The Savior & The Servant

LUKE 1:26-56 ESV

Background:

The angel Gabriel visits Nazareth to make a  unexpected birth announcement.

Background: Still waiting in the midst of 400 years of silence from God while enduring foreign oppression.

THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST

The lives of John & Jesus are intertwined through the gospels.

John’s whole life purpose is to because Jesus is the .

Jesus is  (holy).

Son of 

Son of 

Heir to 

Reigns over an 

 (That’s his name)

Gabriel’s announcement of Jesus’ birth is the  news ever heard!

THE HUMILITY OF MARY

Mary’s response to Gabriel’s was .

Mary is a model of how we are to  whenever and however he enters in.

Good News: It is in aligning our lives with Jesus that we find our real . (Luke 1:26-49 ESV; Matthew 16:24-26 ESV)

Hard News: Submissive surrender / bending is and goes against our  (control & comfort).

REFLECT:

What if God’s priority is not your comfort, but building His kingdom and bringing glory to Himself?

How have/ are you responding to the LORD breaking into your life? Are you willing to adjust your orbit?