When God calls ordinary people | Pastor Mike Adkins

What do you do when God shows up and turns your life upside down? In Luke 1, both Zechariah and Mary are visited by the angel Gabriel. One responds with cynical unbelief. The other responds with honest questions and surrendered trust. In this message, Pastor Mike Adkins from Grace Church in Orlando walks through the story of the angel’s visit to Mary in Nazareth, a backwater town with no status and no fame. God deliberately chooses an ordinary place and an ordinary girl to bring an extraordinary Savior into the world. Along the way, Pastor Mike unpacks: Why God delights to use small people and small places The difference between Zechariah’s cynical doubt and Mary’s honest questions What it really means that Mary is “highly favored” and that “the Lord is with you” Why the virgin birth matters and why Jesus had to be fully God and fully man How Jesus’ perfect righteousness is credited to us when we trust Him Why fear is not failure when God calls you into something new How God’s promises may be delayed but will never be denied What it means that God does not start with the qualified, He qualifies those He calls This is more than a Christmas story. It is a picture of how God still works today, taking ordinary people with messy backgrounds and weak resumes and writing a new story of grace. If you have ever thought, “Not me, God. I am not gifted enough, holy enough, or strong enough,” this teaching will show you that you are exactly the kind of person God loves to call. This message is titled: "The Preparation for a King" by Pastor Mike Adkins Grace Church Orlando SERIES The Coming King INTRODUCE YOURSELF & FIND YOUR NEXT STEP: https://discovergrace.com/next SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://discovergrace.com/subscribe SHARE A STORY, ASK A QUESTION - EMAIL: hello@discovergrace.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL FOR GOOD NEWS DAILY: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discovergrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discovergracefl GIVE TO HELP US SHARE HOPE WITH PE