WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.320 400 years of silence broken. 00:00:10.939 --> 00:00:12.620 God began to speak again. 00:00:16.100 --> 00:00:17.660 Through the angel Gabriel. 00:00:19.859 --> 00:00:22.820 Gabriel visited and revealed to Zechariah 00:00:22.820 --> 00:00:27.039 that he and his wife in their old age in barrenness 00:00:27.039 --> 00:00:29.580 were to conceive a son and the son's name would be John. 00:00:30.980 --> 00:00:34.399 And John would be the forerunner of the long-awaited Messiah. 00:00:35.200 --> 00:00:37.700 The King of kings and the Lord of lords. 00:00:37.899 --> 00:00:39.380 The deliverer of God's people. 00:00:43.219 --> 00:00:44.899 400 years of silence. 00:00:47.299 --> 00:00:48.640 But God was at work. 00:00:52.060 --> 00:00:56.159 Bringing about His eternal plan for the salvation of mankind. 00:00:56.159 --> 00:01:01.759 This morning we're going to look at Luke 1. 00:01:01.759 --> 00:01:03.939 Verses 26-38. 00:01:05.259 --> 00:01:10.099 It's the historic account of God sending the angel Gabriel 00:01:10.099 --> 00:01:13.620 to a teenaged peasant girl. 00:01:14.699 --> 00:01:18.039 A virgin living in a good-for-nothing place called Nazareth. 00:01:19.159 --> 00:01:21.299 It was Nathaniel in John 1 who said, 00:01:21.299 --> 00:01:23.859 can anything good come from Nazareth? 00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:29.879 God had given Gabriel the task of telling 00:01:29.879 --> 00:01:34.019 this teenaged virgin girl, Mary, 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:37.659 that she would conceive and give birth to a boy 00:01:37.659 --> 00:01:39.819 destined for greatness. 00:01:39.819 --> 00:01:44.839 If you look at Luke 1. 00:01:45.479 --> 00:01:46.479 Verse 32. 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:49.239 Out of the lips of Gabriel, 00:01:49.379 --> 00:01:52.139 we read this of this baby. 00:01:53.599 --> 00:01:55.500 He will be great. 00:01:55.500 --> 00:02:02.120 This baby is no other than Emmanuel. 00:02:03.579 --> 00:02:04.739 God with us. 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:08.659 The King of kings and the Lord of lords. 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:11.539 And this morning we're going to look 00:02:11.539 --> 00:02:15.900 at the miraculous conception of our glorious King. 00:02:17.340 --> 00:02:21.659 The incarnating of the second person of the Trinity. 00:02:21.659 --> 00:02:26.419 It's amazing. 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:31.579 The incarnation of the second person of the Trinity 00:02:31.579 --> 00:02:34.699 is not about God becoming cute and cuddly. 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:37.639 Though I'm sure He was cute and cuddly. 00:02:39.300 --> 00:02:41.599 The incarnation, 00:02:42.199 --> 00:02:45.819 this miraculous conception of God becoming a man, 00:02:45.979 --> 00:02:47.039 taking on flesh, 00:02:47.500 --> 00:02:49.019 it's all about fulfillment. 00:02:49.020 --> 00:02:55.180 The long-anticipated rival of the Messiah King. 00:02:56.219 --> 00:02:58.300 The King of kings and the Lord of lords. 00:02:58.420 --> 00:03:00.860 This baby was destined for greatness 00:03:00.860 --> 00:03:03.520 because He's the greatest. 00:03:05.080 --> 00:03:07.379 So if you're looking at Luke 1, 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:10.879 let me read through verses 26-38. 00:03:11.879 --> 00:03:13.219 In the sixth month, 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:15.300 the angel Gabriel was sent from God 00:03:15.300 --> 00:03:17.020 to a city of Galilee named Nazareth 00:03:17.020 --> 00:03:20.140 to a virgin betrothed to a man 00:03:20.140 --> 00:03:22.120 whose name was Joseph of the house of David. 00:03:22.540 --> 00:03:24.560 And the virgin's name was Mary. 00:03:25.320 --> 00:03:26.460 And he came to her and said, 00:03:26.620 --> 00:03:27.800 Greetings, O favored one! 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:28.900 The Lord is with you! 00:03:29.939 --> 00:03:31.780 But she was greatly troubled at the saying 00:03:31.780 --> 00:03:33.080 and tried to discern 00:03:33.080 --> 00:03:34.520 what sort of greeting this might be. 00:03:35.660 --> 00:03:37.300 And the angel said to her, 00:03:37.379 --> 00:03:38.560 Do not be afraid, Mary, 00:03:38.620 --> 00:03:40.160 for you have found favor with God. 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:40.719 And behold, 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:42.659 you will conceive in your womb 00:03:42.659 --> 00:03:43.479 and bear a son 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:46.439 and you shall call His name Jesus. 00:03:48.439 --> 00:03:49.560 He will be great 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:51.979 and will be called the Son of the Most High. 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:53.939 And the Lord God will give to Him 00:03:53.939 --> 00:03:55.359 the throne of His father David. 00:03:55.479 --> 00:03:57.780 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. 00:03:57.960 --> 00:03:59.159 And of His kingdom, 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:00.740 there will be no end. 00:04:04.259 --> 00:04:05.599 And Mary said to the angel, 00:04:05.759 --> 00:04:07.519 How will this be since I am a virgin? 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:10.320 And the angel answered her, 00:04:10.900 --> 00:04:13.000 The Holy Spirit will come upon you 00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:14.380 and the power of the Most High 00:04:14.380 --> 00:04:15.500 will overshadow you. 00:04:16.139 --> 00:04:17.720 Therefore, the child to be born 00:04:17.720 --> 00:04:18.939 will be called Holy, 00:04:19.079 --> 00:04:20.040 the Son of God. 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:22.699 And behold, your relative Elizabeth 00:04:22.699 --> 00:04:23.639 in her old age 00:04:23.639 --> 00:04:25.100 has also conceived a son. 00:04:25.180 --> 00:04:27.699 And this is the sixth month 00:04:27.699 --> 00:04:31.120 with her who has been called barren. 00:04:32.620 --> 00:04:35.460 For nothing will be impossible 00:04:35.460 --> 00:04:37.019 with God. 00:04:37.519 --> 00:04:39.039 And Mary said, 00:04:39.219 --> 00:04:40.979 Behold, I am the servant of the Lord. 00:04:41.899 --> 00:04:43.959 Let it be to me according to your word. 00:04:44.839 --> 00:04:47.299 And the angel departed from her. 00:04:48.620 --> 00:04:49.560 This baby, 00:04:50.379 --> 00:04:51.680 miraculously conceived 00:04:51.680 --> 00:04:53.319 in the virgin's womb, 00:04:54.439 --> 00:04:55.879 he was destined for greatness. 00:04:58.399 --> 00:04:59.479 This morning, 00:04:59.579 --> 00:05:01.139 I just want to ask you a quick question. 00:05:01.139 --> 00:05:04.659 Are you amazed at his greatness? 00:05:07.519 --> 00:05:09.500 His miraculous conception 00:05:09.500 --> 00:05:11.060 points to his greatness. 00:05:13.599 --> 00:05:14.680 So let's do this. 00:05:14.740 --> 00:05:16.219 Let's walk through this passage again. 00:05:17.300 --> 00:05:19.060 But let me give you a little bit more detail. 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:22.120 In verses 26 and 27, 00:05:23.159 --> 00:05:25.319 they set up the historic conversation 00:05:25.319 --> 00:05:27.120 between the angel Gabriel 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:28.699 in this virgin Mary. 00:05:28.699 --> 00:05:30.639 And as I mentioned earlier, 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:33.459 Gabriel was the same angel 00:05:33.459 --> 00:05:35.920 that God had sent to Zechariah. 00:05:36.560 --> 00:05:39.660 Gabriel was breaking the 400 years of silence. 00:05:40.459 --> 00:05:41.300 And he was announcing 00:05:41.300 --> 00:05:44.459 the coming of the long-awaited king, 00:05:45.019 --> 00:05:45.639 the Messiah. 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:47.740 Now it's important to notice 00:05:47.740 --> 00:05:50.259 where this scene is taking place. 00:05:50.259 --> 00:05:52.240 It's taking place in Nazareth. 00:05:53.539 --> 00:05:54.480 And Nazareth didn't have 00:05:54.480 --> 00:05:55.379 the best reputation. 00:05:56.879 --> 00:05:57.980 It would have been considered 00:05:57.980 --> 00:05:59.959 a backwater town. 00:06:01.199 --> 00:06:02.319 No one would have guessed 00:06:02.319 --> 00:06:03.319 the king of kings 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:04.379 and the lords of lords 00:06:04.379 --> 00:06:07.039 would have been conceived there. 00:06:09.399 --> 00:06:10.500 Now in a couple weeks, 00:06:10.599 --> 00:06:12.339 we'll look at how 00:06:12.339 --> 00:06:14.659 Mary and this baby 00:06:14.659 --> 00:06:17.159 get from Nazareth to Bethlehem, 00:06:17.259 --> 00:06:19.099 which is 70 miles due south. 00:06:20.259 --> 00:06:21.560 But what you need to know here 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:22.980 is this is taking place in Nazareth. 00:06:24.139 --> 00:06:25.680 Not a prestigious town. 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:28.620 Our Savior was conceived 00:06:28.620 --> 00:06:30.599 in very humble beginnings. 00:06:32.279 --> 00:06:34.019 Which brings us to this 00:06:34.019 --> 00:06:36.500 humble peasant girl, Mary. 00:06:38.379 --> 00:06:40.240 She was probably between the ages 00:06:40.240 --> 00:06:42.319 of 12 and 14, scholars say. 00:06:43.939 --> 00:06:45.319 And in verse 27, 00:06:45.420 --> 00:06:46.980 we learn a couple things about Mary. 00:06:46.980 --> 00:06:50.280 She was a virgin. 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:52.900 It's repeated twice 00:06:52.900 --> 00:06:54.180 in verse 27 00:06:54.180 --> 00:06:56.460 and once again in verse 34. 00:06:58.000 --> 00:06:59.379 There's emphasis here. 00:07:00.700 --> 00:07:01.740 God wants us to know 00:07:01.740 --> 00:07:02.980 that this young woman 00:07:02.980 --> 00:07:04.420 has not known a man sexually. 00:07:06.340 --> 00:07:09.080 Verse 34 literally reads this. 00:07:10.280 --> 00:07:11.259 Mary asking the question, 00:07:11.420 --> 00:07:12.220 how will this be 00:07:12.220 --> 00:07:14.300 since I have not known a man? 00:07:17.180 --> 00:07:18.460 Luke is emphasizing 00:07:18.460 --> 00:07:19.680 Mary's virginity. 00:07:19.780 --> 00:07:21.320 And the question is why? 00:07:22.580 --> 00:07:24.080 Well, there are two important reasons. 00:07:24.180 --> 00:07:25.080 The first one is this. 00:07:26.220 --> 00:07:27.520 No man on earth 00:07:27.520 --> 00:07:28.400 could claim 00:07:28.400 --> 00:07:29.560 that this baby 00:07:29.560 --> 00:07:30.940 that was to be conceived in her 00:07:30.940 --> 00:07:31.640 was his own. 00:07:31.900 --> 00:07:32.580 It's that simple. 00:07:33.900 --> 00:07:35.120 And the second reason 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:37.100 is one of fulfillment. 00:07:37.100 --> 00:07:39.840 This was the fulfillment 00:07:39.840 --> 00:07:41.980 of a prophetic sign 00:07:41.980 --> 00:07:44.780 way back in Isaiah 7.14 00:07:44.780 --> 00:07:48.140 spoken 700 years earlier. 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:50.580 Isaiah 7.14 reads this. 00:07:50.840 --> 00:07:51.879 Therefore, the Lord Himself 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:52.920 will give you a sign. 00:07:53.800 --> 00:07:55.820 Behold, the virgin 00:07:55.820 --> 00:07:57.580 shall conceive 00:07:57.580 --> 00:07:59.340 and bear a son 00:07:59.340 --> 00:08:02.720 and His name shall be called 00:08:02.720 --> 00:08:04.180 Emmanuel. 00:08:04.180 --> 00:08:04.300 Emmanuel. 00:08:05.819 --> 00:08:07.699 What Luke is helping us here, 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:09.139 he's helping us 00:08:09.139 --> 00:08:09.860 make a connection. 00:08:11.540 --> 00:08:12.879 That this Mary 00:08:12.879 --> 00:08:14.579 is the virgin 00:08:14.579 --> 00:08:16.660 that Isaiah spoke of 00:08:16.660 --> 00:08:18.740 700 years earlier. 00:08:19.740 --> 00:08:20.920 What we need to see 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:22.120 happening here is this. 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:24.819 God's plan 00:08:24.819 --> 00:08:26.300 for the fullness of time 00:08:26.300 --> 00:08:27.780 is being worked out. 00:08:29.220 --> 00:08:31.040 God is fulfilling His word. 00:08:32.240 --> 00:08:33.539 God is bringing salvation 00:08:33.539 --> 00:08:34.120 to mankind. 00:08:34.179 --> 00:08:34.439 God is trying to find. 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:36.579 He's been at work 00:08:36.579 --> 00:08:37.779 over these 400 years 00:08:37.779 --> 00:08:38.439 of silence. 00:08:39.979 --> 00:08:41.000 We also learn 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:42.179 that Mary was betrothed 00:08:42.899 --> 00:08:44.079 to a guy named Joseph. 00:08:45.459 --> 00:08:46.479 Now at that time, 00:08:46.859 --> 00:08:47.939 getting Mary involved 00:08:47.939 --> 00:08:48.859 two steps, 00:08:49.000 --> 00:08:49.539 kind of like our 00:08:49.539 --> 00:08:51.039 two steps nowadays. 00:08:52.059 --> 00:08:53.579 The first step back then 00:08:53.579 --> 00:08:54.179 was called betrothal 00:08:54.759 --> 00:08:56.179 and it was a legally 00:08:56.779 --> 00:08:58.099 binding commitment 00:08:58.099 --> 00:08:58.919 between a man 00:08:58.919 --> 00:08:59.299 and a woman. 00:09:00.259 --> 00:09:01.319 The second step 00:09:01.319 --> 00:09:02.059 was marriage 00:09:02.059 --> 00:09:03.000 where a man and woman 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:04.159 actually came together 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:05.019 and consummated 00:09:05.019 --> 00:09:05.559 their union. 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:08.139 Like I said, 00:09:08.179 --> 00:09:08.759 it's kind of similar 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:10.679 to what we experience today. 00:09:10.679 --> 00:09:12.299 A man and woman 00:09:12.299 --> 00:09:13.480 becoming engaged 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:14.659 and then getting married. 00:09:15.559 --> 00:09:16.679 But unlike today, 00:09:17.960 --> 00:09:19.899 betrothal in the first century, 00:09:20.039 --> 00:09:21.139 that first step, 00:09:21.340 --> 00:09:22.740 was legally binding. 00:09:22.740 --> 00:09:24.820 And so to break off 00:09:24.820 --> 00:09:25.700 a betrothal 00:09:25.700 --> 00:09:27.980 required a legal divorce. 00:09:29.279 --> 00:09:30.440 That's what's happening 00:09:30.440 --> 00:09:31.080 when we read 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:32.200 Matthew chapter 1 00:09:32.200 --> 00:09:33.700 when Joseph learns 00:09:33.700 --> 00:09:35.060 that Mary was pregnant. 00:09:36.060 --> 00:09:36.960 How about that 00:09:36.960 --> 00:09:37.560 for some drama? 00:09:39.560 --> 00:09:41.039 He assumes another man 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:42.060 had gotten Mary pregnant 00:09:42.059 --> 00:09:43.599 and he's going to 00:09:43.599 --> 00:09:45.159 divorce her quietly. 00:09:47.299 --> 00:09:48.419 The situation was such 00:09:48.419 --> 00:09:49.139 that it required 00:09:49.139 --> 00:09:50.579 an angel of the Lord, 00:09:51.079 --> 00:09:52.079 I'm guessing Gabriel, 00:09:52.919 --> 00:09:54.279 to appear to Joseph 00:09:54.279 --> 00:09:55.919 and to explain to him 00:09:55.919 --> 00:09:56.679 that the child 00:09:56.679 --> 00:09:57.699 in Mary's womb 00:09:57.699 --> 00:09:58.679 was conceived 00:09:58.679 --> 00:09:59.719 by the Holy Spirit 00:09:59.719 --> 00:10:00.479 in fulfillment 00:10:00.479 --> 00:10:02.479 of Isaiah 7.14. 00:10:03.759 --> 00:10:04.739 And the angel said, 00:10:04.799 --> 00:10:05.259 you've got to take her 00:10:05.259 --> 00:10:05.779 as your wife. 00:10:07.299 --> 00:10:07.979 And Joseph did. 00:10:09.279 --> 00:10:10.159 He believed 00:10:10.159 --> 00:10:10.919 and he obeyed. 00:10:12.059 --> 00:10:13.359 So Mary was 00:10:13.359 --> 00:10:14.000 a young, 00:10:14.179 --> 00:10:15.079 teenaged virgin, 00:10:15.239 --> 00:10:16.319 betrothed to Joseph, 00:10:16.799 --> 00:10:18.079 living in the good-for-nothing 00:10:18.079 --> 00:10:19.119 town of Nazareth 00:10:19.119 --> 00:10:19.919 when Gabriel 00:10:19.919 --> 00:10:21.179 appears to her 00:10:21.179 --> 00:10:22.659 and in verse 28 00:10:22.659 --> 00:10:24.299 we read the greeting. 00:10:25.899 --> 00:10:26.399 Greetings, 00:10:26.619 --> 00:10:27.379 O favored one, 00:10:27.459 --> 00:10:28.879 the Lord is with you. 00:10:29.239 --> 00:10:29.919 Now mind you, 00:10:30.819 --> 00:10:31.619 there was no warning 00:10:31.619 --> 00:10:32.119 of this. 00:10:34.899 --> 00:10:36.179 Maybe a more accurate 00:10:36.179 --> 00:10:37.079 rendering would be 00:10:37.079 --> 00:10:37.719 rejoice, 00:10:38.139 --> 00:10:39.319 O favored one, 00:10:39.439 --> 00:10:40.699 the Lord is with you. 00:10:40.700 --> 00:10:42.140 Gabriel is bringing 00:10:42.140 --> 00:10:43.120 good news. 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:45.800 It's like he's saying, 00:10:45.920 --> 00:10:46.160 Mary, 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:47.400 in God's great purposes, 00:10:48.180 --> 00:10:49.759 you are the virgin 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:52.020 of Isaiah 7.14. 00:10:52.980 --> 00:10:53.480 Rejoice, 00:10:53.600 --> 00:10:54.440 O favored one. 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:56.800 It's Mary 00:10:56.800 --> 00:10:57.480 who will conceive 00:10:57.480 --> 00:10:58.120 and give birth 00:10:58.120 --> 00:10:58.879 to Emmanuel, 00:10:58.879 --> 00:11:00.000 God with us. 00:11:02.160 --> 00:11:03.340 Think about this. 00:11:03.340 --> 00:11:06.300 when God inspired Isaiah 00:11:06.300 --> 00:11:07.320 to speak 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:09.560 the words recorded, 00:11:09.820 --> 00:11:11.120 Isaiah 7.14, 00:11:11.620 --> 00:11:12.580 God knew 00:11:12.580 --> 00:11:14.820 who he had in mind. 00:11:16.019 --> 00:11:17.280 God knew 00:11:17.280 --> 00:11:18.740 this Mary 00:11:18.740 --> 00:11:21.200 700 years earlier. 00:11:21.879 --> 00:11:23.399 She's not a random choice. 00:11:23.940 --> 00:11:24.840 What's happening here 00:11:24.840 --> 00:11:25.340 is the outworking 00:11:25.920 --> 00:11:27.580 of God's eternal plan. 00:11:27.900 --> 00:11:28.660 And it helps us 00:11:28.660 --> 00:11:29.300 to understand 00:11:29.300 --> 00:11:30.500 what Gabriel means 00:11:30.500 --> 00:11:31.379 when he calls Mary, 00:11:31.379 --> 00:11:33.080 O favored one. 00:11:34.179 --> 00:11:36.059 She has been chosen 00:11:36.059 --> 00:11:36.879 by God 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:37.620 to fulfill 00:11:37.620 --> 00:11:39.240 Isaiah 7.14. 00:11:40.659 --> 00:11:42.159 Gabriel also tells Mary, 00:11:42.399 --> 00:11:43.899 God is with you. 00:11:44.720 --> 00:11:45.500 What a promise. 00:11:46.939 --> 00:11:47.779 Very timely. 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:49.379 Because 00:11:49.379 --> 00:11:50.799 what Mary 00:11:50.799 --> 00:11:51.720 is going to go through, 00:11:52.340 --> 00:11:52.939 she's going to need 00:11:52.939 --> 00:11:53.559 that promise. 00:11:56.059 --> 00:11:56.299 Well, 00:11:56.340 --> 00:11:57.080 verse 27, 00:11:57.179 --> 00:11:58.580 we see Mary's response. 00:11:58.820 --> 00:11:59.600 She's troubled. 00:11:59.919 --> 00:12:00.200 Literally, 00:12:00.320 --> 00:12:01.080 she's confused. 00:12:02.259 --> 00:12:02.919 She's confused 00:12:02.919 --> 00:12:03.840 at what Gabriel 00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:04.980 has just said to her. 00:12:05.120 --> 00:12:05.600 Maybe 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:07.740 she's in the presence 00:12:07.740 --> 00:12:08.519 of an angel. 00:12:09.220 --> 00:12:09.919 We're not told 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:10.759 what he looks like. 00:12:10.919 --> 00:12:11.460 Was he kind of 00:12:11.460 --> 00:12:12.559 levitating off the ground 00:12:12.559 --> 00:12:13.100 a little bit? 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:14.299 To what degree 00:12:14.299 --> 00:12:15.019 was he glowing? 00:12:15.379 --> 00:12:16.360 How did she know? 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:17.519 Maybe she was 00:12:17.519 --> 00:12:19.419 overwhelmed by that. 00:12:21.840 --> 00:12:22.899 It does seem clear, 00:12:22.960 --> 00:12:23.039 though, 00:12:23.059 --> 00:12:23.899 that she was also 00:12:23.899 --> 00:12:24.460 overwhelmed 00:12:24.460 --> 00:12:25.960 by the words 00:12:25.960 --> 00:12:26.559 that seemed 00:12:26.559 --> 00:12:27.159 to be coming 00:12:27.159 --> 00:12:28.120 out of nowhere. 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:28.360 her. 00:12:29.659 --> 00:12:30.179 Rejoice, 00:12:30.259 --> 00:12:31.220 O favored one. 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:32.919 God is with you. 00:12:35.259 --> 00:12:36.419 What was she doing 00:12:36.419 --> 00:12:38.399 when she was interrupted? 00:12:41.779 --> 00:12:42.560 It's probably 00:12:42.560 --> 00:12:43.440 all of the above. 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:46.940 An angel speaking 00:12:46.940 --> 00:12:47.320 to you 00:12:47.320 --> 00:12:47.720 would be 00:12:47.720 --> 00:12:48.759 somewhat troubling. 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:48.860 him. 00:12:49.299 --> 00:12:52.279 But we see something 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:53.059 here about Mary 00:12:53.059 --> 00:12:53.740 that clues us 00:12:53.740 --> 00:12:54.559 into why God 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:55.299 had chosen her. 00:12:57.220 --> 00:12:57.500 She, 00:12:58.220 --> 00:12:59.480 tried to discern 00:12:59.480 --> 00:13:00.100 what sort of 00:13:00.100 --> 00:13:01.100 greeting this might be. 00:13:01.100 --> 00:13:03.920 she was thoughtful 00:13:03.920 --> 00:13:04.440 about it. 00:13:06.779 --> 00:13:07.879 She didn't freak out. 00:13:08.100 --> 00:13:09.279 She didn't turn around 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:09.759 and run. 00:13:10.960 --> 00:13:11.540 She was thoughtful. 00:13:12.240 --> 00:13:13.060 What does this mean? 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:16.100 Gabriel sees her 00:13:16.100 --> 00:13:17.139 trying to make sense 00:13:17.139 --> 00:13:18.620 of what's going on here 00:13:18.620 --> 00:13:19.820 and so he speaks again. 00:13:19.920 --> 00:13:20.360 Verse 30, 00:13:20.879 --> 00:13:21.920 Don't be afraid, 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:22.300 Mary, 00:13:22.740 --> 00:13:23.700 for you have found 00:13:23.700 --> 00:13:25.040 favor with God. 00:13:26.060 --> 00:13:26.680 It's like Gabriel 00:13:26.680 --> 00:13:27.100 saying, 00:13:27.660 --> 00:13:27.800 Mary, 00:13:27.860 --> 00:13:28.800 everything's cool. 00:13:29.019 --> 00:13:30.019 God has chosen you 00:13:30.019 --> 00:13:30.740 among all women 00:13:30.740 --> 00:13:32.200 for a great privilege. 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:34.060 What is God 00:13:34.060 --> 00:13:34.659 going to do? 00:13:36.159 --> 00:13:37.279 Look at verse 31. 00:13:40.940 --> 00:13:41.840 And behold, 00:13:42.740 --> 00:13:43.720 you will conceive 00:13:43.720 --> 00:13:44.680 in your womb 00:13:44.680 --> 00:13:45.759 and bear a son 00:13:45.759 --> 00:13:46.560 and you shall call 00:13:46.560 --> 00:13:47.180 his name 00:13:47.180 --> 00:13:48.700 Jesus. 00:13:50.139 --> 00:13:51.200 Does that echo 00:13:51.200 --> 00:13:51.860 of anything 00:13:51.860 --> 00:13:52.899 in your mind? 00:13:55.680 --> 00:13:56.840 It should echo 00:13:56.840 --> 00:13:58.000 of the passage 00:13:58.000 --> 00:13:58.799 I read earlier. 00:13:58.799 --> 00:14:01.019 should echo 00:14:01.019 --> 00:14:03.579 of Isaiah 7.14. 00:14:04.219 --> 00:14:04.979 Therefore, 00:14:05.219 --> 00:14:05.759 the Lord himself 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:06.419 will give you a sign. 00:14:06.539 --> 00:14:06.779 Behold, 00:14:06.859 --> 00:14:07.279 the virgin 00:14:07.279 --> 00:14:07.919 shall conceive 00:14:07.919 --> 00:14:08.719 and bear a son 00:14:08.719 --> 00:14:09.979 and shall call 00:14:09.979 --> 00:14:10.679 his name 00:14:10.679 --> 00:14:12.799 Emmanuel. 00:14:14.979 --> 00:14:16.259 The angel says here, 00:14:16.339 --> 00:14:16.819 and behold, 00:14:17.059 --> 00:14:17.219 you, 00:14:17.379 --> 00:14:17.759 the virgin, 00:14:17.859 --> 00:14:18.399 will conceive 00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:19.019 in your womb 00:14:19.019 --> 00:14:19.839 and bear a son 00:14:19.839 --> 00:14:21.039 and you shall call 00:14:21.039 --> 00:14:21.620 his name 00:14:21.620 --> 00:14:24.419 what are you waiting 00:14:24.419 --> 00:14:24.639 for? 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:28.080 Isaiah 7.14 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:28.600 would say 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:29.000 Emmanuel. 00:14:31.440 --> 00:14:32.120 The angel 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:32.720 says Jesus. 00:14:35.019 --> 00:14:36.000 It's purposeful. 00:14:36.000 --> 00:14:37.019 What's the intended 00:14:37.019 --> 00:14:37.440 effect? 00:14:38.960 --> 00:14:39.379 If you knew 00:14:39.379 --> 00:14:41.879 Isaiah 7.14 00:14:41.879 --> 00:14:42.679 you would be thinking 00:14:42.679 --> 00:14:45.399 Jesus is Emmanuel. 00:14:47.820 --> 00:14:48.820 Emmanuel is Jesus. 00:14:48.820 --> 00:14:49.020 Jesus. 00:14:50.020 --> 00:14:50.980 Jesus is God 00:14:50.980 --> 00:14:51.440 with us. 00:14:53.879 --> 00:14:54.700 Now Jesus 00:14:54.700 --> 00:14:55.900 was a common name 00:14:55.900 --> 00:14:56.800 back in the day. 00:14:58.960 --> 00:15:00.020 In our rendering, 00:15:00.140 --> 00:15:00.580 it's a rendering, 00:15:00.940 --> 00:15:01.800 Jesus is English 00:15:01.800 --> 00:15:03.540 for a Hebrew word 00:15:03.540 --> 00:15:04.280 Yeshua, 00:15:04.660 --> 00:15:05.100 which actually 00:15:05.100 --> 00:15:06.040 means Joshua 00:15:06.040 --> 00:15:07.460 and it actually 00:15:07.460 --> 00:15:09.080 means Savior. 00:15:09.080 --> 00:15:12.759 and behold, 00:15:12.940 --> 00:15:13.360 you Mary, 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:13.820 the virgin, 00:15:13.940 --> 00:15:14.420 will conceive 00:15:14.420 --> 00:15:14.980 in your womb 00:15:14.980 --> 00:15:15.759 and bear a son 00:15:15.759 --> 00:15:16.520 and you shall 00:15:16.520 --> 00:15:17.280 call his name 00:15:17.280 --> 00:15:18.600 Savior 00:15:18.600 --> 00:15:20.540 who is our Emmanuel, 00:15:21.180 --> 00:15:22.240 God with us. 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:23.360 It's packed. 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:25.120 Packed. 00:15:25.320 --> 00:15:26.080 Mary's being told 00:15:26.080 --> 00:15:26.620 she's to be 00:15:26.620 --> 00:15:27.160 the mother 00:15:27.160 --> 00:15:28.220 of the Messiah, 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:29.460 Emmanuel, 00:15:30.020 --> 00:15:31.639 God with us 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:32.980 and his name 00:15:32.980 --> 00:15:34.259 is Jesus. 00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:37.379 No other woman 00:15:37.379 --> 00:15:38.020 on the face 00:15:38.020 --> 00:15:39.000 of this planet 00:15:39.000 --> 00:15:39.639 can claim 00:15:39.639 --> 00:15:40.139 that honor. 00:15:41.580 --> 00:15:42.700 We don't worship 00:15:42.700 --> 00:15:43.600 her because of that, 00:15:44.379 --> 00:15:45.440 but we do bless 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:46.220 her because of that. 00:15:46.899 --> 00:15:47.980 We do honor her 00:15:47.980 --> 00:15:48.639 because of that. 00:15:49.980 --> 00:15:50.899 Gabriel continues 00:15:50.899 --> 00:15:51.720 in verse 32, 00:15:52.620 --> 00:15:53.919 He will be great. 00:15:55.299 --> 00:15:57.039 This woman born to you, 00:15:57.139 --> 00:15:58.419 He will be great. 00:15:59.419 --> 00:16:01.379 This Jesus born to you, 00:16:01.860 --> 00:16:02.919 He is destined 00:16:02.919 --> 00:16:03.779 for greatness 00:16:03.779 --> 00:16:05.080 because He is 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:05.740 the greatest. 00:16:05.740 --> 00:16:08.080 He, Jesus, 00:16:08.180 --> 00:16:08.639 will be called 00:16:08.639 --> 00:16:09.960 the Son of the Most High. 00:16:10.560 --> 00:16:11.560 He will be conceived 00:16:11.560 --> 00:16:12.680 by God Himself. 00:16:13.799 --> 00:16:14.539 This gets 00:16:14.539 --> 00:16:15.840 at the deep end 00:16:15.840 --> 00:16:16.460 of the pool. 00:16:17.980 --> 00:16:18.299 You see, 00:16:18.419 --> 00:16:18.940 Jesus 00:16:18.940 --> 00:16:22.060 had two natures. 00:16:23.519 --> 00:16:25.080 He was simultaneously 00:16:25.080 --> 00:16:26.220 fully God 00:16:26.220 --> 00:16:28.340 and fully man. 00:16:28.340 --> 00:16:31.600 two distinct natures 00:16:31.600 --> 00:16:32.860 in one person. 00:16:34.160 --> 00:16:35.519 He remains so today. 00:16:37.080 --> 00:16:37.560 Remember, 00:16:38.680 --> 00:16:39.540 He lived a life, 00:16:39.680 --> 00:16:40.560 died on the cross, 00:16:40.639 --> 00:16:41.660 was raised from the dead, 00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:43.100 and then He ascended 00:16:43.100 --> 00:16:44.060 to the right hand 00:16:44.060 --> 00:16:45.139 of God bodily 00:16:45.139 --> 00:16:46.780 and where He is 00:16:46.780 --> 00:16:47.399 right now. 00:16:48.259 --> 00:16:48.980 Fully God, 00:16:49.420 --> 00:16:50.100 fully man, 00:16:50.460 --> 00:16:51.980 interceding for His own. 00:16:51.980 --> 00:16:55.600 Son of the Most High. 00:16:56.820 --> 00:16:57.580 And the Lord God 00:16:57.580 --> 00:16:58.379 will give to Him 00:16:58.379 --> 00:16:59.420 the throne of His father, 00:16:59.580 --> 00:16:59.860 David. 00:17:01.180 --> 00:17:02.259 This is the fulfillment 00:17:02.259 --> 00:17:02.920 of a promise 00:17:02.920 --> 00:17:04.400 God made to King David 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:06.380 way back in 2 Samuel 7. 00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:08.599 God promises to King David 00:17:08.599 --> 00:17:10.360 He will establish 00:17:10.360 --> 00:17:12.460 David's throne forever. 00:17:14.360 --> 00:17:15.460 There will always be 00:17:15.460 --> 00:17:16.259 a descendant of David 00:17:16.259 --> 00:17:17.059 on David's throne. 00:17:18.000 --> 00:17:19.980 Jesus is that descendant 00:17:19.980 --> 00:17:21.900 of David. 00:17:21.980 --> 00:17:22.099 David. 00:17:22.900 --> 00:17:24.360 The throne represents 00:17:24.360 --> 00:17:25.059 kingship. 00:17:25.579 --> 00:17:26.200 God is saying 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:27.759 this child in Mary's womb 00:17:27.759 --> 00:17:29.140 is the long-awaited 00:17:29.140 --> 00:17:30.660 descendant of David 00:17:30.660 --> 00:17:31.720 who will sit upon 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:32.299 the throne. 00:17:32.740 --> 00:17:33.440 And by the way, 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:34.380 He's fully God 00:17:34.380 --> 00:17:35.339 and fully man. 00:17:35.880 --> 00:17:36.319 Emmanuel. 00:17:38.839 --> 00:17:41.180 He is the forever king. 00:17:44.620 --> 00:17:45.860 And He will reign over 00:17:45.860 --> 00:17:46.940 the house of Jacob 00:17:46.940 --> 00:17:47.559 forever. 00:17:48.900 --> 00:17:50.220 God is giving this child 00:17:50.220 --> 00:17:51.920 conceived in Mary's womb 00:17:51.920 --> 00:17:52.740 to be king 00:17:52.740 --> 00:17:54.580 and He's going to reign. 00:17:55.259 --> 00:17:56.460 He's going to exercise 00:17:56.460 --> 00:17:58.640 authority over the house 00:17:58.640 --> 00:17:59.140 of Jacob. 00:17:59.920 --> 00:18:02.140 He is Israel's long-awaited 00:18:02.140 --> 00:18:02.700 Messiah. 00:18:02.700 --> 00:18:04.660 The long-awaited King 00:18:04.660 --> 00:18:05.279 of Israel. 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:08.080 He is their Messiah 00:18:08.080 --> 00:18:09.440 who will reign forever 00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:11.259 and by God's grace, 00:18:12.600 --> 00:18:14.100 He is our Messiah. 00:18:14.099 --> 00:18:17.480 He is king of both Jews 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:18.859 and Gentiles. 00:18:21.859 --> 00:18:23.159 He's the king of kings 00:18:23.159 --> 00:18:24.079 and the Lord of lords. 00:18:24.199 --> 00:18:25.919 He's Lord of all. 00:18:27.219 --> 00:18:28.459 Our forever king 00:18:28.459 --> 00:18:30.319 who will reign forever 00:18:30.319 --> 00:18:32.339 and of His kingdom 00:18:32.339 --> 00:18:33.480 there will be no end. 00:18:33.939 --> 00:18:34.659 Nations rise 00:18:34.659 --> 00:18:35.519 and nations fall 00:18:35.519 --> 00:18:36.539 but not the kingdom 00:18:36.539 --> 00:18:37.559 of Emmanuel. 00:18:37.559 --> 00:18:40.119 The kingdom of God 00:18:40.119 --> 00:18:41.319 has no end 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:42.079 as Christians. 00:18:42.659 --> 00:18:43.559 We've been transferred 00:18:43.559 --> 00:18:44.440 from the domain 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:44.980 of darkness 00:18:44.980 --> 00:18:45.839 into the kingdom 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:47.159 of God's beloved son 00:18:47.159 --> 00:18:48.000 King Jesus. 00:18:49.220 --> 00:18:50.779 A kingdom expanding 00:18:50.779 --> 00:18:51.919 and everlasting. 00:18:52.220 --> 00:18:52.740 It's expanding 00:18:52.740 --> 00:18:53.839 in this city. 00:18:55.899 --> 00:18:57.619 He is our forever king 00:18:57.619 --> 00:18:59.379 whose reign is forever 00:18:59.379 --> 00:19:00.940 and He reigns over 00:19:00.940 --> 00:19:03.119 an everlasting kingdom. 00:19:03.119 --> 00:19:03.279 kingdom. 00:19:04.459 --> 00:19:05.419 That's the one 00:19:05.419 --> 00:19:06.079 who's in the womb. 00:19:07.739 --> 00:19:09.000 He will be great. 00:19:10.399 --> 00:19:11.459 This baby conceived 00:19:11.459 --> 00:19:13.039 was destined 00:19:13.039 --> 00:19:13.959 for greatness 00:19:13.959 --> 00:19:15.479 because He is greatness. 00:19:17.299 --> 00:19:18.379 He is our forever king 00:19:18.379 --> 00:19:19.179 who will exercise 00:19:19.179 --> 00:19:19.979 a forever reign 00:19:19.979 --> 00:19:20.799 on David's throne 00:19:20.799 --> 00:19:22.299 over an everlasting kingdom. 00:19:24.599 --> 00:19:25.739 It's as if Gabriel 00:19:25.739 --> 00:19:26.899 is saying to this virgin, 00:19:27.639 --> 00:19:28.479 Mary, the child 00:19:28.479 --> 00:19:29.639 in your womb 00:19:29.639 --> 00:19:31.039 is the one 00:19:31.039 --> 00:19:32.339 who fulfills 00:19:32.339 --> 00:19:34.159 God's forever plan. 00:19:34.319 --> 00:19:35.619 He's the forever king. 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:37.599 He will be great. 00:19:40.139 --> 00:19:40.819 What do you think 00:19:40.819 --> 00:19:41.679 about them apples, Mary? 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:46.019 Verse 34, 00:19:46.199 --> 00:19:47.539 Mary responds in faith 00:19:47.539 --> 00:19:49.319 but she has a very 00:19:49.319 --> 00:19:50.619 pragmatic question. 00:19:53.119 --> 00:19:54.439 Her question is 00:19:54.439 --> 00:19:55.899 a how question. 00:19:57.039 --> 00:19:57.980 A how question 00:19:57.980 --> 00:19:59.379 born of faith. 00:19:59.519 --> 00:20:00.519 Now, Zachariah 00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:01.159 earlier on 00:20:01.159 --> 00:20:02.179 asked a how question. 00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:04.139 When the angel Gabriel 00:20:04.139 --> 00:20:04.759 told him 00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:05.359 that his wife 00:20:05.359 --> 00:20:05.959 was going to have 00:20:05.959 --> 00:20:06.619 a son, 00:20:06.939 --> 00:20:07.539 he was like, 00:20:07.919 --> 00:20:08.859 how's that going to happen? 00:20:10.059 --> 00:20:10.759 Show me. 00:20:10.899 --> 00:20:11.480 Prove it to me. 00:20:13.619 --> 00:20:14.639 And the angel did. 00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:16.619 He inflicted mutinous 00:20:16.619 --> 00:20:17.779 on Zachariah 00:20:17.779 --> 00:20:18.559 for nine months. 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:20.299 It was quite the sign. 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:25.199 Mary doesn't demand 00:20:25.199 --> 00:20:25.859 an explanation. 00:20:26.659 --> 00:20:28.319 She humbly asks 00:20:28.319 --> 00:20:29.259 for help 00:20:29.259 --> 00:20:30.220 to understand. 00:20:30.220 --> 00:20:32.519 Mary isn't the only one 00:20:32.519 --> 00:20:33.500 who needs help 00:20:33.500 --> 00:20:34.680 in understanding 00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:35.559 what happened 00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:36.660 in her womb. 00:20:38.299 --> 00:20:39.460 We need help. 00:20:41.220 --> 00:20:42.259 It's hard for us 00:20:42.259 --> 00:20:42.839 to understand 00:20:42.839 --> 00:20:43.559 how a child 00:20:43.559 --> 00:20:44.480 can be conceived 00:20:44.480 --> 00:20:45.880 in a virgin's womb 00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:47.079 without a man involved. 00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:49.920 Conception 00:20:49.920 --> 00:20:52.000 typically doesn't happen 00:20:52.000 --> 00:20:52.539 that way. 00:20:54.440 --> 00:20:55.299 God's ways 00:20:55.299 --> 00:20:56.799 are higher 00:20:56.799 --> 00:20:57.500 than our ways. 00:20:57.500 --> 00:21:00.500 in verse 35, 00:21:00.660 --> 00:21:01.460 Gabriel helps 00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:01.920 Mary 00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:03.380 and us 00:21:03.380 --> 00:21:04.319 understand 00:21:04.319 --> 00:21:06.200 how this child 00:21:06.200 --> 00:21:07.859 will be conceived 00:21:07.859 --> 00:21:09.200 in the virgin's womb. 00:21:09.200 --> 00:21:11.539 and he brings us 00:21:11.539 --> 00:21:12.080 once again 00:21:12.080 --> 00:21:12.860 into the deep end 00:21:12.860 --> 00:21:13.299 of the pool. 00:21:15.600 --> 00:21:16.440 He says this, 00:21:16.519 --> 00:21:17.140 the Holy Spirit 00:21:17.140 --> 00:21:18.080 will come upon you 00:21:18.080 --> 00:21:18.819 and the Most High 00:21:18.819 --> 00:21:19.799 will overshadow you. 00:21:20.380 --> 00:21:20.620 Therefore, 00:21:20.819 --> 00:21:21.720 the child to be born 00:21:21.720 --> 00:21:22.400 will be called 00:21:22.400 --> 00:21:22.740 holy, 00:21:22.840 --> 00:21:23.660 the Son of God. 00:21:24.299 --> 00:21:25.220 Gabriel doesn't give 00:21:25.220 --> 00:21:26.900 Mary a biological answer. 00:21:27.340 --> 00:21:28.340 Gabriel gives Mary 00:21:28.340 --> 00:21:29.799 a theological answer. 00:21:33.539 --> 00:21:34.360 The conception 00:21:34.360 --> 00:21:34.940 of Jesus 00:21:34.940 --> 00:21:35.720 in the virgin womb 00:21:35.720 --> 00:21:36.100 of Mary 00:21:36.100 --> 00:21:36.940 was a miraculous 00:21:36.940 --> 00:21:37.519 display 00:21:37.519 --> 00:21:39.019 of the triune 00:21:39.019 --> 00:21:40.960 God's powerful presence. 00:21:42.660 --> 00:21:43.160 You see him? 00:21:44.080 --> 00:21:44.340 Do you see 00:21:44.340 --> 00:21:45.440 this triune God 00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:46.799 there in verse 35? 00:21:47.900 --> 00:21:48.740 The Holy Spirit 00:21:48.740 --> 00:21:51.080 will come upon you 00:21:51.080 --> 00:21:51.700 and the Most High 00:21:51.700 --> 00:21:52.580 will overshadow you. 00:21:53.259 --> 00:21:53.720 There he is, 00:21:53.759 --> 00:21:54.420 the Son of God. 00:21:55.960 --> 00:21:56.680 Three persons 00:21:56.680 --> 00:21:57.279 of the Trinity. 00:21:59.680 --> 00:22:00.539 They're all there. 00:22:01.059 --> 00:22:01.539 The Father, 00:22:01.640 --> 00:22:02.240 the first person 00:22:02.240 --> 00:22:02.759 of the Trinity, 00:22:03.320 --> 00:22:04.240 God Most High 00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:05.400 overshadows Mary. 00:22:05.400 --> 00:22:06.340 There's no hint 00:22:06.340 --> 00:22:07.280 in this text 00:22:07.280 --> 00:22:09.240 of sexual overtones. 00:22:09.660 --> 00:22:10.580 It's the same word 00:22:10.580 --> 00:22:11.360 that describes, 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:12.460 this word overshadow, 00:22:12.820 --> 00:22:15.140 describes God's presence 00:22:15.140 --> 00:22:16.759 that overshadowed 00:22:16.759 --> 00:22:18.380 the Mount of Transfiguration. 00:22:18.660 --> 00:22:20.180 God's presence manifest. 00:22:21.300 --> 00:22:22.180 Out of which God says, 00:22:22.300 --> 00:22:23.060 this is my beloved Son 00:22:23.060 --> 00:22:23.820 of whom I'm well pleased. 00:22:25.240 --> 00:22:26.200 The third person 00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:26.660 of the Trinity, 00:22:26.800 --> 00:22:27.540 the Holy Spirit, 00:22:27.940 --> 00:22:28.620 was the one 00:22:28.620 --> 00:22:30.140 who actually caused 00:22:30.140 --> 00:22:31.019 the second person 00:22:31.019 --> 00:22:31.580 of the Trinity 00:22:31.580 --> 00:22:32.780 to be conceived 00:22:32.780 --> 00:22:33.660 in the virgin's womb. 00:22:33.660 --> 00:22:35.140 This is big stuff, 00:22:35.200 --> 00:22:35.540 isn't it? 00:22:39.540 --> 00:22:40.400 Now what we need 00:22:40.400 --> 00:22:41.360 to understand is this. 00:22:42.420 --> 00:22:43.440 The second person 00:22:43.440 --> 00:22:44.100 of the Trinity 00:22:44.100 --> 00:22:46.160 has eternally existed 00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:48.600 before his incarnation. 00:22:50.100 --> 00:22:51.700 Jesus wasn't created. 00:22:52.540 --> 00:22:53.300 The second person 00:22:53.300 --> 00:22:53.740 of the Trinity 00:22:53.740 --> 00:22:54.880 wasn't created 00:22:54.880 --> 00:22:55.560 at the incarnation. 00:22:56.240 --> 00:22:57.200 The second person 00:22:57.200 --> 00:22:57.759 of the Trinity 00:22:57.759 --> 00:22:59.080 eternally existed 00:22:59.080 --> 00:23:00.400 before the incarnation 00:23:00.400 --> 00:23:02.180 and then as a work 00:23:02.180 --> 00:23:03.100 of the triune God. 00:23:03.220 --> 00:23:04.380 He was incarnated. 00:23:05.160 --> 00:23:06.840 He took on human flesh. 00:23:07.460 --> 00:23:07.900 Fully God, 00:23:07.980 --> 00:23:08.600 fully man. 00:23:09.140 --> 00:23:10.060 Two distinct natures 00:23:10.060 --> 00:23:11.019 in one person. 00:23:13.360 --> 00:23:14.500 What's so unique 00:23:14.500 --> 00:23:15.440 about this point 00:23:15.440 --> 00:23:16.200 in the history 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:16.740 of redemption 00:23:16.740 --> 00:23:18.400 is that the eternal 00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:19.380 Son of God, 00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:20.360 the second person 00:23:20.360 --> 00:23:21.380 of the Trinity, 00:23:22.320 --> 00:23:22.980 permanently 00:23:22.980 --> 00:23:24.300 takes on 00:23:24.300 --> 00:23:25.580 human flesh. 00:23:26.240 --> 00:23:27.000 It's amazing. 00:23:27.000 --> 00:23:30.740 For that to happen 00:23:30.740 --> 00:23:31.900 required a coordinated 00:23:31.900 --> 00:23:33.420 miracle of the triune God. 00:23:35.279 --> 00:23:36.319 This Jesus, 00:23:37.319 --> 00:23:38.599 He will be great. 00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:40.819 The second person 00:23:40.819 --> 00:23:41.319 of the Trinity 00:23:41.319 --> 00:23:42.700 miraculously conceived 00:23:42.700 --> 00:23:43.799 in the womb of Mary 00:23:43.799 --> 00:23:44.900 as a man. 00:23:45.900 --> 00:23:46.819 Fully God. 00:23:47.339 --> 00:23:47.900 Fully man. 00:23:49.480 --> 00:23:49.980 Man, 00:23:50.039 --> 00:23:51.019 this is not only miraculous, 00:23:51.259 --> 00:23:52.019 it's mysterious. 00:23:52.019 --> 00:23:55.039 This is hard 00:23:55.039 --> 00:23:55.819 to keep together, 00:23:55.920 --> 00:23:56.160 isn't it? 00:23:56.180 --> 00:23:57.519 This is beyond us. 00:23:58.319 --> 00:23:59.000 It's the glory 00:23:59.000 --> 00:23:59.759 of our King. 00:24:02.339 --> 00:24:03.359 What we see here 00:24:03.359 --> 00:24:04.039 in verse 35 00:24:04.039 --> 00:24:05.119 is all three members 00:24:05.119 --> 00:24:05.700 of the Trinity 00:24:05.700 --> 00:24:06.599 involved in the 00:24:06.599 --> 00:24:07.700 miraculous conception 00:24:07.700 --> 00:24:09.359 of Jesus and Mary's womb. 00:24:11.059 --> 00:24:12.200 The miraculous conception 00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:13.379 is a triune miracle. 00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:16.539 This is all part 00:24:16.539 --> 00:24:17.000 of the plan 00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:18.339 of God's 00:24:18.339 --> 00:24:19.119 eternal plan 00:24:19.119 --> 00:24:19.819 for the salvation 00:24:19.819 --> 00:24:20.359 of mankind. 00:24:20.359 --> 00:24:23.000 In verses 36 00:24:23.000 --> 00:24:23.659 and 37, 00:24:23.819 --> 00:24:24.539 Gabriel goes on 00:24:24.539 --> 00:24:25.240 to assure Mary 00:24:25.240 --> 00:24:26.740 of God's ability 00:24:26.740 --> 00:24:28.839 to pull this miracle off. 00:24:29.240 --> 00:24:29.979 And the way he does it, 00:24:30.019 --> 00:24:30.219 he says, 00:24:30.299 --> 00:24:30.419 hey, 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:31.339 I've already been doing 00:24:31.339 --> 00:24:32.179 this kind of stuff. 00:24:32.859 --> 00:24:33.559 Your relative, 00:24:33.839 --> 00:24:34.179 Elizabeth, 00:24:34.539 --> 00:24:35.439 she's conceived 00:24:35.439 --> 00:24:36.559 six months ago. 00:24:37.439 --> 00:24:38.419 It's already happening. 00:24:38.659 --> 00:24:39.339 I'm capable 00:24:39.339 --> 00:24:40.339 of this kind of thing. 00:24:45.219 --> 00:24:46.079 Do you remember 00:24:46.079 --> 00:24:47.179 Gabriel's first words 00:24:47.179 --> 00:24:47.639 to Mary? 00:24:48.259 --> 00:24:48.740 Rejoice, 00:24:48.979 --> 00:24:49.699 O favored one. 00:24:49.700 --> 00:24:52.039 God is with you. 00:24:52.700 --> 00:24:53.480 What a promise. 00:24:54.600 --> 00:24:55.559 Great assurance. 00:24:56.640 --> 00:24:57.420 And the final words 00:24:57.420 --> 00:24:57.900 of Gabriel 00:24:57.900 --> 00:24:58.799 here in this text 00:24:58.799 --> 00:24:59.880 to Mary is this, 00:25:01.100 --> 00:25:02.140 for nothing will be 00:25:02.140 --> 00:25:03.400 impossible with God. 00:25:05.440 --> 00:25:06.559 Opening the womb 00:25:06.559 --> 00:25:07.240 of an old, 00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:08.160 barren woman 00:25:08.160 --> 00:25:09.559 is well within 00:25:09.559 --> 00:25:12.200 God's omnipotence. 00:25:14.920 --> 00:25:16.080 Incarnating the Savior 00:25:16.080 --> 00:25:16.840 of the world, 00:25:16.839 --> 00:25:17.859 Jesus, 00:25:18.119 --> 00:25:18.579 fully God 00:25:18.579 --> 00:25:19.240 and fully man 00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:20.199 in a virgin's womb 00:25:20.199 --> 00:25:21.439 is also 00:25:21.439 --> 00:25:22.359 well within 00:25:22.359 --> 00:25:23.480 God's power. 00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:27.259 What's impossible, 00:25:27.439 --> 00:25:28.179 humanly speaking, 00:25:28.980 --> 00:25:29.939 a virgin conceiving 00:25:29.939 --> 00:25:31.000 a child without a man 00:25:31.000 --> 00:25:32.959 is more than possible 00:25:32.959 --> 00:25:33.500 for God. 00:25:34.559 --> 00:25:35.839 His ways are far 00:25:35.839 --> 00:25:37.319 beyond our ways. 00:25:37.319 --> 00:25:38.319 God's love 00:25:38.319 --> 00:25:39.319 is the Lord. 00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:40.319 This scene 00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:41.500 ends in verse 38. 00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:43.179 Mary takes it all in 00:25:43.179 --> 00:25:43.539 and says, 00:25:43.819 --> 00:25:44.419 I am the Lord. 00:25:44.639 --> 00:25:45.159 I am the servant 00:25:45.159 --> 00:25:45.639 of the Lord. 00:25:45.779 --> 00:25:46.480 Let it be to me 00:25:46.480 --> 00:25:47.539 according to your word. 00:25:48.179 --> 00:25:48.700 In other words, 00:25:48.980 --> 00:25:49.279 Amen! 00:25:50.740 --> 00:25:51.220 Amen. 00:25:53.319 --> 00:25:54.319 It's a humble 00:25:54.319 --> 00:25:56.500 and believing response. 00:25:58.039 --> 00:25:59.159 She sees herself 00:25:59.159 --> 00:25:59.779 rightly 00:25:59.779 --> 00:26:00.819 in relationship 00:26:00.819 --> 00:26:01.720 to God. 00:26:03.119 --> 00:26:03.819 She will serve 00:26:03.819 --> 00:26:04.480 in the capacity 00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:05.519 God has called her to. 00:26:08.140 --> 00:26:09.120 That humility 00:26:09.120 --> 00:26:10.660 is further demonstrated 00:26:10.660 --> 00:26:12.000 in her trusting 00:26:12.000 --> 00:26:13.120 in the words 00:26:13.120 --> 00:26:14.339 of the angel 00:26:14.339 --> 00:26:15.360 Gabriel 00:26:15.360 --> 00:26:16.039 who was sent 00:26:16.039 --> 00:26:16.599 from God. 00:26:17.620 --> 00:26:18.740 She is trusting 00:26:18.740 --> 00:26:20.079 that these words 00:26:20.079 --> 00:26:20.880 are true 00:26:20.880 --> 00:26:22.579 and must be obeyed. 00:26:23.140 --> 00:26:23.759 Not only is she 00:26:23.759 --> 00:26:24.480 to be the mother 00:26:24.480 --> 00:26:25.180 of Jesus, 00:26:26.220 --> 00:26:27.180 she's becoming 00:26:27.180 --> 00:26:28.000 a disciple 00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:28.700 of Jesus. 00:26:28.700 --> 00:26:31.200 this woman 00:26:31.200 --> 00:26:31.860 who will be 00:26:31.860 --> 00:26:32.539 at the birth 00:26:32.539 --> 00:26:33.080 of Jesus 00:26:33.080 --> 00:26:35.140 will also be 00:26:35.140 --> 00:26:36.140 present at His death. 00:26:37.660 --> 00:26:38.460 She will become 00:26:38.460 --> 00:26:39.240 one of His followers. 00:26:40.980 --> 00:26:41.920 So what is this 00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:42.620 passage all about? 00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:45.740 It's all about 00:26:45.740 --> 00:26:47.240 the greatness 00:26:47.240 --> 00:26:48.460 of the One 00:26:48.460 --> 00:26:50.019 who was miraculously 00:26:50.019 --> 00:26:50.819 conceived 00:26:50.819 --> 00:26:52.279 in Mary's 00:26:52.279 --> 00:26:53.200 virgin womb. 00:26:53.340 --> 00:26:54.360 It's all about Him. 00:26:55.240 --> 00:26:56.680 It's all about Christ. 00:26:56.680 --> 00:26:56.840 Christ. 00:26:57.259 --> 00:26:58.299 Gabriel said it 00:26:58.299 --> 00:26:59.279 in verse whatever. 00:26:59.779 --> 00:27:00.600 He will be great. 00:27:02.220 --> 00:27:03.299 He was destined 00:27:03.299 --> 00:27:03.900 for greatness 00:27:03.900 --> 00:27:04.840 because He is 00:27:04.840 --> 00:27:05.400 the greatest. 00:27:06.600 --> 00:27:07.500 So here's this. 00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:08.140 Four things 00:27:08.140 --> 00:27:08.720 to walk away 00:27:08.720 --> 00:27:09.360 with this morning. 00:27:10.259 --> 00:27:10.700 Four things 00:27:10.700 --> 00:27:11.340 to walk away 00:27:11.340 --> 00:27:12.600 and be amazed by. 00:27:13.640 --> 00:27:14.360 To savor 00:27:14.360 --> 00:27:17.039 this Christmas season. 00:27:17.900 --> 00:27:18.900 First is this. 00:27:19.740 --> 00:27:20.340 The conception 00:27:20.340 --> 00:27:20.880 of Jesus 00:27:20.880 --> 00:27:21.519 in the virgin 00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:22.380 womb of Mary 00:27:22.380 --> 00:27:24.000 was a great 00:27:24.000 --> 00:27:24.740 fulfillment. 00:27:24.740 --> 00:27:24.960 fulfillment. 00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:26.799 It's the fulfillment 00:27:26.799 --> 00:27:28.339 of Isaiah 7.14. 00:27:29.299 --> 00:27:29.599 Behold, 00:27:29.700 --> 00:27:30.140 the virgin 00:27:30.140 --> 00:27:30.900 shall conceive 00:27:30.900 --> 00:27:31.259 a child 00:27:31.259 --> 00:27:31.900 and bear a son. 00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:32.700 They should call 00:27:32.700 --> 00:27:33.440 His name Emmanuel. 00:27:33.579 --> 00:27:34.480 The great fulfillment 00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:35.640 is part of God's 00:27:35.640 --> 00:27:37.000 great plan of salvation 00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:38.180 for sinners 00:27:38.180 --> 00:27:39.359 like me and you. 00:27:40.940 --> 00:27:41.380 Emmanuel 00:27:41.380 --> 00:27:42.420 is Jesus. 00:27:43.059 --> 00:27:43.819 Our Savior. 00:27:45.319 --> 00:27:45.700 Our God 00:27:45.700 --> 00:27:46.480 became flesh 00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:48.120 in order to 00:27:48.120 --> 00:27:48.660 save sinners. 00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:49.500 It's an amazing 00:27:49.500 --> 00:27:49.960 fulfillment. 00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:50.079 fulfillment. 00:27:52.120 --> 00:27:52.920 Are you amazed 00:27:52.920 --> 00:27:55.259 that your God 00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:57.000 would take on 00:27:57.000 --> 00:27:57.519 flesh 00:27:57.519 --> 00:27:58.980 in order 00:27:58.980 --> 00:28:00.240 to rescue you? 00:28:01.579 --> 00:28:02.880 Are you amazed? 00:28:04.940 --> 00:28:06.000 The second thing, 00:28:06.100 --> 00:28:06.559 the conception 00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:07.160 of Jesus 00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:08.900 in the virgin's 00:28:08.900 --> 00:28:09.079 womb 00:28:09.079 --> 00:28:09.660 was a great 00:28:09.660 --> 00:28:10.360 miracle. 00:28:12.840 --> 00:28:13.620 It's not 00:28:13.620 --> 00:28:14.319 humanly possible. 00:28:14.319 --> 00:28:16.659 but what is 00:28:16.659 --> 00:28:17.240 impossible 00:28:17.240 --> 00:28:19.279 for man 00:28:19.279 --> 00:28:21.159 is possible 00:28:21.159 --> 00:28:22.019 for the 00:28:22.019 --> 00:28:23.039 triune God. 00:28:23.779 --> 00:28:24.819 The miraculous 00:28:24.819 --> 00:28:25.399 conception 00:28:25.399 --> 00:28:26.019 of Emmanuel 00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:27.139 was a 00:28:27.139 --> 00:28:27.859 coordinated 00:28:27.859 --> 00:28:28.419 miracle 00:28:28.419 --> 00:28:28.839 of the 00:28:28.839 --> 00:28:29.879 triune God. 00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:31.200 It was all 00:28:31.200 --> 00:28:31.779 according to 00:28:31.779 --> 00:28:32.419 His plan. 00:28:33.700 --> 00:28:34.359 It's an amazing 00:28:34.359 --> 00:28:34.779 miracle 00:28:34.779 --> 00:28:35.740 and it's essential 00:28:35.740 --> 00:28:36.500 to our faith. 00:28:37.779 --> 00:28:38.720 Are you amazed 00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:39.419 by that miracle? 00:28:40.919 --> 00:28:41.759 Do you realize 00:28:41.759 --> 00:28:42.220 what happened? 00:28:43.259 --> 00:28:44.059 It's amazing. 00:28:44.059 --> 00:28:47.619 Nothing is 00:28:47.619 --> 00:28:48.059 impossible 00:28:48.059 --> 00:28:48.519 for God. 00:28:49.899 --> 00:28:50.500 Third, 00:28:50.700 --> 00:28:51.200 the conception 00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:51.779 of Jesus 00:28:51.779 --> 00:28:52.859 in Mary's 00:28:52.859 --> 00:28:53.079 womb 00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:53.679 is a great 00:28:53.679 --> 00:28:54.279 mystery. 00:28:54.799 --> 00:28:55.259 How can 00:28:55.259 --> 00:28:56.099 God become 00:28:56.099 --> 00:28:56.700 flesh? 00:28:58.480 --> 00:28:59.039 How does 00:28:59.039 --> 00:28:59.940 the eternally 00:28:59.940 --> 00:29:00.500 existing 00:29:00.500 --> 00:29:01.440 second person 00:29:01.440 --> 00:29:02.059 of the Trinity 00:29:02.059 --> 00:29:03.019 take on 00:29:03.019 --> 00:29:03.759 human flesh 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:04.779 without ceasing 00:29:04.779 --> 00:29:05.460 to be either 00:29:05.460 --> 00:29:06.119 fully God 00:29:06.119 --> 00:29:06.919 or fully man? 00:29:07.019 --> 00:29:07.779 It's an amazing 00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:08.279 mystery 00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:09.259 and it's 00:29:09.259 --> 00:29:09.940 our God. 00:29:10.039 --> 00:29:10.659 It's our King. 00:29:10.759 --> 00:29:11.359 It's our Savior. 00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:12.679 That's who He is. 00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:12.779 He is. 00:29:13.500 --> 00:29:14.440 It's glorious. 00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:15.420 There's no one 00:29:15.420 --> 00:29:15.820 like Him. 00:29:16.220 --> 00:29:17.380 He is the only 00:29:17.380 --> 00:29:18.480 theanthropic 00:29:18.480 --> 00:29:18.860 one. 00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:20.180 Fully God, 00:29:20.279 --> 00:29:20.759 fully man. 00:29:21.400 --> 00:29:22.220 One person. 00:29:24.160 --> 00:29:25.200 And as the only 00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:25.759 one who is 00:29:25.759 --> 00:29:26.200 fully God 00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:26.820 and fully man, 00:29:27.620 --> 00:29:28.960 He's the only 00:29:28.960 --> 00:29:29.580 mediator 00:29:29.580 --> 00:29:30.240 between God 00:29:30.240 --> 00:29:30.620 and man. 00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:32.759 No one 00:29:32.759 --> 00:29:33.480 can be saved 00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:34.259 apart from Him. 00:29:34.259 --> 00:29:37.660 God became 00:29:37.660 --> 00:29:38.140 one of us 00:29:38.140 --> 00:29:38.579 in order to 00:29:38.579 --> 00:29:39.019 save us. 00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:39.859 Are you 00:29:39.859 --> 00:29:40.240 amazed? 00:29:43.240 --> 00:29:43.700 Fourth, 00:29:43.839 --> 00:29:44.200 the baby 00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:44.779 conceived in 00:29:44.779 --> 00:29:45.279 the virgin's 00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:45.539 womb 00:29:45.539 --> 00:29:47.599 is the 00:29:47.599 --> 00:29:47.839 great 00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:48.200 forever 00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:48.579 King. 00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:52.039 And He 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:53.019 calls you 00:29:53.019 --> 00:29:54.119 to wholehearted 00:29:54.119 --> 00:29:54.940 humble 00:29:54.940 --> 00:29:55.559 obedience. 00:29:57.440 --> 00:29:58.339 Your response 00:29:58.339 --> 00:29:58.819 to Jesus 00:29:58.819 --> 00:29:59.319 is to be 00:29:59.319 --> 00:29:59.819 the same 00:29:59.819 --> 00:30:00.460 of His 00:30:00.460 --> 00:30:01.259 mother's. 00:30:01.259 --> 00:30:02.799 Behold, 00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:04.059 I am the 00:30:04.059 --> 00:30:04.420 servant of 00:30:04.420 --> 00:30:04.819 the Lord. 00:30:05.240 --> 00:30:05.779 Let it be 00:30:05.779 --> 00:30:06.140 to me 00:30:06.140 --> 00:30:06.720 according to 00:30:06.720 --> 00:30:07.400 your word. 00:30:08.680 --> 00:30:09.059 Have you 00:30:09.059 --> 00:30:09.559 bowed your 00:30:09.559 --> 00:30:10.879 knee in 00:30:10.879 --> 00:30:11.799 wholehearted, 00:30:12.519 --> 00:30:13.039 humble 00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:14.359 obedience to 00:30:14.359 --> 00:30:15.200 King Jesus? 00:30:17.839 --> 00:30:18.700 He is the 00:30:18.700 --> 00:30:19.299 great King of 00:30:19.299 --> 00:30:19.720 kings and 00:30:19.720 --> 00:30:20.019 Lord of 00:30:20.019 --> 00:30:20.359 lords. 00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:21.299 And those 00:30:21.299 --> 00:30:21.920 who bowed 00:30:21.920 --> 00:30:22.279 their knee 00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:22.879 to Him 00:30:22.879 --> 00:30:23.519 and Him 00:30:23.519 --> 00:30:23.879 alone, 00:30:24.099 --> 00:30:24.299 you know 00:30:24.299 --> 00:30:24.480 what they 00:30:24.480 --> 00:30:24.859 find? 00:30:25.920 --> 00:30:26.480 Forgiveness 00:30:26.480 --> 00:30:27.099 of all their 00:30:27.099 --> 00:30:27.500 sins. 00:30:28.480 --> 00:30:28.819 Freedom 00:30:28.819 --> 00:30:29.419 from 00:30:29.419 --> 00:30:29.960 captivity. 00:30:30.879 --> 00:30:31.200 Joy 00:30:31.200 --> 00:30:31.919 unceasing. 00:30:32.740 --> 00:30:33.159 Blessing 00:30:33.159 --> 00:30:33.819 upon blessing 00:30:33.819 --> 00:30:34.559 upon blessing. 00:30:35.460 --> 00:30:36.019 The opening 00:30:36.019 --> 00:30:36.599 words of 00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:36.939 Mary's 00:30:36.939 --> 00:30:37.659 magnificat 00:30:37.659 --> 00:30:38.079 will be 00:30:38.079 --> 00:30:38.619 yours 00:30:38.619 --> 00:30:39.059 if you 00:30:39.059 --> 00:30:39.460 bow your 00:30:39.460 --> 00:30:39.679 knee. 00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:40.980 My soul 00:30:40.980 --> 00:30:41.859 magnifies 00:30:41.859 --> 00:30:42.619 the Lord 00:30:42.619 --> 00:30:43.500 and my 00:30:43.500 --> 00:30:43.939 spirit 00:30:43.939 --> 00:30:44.619 rejoices 00:30:44.619 --> 00:30:45.059 in God 00:30:45.059 --> 00:30:45.559 my Savior. 00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:49.399 Our 00:30:49.399 --> 00:30:49.799 conclusion 00:30:49.799 --> 00:30:50.319 this morning? 00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:52.179 The 400 00:30:52.179 --> 00:30:52.720 years of 00:30:52.720 --> 00:30:53.079 silence 00:30:53.079 --> 00:30:53.399 had been 00:30:53.399 --> 00:30:53.740 broken. 00:30:53.879 --> 00:30:54.220 The baby 00:30:54.220 --> 00:30:54.679 born of 00:30:54.679 --> 00:30:55.019 the Virgin 00:30:55.019 --> 00:30:55.399 Mary, 00:30:56.159 --> 00:30:56.519 he will 00:30:56.519 --> 00:30:57.059 be great. 00:30:57.059 --> 00:30:58.839 He is 00:30:58.839 --> 00:30:59.240 great. 00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:01.019 He is 00:31:01.019 --> 00:31:02.480 alive and 00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:02.879 he is 00:31:02.879 --> 00:31:04.039 reigning and 00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:04.460 he is 00:31:04.460 --> 00:31:05.700 expanding his 00:31:05.700 --> 00:31:06.339 everlasting 00:31:06.339 --> 00:31:06.919 kingdom. 00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:07.940 He is 00:31:07.940 --> 00:31:09.059 our great 00:31:09.059 --> 00:31:09.519 Savior, 00:31:09.899 --> 00:31:10.740 our great 00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:11.279 King. 00:31:11.639 --> 00:31:11.940 He is 00:31:11.940 --> 00:31:12.779 our great 00:31:12.779 --> 00:31:13.759 Emmanuel. 00:31:14.319 --> 00:31:14.659 And my 00:31:14.659 --> 00:31:15.159 prayer for 00:31:15.159 --> 00:31:16.139 you is 00:31:16.139 --> 00:31:16.700 that his 00:31:16.700 --> 00:31:17.240 greatness 00:31:17.240 --> 00:31:18.119 would be 00:31:18.119 --> 00:31:18.919 the joy 00:31:18.919 --> 00:31:19.759 of your 00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:20.359 Christmas. 00:31:21.539 --> 00:31:22.059 Let's 00:31:22.059 --> 00:31:22.299 pray. 00:31:22.299 --> 00:31:22.359 Amen. 00:31:22.359 --> 00:31:22.419 Amen. 00:31:22.419 --> 00:31:22.500 Amen. 00:31:22.500 --> 00:31:22.519 Amen. 00:31:22.519 --> 00:31:22.919 Amen. 00:31:22.919 --> 00:31:23.359 Amen. 00:31:23.359 --> 00:31:23.419 Amen. 00:31:23.419 --> 00:31:23.919 Amen. 00:31:23.919 --> 00:31:24.419 Amen. 00:31:24.419 --> 00:31:24.460 Amen. 00:31:24.460 --> 00:31:24.519 Amen. 00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:25.419 Amen. 00:31:25.419 --> 00:31:26.460 Amen. 00:31:26.460 --> 00:31:27.039 Amen. 00:31:27.059 --> 00:31:28.279 Amen. 00:31:29.500 --> 00:31:30.159 Great 00:31:30.159 --> 00:31:30.559 triune 00:31:30.559 --> 00:31:30.819 God, 00:31:30.899 --> 00:31:31.279 we stand 00:31:31.279 --> 00:31:31.980 amazed 00:31:31.980 --> 00:31:32.899 at what 00:31:32.899 --> 00:31:33.819 you did 00:31:33.819 --> 00:31:34.599 2,000 00:31:34.599 --> 00:31:35.419 years ago. 00:31:37.259 --> 00:31:38.059 This is 00:31:38.059 --> 00:31:38.940 beyond us. 00:31:40.019 --> 00:31:40.740 We recognize 00:31:40.740 --> 00:31:41.279 your ways 00:31:41.279 --> 00:31:41.559 are not 00:31:41.559 --> 00:31:42.079 our ways, 00:31:42.179 --> 00:31:42.500 but what 00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:42.839 we can 00:31:42.839 --> 00:31:43.179 see, 00:31:44.019 --> 00:31:44.500 we say 00:31:44.500 --> 00:31:45.419 glory to 00:31:45.419 --> 00:31:45.940 God in 00:31:45.940 --> 00:31:46.639 the highest. 00:31:49.359 --> 00:31:50.000 There's 00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:50.379 no one 00:31:50.379 --> 00:31:50.819 like you. 00:31:52.039 --> 00:31:52.500 King 00:31:52.500 --> 00:31:52.859 Jesus, 00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:54.220 we gladly 00:31:54.220 --> 00:31:54.679 bow our 00:31:54.679 --> 00:31:54.879 knee, 00:31:55.940 --> 00:31:56.500 for we 00:31:56.500 --> 00:31:56.980 delight in 00:31:56.980 --> 00:31:57.180 you. 00:31:57.380 --> 00:31:57.880 We 00:31:57.880 --> 00:31:58.079 delight in you. 00:31:58.079 --> 00:31:58.559 You are 00:31:58.559 --> 00:31:58.799 our 00:31:58.799 --> 00:31:59.319 Emmanuel. 00:32:00.039 --> 00:32:00.720 In Jesus' 00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:01.160 name we 00:32:01.160 --> 00:32:01.420 pray, 00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:02.859 Amen.