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MARY’S RESPONSE OF WORSHIP Mary, filled with joy and bubbling over with praise, hurried to the hill country to visit her beloved relative, Elizabeth. There’s no suggestion that Mary was fleeing the shame of her premature pregnancy. It seems she simply wanted a kindred spirit to share her heart with.…

God makes good on His promises in ways that can shock us, confuse us, challenge us, and ultimately leads us to obedience, strength, and joy when we trust Him.

Introduction Our Gospel reading this morning primarily consists of the Magnificat, which is one of the staples of the Anglican prayer life. Thomas Cranmer, the founder of our prayer book tradition, believed that every Christian should prayer or sing this song every day, and not without good reason. The…

My Soul Magnifies the Lord Luke 1:46–55 “And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior, because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed, because he who is mighty has done great things for me,…

Micah 5:2–5 (NIV84) 2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” 3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor gives birth…

Joy Hard to define because it’s not something that cannot be produced, nor is it something that is dependent on circumstances: Similar to happiness, but more of a state of being than a state of feeling. I said you can’t “choose it.” Why not? Because joy is one of the fruits of the spirit. Having joy…

We spent 5 weeks talking about doing nothing. The basic idea is this: God is the one in charge, who has the plan, who knows when and how to fix things. The logical conclusion: there will be (many) times when I want God to act, but he has not decided to act yet. The right thing to do then is “nothing.”…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

Luke 1:39-56 v.39-45 39 In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah 40 where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she exclaimed…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

A few years ago the Muppets and CeeLo Green co-performed a Christmas song called “All I Need Is Love,” complete with a music video. In true Muppets form—I don’t know how many Muppets fans we have—but if you haven’t seen it, it’s full of action and humor, and all the favorites show up—from Kermit, Fozzie,…

Luke 1:39-56 We are going through the Gospel of Luke verse by verse, and I have entitled this entire Series, Follow His Steps. We haven’t gotten to the part where we have seen the feet of the one who we are to follow. Instead as we work our way to meeting Him, we learn from those who would teach, guide…

She made the best apple pie. She taught me how to make my bed. This week, I read this verse: Philippians 1:20 (KJV 1900) According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether…

46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. 50 His mercy extends to those…

Good Morning, turn with me today to Luke chapter 1. Today’s message is a message or a song of praise. There have been many songs written recently about praising God and I am thankful for that. There are many rich hymns that help us to see how important our worship and praise of God truly is. We should…

Have you ever received exciting news but you couldn’t tell no one? I hate it when someone comes up to me and says, “I’m going to tell you something but you can tell no one.” I’m not talking about pertaining to my job. As a Pastor people tell me stuff all the time that I can’t tell anyone about. I keep…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

(S1) — JOY to the World... “10 the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.” Sometimes Joy can be difficult to find unless we are looking for it MOVIE “SHIFT”—Joy in the midst of chaos …experiencing a time of joy, prior to it life was either…

Announcements Happy Birthday Merry Missions Thank you! Both the Catalan’s and Mrs. Kelsey have received their “packages!” I look forward to making this an annual event. Merry Christmas Card Sunday Thank you for being a blessing to our Academy families! Christmas Eve Service Usual morning services. Countdown…

Let us begin with a word of prayer. Gracious Father, As we gather in your presence today, our hearts are filled with anticipation and gratitude. We come before you with joyous hearts, ready to delve into the richness of your Word. Open our minds to receive the wisdom you offer, and let our spirits be…

And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. “For He has looked upon the humble state of His slave, For behold, from this time on, all generations will count me blessed. “For the Mighty One has done great things for me, And holy is His name. “ AND HIS MERCY…

Did you know that at least a few songs, or hymns, that are considered to be Christmas songs, really not particularly Christmas songs? I want to mention two of them this morning. One is the song we sang first this morning. “Joy to the World” was not written as a Christmas Song. It was written by Isaac…

SERMON OUTLINE #3 WHY MARY? Three Characteristics of Godliness Illustrated in Mary’s Life When discussing Mary, the Roman Catholics along with many Orthodox religions worship and idolize Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. The rational for this practice is not Biblical but shows how such things can become…

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…

I. Introduction Update on life I’l be taking the new role of senior pastor at a grace called Grace Bible Church of Cedar Ridge It is in Grass Valley, California, which is about 1 hour north of Sacramento Beautiful area that we’re excited to move to And our family was welcomed well, so we’re super excited…