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*Experience the Nativity Story*
*The Faith of Mary*
Luke 1:26-38
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*Steps for the Journey of Faith…*
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Be sensitive to God’s surprises*
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/26 In the sixth month, 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." /
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/29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."
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/34 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
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/Luke 1:26-34 NIV/
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Submit to God’s plan for your life*
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/35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month.
37 For nothing is impossible with God." /
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/38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered.
"May it be to me as you have said."
Then the angel left her.
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/Luke 1:35-38 NIV/
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Sing a God song*
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/46 Mary responded, "Oh, how I praise the Lord.
47 How I rejoice in God my Savior!
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/Luke 1:46-47 NLT/
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\\ Intro:
· Jessica \\ · Kelly \\ · Beyonce \\ \\ If you recognize those names it is likely that you have a preteen or a teen in your home.
These are the celebrities who fit into the category of “I wanna be her!”
They are pretty.
They are successful.
They are famous.
Most preteen girls want to be like them! \\ \\ But watch that list and you will find that it changes overnight.
Names come and go so quickly it can make your head spin.
While a few stars have staying power, a girl who is cool and popular today may be forgotten tomorrow.
List of the girls when I was growing up:
· Farrah
· Bo
· Marsha
\\ I want to tell you about a teenage girl who will never be forgotten.
She has been popular with every generation and every culture.
Her name is Mary, and she tends to get a lot of media exposure every year around Christmas time.
In most ways, Mary did not fit the normal criteria we use in ascribing celebrity status to someone.
We know that she was not wealthy.
We don’t know how attractive Mary was.
And she was unknown outside of her home town.
But there was something about Mary… that captures our attention and affection….Her Faith.
Of course I’m talking about Mary the mother of Jesus!!
Ordinary young girl with extraordinary faith…
When it comes to Mary, people tend to go to one of two extremes.
They either magnify her so much that Jesus takes second place (Luke 1:32), or they ignore her and fail to give her the esteem she deserves (Luke 1:48).
Recently CT asked the question: What is your main image of Mary?
My main image of Mary is as:
-A humble servant of God: 69%
-A peaceful mother: 5%
-A Catholic icon: 5%
-A tenacious believer: 4%
-None of the above: 4%
-Jesus' first apostle: 3%
-An unwed, pregnant teenager: 3%
-An anxious mother: 2%
-Faithful disciple at the cross: 2%
-Witness of Jesus' death and resurrection: 2%
-A seeker of justice: 1%
-CT Poll
What is your main image of Mary?
Don’t’ worship her…Don’t ignore her…learn from her…
What can we learn from Mary?
Observing her journey of faith…reveals some…
Steps for our Journey of Faith… \\ *Steps for* *the Journey of Faith…*
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Be sensitive to God’s surprises *
Imagine Mary’s surprise when the angel gave her the assignment as Jesus’ earthly mother.
Lk 1:26-29 says…
26 In the sixth month, 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."
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
Lk 1:26-29 NIV
When you consider Gabriel’s greeting, you can well understand why Mary was perplexed and afraid: /"Greetings, you who are highly favored!
The Lord is with you."/
Why would an angel come to greet her?
In what way was she “highly favored” (“greatly graced”) by God? How was God with her?
Mary’s response reveals her humility and honesty before God.
She certainly never expected to see an angel and receive special favors from heaven.
There was nothing unique about her that such things should happen.
If she had been different from other Jewish girls, as some theologians claim she was, then she might have said, /“Well, it’s about time!
I’ve been expecting you!” No, all of this was a surprise to her. /
Gabriel then gave her the good news: she would become the mother of the promised Messiah whom she would name Jesus (“Jehovah is salvation”; see Matt.
1:21).
The surprise wasn’t that the Messiah would come…all Jews believed in the coming of the Messiah…
They know about the prophecies; no doubt she hard heard the words of Isaiah 7:14 many times:
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
Isa 7:14 NIV
And the words of Isa 9:6:
6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
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