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A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7

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(KJV) Luke 2:6-7

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

A MANGER / LUKE 2:6-7

Christ was born in a stable – probably a cave- a place where animals were kept. The manger was a feeding trough for animals. The birth of the Savior – God in human flesh (John 1:1; John 1:14) – the greatest event in all history, occurred in the humblest of circumstances. Jesus was the King of kings (Revelation 17:14; 19:16), but He was not born like a king and did not live like a king by earthly standards. God’s people are also kings and priests in God’s kingdom and service (1 Peter 2:5, 9; Revelation 5:10), but in this life they must follow His example of humility and simplicity.

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  1. HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75
  2. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  3. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  4. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  5. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  6. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  7. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  8. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  9. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  10. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  11. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  12. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  13. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  14. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  15. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  16. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  17. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  18. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  19. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  20. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  21. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  22. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  23. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  24. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  25. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  26. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  27. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  28. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  29. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  30. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75

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(KJV) Luke 1:68-75

 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

HOLINESS AND RIGHTEOUSNESS / LUKE 1:68-75

The highest aim of our redemption (spiritual salvation, rescue from sin, restoration to a right relationship with God) is to be liberated from Satan’s kingdom and freed from his power (Acts 26:17-18) in order to serve God “in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days” (Ephesians 1:4). For believers, “holiness” refers to moral purity and integrity, spiritual wholeness, separation from evil and dedication to God. Walking in “righteousness” is maintaining a right relationship with God and doing what is right by His standards. All of God’s people must aim to live, with God’s help, a life of holiness and righteousness in an evil world. This holy life is lived out “before Him,” or with a constant awareness of God’s presence.

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  1. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67
  2. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  3. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  4. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  5. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  6. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  7. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  8. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  9. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  10. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  11. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  12. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  13. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  14. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  15. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  16. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  17. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  18. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  19. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  20. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  21. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  22. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  23. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  24. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  25. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  26. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  27. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  28. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  29. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67

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(KJV) Luke 1:67

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 1:67

Luke records how the Holy Spirit empowered many of the godly people associated with the birth of Jesus Christ (Luke 1:15; Luke 1:35; Luke 1:41,67; 2:25). After Christ’s ascension (His return to heaven), the way was opened for all of His followers to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 1 – 2).

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  1. GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47
  2. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  3. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  4. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  5. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  6. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  7. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  8. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  9. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  10. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  11. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  12. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  13. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  14. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  15. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  16. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  17. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  18. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  19. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  20. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  21. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  22. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  23. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  24. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  25. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  26. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  27. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  28. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47

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(KJV) Luke 1:46-47

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

GOD MY SAVIOR / LUKE 1:46-47

In these words, Mary recognizes her own need of spiritual salvation. Just as anyone who ever lives, she too was a sinner who needed Christ as “Savior.” The idea that Mary was immaculately conceived (the notion that her soul was free from original sin and separation from God, which has been passed sown to all humans since Adam and Eve first defied God) and lived faultlessly is nowhere taught in God’s Word (Romans 3:9,23). This entire passage of “Mary’s Song” is one of four hymns, or songs of praise to God, preserved in Luke (Luke ;68-79; 2:14, 29-32). This hymn has become known as the Magnificat (the opening word in the Latin Vulgate translation), which means “glorifies.”

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  1. AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38
  2. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  3. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  4. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  5. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  6. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  7. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  8. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  9. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  10. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  11. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  12. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  13. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  14. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  15. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  16. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  17. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  18. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  19. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  20. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  21. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  22. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  23. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  24. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  25. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  26. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  27. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38

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(KJV) Luke 1:38

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

AS YOU HAVE SAID / LUKE 1:38

Mary submitted herself completely to God’s will (what He desires and plans based on His character and purposes) and trusted His message. She willingly accepted the honor and the criticism that being Jesus’ mother would bring. Part o the criticism and rejection would likely come right away as her body showed signs of being pregnant before marriage (Luke 2:5; Matthew 1:18,19) through a miracle of the Holy Spirit. Young women in the church should follow Mary’s example in sexual purity, love for God, faith in His Word and a willingness to obey the Holy Spirit, no matter what He asks.

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  1. THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35
  2. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  3. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  4. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  5. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  6. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  7. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  8. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  9. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  10. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  11. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  12. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  13. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  14. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  15. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  16. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  17. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  18. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  19. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  20. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  21. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  22. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  23. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  24. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  25. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  26. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35

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(KJV) Luke 1:34-35

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

THE HOLY ONE / LUKE 1:34-35

Both Luke and Matthew state clearly and unmistakably that Jesus was born of a virgin (Luke 1:27; Matthew 1:18; Matthew 1:23). The Holy Spirit would work a miracle within Mary’s body, and the child would be conceived only by a supernatural act of God. As a result, Jesus would be completely “holy” (pure, perfect, spiritually complete and entirely devoted to God’s purposes, Luke 1:35); in His case, this meant that He came into the world unstained by sin (unlike all others born into the human race) and free from spiritual corruption.

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  1. HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33
  2. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  3. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  4. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  5. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  6. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  7. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  8. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  9. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  10. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  11. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  12. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  13. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  14. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  15. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  16. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  17. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  18. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  19. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  20. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  21. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  22. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  23. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  24. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  25. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33

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(KJV) Luke 1:32

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

HIS FATHER DAVID / LUKE 1:32-33

It had been long promised and predicted that the Jewish Messiah (the “Anointed One,” Chosen One, Savior, Christ) would be a “son” or descendant of the godly King David (Luke 1:69; Jeremiah 23:5; Matthew 1:1-16; Matthew 1:1-6; Matthew 1:1; Matthew 1:16).

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  1. YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28
  2. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  3. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  4. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  5. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  6. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  7. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  8. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  9. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  10. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  11. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  12. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  13. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  14. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  15. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  16. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  17. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  18. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  19. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  20. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  21. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  22. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  23. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  24. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28

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(KJV) Luke 1:28

And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

YOU WHO ARE HIGHLY FAVORED / LUKE 1:28

While Mary was in a way favored above all women in being chosen as the mother of Jesus, the New Testament writers never taught nor suggested that she is to be worshiped, prayed to or given special titles. Mary deserves our respect, but only her son is worthy of our worship.

  1. Note that Mary was chosen because she found favor with God (Genesis 6:8). Her humble and godly life pleased God to such an extent the He chose her for this most important task (2 Timothy 2:21).
  2. Mary’s blessing would not only bring her great joy, but also much suffering and pain (Luke 2:35) because her Son would be widely rejected and then executed for no fault of His own. In this world, when God calls someone to a specific mission for Him, it will almost always involve blessing and suffering, joy and sadness, successes and disappointments.

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  1. PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27
  2. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  3. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  4. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  5. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  6. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  7. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  8. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  9. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  10. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  11. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  12. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  13. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  14. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  15. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  16. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  17. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  18. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  19. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  20. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  21. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  22. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  23. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27

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(KJV) Luke 1:26-27  

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

PLEDGED TO BE MARRIED / LUKE 1:26-27

The translated phrase come from one Greek word, emnesteumenen (“having been betrothed”). Betrothal was a legal agreement to marry (much stronger than an “engagement”) and was a binding as the actual marriage, and it could only be dissolved by divorce. Sexual abstinence was expected by both parties before and after betrothal. Unfaithfulness during this time was considered adultery and punishable by death according to the law God gave the Israelites through Moses (Deuteronomy 22:23-24). So, when Mary became pregnant, Joeseph, being a good and gentle man, considered a private divorce (Matthew 1:18-21; Matthew 1:21). When the Lord revealed in a dream to Joseph the true nature of Mary’s pregnancy, he then “took Mary home as his wife” (Luke 1:24), but without sexual relation until after Jesu’ birth (Luke 1:25).

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  1. SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17
  2. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  3. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  4. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  5. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  6. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  7. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  8. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  9. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  10. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  11. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  12. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  13. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  14. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  15. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  16. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  17. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  18. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  19. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  20. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  21. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  22. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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Margarita & Stace

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SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17

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(KJV) Luke 1:17

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH – THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN / LUKE 1:17

SPIRIT AND POWER OF ELIJAH

In many ways, John would be like the fearless Old Testament prophet, Elijah (Malachi 4:5). Because he is filled with (completely directed and empowered by) the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:15), John’s preaching would focus on revealing what is morally and spiritually right by God’s standards (Luke 3:7-14; Matthew 3:1-10). He would challenge people to turn back toward a right relationship with God (Luke 1:16), as he preached about sin (people’s offenses against God and failure to live up to His standard on their own), righteousness (being in a right relationship with God and doing what is right by God’s standards) and judgment (the fact that we are accountable to God for what we do with our lives, John 16:8). He will turn the hearts of “the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous” (Matthew 11:7). He will not compromise what he knows is right or bend the principles of God’s Word for the sake of status, popularity or security (Luke 3:19-20; Matthew 14:1-11). He will obey God and remain loyal to the truth. All of this says that John will be a “man of God” – a worthy example of God’s character, power and purpose.

THE FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN

One of the greatest sins of God’s people throughout their history had been the failure of the fathers to love their sons and daughters enough to teach them the ways and commands of God (Malachi 4:6). With the coming of John and the message of Christ, fathers would once again be challenged and inspired to guide their families in a way that honors God and fulfills His purposes.

  1. This is a clear statement that one of the key goals of the gospel – the “good news” about Jesus – is to reestablish God’s purposes for families, primarily through a right relationship between fathers and children. (When that relationship breaks down or is absent, families are prone to difficulty and dysfunction.) By challenging people to humbly return to God and give Him the rightful leadership in their lives, Jon would inspire fathers to recommit themselves to their children in an attitude that is pleasing to God.
  2. If the church today fails to become what God wants it to be, one factor may be a breakdown in family relationships – particularly with fathers abandoning their children – physically, emotionally or spiritually. Though they may deny that they are abandoning or neglecting their children, fathers show a lack of love for their children if they fail to spend time with them or do not teach them God’s Word and standards.
  3. The following are important passages related to fathers and children: (a) teaching children to be faithful to God and His purposes, Exodus 10:2; 13:8; Deuteronomy 4:9-10; 6:6-25; 11:18-21; Psalms 78:5-8; Isaiah 38:19; Joel 1:3; Ephesians 6:4; 1 Thessalonians 2:11. (b) loving, correcting and disciplining children, Psalms 103:13; Proverbs 3:12; 13:24; 23:13-14; Malachi 4:6; Luke 11:11-13: 2 Corinthians 12:14; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21; 1 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Timothy 3:4-5, 12; 5:8; Titus 2:4; Hebrews 12:7. (c) Praying for their children, Genesis 17:18; 2 Samuel 12:16; 1 Chronicles 22:11-12; 29:19; Job 1:5; Ephesians 3:14-19; John 17:1.

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Some of our Post That Might Interest You, All Out of the Current Book / Chapter

  1. FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT – WINE … FERMENTED DRINK / LUKE 1:15
  2. DIVISION OF ABIJAH … DESCENDANT OF AARON / LUKE 1:5
  3. AN EVIL SPIRIT / LUKE 4:33-35
  4. HIS MESSAGE HAD AUTHORITY / LUKE 4:32
  5. HE HAS ANOINTED ME / LUKE 4:18-19
  6. THE DEVIL / LUKE 4:9
  7. DOES NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE / LUKE 4:4
  8. BEATEN WITH FEW BLOWS / LUKE 12:47-48
  9. THE POWER OF THE LORD WAS PRESENT / LUKE 5:17
  10. YOUR ENEMIES … ENCIRCLE YOU /LUKE 19:43
  11. SAW THE CITY, HE WEPT / LUKE 19:41
  12. THIS WOMAN … SATAN HAS KEPT BOUND / LUKE 13:16
  13. HIS HEART / LUKE 6:45
  14. THE LORD’S GREAT SORROW / LUKE 13:34
  15. THE KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD / LUKE 4:5
  16. JESUS, FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT / LUKE 4:1
  17. HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDED ON HIM / LUKE 3:22
  18. THE WISE … LITTLE CHILDREN / LUKE 10:21
  19. DO NOT REJOICE / LUKE 10:20
  20. SNAKES AND SCORPINS / LUKE 10:19
  21. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

Thank you for taking the time to read my Daily Devotion.
Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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