Key Truth: God is worthy to be magnified for His faithful fulfillment of His promises through Christ in our lives.

Q: What has happened in your life that would be worth magnifying and celebrating in song?

“For those who would learn God’s way, humility is the first thing, humility is the second, and humility is the third.”

Saint Augustine

Mary’s Song, Part 1: Personal Reasons to Magnify the Lord:

Luke 1:46-50

“Here we behold a blessed mixture of admiration, gratitude, and joy. It is evident that her mind was full of her subject: the abruptness of her speech shews, that she had mused in her heart till the fire kindled; and then she spoke with her tongue.”

Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae, Vol. 12: Mark-Luke

Q: What are some ways in which God has been specifically merciful and gracious to you?

Mary’s Song, Part 2: Prophetic Reasons to Magnify the Lord:

Luke 1:51-56

“Let us learn from this holy woman’s example, to lay firm hold on Bible promises. It is of the deepest importance to our peace to do so. Promises are, in fact, the manna that we should daily eat, and the water that we should daily drink, as we travel through the wilderness of this world.”

J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke 1-10

Q: What are some ways in which God’s faithful preservation of His people in Christ blessed and humbled you?

Luke 1:46-56 teaches us that:

-God’s mercy and blessing to us through Christ makes Him worthy to be magnified

-God’s faithful preservation of His people in Christ makes Him worthy to be magnified

“Jesus has turned the world on its head. Morally, he scatters the proud. Socially he lifts the humble. And spiritually, he fills the hungry with good things. Therefore, let us magnify the Lord! ”

R. Kent Hughes, Luke, Volume 1: That You May Know the Truth