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In All of our Being We Magnify Him (46-47) Mary bursts into this amazing hymn of praise to the Lord above because of what Elizabeth stated to her. She was bragging on the Lord alone and not herself at all. All glory is given to the Lord. We see he magnifying Him and we can do the same. Magnify and praise…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is taken from Lk 1:46-55 : And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things…

Introduction: Christmas is a time where we love to sing the carols. They remind us of happy memories and moments of Christmas’s past. My wife and I recently started a devotion leading up to Christmas that examines the message in the Christmas carols. Did you know that most of our most beloved carols…

Hope seems to be a tenuous feeling in our world. Our "hopes" are as often in vain as they are fulfilled. And yet, in the Bible, we find God's word offers a type of hope that is very different. Mary's reaction to God's promises demonstrates Biblical hope for us, and helps us understand how crucial it is to our spiritual journey.

Our hearts are formed by what we worship. What do we worship during the Advent season? "Jesus" is the right answer, but is it the true answer?

Introduction Opening : In order to love somebody you have to know them. This is one of the things that makes marriage so sweet. My wife and I have been married for just about thirteen years, and I'm still learning new things about her. And with every new thing I learn, it adds to my love. Personal :…

Start: Entice: I love Christmas music. I began spinning Christmas tunes back in October, albeit instrumental Jazz which to many of you all sounds the same anyway. Luke’s Christmas stories have more songs per capita than any other part of the NT. These songs, traditionally called canticles, relate to…

[NOTE TO TEACHER] The focus of this lesson is on the example Mary sets for us in her song - a masterclass in what it looks like to receive the promises of God. The goal of this lesson is to exhort people to slow down and appreciate the glory of God’s promises - truly accepting them and receiving them in a way that draws us into something larger than our present moment and unites us together in the eternal body of Christ, the Church.]

Introduction: In our time together last week, we saw Mary arrive on the doorstep of Zechariahs and Elizabeth unannounced. We saw the baby in Elizabeths womb leap in prophetic joy, and Elizabeth full of the Holy Spirit, declared Mary to be blessed because she was carrying the savior of the world. The…

Introduction: This morning we pick up the saga with Mary just shortly after the angel Gabriel reveals to her that she would miraculously give birth to the Messiah. You’ll remember that along with revealing God’s plan for Mary, he also informed her that her aged cousin Elizabeth was pregnant and about…

St. Mary, the Mother of Our Lord, visits her cousin, St. Elizabeth. The two women are each carrying a baby: St. Elizabeth carries St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of our Lord. When the two expectant mothers meet, St. John leaps in the womb in the presence of the Incarnate God, dwelling in St. Mary's womb.

Mary's song

One summer during college I spent the summer as a camp counselor for Camp Yolijwa in Southern California. Every single week, but one I had the oldest group of kids that came to camp. It was the week that I had younger kids that I encountered a boy that really didn’t want to be there. He was having a…

Introduction: It has been a few weeks since we last were together in the book of Luke and studying what has been traditionally called “The Magnificat” or “Mary’s Magnificat.” Just by way of review, allow me to once again set the scene. Mary has arrived on the doorstep of her cousin Elizabeths house unannounced.…

María fue elegida como Madre de Dios María nació sin pecado en vistas de su misión como Madre de Dios. Dios la preservó del pecado para llevar en su vientre a Dios mismo quien se encarnó por amor a nosotros. Si en María no hay pecado, significa que en ella no están presentes sus consecuencias. Por el…

Introduction There’s only one season of the year that has its own songs — Christmas. I know that some of you likely have a love-hate relationship with Christmas music, especially if you’re a music person. Over the years, the songs have become more and more trite and weird. But, it’s also true that some…

Christmas is a time to rejoice because God fulfilled His promise to send Jesus, our Savior and King.

God bound God’s self in covenant to God’s people, then, God freed God’s people for eternal life through self-giving love. God calls us to the humble service of love as Christ lived, inviting us to God’s redemptive plan to change the world.

Mary's song is one example of the songs that affect our lives

We join with Mary in worship of the Mighty God.

This talk was recorded as part of the live streamed 10am service on Sunday, December 19, 2021

Bro Blake continues in our series this time looking into the visit from Mary to Elizabeth and how this should stir us to praise and glorify God. The text for this sermon is Luke 1:39-45.

In this new Advent series at Oak Harbor CRC, Pastor Nick takes shows us that the whole of the Christmas story was a complete view of Jesus from the eyes of different people. People that all invested and engaged in the son of God as he grew in wisdom and stature. It truly does take a village! Today's message sees Advent from the eyes of probably the best eyewitness in the house- his mother, Mary.

I don’t mean to pry, but are you still waiting for God to show up? Pastor Aaron preaches from Luke 1:51-56.

Last week in Matthew 1 we considered the unexpected nature of God’s eternal and wise plan to save us. Having looked at Joseph’s response to the angel’s news of Immanuel’s coming, we turn to Luke 1 this week to consider Mary’s reception of the same news. Her “Magnificat” serves us as a model of rightly placed joy and rejoicing during the Christmas Season and throughout the rest of the year.