Christmas Lesson Series - 2
Luke 1:26-56

Read Luke 1:26-30
How does 1:26-28 describe Mary?

What were Mary's first two reactions to the angel (1:29)?

Read Luke 1:31-33
How did the angel describe Mary's child?

Read Luke 1:34-38
From Lesson 1, what made it difficult for Elizabeth to have children?

What made it difficult for Mary to have children (Luke 1:34)?

Read Colossians 4:14
The author of this gospel, Luke, was a medical doctor. "He knew perfectly well how babies were made. It would have been just as hard for him to believe in a virgin birth as it is for us, and yet he reported it as fact."

Read Luke 1:1-4
Upon what did Luke base what he wrote?
Tradition tells us that he personally spoke with Mary about what he wrote in chapters 1 and 2.
Those who believe that God is the creator of the universe should also believe that God has the ability to create a child in a virgin's womb.

Read Luke 1:37 and Philippians 4:13.
Think about the difficulties you or people you know are facing now. How do these two verses apply to us today?

Bonus Point Extra Credit Question: What did Sarah (Abraham's wife in the Old Testament) do when she was told she would have a child (Gen. 18)?

What did Zechariah do when he was told he would have a child (Luke 1:18)?

What did Mary do when she was told she would have a child (Luke 1:38)?

Read Luke 1:39-45
What was Elizabeth's reaction to Mary's child?
How else could she have reacted?

Read Luke 1:46-56
This song is often called the Magnificat, based upon the first word in Latin.
Who is the focus of 1:46-49, Mary or God?
Who is the recipient of God's blessing in 1:50-55?

Lesson 2 Worksheet

(1) Even though Mary was a ____________________, she was still about to give birth to a son because _____________________________________________ with God (Luke 1:34, 37).

(2) The name Jesus means ______________________________ (Luke 1:31).

(3) We can trust what Luke wrote about the virgin birth because he was a ______________________________ (Colossians 4:14) and he wrote based upon ______________________________ (Luke 1:1-4).

(4) Our response to God should not be ____________________ (Genesis 18) or ____________________ (Luke 1:18), but ______________________________ (Luke 1:38).

(5) A cure for jealousy is ____________________ (Luke 1:39-45).

(6) Some people say "God helps those who help themselves," but Scripture tells us that God helps those who ____________________ and ____________________ (Luke 1:50,52).