Peter Everett

Luke 1:26-38

Five Predictions About Mary's Child

1)He will be great
2)He will be called the Son of the Most High
3)He will be given the throne of His Father, David
(2 Samuel 7; Psalm 89)
4)He will reign over the house of Jacob forever
5)His kingdom will never end (2 Samuel 7:16)

Parallels Between Mary and Us

Mary was highly favored

We are highly favored (Ephesians 1:6)

God asked Mary to do what seemed very difficult

God asks us to do what may seem very difficult

Mary trusted and obeyed God

We ought to trust and obey God

God chose an obscure girl to be the mother of Christ

God has chosen us to suffer with Christ and to reign with Christ