12-11-2016
"How to Have a Song in Your Heart"
Luke 1. 39-56

HOW TO HAVE A SONG IN YOUR HEART Luke 1. 39-56 I.  INTRO:  Background: A.  Two small sentences give us a glimpse of Mary’s amazing faith * “May it be to me as you have said.” (v.38) * “Blessed is she who has believed …” (v. 45) B.  QUESTION: Would YOU have believed the angel?  II.  SERMON TITLE:  HOW TO HAVE A _______ IN YOUR HEART A.  A song in your heart goes with you thru the day, or thru _____ B.  _______ would you want to have a “song in your heart” C.  How can you have this?  III.  #1- MARY _______________ A.  What God was doing in her…accepted the message of the angel as truth B.  What God was going to do in the world? IV.  #2- MARY ___________ GOD OUTWARDLY A.  “May it be to me…” to angel Gabriel (v.38) B.  Something must have been said to Elizabeth…who commended her for believing that “what the Lord said to her would be accomplished.” (V.45) V.  #3- MARY REMAINED HUMBLE – INWARDLY A.  “He has been mindful of the humble state of his ________.” (v. 48) B.  Mary appears in scriptures…never as proud, arrogant, or over-bearing VI.  #4- MARY SURROUNDED HERSELF WITH GODLY & SUPPORTIVE ___________. * “She stayed with Elizabeth for about three months…then returned home. VII.  SO HOW CAN YOU HAVE A SONG IN YOUR HEART? * BELIEVE-  Not only that God can…but that He ____do His will and purpose in you. * ________ GOD OUTWARDLY - Tell God how you feel about Him. * REMAIN HUMBLE & AVAILABLE-  If you are known all over the world, or nowhere in the world…may is be as “a ________ of Jesus Christ- saved by His amazing grace.” * SURROUND YOURSELF WITH SUPPORTIVE PERSONS.          Who or _______ are you surrounded by? SAY IT TO GOD: LORD, “MAY IT BE TO ME AS YOU HAVE SAID