"Advent: The Fullness of Time: Midday

Luke 1:28-38
"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. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name 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 the house of Jacob 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 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. 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. For nothing is impossible with God."
"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her."

Notes taken from Isaac Hunter's sermon...
*"Always a story of grace and redemption...use broken people to further His kingdom."
*"Be driven by grace, not by guilt."
*"You need to know if you are it for God. God loves you more than you understand."
*"Expectations can ve very different from reality. We need to give those over to God."
*"Give your days and your moments over to Jesus."
*"They walked with God...God will be with you...These phrases are said over and over again throughout Scripture...Joshua, Abraham, etc."
*"Not only do you like who you are when you are around them but you see in others what He sees."