* The Holy Spirit will make connections for you if you learn to listen to Him!
* A priest named Simeon had been waiting for the promised Messiah his whole life, and even received a promise from God he would have that opportunity.
* But how? When? Where? He didn’t know.
* Vs 25-27 - Notice how Simeon “just so happened” to meet Jesus in the temple at the exact same time!
* He was “moved by the Holy Spirit” to go there.
* The HS was like, “Hey, why don’t you head to the Temple today?”
* How did Simeon receive this nudge?
* He was a lover of God (vs 25)
* He kept himself pure (vs 25)
* The Holy Spirit was “on” him (vs 25) - it’s what fueled his actions.
* He believed Scripture (vs 25)
* He communicated with the HS (vs 26)
* He was led by the HS (vs 27) - he didn’t try to do his own thing.
* Do you want to be led by the Holy Spirit like this?
* Then let’s be like Simeon!
Luke 2:25-27 (3/26/20)
The Nudge
March 26, 2020 • Benham Brothers
Luke 1:18 (3/23/17)
March 23, 2017 • Benham Brothers
* Faith is a matter of focus. * If we keep our focus on God we gravitate toward faith. * If we keep our focus on man we gravitate toward fear & doubt. * Zechariah fell for the same thing Moses fell for - when God’s word came he focused on himself and not the God Who was giving the message. * His punishment? * He lost the ability to do what he was created to do. * He was a priest and had to communicate as a part of his job - but now that was gone. * Other people could no longer be nourished by Zech, the priest. * God wants to be a nourishment for others through us, but it requires our faith in God for that to happen. * We have to keep our eyes on Him and not on ourselves.
Luke 1:24-25 (3/22/18)
March 22, 2018 • Benham Brothers
Luke 1:24-25 - Motive * How do you know if you’ve done something with the right motive? * By how you respond when the thing either comes to pass or doesn’t. * If it doesn’t, do you say, “not my will but Yours be done?” * This means you had the right motive. * If it does come to pass, do you have a meek and humble response (like Peter & Elizabeth)? * Notice Elizabeth got alone and simply wanted to thank God for blessing her. * She didn’t go out and announce to everyone. * A pure motive is always humble before the Lord and grateful for His role in your life.