Click here (or right click and select "save as") to download "The Greatest Gift of All pt 3" Giving The Heart of Christmas Last week In Luke 1:1-17. An Orderly Account Was Given.  1-4 An Open Womb Was Given    5-17 A Confirming Word Was Given.  18-22 “When God gives something to someone; he doesn’t do it just so they can receive, but He gives to enhance the destiny upon their life. Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month, 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. 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.But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.“ "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin? “The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God.“ "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. 1. AN ORDERLY ACCOUNT WAS GIVEN- (1) The things that have been fulfilled, accomplished, transpired, or have been surely believed. (2) They were eye witness accounts. (3) Investigated carefully everything. (4) So that you may know the certainty of the things you were taught. SIX- “Balance, harmony, cooperation” Gabriel (Archangel)- “The Strength of God” Joseph- “God Shall Add” Mary- “Beautiful Woman”             Nazareth- “Shoot or Spout” Jacob- “Supplanter, to take by force or trickery, or trip, leg puller. When God changes the natural order of things He is giving a physical sign of a shift that is going to take place in the spirit realm – in other words in His Domain- The Kingdom of God. AN ASSIGNMENT WAS GIVEN – 26 Gabriel – Arch angel-  ARCHANGELS A GREETING WAS GIVEN – 28-32 28-Highly Favored- “Very Fortunate”                                                                         30- Don’t be afraid. 30-You have found favor 31- You will be with Child 32- He will be great and will be called the “Son of The Most High” A GREETING WAS GIVEN – 28-32 32- He will be given the throne of David. David ruled righteously and was known as a man after God’s own heart. 33- He will reign over the house of Jacob.                                                                                                           AN OBEDIENT REPLY WAS GIVEN – 38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.