5 Lesson from an “Under-Believer”

Lesson 1 – God Speaks to Ordinary people doing Ordinary work

• Zechariah was an ordinary priest
• He was 1 of 20,000 priests
• He was doing routine work when Gabriel showed up

Lesson 2 – Even Unexpectant Prayers are Answered Unexpectedly

• When we pray, do we truly expect God to hear us
• Do we truly expect God to answer us
• Let us not grow weary… Galatians 6:9

Lesson 3 – God wants to Give us something too Good to be True

• Elizabeth and Zechariah wanted a baby… even in their old age
• You cannot dream up things as Good as God wants to do for you! – Ephesians 3:20

Lesson 4 – The Promises of God Test our Faith

• Nothing Zechariah had ever experienced prepared him for Gabriel’s appearance
• God calls us to remain faithful

Lesson 5 – An Authentic Experience with God can always be seen by others

• “When he came out… they realized he had seen a vision in the temple” v.22
• People know when we’ve experienced God
• “…they were astonished … and took note that these men had been with Jesus.” – Acts 4:13