D. Bang's Message (Like Simeon and Anna)

Scripture: Luke 2: 25 – 40

Title: Like Simeon and Anna

1. Jesus was born into the world as a descendant of King David.

2. When every Jewish woman gives birth, she purifies her mother.

3. If a woman gives birth to a boy, she is unclean for seven days.

4. When a woman gives birth to her daughter, she is unclean for 14 days.

5. The mother cannot meet anyone and must live her life in isolation in a state of uncleanness.

6. And after 33 days, the mother's blood is cleansed and you can touch the holy relics and enter the sanctuary.

7. If a woman gives birth to a daughter, she shall stay 66 days.

8. She shall make the sacrifice of her sins by the woman offering her lamb to God.

9. If she is poor, she will offer a turtledove or two pigeons.

10. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was poor.

11. Male babies perform a circumcision ceremony on the 8th day after birth by cutting off the epidermis.

12. He gave birth and on the 40th day went to the purification ceremony holding the baby Jesus.

13. The Jerusalem Temple was crowded with babies and women who came to perform the purification ceremony like this almost every day.

14. The outer yard of the Temple of Jerusalem is open to Gentiles.

15. But you can never enter the temple.

16. Jews say that they do not carelessly marry, eat, or associate.

17. Mary gave birth to her son Jesus as her firstborn.

18. In Exodus 13:2, “All the firstborn of the Israelites, whether human or animal, must be sanctified and given back to me, for they are mine.”

19. God keeps this word as it is.

20. There is not a single word wrong in the record of the Bible.

21. All the words of the Old Testament are verified that the New Testament is thoroughly true.

22. All the words of the New Testament are perfectly fulfilled by the words of the Old Testament.

23. The Son of God is introduced to the world through Simon and Anna, two people who always devote themselves to prayer in Jerusalem.

24. Let's read Luke 2:25 in the Bible together.

“There was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, a righteous and devout man, waiting for the comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him.”

25. The character of Simeon was special.

26. He was a righteous man.

27. He lived a godly life.

28. He was waiting for the deliverance of the Israelites.

29. The Holy Spirit was upon him.

30. Simeon was a very old man.

31. This man of many years lived righteously and godly all his life, and his authority was very solemn and gracious.

32. He didn't even have a private conversation with people.

33. It is difficult to imagine what it looked like because it was an ancient society that was different from the present world.

34. Rather, the world now seems to be more difficult to live godly than those days.

35. Of course, it would be no different about sinning.

36. Simeon received God's mission and lives in the center of the temple in Jerusalem every day.

37. Let's read the Bible Luke 2:26 together.

“He was instructed by the Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the Christ of the Lord.”

38. Until I see Christ, I cannot die even if I want to.

39. A person who has been instructed by the Holy Spirit.

40. Not everyone receives the instructions of the Holy Spirit.

41. The Holy Spirit is not a spirit that arbitrarily tells people to do this or that.

42. The Holy Spirit is a spirit sent from God and Jesus Christ.

43. Become the Counselor and help the saints who believe in Jesus when they are in trouble.

44. What should I say?

45. Gives you something to say when you hesitate.

46. Most of the time, when you give instructions, you do it to the ministers.

47. Even when you call a pastor, you give instructions.

48. Even when you build a church, you instruct where and how to build it.

49. Even when naming the church, he gives instructions.

50. Occasionally, I saw a church changing its name.

51. I just can't understand it.

52. How can I change the name given by the Holy Spirit?

53. Pray and receive direction until the holy presence of the Holy Spirit comes.

54. Without the direction of the Holy Spirit, we must not arbitrarily stop.

55. Those who always live with the Holy Spirit in front are Christians.

56. While Simeon was praying at home, the Holy Spirit came upon him powerfully.

57. They are so moved that they cannot control themselves.

58. Let's read Luke 2:27 together.

“When he entered the temple by the Spirit, his parents decided to do according to the custom of the law.

bringing the baby Jesus.”

59. Upon entering the temple, Joseph and Mary were carrying Jesus in their arms for the purification ceremony.

60. Simeon was a man who prayed in the temple almost all day and every day.

61. Few people in Jerusalem do not know Simeon.

62. He was a man who didn't pay attention even though many mothers and fathers came to the temple carrying their babies to perform a purification ceremony.

63. He is a man who prays and is led by the Holy Spirit without concern for his surroundings.

64. Therefore, he is called a righteous man and a godly man, and the Holy Spirit is over his head.

65. This is how he was called.

66. But as soon as he sees the baby Jesus, he jumps up.

67. He holds the baby and praises God.

68. Let's read the Bible Luke 2:29 together.

“Lord, now you are releasing your servant in peace, just as you said.”

69. A prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord for fulfilling his own mission.

70. The life of a pastor must live held captive by the Holy Spirit in this world until he meets Christ the Lord.

71. Pastors are to bear witness to Christ before all people.

72. Simeon lived for this one mission all his life, until he was over 90 years old.

73. Now God has released this servant in peace according to his word.

74. Imagine Simeon praying with tears as he looks at Jesus Christ, the Son of God, held in the arms of an old man.

75. Simeon's admiration is an important message to the whole world.

76. Let's read Luke 2:30-32 together.

“My eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before all peoples.

77. A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”

78. I see with my own eyes the salvation that the Lord is working out now.

79. This grace of salvation is the grace prepared for all people on earth.

80. It is the light of grace that illuminates not only the Jews but also the whole Gentile world.

81. The glory of Israel, the Lord's chosen one, is this baby.

82. This baby is Christ, the light of salvation that illuminates a dark world.

83. Saints who believe in Jesus Christ!

84. Today is a day to worship the Son of God who came to earth to save the dark world.

85. Let's read Isaiah 49:6 in the Bible together.

“He said, ‘It will be very easy for you to be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob and bring back those who are preserved in Israel.

86. Jesus became God's servant and came to save Jacob's children.

87. It would have been very easy to save only the Jews.

88. We read the Acts of the Apostles and learned about the revival of many Jews in the Early Church.

89. But God not only saved Jews, but also gave salvation to Gentiles like us.

90. We have a work to do for those who have not yet heard the gospel to the ends of the earth.

91. Who is more pitiful than those who were born in a place where the environment to know God is not good from birth?

92. We must carry the light to the land of the Gentiles.

93. Simeon hugged the baby Jesus to his chest and admired it with tears. said.

94. Like Simeon who prayed this kind of joy to God, I hope that we will receive the instructions of the Holy Spirit from today.

95. The direction of the Holy Spirit is not a voice heard in the ear.

96. The direction of the Holy Spirit is the radiance of glory that shines brightly in my heart.

97. When the Holy Spirit descends on your fearful, uncomfortable, and difficult heart, you are at peace.

98. The hymns we sing at Christmas brighten our dark hearts.

99. Today I am a child of light if I have received the light that shines on the Gentiles.

100. If you are still living in darkness, please believe in Jesus, the Savior of Christmas.

101. This gospel of Simeon brought about an amazing influence around him.

102. Let's read Luke 2:33 together.

“His parents marveled at what was said about him.”

103. Joseph and Mary were amazed at Simeon's words.

104. To Mary, the amazed mother, Simeon says:

105. Let's read the Bible Luke 2: 34-35 together.

“Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, saying, “Behold, this is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign of reproach; He said it was to reveal his thoughts.”

106. In this text, all the ministry of Jesus Christ is introduced.

107. First, Jesus will defeat or rise the Jews of Israel.

108. Many Jews rejected Jesus.

109. The reason is that they are not the Messiah (savior) they have been waiting for.

110. There are still people who still make their own decisions about their savior.

111. Such people will be the losers of salvation.

112. You have to believe what the Bible tells you to become a prosperous person.

113. Let's read Galatians 2:16 together.

“We know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ; so we also believe in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law. no flesh will be justified by the works of

114. Jew or Gentile, there is no other way to be saved than by believing in Jesus Christ.

115. Let's read Romans 3:22 together.

“That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe, without distinction.”

116. Through faith in Jesus Christ, God justified them.

117. Never discriminate based on the color of your skin, nor between men and women, nor based on background or wealth.

118. Second, I was set up as a target to be slandered.

119. This is the meaning of the word slandered sign for the Jews.

120. Every year adult males bring sheep or goats to the temple to offer sacrifices during three festivals to atone for all the sins of their families.

121. Beasts are the target of human sins.

122. The target of slander is a dumb animal that dies without knowing why.

123. This is the sin offering offered in the temple.

124. But what if the mother heard that her son Jesus was the target of slander?

125. We rejoice in the coming of Jesus the Savior.

126. God turned away from his son to wash away all the sins of mankind by sending his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

127. John the Baptist, the last prophet, looked at his son Jesus at the Jordan River and said in the Holy Spirit:

128. Let's read the Bible John 1:29 together.

“The next day John saw Jesus coming out to him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

129. If you absolutely slander Jesus, you will be in big trouble.

130. Words that must never be spoken insult the Son of God or slander the saints who believe in and follow Him.

131. You will surely face God's terrible judgment.

132. Third, He reveals all the thoughts in people's hearts.

133. It is Jesus who knows what is in people's hearts and what is in them.

134. You can imitate everything.

135. You can hide everything in your heart.

136. But tell the story of Jesus Christ.

137. Soon the person's heart will be revealed.

138. Introducing a kind person I know well.

139. This person has no dislikes around him.

140. A person who embraces, adapts to, and sympathizes with all tastes.

141. I preached that I should believe in Jesus and be saved.

142. First time I saw him get angry.

143. Why are you forcing me to believe or not while getting angry!

144. It's all about living the way you live.

145. Who are you to interfere with my life? It's really amazing.

146. When everyone gives the name of Jesus Christ, they either accept it or reject it with anger.

147. All thoughts and feelings within it are expressed and appear.

148. From Simeon of the tribe of Levi, baby Jesus was proclaimed in front of many people in the temple what kind of mission he had to fulfill in this world.

149. Here is one more prophet.

150. A prophetess named Anna, daughter of Binuel of the tribe of Asher.

151. This is the woman who fasted and prayed day and night in the temple until she was 84 years old after her husband died after 7 years of marriage.

152. She was alone in her early 20's and prayed for 60 years. Also, she was a famous person in the temple at the time.

153. This woman also introduces the Son of God who will atone for all the sins of Jerusalem.

154. In this way, Joseph and Mary finished all the purification ceremonies according to the law in the temple.

155. God's purification ceremony is to send his only begotten Son into the world, lead him by the Holy Spirit, and shine the light of salvation to the world.

156. The purification ceremony in Israel is to keep the tradition of the law.

157. God completed the purification ceremony by shining the light of Jesus Christ's salvation on Jews and Gentiles.

158. Why couldn't the Jews acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah who received the testimony from Simeon and Anna who were filled with the Holy Spirit in the temple?

159. They say that Jesus was not from Bethlehem.

160. Let's read Micah 5:2 in the Old Testament together.

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from of old.”

161. The Messiah who will rule Israel will come from Bethlehem, but Jesus is from Nazareth.

162. That is why he is not the Messiah.

163. In the New Testament, we can see how the Jews rejected Jesus at the time.

164. Let's read the Bible John 1:46 together.

“Nathanael said, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said, “Come and see.”

165. Nathanael, a man of faith who was praised during the public ministry of Jesus, also rejected the evangelism of his friend Philip, saying that no good and righteous person could be born in Nazareth.

166. But Jesus was born in Bethlehem.

167. Let's read Matthew 2:1 in the Bible together.

“In the days of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying,”

168. He was born in Bethlehem during the reign of Herod the tetrarch of Jerusalem.

169. Herod, fearing that his position would be threatened by the coming of the King of kings, Herod killed all the boys under the age of two.

170. Joseph and Mary were instructed by the Holy Spirit to flee to Egypt and live in Nazareth.

171. Let's read the Bible Luke 2:39 together.

“When they had finished everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee and came to the town of Nazareth.”

172. The Lord fulfilled all the law.

173. Ultimately, God forgives all of our individual sins.

174. Jesus took on all of our sins until he was 30 years old.

175. God has done all things, even to the heights of grace beyond our comprehension.

176. That we must believe.

177. Let's read Luke 2:40 together.

“The child grew and became strong, full of wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.”

178. Our Lord came to this world as a baby and grew up just like us.

179. Our faith must also grow.

180. The reason why faith does not grow is because it has become an annual event without a heart.

181. If you believe in God like a religious life without an open heart, your faith is dead.

182. God is not pleased if we worship with such dead faith.

183. You must do it wholeheartedly.

184. The mind opens only when I am conscious.

185. Let go of my self-consciousness.

186. Plant the Word in my consciousness.

187. Accept God's Word unconditionally as true.

188. A baby grows because parents take care of it, love it, feed it, wash it, and put it to sleep.

189. To be strong must be constantly educated and trained.

190. God sent his only begotten Son into the world and did not just wait and see.

191. God raised Jesus in Nazareth, the poorest town in Galilee.

192. God gave Jesus the most difficult and painful job: carpentry.

193. As the firstborn of so many brothers, he had to work daily with his father to support his family.

194. Jesus grew into such a strong young man.

195. Jesus sought God more earnestly every day and prayed, and his wisdom was full.

196. Today we are celebrating the birth of our Son, Jesus Christ.

197. The object of our worship is Jesus.

198. Jesus made the people of this world know the person of God.

199. We must imitate the Lord.

200. Are we having a hard time right now?

201. I am weak, so why do you give me such hard pain? and don't complain.

202. I must be strong.

203. I must be stronger.

204. Seek faith to be strong and never run away from it.

205. This is a characteristic of most failing Christians.

206. Find the answer within yourself.

207. And give up on yourself.

208. And giving up is the will of God.

209. Giving up is called prayer answers.

210. Please don't do it.

211. You must fight to the death.

212. Even the people of the world do their best, saying it's not over until it's over.

213 Simeon of the tribe of Levi was an old man over ninety years old.

215. God prepares the poor and powerless old people who do not pay attention to anyone at the time and preaches Jesus who has come as the light of the Gentiles.

216. None of the saints assembled here is older than Simeon.

217. There are no saints more difficult than Anna.

218. They had the faith to pray in the temple all their lives.

219. I will welcome the Messiah sent by God in this world.

220. Let us also live by the mission given by the Lord with faith like this.

221. To such saints the grace of God will always be upon their heads.

222. May the glory of the Lord be filled this year as well to all the saints who gave glory to God in the temple as worshipers.

223. Amen