Currently feeling like preaching through Luke, so will post my thoughts here. Because of the length of the chapter, I think it would be inevitable that it would be split into two sermons - one about Zechariah, the other about Mary.
Luke 1 - Good news if you're feeling doubtful
If you have any doubts about Jesus Christ, this is exactly what you want to hear: 'It seemed good to me...to write an orderly account...that you may have certainty...'
In other words, as we read Luke, we should see evidence of an investigation within the information he gives us, and the information he doesn't. My purpose in preaching through Luke will be to convince those listening of the identity and purposes of Jesus Christ.
In chapter 1, we find two people with doubts - Zechariah ('How shall I know this...?') and Mary ('How will this be...?'). They both submit to the will of the Lord (verses 38 and 63), and this leads to the expressions of praise which describe the power of the gospel.
'He has filled the hungry with good things' (v53)
'...to give light to those who sit in darkness' (v79)
When you submit to the gospel, God is able to transform your life, no matter how hopeless you may consider yourself to be. He is able to turn your world upside down - or rather, he is able to turn it the right way up. This is the power of Jesus Christ upon your life.
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