Found notes….4…preparing for Christmas…2…
Mary’s preparation….
Having been a wedding coordinator, I got to be well acquainted with betrothed couples as they planned their weddings…what fun…what stress…ups and downs…drama….til finally the long awaited day….so much prep for 2 to 3 hours …
Here’s Mary, a young woman, betrothed to Joseph …just beginning a new chapter of her life, planning her wedding when something miraculous happens…
Was she ready for change? How did she respond?
What do we do with big changes? Do we accept them with complaint or graciously? Knowing they are part of God’s plan….
“Engagements” in Bible times, like those in modern-day Western countries, were heterosexual relationships preliminary to marriage. Then, as now, the engagement period gave the bride time to prepare for her new role, to gather personal belongings, to adjust relationships with parents, siblings, and friends, and in some cases to become better acquainted with her fiancee.”
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Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel .
Isa.7.14
How did Mary prepare?
What do you think her thoughts were?
What do the following passages show us about God?
What do they show us about God?
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.”
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”
And the angel departed from her. and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
And Mary said,“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me,and holy is his name.
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Luke.1.26-49, jLuke.2.7
Thank YOU….
Mary did you know….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uki0dkthzI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k7tfBYESaoo
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