Sermon Notes December 08, 2024

“About His Parents”                                                                The Christmas Story You Thought You Knew

Luke 1:26-27  In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

1.Mary was a ___________________________.

Isaiah 7:14  Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.                                                                  Isaiah 7:14 (RSV)  Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a young woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call His name Imman′u-el.

2.  Mary was _____________________. 
a. First, she was _________________.        
b  .Then came the ________________.        
c.  Finally the actual ______________ .        
3.  Mary was ______________ and Joseph was ____________.
4.  They were very _________________.

Luke 2:22-24 And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” 

  1. “Chronas” referred to ______________________________.
  2. “Kairos” has to do with the _________________________.

Ephesians 5:15-16 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil.

Luke 1:38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.