Memory Verse for the Week: Luke 1:32-33 (ESV)

"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, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

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INTRO: What if you’re offered a solution to a problem you don’t think you have?

GOD SEES, WE ARE IN NEED
What pattern is discernible in Scripture about God’s promises to His people?

GOD’S GRACIOUS PROVISION
How is this Child an answer to the greatest threats we’ve ever faced?

A FAITHFUL RESPONSE
How do Joseph and Mary give us a pattern for true repentance and faith?

YOU CAN PRAY WITH US …

1. Worship the LORD, God Almighty, our Maker and Redeemer. Praise the Father for sending His Son, and praise the Son for His Incarnation, and praise the Holy Spirit for His work to empower His mission.
2. How have you lived in scandalous ways, seeking to have life outside the bounds of God’s design? Confess your guilt and shame to Jesus, asking Him to forgive you for defacing the goodness of what He designed you for.
3. Give thanks for Jesus coming in such a way as to enter into the very nature of our disgrace to save sinners like us! Thank Him that in the place of shame, He would glorify His Name.
4. Who do you know that is disgraced or who has suffered shame? Pray for them, asking the Lord to show Himself merciful and powerful to them and to strengthen them to be faithful and joyful in Jesus’ love and glory.
5. Ask the Holy Spirit for the courage to be boldly identified with Jesus, especially as this season gives us more occasions than usual to speak up for Him. Pray for such fullness in His love to risk earthly shame to be known as belonging to Jesus.

The Facilitator is a study tool designed to help you engage with the weekly sermon through the five elements we incorporate in our Community Groups; Get Acquainted & Sharing, Sermon Study, Mission, Worship and Prayer. This tool will be made available Monday morning to give us the opportunity to look back at what we heard on Sunday.