Main idea: Let us magnify the Lord who mightily and mercifully establishes his salvation by lifting up the humble and humbling the proud.
Outline:
- The Lord’s might and mercy towards Mary (Luke 1:46-49)
- The Lord’s might and mercy towards Israel (Luke 1:50-55)
- Two points of application
- We must steep ourselves in the world of God’s Word
- We must situate ourselves in the storyline of Scripture
Secondary sources cited:
- Thomas Dehany Bernard, The Songs of the Holy Nativity (London: Macmillan, 1895). Cited by Philip Graham Ryken, Luke, vol. 1, Chapters 1–12, REC (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2009).
- Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Hearers and Doers: A Pastor’s Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019).