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Worshiping the God of the
ImpossibleLuke 1:44-55
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Introduction
What are the barricades to your total enjoyment of Christmas?
“It is impossible to enjoy life because…”
These impossibilities are “joy thieves”, robbing you of total Christmas worship
a pregnancy outside of marriage
community perceptions,
reactions
Roman oppression, taxation,
occupation
God’s silence for 400 years
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Mary’s Worship
• Magnifies God, not her barricades (vv46-47)
• Re-establishes her position before God (v48a)
• Counts God’s promises as truth (v48b)
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Mary’s Worship
• Personalizes the effects of God’s character (vv47, 49-50)
• Celebrates God’s past accomplishments– For her personally (v49)
– For people around her (vv50-55)
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Your Worship
• Worship is totally possible in the face of the impossible IF you worship a God who regularly makes the impossible possible.– His power is unstoppable, unexhausted– His wisdom is beyond comprehension,
complete, unchallenged– His love is unique, unending, unselfish
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Your Worship
• As you wait for the God to intervene in your impossible situation, worship is an exercise of faith.– Your inability or limits increase your
appreciation of His unlimited abilities– His power, wisdom, and love are revealed
against the backdrop of the impossible
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You need a fresh infusion of hope.You need to worship and enjoy Jesus.