Morning: The sermon, "Waiting Prayerfully," focused on Luke 2:36-38. In this passage, we are told about Anna, a prophetess of great age, who met the infant Christ child. Through her example we see how we are to deal the the anticipation of Christ's return.
1. Anna was wholeheartedly devoted to God. After only seven years of marriage, she committed the remainder of her adult life to worship. Luke's words can be understood to say she was 84 or that she had been a widow for 84 years. It's probably best to read it as she had been a widow for 84 years. The world passed her by why she waited for the Lord's promise.
2. Her service (or worship) was marked by fasting and prayer. Luke says she was in the temple night and day. She served or worshiped (they mean the same thing) through fasting and prayer. God had promised to reveal the Christ. Anna believed that promise and interceded on behalf of those who did not.
3. She shared her hope with others. It didn't take her long to make baby Jesus known to the faithful. Her whole life was building up to this moment, and she seized it by being a faithful witness.
Evening: Business Meeting.
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