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This morning we are continuing our Christmas series Mary’s Christmas: The Christmas Story Through Mary’s Eyes
This series is look at the Christmas story in the eyes of Mary.
What she saw and what she went through.
Last week we look at the moment the story started.
The moment that Gabriel came to her and said favoured women you will give brith to the Son of God.
We saw how scared she was and how she had no idea how this would happen since she was a virgin.
This was all part of God’s plan.
Mary said yes to the plan and was willing to risk her life to all this to happen.
In those days a women found to be pregnant out of marriage could have be stoned or left to find her own way.
Mary said yes besides all this.
We to must say yes to God’s plans, even if we are afraid.
This morning we will be look at the next about of this story.
So if you have your bible go and and turn to Luke 1:39-56.
If you do not have your bible you can follow along screen in a few moments.
before we look at today passage I have a question for you.
So think for a moment..
What is your favorite Christmas song?
Why is it your favorite?
Music has a unique ability to move us
It reminds us of a happy time
or being around family and friend
My favorite is
This morning we will be looking at Mary Song
we may not hear it as music today
we have a sense of the cadence and rhythm of her words
words full of robust theology, passionate faith, and dependence upon God
Mary visits Elizabeth
Mary went to see if what Gabriel had said was true
She went there because Gabriel told in vs 36 that Elizabeth your relative has conceived in her old age
Mary see the confirmation of the promises of Gabriel
Vs. 42-43
Elizabeth knew Mary had been blessed
Vs 45 is blessed is she who believed.
Zechariah did not believe Gabriel about a son
Zechariah was not allowed to speech for nine months
Mary believed in what Gabriel said
Mary’s Song
traditionally been called the Magnificat
first of three hymns/song in Luke 1-2
Mary’s responds to Elizabeth with a song
Her song of trust in God’s plan
description of God’s faithfulness to turn the established order of the world upside down.
Her yes to God’s plan is followed by proclaiming God’s no to injustice, oppression, and abuse of power.
The song follows a normal way of Psalms of Thanksgiving.
They also start by thanking God
then stating way one is thankful.
Mary tells why she want to praise God
favor and humble to her
The Mighty one did great things in his name
His mercy
Mary’s prophetic word in her song
places her in line with other women prophets:
Deborah,
Huldah,
Noadiah.
Mary name in Greek is Miriam
Connection to Moses sister Exodus 15:21
who sung a song of praise at the red sea after the salvation of Israel
Mary is not merely describing her hopes but is speaking as if the transformation and redemption she is speaking about has already happened: “Mary saw as already accomplished what God would do through her son.
Mary understood the story of God
1. Done mighty thing with his arm
2 .
distory the proud because of their hearts
removed mighty of the throne and that not just talking about kings.
This applies to all of us.
If we get mighty and puffed up God will bring us down.
God sents the rich away empty.
All of this point to Jesus and what he did.
Mary knew God’s redemptive plan throughout history well
enough to respond to his call and take her place in the story.
We must understand the Kingdom story to be part of it
just like Mary understood we too must understad
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