Today we are going pivot to a Christmas “Mini-Series” called “The Journey to Jesus.” As we look at the story of Jesus’ birth, we are going to first examine Mary’s encounter with the angel Gabriel to see what it teaches us about how divine favor should look on the inside. There were some character qualities in Mary here that made her the ideal candidate to carry the Son of God and to be called “Blessed and highly favored.” Open a Bible to Luke 1:26-38 and follow along with Pastor Kyle.