At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where sheentered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voiceshe exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women and blessed is the child you will bear!Luke 1:39-42Anna: The Prophetess whose life was hope...

“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Luke 1: 34-35 Mary’s statement that she hadn’t been with a man gives an opportunity forsomething spectacular to happen.Back in Jeremiah 22:30, the prophet placed a curse o...

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever;His kingdom will never end.Luke 1: 32-33 In this world that we live in, the swirling winds of change blow all around us.The concept of permanence is a distant thought, maybe even a dream for some.A familiar phrase is attributed to...

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But ...

But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born...