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Luke 1:57-80 In an earlier Sermon, we saw how the angel Gabriel had prophesied to Zacharias that he and Elisabeth would have a son in their old age, and that they were to name their son John. But long before Gabriel ever appeared to Zacharias, John’s birth was prophesied in the Old Testament by the prophet…

Thesis Statement : Being filled with the Holy Spirit in not a momentary experience, it’s an every day lifestyle. Objectives: What Does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit How is one filled with the Holy Spirit WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Very important to first understand what it does not mean Having an…

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.

Good Morning, if you have your Bibles turn with me to Luke chapter 2 and we will begin in verse 21. Luke chapter 2. As you are making your way there, I hope that you will make it a priority to be with us on Wednesday evening as we take time to remember what Christ did for us on the Cross. We will eat…

Good Morning, turn in your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 2. Today we are going to look at the birth of Christ and even more strategically that God was providentially at work behind the scene of all of this. Would you stand with me today for the reading of God’s Word. 1 In those days a decree went out…

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…

Good Morning. Turn with me to Luke chapter 1. Today I want us to look at “The Unfolding Plan of God’s Redemption.” This is the title of our message today. God was getting ready to show His people His redemptive purposes through several ways. Over the next several weeks we are going to learn about 2 births…

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…

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…

Getting Excited for Christmas Dollar Store Bike Bag Wouldn’t that be the best & worst Christmas gift for a kid — a new bicycle. It would be awesome b/c its a new bike. It would be awful b/c you’d want to ride it right away — but it is winter: ice to slip on, salt to rust, sand to make dirty. In the Gospel…

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 1:57-80 Scene 1: Imagine that you are Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. God had made you unable to speak for nine months. Because you hadn’t believed him when he told you that he was about to perform a miracle. In this miracle God is going to give you a son. The son that you thought you…

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…

Song of Salvation Last week we looked at the first song in the Gospel of Luke. Remember Mary was with Elizabeth who she had just found out was pregnant. She made the 80 mile Journey to Z and E’s home and then E. prophesied about the Lord being in Mary’s Womb. Mary then composed a Song that Praised the…

The journey through Advent takes us a matter of 4 weeks. Yet for the Israelites it was much longer. Remember they wandered in the desert for 4 decades, between the Old and New Testaments there is 4 centuries of silence. The longing that the people had for the coming Messiah only intensified as they waited,…

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…

John 14:15-18 We have begun a new series in which I have entitled “The Great Life.” The Great Life is the life that is yielded to the Holy Spirit. We studied last week the three types of Men: The Natural Man, the Carnal Man and the Spiritual Man. The Spiritual Man is the one who will be able to experience…