The life you’re looking for is on the other side of yes.  Yes Lord to anything, anytime, anywhere.

May 28, 2017

Introduction and offering:

Have you ever been intruded upon?  Someone shows up unexpectedly and uninvited and interrupts what you’re doing.   

ILL: A few weeks ago, Laina and I were at the Oregon coast in the little town of Manzanita.  I was busy working on some long term planning when there was a knock on the door.  No one ever knocks on our door in Manzanita.  It was a young man selling cleaning solution, and he immediately launched into a high speed sales pitch.  It was an intrusion.  I didn’t want to be bothered and I sure wasn’t shopping for cleaning solution!  So honestly, I was irritated and tempted to tell him to get lost.  But he was working so hard that I decided to listen to his pitch—and I bought 3 bottles of his product!  I know what you’re thinking…

It gets worse.  He stopped by an hour later and asked to use my phone to call his boss who had dropped him and several others off and then disappeared.  I let him use my phone, then, since it was cold and raining and getting dark, I offered to drive him to the grocery store to meet his boss.  On the way, we saw and picked up 3 of his coworkers.  While waiting for the boss to arrive, they needed to deliver some product to homes, so I drove them around Manzanita, dropping off cleaning solution for an hour.  These kids were from Detroit, New Jersey, Chicago and LA.  They had stories!  I got more than cleaning solution—I had an adventure, made some friends and I got a story to tell you!  

So, let’s be honest.  Do you like it when people intrude?  No.  So, what about when God intrudes?  How do you feel about God inserting Himself into your life and messing with your plans?  That’s what happened to a young woman named Mary; we’re going to see how God intruded into her life in a big way and how she responded.  

Welcome to our Summer Bible Series in the gospel of Luke.  Today, we’re going to read Luke 1:26-45 which predicts the birth of Jesus. Here’s the story:

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