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Mary, Servant of the Lord Luke 1:26-38 1. Mary Received a Special Message from God (27-33, 35-37) a. an angel visited her (26-28) b. Mary would conceive a child by the Holy Spirit (31, 35) c. The child would be unique - be great, called the Son of the Most High (32a) - He will inherit the throne of David/reign forever (32b-33) - He will be called the Son of God (35) 2. Mary Received a Special Mercy from God (28-30) - She is highly favored by the Lord (28a, 30)  [Lit. full of grace – used of all believers – Eph. 1:6] - The Lord is with her (28b) - Blessed are you among women (special undeserved grace from God) 3. Mary Received a Special Mission from God (31-33, 35) - She will have a baby (fertility was important then; even as it is now to some extent) - She will have a son (the son is the one through whom the name and inheritance is passed) - He’s named by God (Jesus means “salvation is of the...

I wanted to point you to a good and concise rebuttal of Newsweek's recent Christmas cover story entitled "The Myths of Jesus." But first, it would help if you read what  Dr. Bart D. Ehrman wrote.  The Daily Beast has it posted under the title  What Do We Really Know About Jesus? Take a few minutes and read that and then read this rebuttal. Rebuttal to Newsweek's Cover Story on 'The Myths of Jesus' The work that Jerry Newcombe cites in his article is the New International Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason Archer