Dec. 16, 2018 | Excitement in The Hills

These are notes from a sermon message heard at First Baptist Church of Atlanta. To hear the message, please visit their website here. My notes are only meant to be a guide to assist in your Bible study. Enjoy! :)

Date: December 6, 2018

Preacher: Dr Anthony George

Title: Excitement in The Hills

Base Verse: Luke 1:39-45 NKJV

1. The Holy Spirit Reveals Jesus
1. Luke 1:41 NKJV
1. The writer Luke was a physician.
2. The unborn child (John the Baptist) inside Elizabeth recognized the presence of Jesus in the womb when Mary came to visit Elizabeth.
3. How is it that an unborn baby can recognize the Lord Jesus, yet adults cannot?’
1. The presence of the Holy Spirit within the unborn child.
1. Luke 1:15 NASB
   
   
2. 1 Peter 1:10-11 NLT
3. If you have Christ in you today, you have the Holy Spirit to thank. The Holy Spirit draws people to the Lord Jesus Christ.
1. John 6:44
2. Jesus is the focus of the story.
1. There are many characters in the story, but it was all about Jesus.
2. Luke 1:42-43
3. Greek: theoticas = Bearer of Christ
4. Mary was the biological mother of the human Jesus. Mary is not the mother of the eternal Son of God who became the human Jesus.
1. To give birth to someone eternal, you must first be eternal as well.
2. The Son of God had no creation.
3. The human nature of Jesus was born unto Mary.
4. John 8:48 NKJV
1. Before Mary was, I AM.
5. Luke 1:47-48 NLT
6. Mary knew it wasn’t about her--it was about something much bigger.
1. Luke 2:16
5. The wise men presented the gifts to Jesus, not Mary.
1. Matthew 2:10-11 NLT
6. John the Baptist knew the deity of Christ.
1. John 1:27 NKJV
7. KEEP IT ABOUT JESUS.
3. God wants us to believe what He says.
1. Luke 1:38 NKJV
2. Luke 1:45 NASB
3. Sarah believed and kept her faith in God.
1. Hebrews 11:11 NASB

Do you believe on God being faithful to you? Can you rely and depend on Him?

God will bless us when we believe and keep believing that He will do what He promised.