I wish you a "Mary" Christmas

Robert Morris gateway church 12-24-11

Is it possible that God wants to conceive Jesus spiritually as in Mary physically.

God knows where we live. If we feel lonely and forgotten remember he is with us and knows what we are going through.

Point 1: the conceiving of The miracle.
God wants to grow a miracle within us through the Holy Spirit so that one day it must be delivered to God's people.

We must respond to God, "Let it be to me according to your word." for us to allow God to work miracles through us.

It is up to us to receive the seed of the word of God.

Point 2: The carrying of the miracle.

In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord." (Luke 1:39-45 ESV)

God wants to get you pregnant!!! :)

To carry the baby: she got around someone else that was carrying a miracle. We must surround ourselves with other believers.

She worshipped God. If we concentrate on the battle we will get depressed, but I'd we concentrate on the Lord we stay grounded.

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, (Ephesians 4:1 ESV)

Point 3 the completion of the miracle.

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Luke 2:6, 7 ESV)

If God has spoken to you trust Him. He has a plan.

Mary was pure. How can we birth a miracle.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ESV)

For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:2 ESV)

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