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Reading: Luke 1:39-56 \\ /Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!/
Luke 1:45 (NIV)
!! I. Mary is a woman of Faith
A.
“May it be to me as You Have Said” (v.[[38|Bible:Luke 1:38]])
1.
Mary trusts God can do the impossible
a.
Tho probably she was very young
b.
This isn’t getting children the “old fashioned way.”
c.
God will do what’s never been done
2.
Mary accepts God’s call on her
a.
God will do the impossible thru /her./
b.
She will be a mother of the “Son of the Most High.” (She’s OK with that?!)
c.
She doesn’t question God’s choice.
B.
She believed God Would Do it (v.[[45|Bible:Luke
1:45]])
1.
Elizabeth applauds Mary’s faith
a.
She had been childless and now rejoices in her own pregnancy
b.
Filled with the Spirit she blesses Mary “/the mother of my Lord/”
c.
She blesses her for believing God would do what He said.
2.
“God /can/” isn’t “God /will/”
a.
Believing God’s Word is true is good
b.
Believing God /can/ do all things is good
c.
To believe God /will/ do what He said is a deeper and rarer kind of faith
3.
We admire Mary’s simple and deep faith.
a.
Mary’s has little to say but much to live
b.
“May it be to me as you have said”
C.
“Do Whatever He tells you.”
(John 2:5)
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She has “open” trust of Jesus’ love.
a.
She doesn’t tell Him what to do, or even to do anything
b.
She puts no boundaries around doing what He might say
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She tells others to trust openly too.
a.
Do whatever he tells you.
b.
This confident instruction is for us too.
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She believes Jesus blesses all God’s people
a.
Jesus isn’t just good to His Mom
b.
The promise is to be good to Abraham and His descendants (vv.[[54-55|Bible:Luke 1:54-55]])
!! II.
Mary Praises God for Her calling
A.
“My soul Glorifies the Lord” (v.[[46|Bible:Luke 1:46]])
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Mary celebrates her calling with song
a.
Joy and gratitude drip from her song
b.
She celebrates what God will do for her
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For His goodness to His people
a.
God called Mary to bear Jesus to extend His mercy “to those who fear him”
b.
Not only for now but for generations
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For her unique role
a.
All generations will call me blessed!
b.
(Not because she isn’t really lowly!)
c.
Because “the Mighty One has done great things for me.”
B.
“God has done Great things for me” (v.[[49|Bible:Luke 1:49]]a)
1.
Though she considers herself unimportant
a.
She sees herself as a “humble servant”
b.
Humble even for as servant
c.
She has power or prestige
2.
Her calling honors her beyond her dreams
a.
Did she ever think this would happen?
b.
Had she accepted a poor girl's lot?
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It is her privilege to follow this calling
a.
We hear no trembling in her voice
b.
She embraces her call with enthusiasm
c.
Her faith in God calling her is complete
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