Mary’s Christmas Invitation
Luke 1:26–38
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Is there anything that makes it hard for you to grasp the significance or the shock of this passage/Advent as a whole?
How does it strike you that finding favor with God (v.30) often means significant hardships?
Is there anywhere in your life where Luke 1:37 (“nothing shall be impossible with God”) is either particularly encouraging or particularly hard for you to believe? Why?
In what ways does Mary give us a good example for how we should respond to God in Luke 1:38?
How would your life look different if you fully viewed yourself as a “servant of the Lord?”
Read Luke 1:39-47. How can participating in spiritual community increase our joy in the Lord? What implications does this have for our Home Group?