Christmas Comes Home by Michael Cadrette

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Christmas Comes Home

Published on Dec 02, 2020

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Christmas Comes Home

Luke 1:26-38

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Luke 1:26-38

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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed[a] to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”[b] 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”[c]

35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[d] will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[e] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.

And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.

And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.”

And the angel departed from her.

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Some Background

Mary's perspective
Cousin of Elizabeth
Angelic visit in this text
Loses Jesus in Chptr 2
Among those in upper room
Scripture silent on her death

Gives us Mary’s perspective – where Matthew gives us Joseph’s perspective

Know little of her personal story – lived with her parents in Nazareth before marrying Joseph

A cousin of Elizabeth – the mom of John the Baptist by marriage

Appears in Scripture here in Luke 1-2

Presenting Jesus in the temple in Matthew 2

Losing Jesus in the crowd in Luke 2 when Jesus was found talking to the leaders in the temple at age 12

Perhaps Joseph dies around here because he is not mentioned again

Present at the wedding in Cana – Jesus first miracle

Present in Capernaum where Jesus turns the care of his mother over to the disciples Matt 12:46 ff

At the side of the cross in John 19:26

Among those in the upper room in Acts 1

The details of the end of her life are not known in Scripture

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