It is HIStory! (Part 1 of 2)
Truth For Life Daily Program
Alistair Begg
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🗓️ 12 December 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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It’s Advent season—that time of year when we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ. Examine the very heart of the Christmas story so you can celebrate properly and joyfully. Begin a study of Isaiah’s prophecy along with Alistair Begg on Truth For Life.
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| 0:00.0 | The We We are right in the middle of the Advent season the time of year when we prepare to |
| 0:29.2 | celebrate the coming of Christ and today on Truth for Life we begin a study of Isaiah's of |
| 0:33.3 | Christ and today on Truth for Life we begin a study of Isaiah's prophecy. |
| 0:36.3 | Alister Begg takes us to the very heart of Christmas |
| 0:39.2 | so we can prepare for it properly and celebrate it joyfully. |
| 0:44.2 | The series is titled It Is His Story. |
| 0:47.7 | We're going to read this morning from Isaiah chapter 9, but there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. |
| 1:04.0 | In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulan and the land of Naphyli. |
| 1:11.0 | But in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land |
| 1:15.9 | beyond the Jordan, Galilei of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness on them as light shone. |
| 1:30.0 | You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy. They rejoice before you as with joy at the |
| 1:37.2 | harvest as they are glad when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the |
| 1:46.6 | rod of his oppressor you have broken as on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment |
| 1:56.4 | rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. For to as a child is born, to as a son is given, and the government shall be upon his |
| 2:07.8 | shoulder and his name shall be called wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. |
| 2:17.0 | Of the increase of his government and of peace, there will be no end on the throne of David |
| 2:22.4 | and over his kingdom to establish it and to uphold it with |
| 2:26.6 | justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. |
| 2:37.0 | Thanks be to God for his word. |
| 2:41.0 | Now gracious God, what we know not teach us, what we have not give us, what |
| 2:51.2 | we are not make us for your son's sake. Amen. |
| 2:57.0 | Well today is the first Sunday in Advent and the purpose of the season is to prepare us for the |
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