Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
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… Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a son and shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and he will be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God will give 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. That's why it's such a mistake to live for any other kingdom in this world. It's like trying to move into a sandcastle on the beach and the tide will always come and wipe it out. But of an investment of our life, our energy, our passion, our time, our worth in heaven's treasure account, there will be no end to that kingdom. And that's always a sound financial, sound spiritual, sound life investment strategy. Then Mary said to the angel, how can this be since I do not know a man? Which is biblical code for she ain't had sex with nobody, right? …
… Okay? And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a son. and watch the symmetry, the connection between this and Luke 17. Look at this. And you will conceive in your womb and bring forth the Son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord will give him the throne of his father David. Watch the kingdom language. And he will, say that word, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. Now, stop. This is what God is saying he is going to put in her. We focus, rightfully so, on what he put in her, but sometimes we miss the fact that he put it in her. Are you hearing me? Mary wants to show us how to receive something. Mary wants to show us how to have an empire within us, but not let it stay in us. She wants to show us how to birth what God puts in us so powerful things can happen in the earth. …
… at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, do not be afraid, Mary. You have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 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, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever. His kingdom will never end. Last week, we talked about kingdom culture. We live in a kingdom that is led and reigned by our king, King Jesus. And so whatever happens in our world, whatever we're facing, whatever circumstance, whatever storm, Jesus is still and will always be in control. Do you believe it? He will reign. How will this be, Mary asked the angel. Since I am a virgin, the angel answered, the Holy Spirit will come on 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. …
… no, here's the answer to your clarifying question, and Mary saying, behold, I'm the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done to me according to your will. I don't know how much time passed in that moment. I don't know how much she had to reflect on this, or how much she had to process this, how much time she needed. But right now, you and I don't need any time. We just need to give our answer. We don't have to wait. God's grace has already been given. all we have to do is say yes. You know, this feast, this Immaculate Conception, is not about Mary being special. It's about God's determination to save us. It's about his ability to reach deeper than sin, reach deeper than brokenness, reach deeper than death. And he can heal before something even breaks. And that means that he can restore everything after it's broken. There's no need to wait. God's grace is greater. Sin does not have the last word. …
… 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. …
… because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. You know this story in Luke. There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, watching watch over their flocks at night, and an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. Grace and glory, they always show up at the same time, at the same place. And they were terrified. But the angel said, don't be afraid, I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David, this is the part I want us to dial in on. A Savior has been born to you. He's the Messiah, the Lord. he shows up this angel or this angel shows up to shepherds why because they need to know while they're keeping their flock of sheep that the perfect lamb of god has just been born nearby not it's going to be born hey i came to tell y'all that there's going to be a baby born today and i if y'all might want to come and help no he has been born before you heard it he already is here Before you knew about it, he's already here. …
… Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel, which means God with us. When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son and he gave him the name Jesus. You may be seated in the presence of our God. verse 19 is our key verse it says because joseph her husband was faithful to the law and yet did not want to expose her time that's out to share together on this sunday afternoon i want to preach from the subject between what i've learned and what i've lived between what i've learned and what I've lived. …
… Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a son and shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God will give 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. Then Mary said to the angel, how can this be since I do not know a man? And the angel answered and said to her, the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the highest will overshadow you. Therefore, also the holy one who is to be born will be called the son of God. Now, indeed, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God, nothing will be impossible. For with God, nothing will be impossible. …