2. Christmas 2013 When God Jacks With Your Plans

3. Plan B Lives

4. God's Fault

5. If it is God's fault that my mother died Isn't it also his doing that I had the joy of knowing her To begin with?

6. Our Choices

7. Our Choices Their Choices

8. Our Choices Their Choices Circumstances

9. Our Choices Their Choices Circumstances God's Decision

10. Redemption {Changes Everything}

11. Nothing is wasted with God Except that which is not Yielded to God

12. The only thing God can't redeem Is that which isn't given To him

14. In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David

15. a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph There's a Plan in Place

16. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”

17. But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be

18. 400 Silent Years

19. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus

21. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High

22. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end”

23. She knows!

25. And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

26. And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you…

27. …therefore the child to be born will be called holy- the Son of God.

28. 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 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

29. For nothing will be impossible with God”

30. Pause. The angel waits. No words.

31. Hopes, Dreams, Aspirations Plans and Preparation Her Entire Future Out the door…

32. Single mom: Beggar? Prostitute?

33. 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

34. The anatomy Of Submission and Acting on Faith

35. Submission begins with Understanding Ownership And Choosing to Trust God Over Circumstances

36. What is God calling me to? Do I know I'm His? Do I trust that He is good?

37. Young and Scared Betrothed Pregnant With a story no one will believe

38. She does an ultramarathon

39. …Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth

40. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry…

41. “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

43. For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy

44. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord” And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord”

45. Consolation of Israel Bringing Redemption: Set things right

46. Magnificat: Prophesying

47. And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant

48. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name

49. And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm…

50. …he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts; he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate

51. …he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty

52. He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever”

53. Prophecy Past Tense= Will Happen

54. Plan B take Note: - Israel - The oppressed and victimized - All who hurt and are in pain Redemption is Coming

55. Part of the Gospel The blind see, the lame walk Good news is proclaimed to the poor Hungry are fed

56. And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home - Luke 2

57. Plan B

58. Plan B And everything Works out smoothly, right?

59. Next Week: Baby Bump And a surprised Joseph And taxes that really suck

60. Joseph wants a divorce Danger in Bethlehem Living in Egypt A son who stays behind

61. Mary even struggles with doubts

62. Now Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they were not able to get near him because of the crowd - Luke 8:19

63. While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him - Matt. 12:46

64. Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind”- Mark 3:20-21

65. Mary has her doubts And great pain

66. Jesus' brothers Try to get him killed

67. Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him

68. Jesus' Brothers: “Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing

69. For no one works in secret if he seeks to be known openly. If you do these things, show yourself to the world.” For not even his brothers believed in him - John 7

70. - Talk of plots - The hatred of religious leaders - The betrayal by Judas - The torture & death of her Son - Giving her to John

71. Plan B is hard

72. The only thing God can't redeem Is that which isn't given To him

73. The Consolation of Israel: Redemption

74. The very thing That ended Mary's Plans for herself

75. The very thing That ended Mary's Plans for herself Saved Mary…Gave her greater And brought hope to our world

76. Magnificat God will set all things right

77. Plan B Choices, Circumstances, God

78. The only thing God can't redeem Is that which isn't given To him

79. Your choices- own them

80. Your choices- own them Their choices- forgive them

81. Your choices- own them Their choices- forgive them Circumstances- let them

82. Your choices- own them Their choices- forgive them Circumstances- let them God- trust him

83. Crying toddler And sugary cereal

84. The only thing God can't redeem Is that which isn't given To him

85. Divorce Health Heartache and Pain Plan B God redeems… Because of Christmas

86. Your Plan B Is God's foreknowledge

87. And nothing in your life Is beyond his Redemption

88. The only thing God can't redeem Is that which isn't given To him

89. Gift to Yourself: Personal Inventory What am I holding onto That belongs to God? My possession is my limitation

90. As a church We can make our plans God has the ultimate say And can redeem anything For his glory and our joy