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The real story of Mary shows she was a remarkable womanwho submitted fully to God because of her great faith

The announcement concerning and the birth of John the Baptist fulfilled OT scripture. The Annunciation to Mary, a simple teen-aged girl set the stage for the fulfillment of the Messianic prophesies.

Introduction <<PRAY>> Last week Angel Gabriel shows up while the priest Zechariah serving God in the Temple, announcing that he and his wife Elizabeth will have a son. Tells them to name him John, and that he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from the womb, to prepare the way for the Messiah,…

The annunciation reveals the timing of when God gave the world his beloved Son to be conceived through the Virgin Mary. The miraculous testifies that nothing is impossible with God. Life, light, and salvation has come; now, we hold Christ in our hearts through faith.

Matthäus 16,24–25 (NLB) 24 Dann sagte Jesus zu den Jüngern: »Wer von euch mir nachfolgen will, muss sich selbst verleugnen und sein Kreuz auf sich nehmen und mir nachfolgen. 25 Wer versucht, sein Leben zu behalten, wird es verlieren. Doch wer sein Leben für mich aufgibt, wird das wahre Leben finden.…

Es gab immer schon einen Überrest Der große Kampf zwischen Christus und Satan, der nun schon seit rund 6000 Jahren andauert, wird bald zu Ende sein. Der Böse verdoppelt seine Bemühungen, um das Erlösungswerk Christi für die Menschen zu vereiteln und sie in seinen Schlingen zu fangen. Er hat nur ein Ziel…

Start: SERIES PREFACE: It is not uncommon for us to read familiar stories in familiar ways. Maybe in reading to your kids you read a familiar story in a different way. What happened? They corrected you! Maybe even scolded you! The strategies we use when reading to children and grandchildren hardly suit…

A meditation on Mary's consent (Fiat)

March 25th Tolkien: “[Gandalf speaking to Sam]…in Gondor the New Year will always now begin upon the twenty-fifth of March when Sauron fell, and when you were brought out of the fire to the King…” (Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 283 RotK) <https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2020/03/25/28542-today-in-middle-earth-march-25/>…

GOSPEL Luke 1:26–38 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” 29…

PRESENTATION: God has come to His people If you go down to Hamilton, in the east end, you will find, right off the Red Hill Expressway, Incarnation of Our Lord Parish. If you go to the West Mountain, you will find Annunciation of Our Lord Parish. When these parishes were being built, one of the priests…

Babies Mangayamma Yaramati and her husband Sitarama Rajarao gave birth to twin girls in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. They were ecstatic to hear the sounds of two healthy girls enter the world. They were also thrilled to finally have children of their own. You see, Yaramati is 74 and her…

PRESENTATION: The mother of the King The Feast that we celebrate today might seem as though it has a very ancient pedigree, however you might be surprised to learn that it was only added to the Universal Liturgical Calendar by Venerable Pope Pius XII in 1954 in his Encyclical Ad cæli reginam . That does…

FIRST POINT: God’s Inspiriations & Our Response PRESENTATION Permission You who became incarnate among us at the message of an angel, in the immaculate womb of Your Blessed Mother, Our Blessed Mother. The events of the Annunciation took place nine months ago, celebrated as they are every year on March…

How significant are the prophetic events of Jesus' first advent adn what do they mean to us today as we await his second advent?

Historical Setting A Social Justice reading of ? When was John Born? When was Jesus Born? The Virgin Birth and Christianity, a Key issue Muhammed Joseph Smith Rob Bell Andy Stanley Contextual Contrast Grand Announcement for a Humble Messenger Humble Announcement for the King of Kings Younger greater…

Mary's visitation by the angel announcing Jesus' birth.

The good news announced by the angel in Luke 2 is good news from the most High God, a powerful proof that he loves his people. The point of the angel’s message is that the birth of Jesus is God’s good news for sinful people. According to the angel’s words, there are three ways the birth of Jesus is God’s good news for sinful people. How is Jesus’ birth good news for sinful people?

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Introduction There have been some great announcements in history. I can remember being at Yankees stadium as a child enjoying my birthday present when the game was interrupted. The loudspeaker rang out that the first men had safely landed on the moon. I can remember when I was watching cartoon one November…

God says uncomfortable things. He uses words we’d prefer he didn’t. Where we would be delicate or euphemistic, God blurts things out. Here in Luke, for example, he grabs one of those words we prefer not using: “virgin.” Sure, we’ll confess it in the Creed, but outside of that it’s one of those awkward,…