1. The glorious announcement of Christ Mary’s World Collapses
Life of Christ Studies
The glorious announcement of Christ
Mary’s World Collapses

2. Gabriel & Zacharias Gabriel & Mary
Zacharias was a Priest
Luk 1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
Mary was a humble no-body
Luk 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Angel appears in the Temple
Luk 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Angel appears in a tiny unknown town
Luk 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Zacharias did not believe
Luk 1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Mary Believed the Angel
The Son was to be Zacharias
Luk 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
The Son was to be God’s
Luk 1:35 …..therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
This baby would take away Elizabeth’s reproach
Luk 1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
This Baby would bring reproach on Mary
Luk 1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

3. Mary’s Meditations Luke 1:29 cast in her mind (consider the facts)
Luke 2:19 kept all these things, (Kept all these things)
Luke 2:19 pondered them in her heart. (to converse mentally, work out)
Luke 2:51 kept all these sayings in her heart. (watch thoroughly)

4. Looking for favour
Gen 18:3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Neh 2:5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.
Est 5:8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

5. Looking for favour Samuel
1 Sam 2:26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
Christ
Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

6. Luke 1:32
He shall be great,
and shall be called the Son of the Highest:
and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
V33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever;
and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
2 Sam 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
v13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
v14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
v16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

7. Heb 11:11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

8. Luke1
1 Samuel 2
38.
Behold the handmaid of the Lord
1:18
Let thine handmaid
30.
Thou hast found favour (grace) with God.
find grace in thy sight
46.
My soul doth magnify the Lord.
2:1
My heart exulteth in the Lord.
48.
Regarded the low estate of his handmaid.
1:11
If thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid.
49.
Holy is his name. 2.
There is none holy as the Lord.
51.
Shewed strength with his arm. 4.
They that stumbled are girded with strength.
Scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 3.
Talk no more exceeding proudly.
52.
Put down the mighty from their seats.
The bones of the mighty men are broken.
Exalted them of low degree. 8.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust.
53.
Filled the hungry with good things. 5.
They that were hungry have rest.
69.
Raised up a horn of salvation for us.
10.
Exalt the horn of his anointed.

9. Deut 22:23,24 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.