SERMON: December 22, 2024
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MORNING PRAYER
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
SUNDAY SERMON
SERMON NOTES:
Mary’s Faith Agreement
Luke 1:26-38 - New King James Version
26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; [a]blessed are you among women!”
29 But [b]when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. 32 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. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I [c]do not know a man?”
35 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. 36 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. 37 For with God nothing will be impossible.”
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
·Yielding to God’s will for our lives (Behold the maidservant of the Lord)
Showed absolute surrender
Believing what God has said (Be it done unto me, according to thy word)
·Using our faith to see His word come to pass (attaching our agreement in faith)
Conscious & deliberate choice to be aligned with God’s plan
Notice angel departed as soon as heard her faith filled words
God was able to go to work on her womb and life to bring the impossible to pass after she spoke her faith
Lord is with you
God’s favor is upon you
The Holy Ghost shall come upon you
Power of the highest shall overshadow you
Nothing shall be impossible
Luke 1:39-45 - New King James Version
39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 Blessed is she who [a]believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
The plan God has for you is doable, because it’s His plan.
Not all on you to make it happen
Faith destroys all distance between God’s plan and your abilities
The humility of Mary’s heart is what produced an absence of her self-will
Causes the composure to withstand the opinions of others
Lord, be it done unto me according to Your Word!
Great love for the Lord, Great faith, and Great humility
The Lord pours more grace on the humble
Ephesians 3:20 - New King James Version
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us
· Our Faith in God and what He says is what makes a draw on His power
· That’s what makes the unbelievable and the possible doable
Acts 10:38 - Amplified Bible
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with great power; and He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
