Mary (1 of 4)
Series: Christmas As Is
Craig Smith
Luke 1:7
I. Introduction
A. Two elements to cover today:
1. Launch our Christmas series
2. This weekend is also Vision Weekend where our church bylaws require me to share what the leadership team here has come to understand God is leading us to in the coming year. The practical part of Vision Weekend is that before we're done today, the members of Mission Hills are asked to approve our budget for 2017 as well as the three new elders that we hope to bring on board.
B. The Plan
Now, those might sound like two entirely different things, but I don't think they are. So let's begin where we should always begin: in God's Word.
II. Main Body
A. Mary's Introduction
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, ''Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.''
Now let's pause here and make sure we're all on the same page about a few things.
1. First, Luke starts off by mentioning that this all happened ''in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy.'' If you want some more details about Elizabeth, you can read about her and her husband, Zechariah, earlier in this chapter, but perhaps the most important detail is this, from verse 7: But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old. (Luke 1:7)
[summarize story...Zechariah's response ''give me more proof''. Because an angel appearing in the Temple wasn't quite enough...]
Miracles are announcements that God is moving and an invitation to get on board.
So the question we're being primed to ask is, how will Mary respond?
2. The second thing we need to make sure we're on the same page about is Mary. Luke gives us three facts here about Mary that we need to pay attenti ...
Series: Christmas As Is
Craig Smith
Luke 1:7
I. Introduction
A. Two elements to cover today:
1. Launch our Christmas series
2. This weekend is also Vision Weekend where our church bylaws require me to share what the leadership team here has come to understand God is leading us to in the coming year. The practical part of Vision Weekend is that before we're done today, the members of Mission Hills are asked to approve our budget for 2017 as well as the three new elders that we hope to bring on board.
B. The Plan
Now, those might sound like two entirely different things, but I don't think they are. So let's begin where we should always begin: in God's Word.
II. Main Body
A. Mary's Introduction
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, ''Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.''
Now let's pause here and make sure we're all on the same page about a few things.
1. First, Luke starts off by mentioning that this all happened ''in the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy.'' If you want some more details about Elizabeth, you can read about her and her husband, Zechariah, earlier in this chapter, but perhaps the most important detail is this, from verse 7: But they were childless because Elizabeth was not able to conceive, and they were both very old. (Luke 1:7)
[summarize story...Zechariah's response ''give me more proof''. Because an angel appearing in the Temple wasn't quite enough...]
Miracles are announcements that God is moving and an invitation to get on board.
So the question we're being primed to ask is, how will Mary respond?
2. The second thing we need to make sure we're on the same page about is Mary. Luke gives us three facts here about Mary that we need to pay attenti ...
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