Zechariah and Elizabeth prayed long for a child, but had given up hope. When the miracle baby comes, the father bursts into song.A sermon on the Song of Zechariah, Luke Sermon outline:I. Redemption accomplishedII. Redemption appliedScripture text: Luke 1: 67-80 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,for he has visited and redeemed his people69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for usin the house of his servant David,70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,71 that we should be saved from our enemiesand from the hand of all who hate us;72 to show the mercy promised to our fathersand to remember his holy covenant,73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,might serve him without fear,75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,77 to give knowledge of salvation to his peoplein the forgiveness of their sins,78 because of the tender mercy of our God,whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,to guide our feet into the way of peace.” 80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.Sermon TranscriptLiturgy Bulletin“Benedictus” preached by Rev. Dr. Timothy R. LeCroy, Sunday, December 14, 2025 at Sermon music is from “We Will Feast in the House of Zion” provided by Sandra McCracken and with her permission. www.sandramccracken.com.The post Benedictus first appeared on New Life Ithaca Presbyterian Church.