"Zechariah" – Luke 1:67-79

Sermon by Dr. George C. Anderson from the first Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2024. "Within the classroom of silence, Zechariah’s faith is reconstructed. The one who kept the rituals of faith but lost confidence in God working salvation regains the faith of a child who can sing with awe and wonder. He has the headspace of someone for whom God’s love is miraculously real despite the circumstances of his times. He sings as someone so convinced of God’s reign that he sings as if Israel’s messiah has already come, that God has already saved Israel from her enemies and brought relief from all that burdens Israel’s people. For him, the miracle of the saving grace of God is as real as what he can see right in front of him..."

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