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Day 2779– The Prophet of the Most High – Luke

Welcome to Day 2779 of Wisdom-Trek. Thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom. Day 2779– The Prophet of the Most High – Luke 1:57-80Putnam Church Message – 12/14/2025 Luke’s Account of the Good News - “The Prophet of the Most High” Last week, we continued our year-long study of Luke’s Narrative of the Good News in a message titled: “The Day Mary Met Gabriel.” – Peace in the Unexpected. This week is the third Sunday of Advent, which is Joy, as we continue to build anticipation of the coming Messiah. Today's passage is the story of: “The Prophet of the Most High.” Joy to the World - Our Core verses for this week will be Luke 1:57-80, found on page 1589of your Pew Bibles.  The Birth of John the Baptist57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.Zechariah’s Song67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), 71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us— 72 to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, 73     the oath he swore to our father Abraham: 74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear 75     in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, 77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, 78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[d ]; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.OPENING PRAYERHeavenly Father, as we gather on this third Sunday of Advent, we come with hearts eager to receiveYour joy—a joy notrooted in circumstances, notdependent on emotions, but flowing from Yourfaithfulness and Yourunfailing promises. Open our hearts and minds as we revisit the story of John’s birth and Zachariah’s prophetic song. Help us see Your hand at work in seasons of waiting,silence, discipline, and hope. Speak to us through Your Word and make us a joyful people whose lives bear witness to the coming of our Savior. In Jesus’ name, Amen.INTRODUCTION — “THE DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN”It is often said that the night is darkest just before the dawn. Israel knew this feeling intimately. Centuries earlier, God had spoken through Malachi: “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives.— Mal. 4:5(NLT)And then… silence… Four centuries of it… Four hundred years with no prophet, no new Scripture, no voice from heaven. Yet faithful Israelites clung desperately to this promise. They repeated it at family gatherings. They whispered it in the synagogue. They prayed it into their children. “He will send Elijah… He will prepare the way… The Messiah is coming…”But the world around them looked nothing like God’s kingdom. Under Herod the Great—paranoid, violent, corrupt—Israel endured oppression, fear, and injustice. Spiritually, politically, emotionally, they were living in a long night. And then, as Luke tells us, “When it was time for Elizabeth’s baby to be born, she gave birth to a son. — Luke 1:57• The dawn began withthe cry of a newborn prophet. • John’s birth broke heaven’s silence. • His arrival pierced the darkness. • His life would prepare the way for Jesus—the Light of the World. This Advent, we look at this text, through the lens of JOY—because joy is the first fruit of God fulfilling His promises. Joy is the overflowing evidence that God has not forgotten His people. Joy is what rises when God steps into our impossible situations.     POINT 1 — JOY BREAKS THROUGH WHEN GOD'S