The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

I invite you to open the word of God again to the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke.

As you know, the four Gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John record the arrival and the

life and death and resurrection and ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ.

His story is told by all four writers.

Luke in particular is the one who details for us the story of the angelic visitor who comes

to Zacharias and Elizabeth and tells them that even though they have been unable to have

children because of her barrenness and they are now in their old age, much like Abraham

and Sarah, the Lord is going to allow for a miraculous birth and from them will come the

first prophet in four hundred years and the greatest prophet of all prophets.

In fact, our Lord said the greatest man had ever lived.

This man called John, who later became known as John the Baptist and he was the four runner

of the Messiah as we read.

His job was to make the way ready for the arrival of the Messiah by gathering the people,

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