The Story of My Life 3: The "Un" Part of Unbelievable

  • Pastor Dwain Tissell
  • Dec 13, 2009
  • Series: The Story of My Life

 

Miracle = God's intervention in human normalcy

 

Luke 1:26-27 (ESV)

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David.  And the virgin's name was Mary.

 

1. The Humility of a miracle.

 

Luke 1:28-34 (ESV)

   28 And he came to her and said, "Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!"  29 But  she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.
   30 And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.  32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.  And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
   34 And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I am a virgin?"

 

2. The Shock of a miracle.

 

Luke 1:35 (ESV)

And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God."

 

3. The Power behind a miracle.

 

Matthew 13:58 (ESV)

And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

 

John 20:29 (ESV)

Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me?  Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

 

Luke 1:36-38 (ESV)

36 "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.  37 For nothing will be impossible with God."
   38 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.


 
4. The Possibility of a miracle.

 

Matthew 28:16-17 (ESV)

16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.  17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.

 

 

 

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