Luke 2

MAIN POINT:

Faith-filled belief results in magnifying God and reshaping how we view morality, possessions, and generations. Mary and Zacharias give us Spirit-inspired songs that reveal a transformed perspective.

FAITH AND BELIEF MOVE YOU CLOSER TO THE LORD:

1.    Mary’s belief gave birth to worship.

a.    Luke 1:45-47 

b.    Her soul magnified the Lord.

c.     Faith leads to expression, not just emotion.

d.    John 3:30

2.    Faith magnifies God in the way we view life.

a.    Luke 1:48-50

b.    The moral compass.

c.     The fear of the Lord shapes moral clarity. 

d.    The economic compass.

e.    Luke 1:51-53

f.      True fulfillment is spiritual, not material.

g.    Matthew 5:6 

h.    The generational compass.

i.      Luke 1:48b,55

j.      We are to view life through the lens of legacy and covenant.

3.    Obedience leads to freedom we need to speak God’s message.

a.    Luke 1:57,59-64 

b.    Luke 1:67-79 

c.     Christ is the sunrise that brings spiritual awakening.        

FAITH AND BELIEF MOVE YOU CLOSER TO THE LORD:

4.    Belief gives us clarity to see life rightly.

a.    Psalm 24:1 

b.    Luke 1:80 

c.     Morally — we submit.

d.    Economically — we steward.

e.    Generationally — we sow.