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The Characters of Christmas Are You a Servant of the Lord? Luke 1. The Characters of Christmas Are You a Servant of the Lord? Luke 1. The Characters of Christmas Are You a Servant of the Lord? Luke 1.
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The Characters of ChristmasAre You a Servant of the Lord?Luke 1
The Characters of ChristmasAre You a Servant of the Lord?Luke 1
The Characters of ChristmasAre You a Servant of the Lord?Luke 1
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth.Luke 1:26
And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.Luke 1:19
To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. Luke 1:27
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.Matthew 1:18
And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” Luke 1:28
Be faithful And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” Luke 1:28
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. Luke 1:29
And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Luke 1:30
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. Luke 1:31
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, Luke 1:32
And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”Luke 1:33
Embrace difficult tasks And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”Luke 1:33
Let God work through you 34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” 35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.Luke 1:34-35
36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:36-37
And 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.Luke 1:38
Obey And 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.Luke 1:38
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 2:7
3And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”Luke 2:34-35
And when his parentssaw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.”Luke 2:48
46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. 48 But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”Matthew 12:46-50
Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles,Luke 24:10
25 But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.John 19:25-27
All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.Acts 1:14 Serve