Mary's Song: The Magnificat - A Revolutionary Document in History

1. Mary’s Song Luke 1:46-55

2. Jones • …the most revolutionary document in the history of the world.

3. Shurden • When you read this you "sniff the powder of dynamite."

4. Canticles • Mary's Song, The Magnificat - Luke 1 • Zechariah's Song, Benedictus - Luke 1 • Simeon's Song, Nunc Dimittis - Luke 2 • The Angels' Song, Gloria - Luke 2

5. Amos 5:24 • But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

6. Luke 14:11 • For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

7. Isaiah 66:2 • …this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.

8. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 • For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

9. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 • God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.

10. Spurgeon • “My soul does magnify the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.” Unbelief would have said, “Wait.” Fear would have said, “Be silent.” But faith could not wait and could not be silent! She must sing and sing she did most sweetly. I call your attention to this fact because when we ourselves have a song to sing…

11. Spurgeon • unto the Lord, we may perhaps be tempted not to sing it till our hopes are accomplished and our faith has been exchanged for fact. Brothers and Sisters, if this is your case, do not wait, for your song will spoil if you do! There is another song to be sung for the accomplished mercy, but there is a song to be sung now for…

12. Spurgeon • …the promised mercy! Therefore, let not the present hour lose the song which is due to it.