2. Christmas Gifts that Won’t Break: It’s a Miracle!

3. Children Change Everything!

7. In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. Luke 1:26-27

8. The Announcement!

9. A very specific city… Nazareth

10. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. Luke 1:28-29

11. “Greetings Favored one, the Lord IS with you!”

12. The Question!

13. The Response…

14. “Here am I, the servant of the Lord: let it be with me according to your word.”

15. The GIFT!

16. Immanuel!

17. “We don’t have to understand what God is doing in order to participate in it; or to know that it is real.” Mary Lou Redding

18. the best gift of Christmas… Jesus!!!