The angel replied, “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.The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
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… The angel said, asked the angel, since I am a virgin. And 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. Even Elizabeth, your relative, is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. I wanna pause right there. She who is besaid that she's unable to conceive. I wanna tell you today that I believe that God can get any couple pregnant because he has the power to give. Children are a gift from the Lord. Come on, clap if you believe it today. That what is impossible for man, y'all better get some faith today. What's impossible for man is possible for God. And they said it was impossible for your relative Elizabeth. She's about to have a child. And she's in her six months. For no word from God will ever fail. …
… Which is biblical code for she ain't had sex with nobody, right? 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, that 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. This is John the Baptist, by the way. And this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren previously. But she ain't barren no more. Homegirl's pregnant. Why? For with God, nothing will be impossible. I need you to know this Christmas that God is the God who can do anything. Our God can do anything. He can do everything he wants to do. There's no circumstance in your life that's too hard for him. It can go from barren to fruitful, barren to flourishing in a moment of time when he speaks the word. Then Mary said, look at this, behold, the maidservant of the Lord, let it be to me according to your word. …
… I want to ask that you'll stand to your feet. Luke chapter 1, verse 34 and 35. Thank you, Pastor Heis. Just me and you. We all we got. Thank you. Amen. That's job security. Luke chapter 1, verse 34 and 35. Amen. Amen. Glad to have Pastor Lillian and Chip Owens with us today. Thank you so very much. Let that be the last time you sit there. Thank you so very much. Luke chapter 1, verse 34 and 35. Won't you find it? Won't you say, I got it? If you can't find it, say, Lord, help me. Amen. Amen. Luke chapter 1, verse 34 and 35. I don't know how y'all feel about it. I'm ready for this year to be over. It's been a lot taking place in 2025. How many of y'all need 26 to just come on? Just come on already. Amen. New Year's Eve is going to be absolutely amazing. You ought to be with us in one of those two services, either at 12 noon or at 10 p.m. Luke chapter 1 verse 34 and 35. Amen. Let's read it together aloud. …
… story. We're going to start reading in the middle of the passage. The angel has come to Mary, and he's announced to her that she's going to give birth to the Son of God. And we're going to start reading right there in verse 34. Mary asked the angel, but how can this happen? I am a virgin. And the angel replied, the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy and he will be called the Son of God. What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age. People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month, for no word from God will ever fail. Mary replied, I am the Lord's servant. May everything that you have said about me come true. And then the angel left her. 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. …
… 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. Track with me. Track with me. Let me push you a little bit today. Let me push you. And this is a process. Look at the kingdom language. …
… and shall call his name Jesus. He will be great. 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. Then Mary said to the angel, how can this be since I do not know a man? And the angel answered and said, 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. Last two verses. For with God, nothing will be impossible. Then Mary said, Behold the maidservant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word. and the angel departed from her. I love this story a lot. …
… 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. Even Elizabeth, your relative, is going to have a child in her old age, and she who is said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. I love that. That's watching God work. People said, oh, Elizabeth was barren. Elizabeth wouldn't ever be able to conceive, but I love this, watching God work. It says right here that she was. So for no word from God will ever fail. I love that. Other translations say that nothing with God is impossible. You'll hear us say this around here at Zoe, that if God is here, anything is possible. And if God is with you, if the Bible is true and says that God is with you, anything is possible in your workplace, anything is possible in your home, anything is possible with your finances, anything is possible with your calling, anything is possible if God is with you. …
… 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 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. I went to Food Lion late Friday night because our family goes to the grocery store about 15 times a week. …
… so that your prayer and your heart are pointed in the right direction. Luke chapter 1, verse 34 and 35. Luke chapter 1, verse 34 and 35. Once you've found it, won't you say, I got it? If you can't find it, say, Lord, help me. Amen. It's right there on the screen. It's right there. Amen. Like you carrying a black Bible in your hand. It's right there. Luke chapter 1, verse 34 and 35. Let's read together with uplifted voices. Come on, everybody. everybody. 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 be shed. The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will be shed. Bless the Lord. You may be seated in the presence of the Lord. How will this be? Mary asked the angel, since I am a virgin. The angel answered, the Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. …
And she says, how is this possible? And he says, the Holy Spirit will come upon you. The power of the Most High will overshadow you. And that which is conceived in you will be from the Holy Spirit. Therefore, he will be called the Son of God, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And you remember on the night that he was born, the angels began to sing. They began to sing glory to God in the highest heaven on earth. What? Peace upon all those where his favor rests. The wise men came from the east to see this newborn king. There was a different kind of king that would come. So King Herod ruled over the Jewish people and he was a horrible king. And Augustus Caesar ruled over the empire in Rome. and sent his troops to occupy the land of the Jewish people and would ultimately, the Romans would ultimately murder a million Jews or more by the end of the century. …
… in the gospel of Luke. Luke 1, 34. How will this be, Mary asked the angel, since I am a virgin? And the angel answered, the Holy Spirit will come on you. And man, this just gives me chills just to read this line. And the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One will be born, to be born will be called what? Son of God. Now Jesus used primarily son of man, but right now we want to see that he's fully man and fully God. This virgin now is going to be overwhelmed by the presence of God and it is God who's going to conceive the baby in her womb. Son of God. but then we see in Luke 2, we're going to get to all hear this at the Christmas gathering. In those days, say it with me, you know it, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken in the entire Roman world. And everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth, we're going to come back there in just a minute, in Galilee, that's up in the north, to Judea, to Bethlehem, the town of David. Why? Because he belonged to the house in the line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him, not yet, and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in cloths and …
… a woman changed the world. Now watch this. She hears all that, and verse 34 says, How will this be? Mary asked the angel, Since I am a virgin. And the angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come on you. The power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth, your relative, is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. Watch God do stuff that people said he couldn't do. Watch God do stuff that people said he couldn't do. She who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month for no word from God will ever fail. Well, since you put it like that, I am the Lord's servant, Mary answered, may your word to me be fulfilled. Then the angel left her. And at that time, Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. Last verse. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. All right. Now I'm going to give you your title. …
… 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. That feels good to me. And for with God, nothing will be impossible. …