THE ANOUNCEMENT OF BIRTH OF JESUS
Luke 1:26-38
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I. THE SELECTION OF A
WILLING VESSEL
V:26 In the sixth month, God
sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth Galilee , 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named
Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
1. God chooses those He wants
to serve Him.
2. God chose to bring His son
into a loving and obedient family
3. The choice was according
to His prophecy. Isa 11:1-10
II. THE RIGHT TIME
A. What was the 6 month?
1. The sixth month of the Syro Macedonian calendar would have been
around March 25 our time.
2. If Mary conceived Jesus by the Holy
Spirit at this time, His birth date
would have been near December 25th
our time.
III. THE ANOUNCEMENT
V: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. 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
A. Jesus birth was according
to the prophecies recorded in the Old
Testament.
1. The angel Gabriel gave Mary all she
needed to know about Jesus.
2. She was a virgin, but would conceive a
son. Isa 7:13
3. The name Jesus is derived from the Hebrew
word Yeshua which
means rescue or deliver.
It is where we get the English word Joshua..
4. He will be called the Son of God. Psalms 2 :1-12
5. He will have the throne of David. 2
Sam 7:12
6. He will have an everlasting throne Daniel 7:13-14
7. He will be a descendant Jacob’s sons. Gen
49:10
8. He would appear in Galilee . Isa 9:1-2
IV. A FAVORED POSITION.
The Lord chose an obedient family to bring
A Jesus into the world
In human flesh
1. We are just vessels for God use.
2. Any time God decides to use us, we are in
a favored position
3. When God decides to use us, He blesses us
with the ability to
accomplish His plan.
B To serve God you may have
to believe the impossible.
1. Up to Mary’s time, there had been no
virgin births.
2, To serve God you have to allow Him to
use you in His way.
a.
To be come pregnant before marriage would be adultery
because Mary was promised to
Joseph.
3. To serve God you have to trust His way.
4. The virgin birth was God way so that
Jesus would be born
by His power and not human
intervention.
5. The virgin birth was required so that
Jesus would be free of the
generations of sins of man.
C. When serving God troubles us, He provides
comfort.
1. It is natural for us to fear the
unknown.
God has not given us the spirit of
fear, but power, love and
sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
2. God places His spirit with in us which
protects and provides for our
needs.
3. It is the spirit of God that gives us
an understanding of His Word.
V. THE POSITION AND AUTHORITY
OF JESUS
V: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."
34 "How will this
be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
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
A. In order to listen to God, you have to humble
yourself before Him.
1. Mary had an obedient and willing spirit.
2. She believed the Angel was from God and
listened to him.
3. How can you listen to a total stranger
and believe his words are the
truth?
4. You have to believe that it is God that
is talking to you and not your
flesh.
5. How would you know?
6. Maybe Mary’s life of obedience instilled
in her the voice of God.
7. The devil speaks lies and words of
discouragement of to us,
8, The Word of God will never contradict
itself,
9. You have to study the Bible for yourself
to know the truth.
VI. LOOK AROUND AND SEE
GOD’S MIRACLES
A. If you look around you, you will see God’s miracles
everyday.
1. We are in the fall of the year,
2. Leaves on trees that were green, turn
brown and fall to the
ground.
a. How does a tree know the change in
climate?
b. Why are some trees and plants not
affect by the weather change?
3. If God can make the world out of
nothing, why would he be limited by
our lack of knowledge?
VII. GOD WILL ENLIGHTEN
YOU TO HIS POWER
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."
1. To enlighten us to His power, sometimes
God will direct us to
Specific miracles/
2. Elizabeth, Mary’s relative was well past
the child bearing age.
3. Yet at time of announcement of Jesus, God
pointed Mary to
another
one of His miracles.
4. God used Elizabeth
for the miracle of a virgin birth.
5. Nothing is impossible for God.
6. Our lives in the hands of God can be the
instruments of extraordinary
events.
VIII. WHAT IT TAKES TO
SERVE GOD
A LESSON FROM MARY
V:38 "I am the Lord's
servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said."
Then the angel left her.
1. You have to believe that
God exists in your life.
2. You have to love Him more
than you love yourself.
3. You have to have your ears
tuned to God at all times.
4. You have be willing to let
God use you for His purposes
5. You have to know God’s
Word for yourself.
6. You have to humble
yourself before the Lord.
7. You need a willing and
obedient spirit/
8. You have to be willing to
be used by God when He calls you.
9. You have to believe that
God’s way is the best way even if
seems unreasonable to you.
10. You have to put your
complete trust in God.
Why do you think doing Jesus
33 years of life, Mary did not reveal the
Virgin birth of Him to her
other children?
Why do you think Mary never
revealed to others that Jesus was the
King of Kings?
Rev. M. MITCHELL
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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