Awaiting Messiah’s Birth

AWAITING MESSIAH’S BIRTHTEXT: Luke 1:26-56 & Selected ScripturesSUMMARY: Throughout history, God’s true saints have always been distinguished by an earnest and spiritual anticipation of their coming Messiah. It is their mark, which sets them apart from the world at large, and gives them a common bond with those of like faith.I. THE UNREGENERATE WORLD DOES NOT AWAIT HIM.A. The Pleasure-Seekers.B. The Nominally Religious.C. The Self-Satisfied rich.D. Those Who Seek Redemption in This World.E. The Power-Brokers of This World.II. THE TRUE PEOPLE OF GOD EAGERLY AWAIT HIM.A. Why God’s People Await His Coming. 1. They know there is a world system that opposes them. 2. They know there is a devil that opposes them.3. They know there is a sinful nature within themselves that opposes them.B. The Remnant of Those Who Await Him.1. A remnant of faithful Jews.2. A remnant of enlightened gentiles.