Christmas Perspectives

Luke 1:28–37

“Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!”
vs. 28

“You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.” Vs. 31

“But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” Vs. 34

“For with God nothing will be impossible.” Vs. 37

HOW TO RECEIVE GOD’S GIFT OF THE POSSIBLE THIS CHRISTMAS:

I ACCEPT HIS PLAN BY

“’I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.’ And the angel left her.” —Luke 1:38

In fact we’re often disappointed with God’s plan because it’s not what we

My problems never prohibit God’s

SHARE GOD’S PLAN WITH

“A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed.” —Luke 1:39-42

“When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.” —Romans 1:12

I REMEMBER THE GIFT

“…but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.” —Luke 2:19

“She gave birth to her first child, a son.
She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.” —Luke 2:7

“God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.” —1 John 4:9