The Mystery of the Manger:

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The Mystery of the Manger
Part I

• MEET MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS

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Luke 126-38

• 26) In the sixth month, God sent the angel
  Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
• 27) to a virgin pledged to be married to a man
  named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's
  name was Mary.

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Luke 126-38

• 28) The angel went to her and said, "Greetings,
  you who are highly favored! The Lord is with
  you."
• 29) Mary was greatly troubled at his words and
  wondered what kind of greeting this might be.

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Luke 126-38

• 30) But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid,
  Mary, you have found favor with God.
• 31) You will be with child and give birth to a
  son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.

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Luke 126-38

• 32) 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,
• 33) and he will reign over the house of Jacob
  forever his kingdom will never end."

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Luke 126-38

• 34) "How will this be," Mary asked the angel,
  "since I am a virgin?"
• 35) The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will
  come upon 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.

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Luke 126-38

• 36) Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have
  a child in her old age, and she who was said to
  be barren is in her sixth month.
• 37) For nothing is impossible with God."
• 38) "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered.
  "May it be to me as you have said." Then the
  angel left her.

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December 15, 2007
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Daniel 228a

• but there is a God in heaven who reveals
  mysteries.

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Isaiah 714

• Therefore the Lord himself will give you
  a sign The virgin will be with child and will
  give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

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Getting to Know Mary

• THE GREAT FAVOR BESTOWED UPON MARY
• A) Her family is a direct descendant of
  King David.
• -Luke 323-38
• -2 Samuel 712-16

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Getting to Know Mary

• THE GREAT FAVOR BESTOWED UPON MARY
• A) Her family is a direct descendant of
  King David.
• B) she came from a very small town called
  Nazareth

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John 1 45-46

• 45) Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We
  have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law,
  and about whom the prophets also wrote Jesus of
  Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
• 46) "Nazareth! Can anything good come from
  there?" Nathanael asked.       "Come and see,"
  said Philip.

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Getting to Know Mary

• THE GREAT FAVOR BESTOWED UPON MARY
• A) her family is a direct descendant of
  King David.
• B) she came from a very small town called
  Nazareth
• C) the name Mary is equivalent to the
  Hebrew name Miriam.

Bitter
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Luke 128

• 28) The angel went to her and said, "Greetings,
  you who are highly favored! The Lord is with
  you."

greatly graced
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Luke 147

• 47) and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

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1 Corinthians 1510

• 10) But by the grace of God I am what I am, and
  his grace to me was not without effect. No, I
  worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but
  the grace of God that was with me.

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Getting to Know Mary

• THE GROWING FALLACIES ABOUT MARY
• A) Forgiver of Sins

Mark 27 "Why does this fellow talk like that?
He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God
alone?"
Only God has the authority to forgive sins!
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Getting to Know Mary

• THE GROWING FALLACIES ABOUT MARY
• A) Forgiver of Sins
• B) Mediator to God

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John 146

• 6) Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth
  and the life. No one comes to the Father except
  through me.

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1 Timothy 25

• 5) For there is one God and one mediator between
  God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Jesus is the ONLY Way!
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Getting to Know Mary

• THE GROWING FALLACIES ABOUT MARY
• A) Forgiver of Sins
• B) Mediator to God
• C) Giver of Blessings

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Romans 51-2

• 1) Therefore, since we have been justified
  through faith, we have peace with God through our
  Lord Jesus Christ,
• 2) through whom we have gained access by faith
  into this grace in which we now stand. And we
  rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

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Getting to Know Mary

• THE GENIUNE FAITH OF MARY
• A) Surrender

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Luke 126-38

• 34) "How will this be," Mary asked the angel,
  "since I am a virgin?"
• 35) The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will
  come upon 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.

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Luke 138

• 38) "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered.
  "May it be to me as you have said." Then the
  angel left her.

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Getting to Know Mary

• THE GENIUNE FAITH OF MARY
• A) Surrender
• B) Worship

Marys Song (The Magnificat) Lk 146-55 "My soul
glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God
my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble
state of his servant. From now on all generations
will call me blessed. . .