  • v.44 --For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

The Preaching of Christ That Just Cannot Wait

  • Is 40:3 -- A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

  • Mal 3:1 -- Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple

  • v.41 -- And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

The God Who Can Always Be Trusted

  • v.45 -- And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

  • Heb 11:6 -- And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

  • v.45 -- And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

  • Gen 3:15 -- I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”