Mary – Trusting in God’s Power & Goodness

  • Dec 4, 2011
  • Speaker: Paul Bradford
  • Series: Welcoming God
  • Category: Teaching
  • Passage: Luke 1:26–1:38

Mary: Trusting in God’s Power & Goodness Sunday, December 4, 2011 

Series: Welcoming God – making room in our lives for Christ (1) Text:   Luke 1:26-38

 

1.  Expect God to do the extraordinary through the ordinary.

A.  God does the extraordinary in ordinary places.

The announcement came: 

•  In Galilee, not Judea (Isaiah 9:1-2).

•  In Nazareth, not Jerusalem (John 1:45–46).

•  In Mary’s home, not The Temple.

 

  1. God does the extraordinary through ordinary people.
    (Matthew 13:55 • 1Corinthians 1:26-31)

 

2.  God’s extraordinary work through you will be big, good and risky.

3.  Welcoming God’s work requires us to trust him enough to let go of our control