1. Luke 1:26-38, 46-56

2. Christmas Character: Humility

3. Christmas Character: Humility
Why is Mary perplexed?

4. Christmas Character: Humility
Why is Mary perplexed?
not because she would conceive as a virgin

5. Christmas Character: Humility
Why is Mary perplexed?
not because she would conceive as a virgin
not because God would become a human

6. Christmas Character: Humility
Why is Mary perplexed?
not because she would conceive as a virgin
not because God would become a human
not because she will give birth to the Messiah

7. Christmas Character: Humility
Why is Mary perplexed?
not because she would conceive as a virgin
not because God would become a human
not because she will give birth to the Messiah
because she should be visited at all(!)

8. Christmas Character: Humility
Why is Mary perplexed?
not because she would conceive as a virgin
not because God would become a human
not because she will give birth to the Messiah
because she should be visited at all(!)
Humility is the hallmark of Mary’s character.

9. Christmas Character: Humility
What perplexes you?

10. Christmas Character: Humility
What perplexes you?
the impossibility of a virgin birth?

11. Christmas Character: Humility
What perplexes you?
the impossibility of a virgin birth?
struggle with doubt

12. Christmas Character: Humility
What perplexes you?
the impossibility of a virgin birth?
the improbability of a Messiah?

13. Christmas Character: Humility
What perplexes you?
the impossibility of a virgin birth?
the improbability of a Messiah?
struggle with one religion being right

14. Christmas Character: Humility
which is more arrogant…
to think that one religion is right?
to think one way about all religions?

15. Christmas Character: Humility
which is more arrogant…
to think that one religion is right?
to think one way about all religions?
secularism / no religious affiliation operates under convictions & beliefs like all other religions

16. Christmas Character: Humility
What perplexes you?
the impossibility of a virgin birth?
the improbability of a Messiah?
the thought that God would visit you

17. Christmas Character: Humility
What perplexes you?
the impossibility of a virgin birth?
the improbability of a Messiah?
the thought that God would notice you
struggle with sin

18. Christmas Character: Humility
Humility is where Christmas began, and it is where it must always begin.