OPENING SCRIPTURES:

Mary said “Yes” – Luke 1:38

So Mary said, “YES, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:38 NET)

• Mary did not understand how God was going to do it, but her faith and trust in God responded with a YES!

Joseph said “Yes” – Matthew 1:24

When Joseph awoke from sleep, HE DID what the angel of the Lord (Matthew 1:24 NET)

• Joseph did not understand the process that God would use but his faith and trust in God responded with a Yes! He did exactly what the angel of the Lord asked of Him

Jesus said “Yes” – John 11-5, 14

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
² He existed in the beginning with God. ³ God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. ⁴ The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. (John 1:1-5 NLT)

• Jesus said “yes” to creation because nothing was created except through Him.
• And here’s the Christmas Story: Jesus said “yes’ to bringing light to the world.

¹⁴ So the Word became human and made his home among us. (John 1:14 NLT)

• Jesus said “Yes” to becoming Human and making His home among us.
• I believe the most powerful “Yes” is found right here in verse 14: The Word became flesh and made His home among us.
• Jesus said “Yes” and became Immanuel – “God with us”

What happens when you say yes to God!

# 1 YOUR “YES” GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THE GRACE OF GOD

And of His (Jesus’s) fullness (abundance or overflow) we have all received, and GRACE FOR GRACE (Abundance of Grace). ¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses, but GRACE and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1:16-17 NKJ)

• Grace has a name. His name is Jesus.
• When you say yes to Jesus, His grace is made available to you.

#2 YOUR “YES” GIVES YOU ACCESS TO HIS WISDOM, STATURE AND FAVOR

⁵² Jesus GREW in WISDOM and in STATURE and in FAVOR with God and all the people. (Luke 2:52 NLT)

• Because Jesus said Yes to the Father, He increased and grew in wisdom, stature and favor.
• The same is true for us when we say yes to God, we grow into His wisdom, His stature and His favor.

For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding (Proverbs 2:6 NKJ)

⁴ But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. (1 John 4:4 NLT)

For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. (Psalm 5:12 NKJ)

#3 YOUR “YES” IS THE CREME

• God has a dream for your life – His Calling.
• God has a destiny for your life – His Purpose
• The crème is God’s process, the glue that connects the dream with the destiny.

¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared BEFOREHAND that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10 NKJ)

CONCLUSION

What is the Holy Spirit saying to you through this message?