![]() ![]() Luke 1:39-55 This Magnificent Mess (Anders).But no matter how beautiful, comfortable, well designed and perfectly appointed the house, it is the people inside who make it welcoming or not. Luke 1:39-45 Making a Place for Hospitality (Entrekin).We are called to be optimists not on the basis of wishful thinking but on God's sure promise. Mary is called blessed because she believes the Lord's promise. Mary visits her kinswoman Elizabeth whose unborn child, John the Baptist, leaps for joy in Elizabeth's womb. Luke 1:35-45 With God Nothing Is Impossible (Kegel).Catastrophe.an unwed mother.and through no fault of her own. It had been arranged for her to marry a local carpenter, a man named Joseph. Mary was preparing to enter a new phase of life. Luke 1:26-55 Mary’s Complaint (Leininger).Through it all, God is faithful to us, pouring out his grace and love, whether we deserve them or not. Sometimes we’re quick to respond and sometimes we don’t want to be bothered. Sometimes we hear him, sometimes we don’t. Luke 1:26-38 Two Responses One Sovereign God (McLarty).Luke 1:26-38 The Rebirth of Images (Hoffacker)Ī promise of national security, and a woman pregnant before marriage.That’s important, that Joseph is descended from King David. Mary is betrothed to a man whose name is Joseph. His purpose is to pay a visit to a young girl named Mary. Gabriel is sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth. Luke 1:26-38 When the Angel Leaves the Room (Hyde).What constitutes a faithful response? That’s what I’d like us to think about this morning: When faced with an unexpected, unsolicited and undesirable situation, what does it mean to respond in faith? Luke 1:26-38 A Faithful Response (McLarty). ![]() who've been praised by Augustine and Aquinas… who’ve been venerated over the ages by a constant stream of devotions? How many girls do you know have been painted by DaVinci and sculpted by Michelangelo.who've been serenaded by Bach and Schubert.
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