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December 29 - Luke 3 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here. It is the 29th of December.
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  It is a Monday but it may as well be a Thursday or a Tuesday
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  because this is that wonderful week of the year where days of
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  the week dates of the year tend to mean nothing as we just
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  cruise and glide from Christmas to New Year with easy days.
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  Well I hope that is your experience of this week.
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  And this is also a glorious week because we get to spend it with
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  their old mate Luke telling us stories about Jesus living his
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  life. And today is a wonderful day
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  that we're going to hear about Jesus baptism and then we're
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  going to launch into an ancestry of Jesus.
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  And this is a lot of names. So and so is the son of so and
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  so. The whole point of this is not
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  to locate an enormous family tree with all the details, but
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  it's to say this Jesus that was just baptised as the Son of God
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  actually comes from that very first son of God, Adam.
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  And not just from Adam, but on the way fulfils this prophecy of
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  coming from the line of David and also through the line of
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  Abraham. So he is a fulfilment.
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  He is the Son of God. He is here to save the Jewish
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  people and he is here to save all of humankind from Adam.
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  So that is the point of this genealogy.
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  So as you hear these words, let them wash over you to know that
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  Jesus didn't just arrive on a comet from outer space
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  unannounced, but he is part of God's long planned rescue plan
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  for you and me, friends. So let us read this story
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  together as we read together Luke chapter 3.
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  It was now the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius.
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  The Roman emperor Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea.
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  Herod Antipus was ruler over Galilee, his brother Philip was
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  ruler over Arturia and Trachonitis, Licenius was ruler
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  over Ibeline. Anas and Caiaphas were the high
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  priests. At this time a message from God
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  came to John, son of Zechariah, who is living in the wilderness.
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  Then John went from place to place on both sides of the
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  Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptised to
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  show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to
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  be forgiven. Isaiah had spoken of John when
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  he said he is a voice shouting in the wilderness.
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  Prepare the way for the Lord's coming.
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  Clear the road for him. The valleys will be filled and
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  the mountains and hills made level.
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  The curves will be straightened and the rough places made
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  smooth, and then all people will see the salvation sent from God.
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  When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, You brood of
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  snakes who warned you to flee the coming wrath.
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  Prove by the way that you live that you have repented of your
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  sins and turned to God. Don't just say to each other
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  we're safe, for we're descendants of Abraham.
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  That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of
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  Abraham from these very stones. Even now the acts of God's
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  judgement is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees.
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  Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be
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  chopped down and thrown into the fire.
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  The crowds asked what should we do?
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  John replied if you have two shirts, give one to the poor.
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  If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.
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  Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptised and asked teacher
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  what should we do? He replied, collect no more
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  taxes than the government requires.
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  What should we do? Asked some soldiers.
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  John replied don't extort money or make false accusations and be
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  content with your pay. Everyone was expecting the
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  Messiah to come soon and they were eager to know whether John
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  might be the Messiah. John answered their questions by
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  saying I baptise you with water, but someone is coming soon who
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  is greater than I am, so much greater.
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  Then I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps
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  of his sandals. He will baptise you with the
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  Holy Spirit and with fire. He is ready to separate the
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  chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork.
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  Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the
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  wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never ending
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  fire. John used many such warnings as
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  he announced the good news to the people.
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  John also publicly criticised Herod Antipas, the ruler of
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  Galilee, for marrying Herodias, his brother's wife, and for many
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  other wrongs he had done. So Herod put John in prison,
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  adding this sin to his many others.
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  One day when the crowds are being baptised, Jesus hisself
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  was baptised. As he was praying, the heavens
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  opened and the Holy Spirit in bodily form descended on him
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  like a dove. And a voice from heaven said,
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  you are my dearly loved son, and you bring me great joy.
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  Jesus was about 30 years old when he began his public
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  ministry. Jesus was known as the son of
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  Joseph. Joseph was the son of Heli.
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  Heli was the son of Matat. Matat was the son of Levi.
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  Levi was the son of Melchi. Melchi was the son of Janni.
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  Janni was the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Matatius.
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  Matatius was the son of Amos. Amos was the son of Nahum.
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  Nahum was the son of Eslai. Eslai was the son of Nagai.
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  Nagai was the son of Mart. Mart was the son of Matatius.
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  Matatius was the son of Semaine. Semaine was the son of Josek.
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  Josek was the son of Jodah. Jodah was the son of Joannan.
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  Joannan was the son of Risa. Risa was the son of Zerubbabel.
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  Zerubbabel was the son of Scheeltiel.
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  Scheeltiel was the son of Nerai. Nerai was the son of Melchi.
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  Melchi was the son of Adai. Adai was the son of Kosam.
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  Kosam was the son of El Medam. El Medam was the son of ER.
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  ER was the son of Joshua. Joshua was the son of Eliezer.
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  Eliezer was the son of Jorum. Jorum was the son of Matat.
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  Matat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Simeon.
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  Simeon was the son of Judah. Judah was the son of Joseph.
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  Joseph was the son of Jonam. Jonam was the son of Eliakim.
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  Eliakim was the son of Melia. Melia was the son of MENA.
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  MENA was the son of Matata. Matata was the son of Nathan.
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  Nathan was the son of David. David was the son of Jesse.
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  Jesse was the son of Obed. Obed was the son of Boaz.
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  Boaz was the son of Salmon. Salmon was the son of Nashon.
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  Nashon was the son of Aminidab. Aminidab was the son of Admin.
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  Admin was the son of Arnai. Arnai was the son of Hezron.
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  Hezron was the son of Perez. Perez was the son of Judah.
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  Judah was the son of Jacob. Jacob was the son of Isaac.
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  Isaac was the son of Abraham. Abraham was the son of Terra.
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  Terra was the son of Nehor. Nehor was the son of Serg.
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  Serg was the son of Ryu. Ryu was the son of Peleg.
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  Peleg was the son of IBA. IBA was the son of Shella.
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  Shella was the son of Canaan. Canaan was the son of AF Aksad.
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  AF Aksad was the son of Shem. Shem was the son of Noah.
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  Noah was the son of Lamech. Lamech was the son of
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  Methuselah. Methuselah was the son of Enoch.
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  Enoch was the son of Jared. Jared was the son of Mahalalel.
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  Mahalalel was the son of Kenan. Kenan was the son of Enosh.
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  Enosh was the son of Seth. Seth was the son of Adam.
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  Adam was the son of God. Well Father, you have laid down
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  your truth for all to see, not only in your words that day of
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  Jesus baptism, but in the line that he was born, that he is
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  indeed your long awaited, long promised and actual son.
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  Thank you that as we have celebrated Christmas, that we
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  don't just celebrate the coming of a special person, the coming
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  of someone who's going to do good things for us, but we
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  celebrate your beloved son, our Father, sent out of sheer love,
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  generous, incredible grace for us so that we can be saved and
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  brought into your presence, into your family, and into your
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  embrace. Thank you that throughout the
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  generations you are faithful. Faithful all the way from the
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  beginning to that time when Jesus was born, all the way
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  through to our lives today. You are constant, you are
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  faithful, and You are loving. Thank you for the love that you
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  give us. We just worship you and bask in
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  your presence and Your grace. And we pray all of this in the
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  wonderful saving name of Jesus, Amen.