The Annunciation

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

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🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

An angel from heaven announced to a young woman named Mary that, though a virgin, she would bear a son by the power of God. From his expositional series in the gospel of Luke, today R.C. Sproul shows that with God, nothing is impossible.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	Mary, there's nothing in your womb, no form, it's empty, it's dark.
0:07.0	But the same spirit that hovered over the darkness at the beginning will overshadow you.
0:13.9	And by his omnipotent power, you will conceive.
0:20.6	And he will be called the Son of God.
0:30.0	It's Christmas week, and I'm so thankful you're joining us on renewing your mind
0:34.5	for three days of Christmas sermons from R.C. Sprawl. As you prepare for Wednesday,
0:40.6	perhaps you're baking, buying last-minute gifts, or traveling to see family, we trust that these
0:46.0	messages will be an encouragement to you as we reflect on the events surrounding that first Christmas.
0:52.3	And today, our focus will be on the miraculous virgin birth.
0:57.5	The sermons that you'll hear this week are from a series, Dr. Sproul preached through Luke's gospel,
1:02.5	and they eventually became his line-by-line walkthrough of Luke in the form of a commentary.
1:08.3	You can continue your study in Luke when you request this hardcover volume
1:12.3	with a year-end donation of any amount at renewingyourmind.org. To further express our gratitude,
1:19.5	we'll also send you his Christmas devotional, The Advent of Glory. Respond today as this offer
1:25.6	ends Christmas Day.
1:32.4	Well, here's R.C. Sprawl on the news that the angel Gabriel shared with Mary.
1:44.3	I will be reading from Luke's Gospel, chapter 1, beginning at verse 26, and reading through verse 37.
1:53.0	Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David.
2:03.0	The virgin's name was Mary.
2:07.1	And having come in, the angel said to her,
2:10.3	Rejoice highly favored one.
2:13.4	The Lord is with you.
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