Sunday, December 7th The Second Sunday of Advent Luke 1:39-45.

A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town 40 where Zechariah lived. She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Elizabeth gave a glad cry and exclaimed to Mary, “God has blessed you above all women, and your child is blessed. 43 Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? 44 When I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. 45 You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said.” (NLT)

1 Thessalonians 1, “We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ” (v. 3, NIV).

Throughout the Bible we find over and over again where someone is filled with the Spirit then delivering a message from God (2 Samuel 23:2; 1:67-79; 2:27- 32; Acts 2:4; 4:8-12; 2 Peter 1:21).

Luke 1:15, John “will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth” (NLT).