The Glory of Christmas
Galatians 4:4 (NLT)
“But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.”
Luke 1:26-27 (NIV)
“God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.”
Luke 1:28-30 (NIV)
“‘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.’”
Luke 1:31-33 (NIV)
“‘You will conceive and give birth to a Son, and you are to call Him 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 Jacob’s descendants forever; His kingdom will never end.’”
Luke 1:34 (NIV)
“‘How will this be,’ Mary asked the angel, ‘since I am a virgin?’”
Luke 1:35 (NIV)
“‘The Holy Spirit will come on 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.’”
Luke 1:37 (ESV)
“For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Luke 1:38 (ESV)
“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.”
Matthew 10:39 (ESV)
“Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”
Matthew 1:20-21 (NIV)
“An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.’”
Matthew 1:24-25 (NIV)
“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.”
Mark 6:3 (NLT)
“Then they scoffed, ‘He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary.’”
