Musings of a Seminary Grad

This is a sermon I preached in chapel at Maranatha Baptist University on 10/28/2024 as part of a series through the Gospel of Luke. Introduction There is no book of Scripture entirely written by a woman, but the words of prophetesses like Deborah and Huldah as well as godly women like Abigail, along with the prayers of women like Mary mark the pages of scripture, and Mary's prayer, often referred to as the Magnificat, is largely based on Hannah's prayer; both prayers reach to the heights of praise to God for his character. As we read a Gospel, the two key questions we need to ask are: “What do I need to believe about Jesus?” and “How do I need to become more like Jesus?” The main theme of chapters seven and eight of Luke is that Jesus is the promised Divine Messiah predicted by the Old Testament and John the Baptist, as proven by his miraculous power over nature, illness, and death. Verses 18-35 of chapter seven record how John the Baptist struggled with doubt as to Jesus’ iden...