Sermon series at TaB, 12/4/11, "Worshiping the God of the Impossible" from the narrative of Mary's song in Luke 1:44-55

1. Worshiping
the God of the Impossible
Luke 1:44-55

2. Introduction
What are the barricades to your total
enjoyment of Christmas?
“It is impossible to enjoy life because…”
These impossibilities are “joy thieves”,
robbing you of total Christmas worship

3. a pregnancy
outside of
marriage
community
perceptions,
reactions
Roman oppression,
taxation,
occupation
God’s silence for
400 years

4. Mary’s Worship
• Magnifies God, not her barricades (vv46-47)
• Re-establishes her position before God
(v48a)
• Counts God’s promises as truth (v48b)

5. Mary’s Worship
• Personalizes the effects of God’s character
(vv47, 49-50)
• Celebrates God’s past accomplishments
– For her personally (v49)
– For people around her (vv50-55)

6. Your Worship
• Worship is totally possible in the face of
the impossible IF you worship a God who
regularly makes the impossible possible.
– His power is unstoppable, unexhausted
– His wisdom is beyond comprehension,
complete, unchallenged
– His love is unique, unending, unselfish

7. Your Worship
• As you wait for the God to intervene in
your impossible situation, worship is an
exercise of faith.
– Your inability or limits increase your
appreciation of His unlimited abilities
– His power, wisdom, and love are revealed
against the backdrop of the impossible

8. You need a fresh infusion of hope.
You need to worship and enjoy Jesus.