2. In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.

3. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.” “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.

4. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.”
- John 1:26-38

6. Each message will answer 3 questions:
1. What does this part of the story teach us about the character of God?
2. What does this part of the story tell us about the child whose birth we celebrate?
3. What does this part of the story mean for our lives today?

8. “‘We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.’ Nathanael said to him. ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’”
– John 1:45-46

11. “A shoot shall come up from the stump of Jesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him… His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear; but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth … the wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.”
– Isaiah 11:1-4, 6

12. “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”
– Luke 1:28

13. “Do not be afraid, Mary. God has a special place in His hear for you
“Do not be afraid, Mary. God has a special place in His hear for you. Because of that you are going to have a baby – a son – and you are to give Him the name Jesus. Your Son will be great, and He will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will make Him a king like King David of old. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never come to an end.”
– Luke 1:30-33

14. “God’s Spirit will come upon you and the Most High will overshadow you, for this reason your child will be holy and will be called the Son of God.”
– Luke 1:34-35

15. – the one who gives birth to God.
“Theotokus”
– the one who gives birth to God.

16. “Here I am, the Lord’s servant, if this is His will, may it happen as you have said.”
– Luke 1:38