“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” —Luke 1:38
SURPRISE!
How do you
Three possible responses to a surprise:
1
2
3
People typically do not like surprises because
1. They feel a loss of
2. They feel
3. They feel sudden
Luke 1:26-38
A young woman named Mary gets a
Life in a
Is your response
Or is it the opposite of peaceful?
Peace is a deep, inner sense of
.
Mary is surprised!
Surprise #1:
Surprise #2:
This surprise threatens things she loves.
1. Like
2. Like her
3. Like her
Mary’s repsonse?
“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” —Luke 1:38
Mary heard and received the gospel, good news that brings
!
“Greetings O favored one, the Lord is with you” —Luke 1:28
Sounds like:
You were chosen before the world was even made. In love, God chose you to be his. —Ephesians 1:4
“You shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.” —Luke 1:31-32
Jesus =
Great = Much more than
Most High: No one ranks
Jesus, the great savior said:
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you … Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. —John 14:27
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. —Luke 1:33
GOOD NEWS for the surprise moments!
Nothing is out of the
He is
The future is