2. OFF THE MAP!
This July travel
with People who
faced the UNKNOWN
with FAITH!

3. God’s Amazing Drama
“I am AVAILABLE!”
MARY

4. The Story of Jesus Birth:
God’s Amazing Drama:
The Story of Jesus Birth:
Luke 1:

5. What we know about Mary:
A teenager, yrs old
In love & getting married
Middle class—carpenter
A Virgin
A devout Believer in God

6. What we know about Mary: A common, ordinary girl
who is not divine but chosen for a Divine Mission!

7. Mary deserves our:
Admiration,
Adoration,
Praise,
Remembrance,
but not our Worship

8. God’s Divine Entrance— “You are highly favored”
Gabriel’s Message:
Good news!
“You are highly favored”
2. Exciting news!
“God is with you”

9. God’s Divine Entrance—
Gabriel’s Message:
3. The Challenge!
“You will have a Son and
will call Him Jesus!”

10. Mary’s Amazing Response:
She was troubled…
"how can this be…
I am a virgin?"

11. Mary’s Amazing Response:
Great Faith Statement
I am Available!
“Let it be done as
you have said!”

12. —She was willing to move beyond her FEARS!
What can we learn
from Mary?
—She was willing to move beyond her FEARS!

13. Biological Impossibility Fear of losing Joseph
Mary overcame—
Biological Impossibility
Fear of losing Joseph
Fear of criticism, gossip, exclusion, and possible death

14. —Nothing exceptional… EXCEPT her DEVOTION to God!
What can we learn
from Mary?
—Nothing exceptional…
EXCEPT her DEVOTION to God!

15. SO
WHAT?

16. God continues to look
for those who
would TRUST in
HIM!

17. Like Mary…
are we WILLING
to make ourselves
AVAILABLE
to Jesus?

18. God’s call to Mary, to you, to me is not really about us;
Ponder this…
God’s call to Mary, to you, to me is not really
about us;
it is about the Holy Spirit
working in us!

19. OFF THE MAP!
This July travel
with People who
faced the UNKNOWN
with FAITH!