Read Luke 1:26 to 38
1. Who is Mary? What do we learn about her from this passage?
2. Who comes to visit her? Why?
3. Why does Gabriel say “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”?
4. Why does he tell her not to be afraid?
5. What is the prophecy that Gabriel tells Mary?
6. What does Mary ask Gabriel in Luke 1:34? What proof does he offer to her that the words that he says are true?
7. Copy Luke 1:37 here. Meditate on this and record your thoughts and impressions. As you meditate on Luke 1:37, consider the proof you have seen that this is true in your own life or the lives of those around you? Explain.
8. What is Mary’s response to the news in verse 1:38?
9. What do we learn in James 4:7? 1 Peter 5:5? How does Mary demonstrate these concepts?
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