The First Announcement

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The birth of Jesus Christ was not first declared by angels near Bethlehem or prophets in ancient Israel. Today, R.C. Sproul shows that the Savior's arrival was originally promised by God in the garden of Eden.

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Meet Today's Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Transcript

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0:00.0	In the drama of the cross in the New Testament, we see the crushing blow that Christ, the descendant of Eve,
0:07.6	delivers to Satan, but he does it at great expense. He doesn't do it without injury and pain to himself.
0:23.6	In Genesis chapter 3, Adam and Eve brought sin into the world, but God promised a seed.
0:30.6	He promised one who would be victorious over the serpent. He promised a Messiah.
0:36.6	And today, on this Tuesday edition of Renewing Your Mind,
0:40.5	R. C. Sprole explains how God fulfilled his promise. Before we get to that message, if you're a
0:46.9	frequent listener of renewing your mind, first let me say thank you. But second, you will likely
0:52.6	really appreciate RefNet. If you have not heard of it,
0:56.4	and you're not listening to this episode on RefNet, it's our 24-hour Christian Internet radio stream.
1:03.3	Each day's fresh playlist features programming that is committed to the historic Christian faith
1:08.9	and edifying for the whole family.
1:11.5	Each day you'll hear preaching and teaching from R.C. Sprawl and other gifted teachers,
1:17.2	Bible readings from the Old and New Testaments, podcasts, and conference messages from Ligonier,
1:23.3	dramatic audio theater for family enjoyment, music suitable for background listening,
1:29.0	and presently music suitable for this Christmas season,
1:32.2	and audiobooks for growing Christians of all ages.
1:36.0	RefNet is free, and you can download the app by searching for RefNet in your favorite app store
1:41.4	or by visiting refnet.fm slash app.
1:45.2	Or you can listen online at refnet.com.
1:49.1	Well, here's Dr. Spraw on that first announcement.
1:54.9	Today we're going to begin with the very first promise of the Old Testament of the coming Messiah.
2:03.9	It's a promise that is somewhat veiled in mystery
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