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The images of the Nativity of Jesus are etched in our minds. The donkey, the innkeeper, the three kings and their camels, the lowing cattle, the little drummer boy. None of which are in the actual biblical narrative. You know who are in the Bible’s account? Some incredible women whom God used to advance his plan and display his kindness and mercy to a world in desperate need. These women saw things that we could only wish to see. They experienced the grace of God, witnessed the hope of God, and saw the salvation of God. In a word, in a name, what the women saw was Jesus! In this four-message series leading up to Christmas, we’ll look at what the women saw and find Christ for ourselves. His grace, his hope, and his salvation proclaimed and provided for those in need.
Series: What the Women Saw
Message: 1 – Mary Saw Grace
Text: Luke 1:26-38, 46-56
Todd Dugard
Harvest Bible Chapel
November 30, 2025
The Real Christmas Story from the Bible? TRUE or FALSE?
(1) Mary rode on a donkey as she and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem.
(2) The Innkeeper told them there was no room at the inn.
(3) Jesus was born just as they arrived in town.
(4) Three wisemen arrived on the night Jesus was born and gave him gifts.
(5) Jesus was born in a stable around cattle that were lowing, and though Jesus woke up no crying he made.
(6) The angels sang, Glory to God in the Highest.
(7) The Little Drummer Boy played him a song.
(8) Jesus was laid in a feed trough probably made of stone.
(9) Shepherds were the first ones to tell other people about Jesus’ birth.
(10) Mary is, “Blessed among women” because she gave birth to Jesus.
When I see the grace that Mary saw…
…it establishes who I am in Christ (v. 26-30)
…it calls me to what I do for Christ (v. 31-38)
…it orients my worship of Christ (v. 46-56)
When my worship is rightly oriented, it will be…
(1) Vertical
(2) Humble
Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.
(3) Grateful
(4) Hopeful
A Christian’s hope is the confident expectation and desire for good things in the future grounded in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
- John Piper-ish
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By Harvest Bible ChapelThe images of the Nativity of Jesus are etched in our minds. The donkey, the innkeeper, the three kings and their camels, the lowing cattle, the little drummer boy. None of which are in the actual biblical narrative. You know who are in the Bible’s account? Some incredible women whom God used to advance his plan and display his kindness and mercy to a world in desperate need. These women saw things that we could only wish to see. They experienced the grace of God, witnessed the hope of God, and saw the salvation of God. In a word, in a name, what the women saw was Jesus! In this four-message series leading up to Christmas, we’ll look at what the women saw and find Christ for ourselves. His grace, his hope, and his salvation proclaimed and provided for those in need.
Series: What the Women Saw
Message: 1 – Mary Saw Grace
Text: Luke 1:26-38, 46-56
Todd Dugard
Harvest Bible Chapel
November 30, 2025
The Real Christmas Story from the Bible? TRUE or FALSE?
(1) Mary rode on a donkey as she and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem.
(2) The Innkeeper told them there was no room at the inn.
(3) Jesus was born just as they arrived in town.
(4) Three wisemen arrived on the night Jesus was born and gave him gifts.
(5) Jesus was born in a stable around cattle that were lowing, and though Jesus woke up no crying he made.
(6) The angels sang, Glory to God in the Highest.
(7) The Little Drummer Boy played him a song.
(8) Jesus was laid in a feed trough probably made of stone.
(9) Shepherds were the first ones to tell other people about Jesus’ birth.
(10) Mary is, “Blessed among women” because she gave birth to Jesus.
When I see the grace that Mary saw…
…it establishes who I am in Christ (v. 26-30)
…it calls me to what I do for Christ (v. 31-38)
…it orients my worship of Christ (v. 46-56)
When my worship is rightly oriented, it will be…
(1) Vertical
(2) Humble
Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.
(3) Grateful
(4) Hopeful
A Christian’s hope is the confident expectation and desire for good things in the future grounded in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
- John Piper-ish