Dear Friends,
Please remember that the children and youth of the church will be presenting the Christmas play on Sunday. Please have your children there by 9:30. Breakfast will be covered dish so please bring something to share. All are welcome so please come and join us in our time of fellowship.
Luke 1:39-45 (ESV)
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, [40] and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. [41] And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, [42] and she ex claimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! [43] And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? [44] For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. [45] And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
Questions to Reflect Upon
1. What was the significance of the baby leaping at the sound of Mary’s voice?
2. In what way was Mary blessed?
3. Why did Elizabeth’s baby leap in her womb?
4. Judging from Elizabeth’s experience, what is it like to be filled with the Holy Spirit?
5. How are we blessed by Mary’s child?
