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*Reading:* Luke 1:26-38 \\ /“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered.
“May it be to me as you have said.”
Then the angel left her.
/ Luke 1:38 (NIV)
!! I. The Lord is With you
A.
A time of Defeat
1.
Jews under oppressive Roman rule
a.
Under Babylonia, Persia, Greece (450-63)
b.
Maccabeean revolt (166-142BC): 79 yrs independence (degenerated).
c.
In 63BC Rome (Gen.Pompey) sacked the temple, killing priests in their service & entering the Holy of Holies.
d.
Herod appointed king by Rome (40BC)
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Rebellions had be squashed with violence
a.
In 84 BC 800 Pharisee rebels crucified
b.
Any real or suspected rebels crucified
3.
Where was God in all of this!
a.
Where these not the chosen people
b.
/Couldn’t God choose someone else?/
c.
Ps 22 /My God, my God, why have you forsaken me~/us/?
B.
Out of silence: Hope
1.
For 400 years, no word of the Lord
a.
Last Scripture (Malachi) 420 BC (latest) \\ /“See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.
He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.”/
(Mal 4:5-6)
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1st to a priest: Zechariah /re/ John ([[11-20|bible:Luke 1:11-20]])
a.
A word of hope & challenge
b.
Name him John = /the Lord is gracious/
c.
Filled w~/ the H.S. from birth! \\ /And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord./
(Lk 1:17)
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Now to a young woman?!!
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A word of hope & salvation
b.
Name him Jesus = /savior/
c.
He will be given David’s throne!
d.
His kingdom will never end!
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Promise of the Presence
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At a time of feeling forgotten
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When all seemed as bleak as it could
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In a forgotten, backwater town
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To a young, insignificant young woman
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/The Lord is with you/
a.
Not forsaken any longer!
b.
What a shock!
What hope!
c.
What does it mean?
3.
A promise to Mary and to us!
a.
God chose to put his presence w~/ her
b.
She accepts God’s grace
c.
Jesus promises us /I will never leave you/
!! II.
Let it be As You Say
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A Troubling word
1.
Why was she picked?
a.
What for?
b.
Who was she, anyway?
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Promised Presence may mean hardship!
a.
To be favored is not to be safe!
b.
God made this promise to Jeremiah ([[1:19|bible:Jeremiah 1:19]])
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Mary’s life about to get more complicated
a.
That’s when this promise tends to come
b.
She would never be “normal” again
c.
Mary knew her Bible, she was /troubled/
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An Impossible word
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What kind of son? Are you kidding:
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