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There is an overwhelming bunch of good news in this song. God has come to visit us; redeem us; and be the power of salvation for us. On and on the song goes like that exalting the grace and mercy of God toward his people. There is here, however, more than anything else an image of a new dad here - a dad who sings a lullaby to his children to hold them with his words. It is God telling you to just be held as you go through scares in life. Listen in.
There are reasons why we don’t sing. There are also reasons why we do. This song is all about the latter. It’s all about making the Lord as big as he actually is through meditating on his Words and promises. This sermon functions as a duet with Mary. Its goal is to enable you join and make it into a joyful chorus. Listen in!
There is an achingly real Mary that we need to notice here. Why? Because we all have achingly real lives. When we truly see her, we can truly see how Jesus comes to us. He comes as Savior and God. We don’t immediately rejoice over that, but the Spirit gets us there. Listen in to see how.
There are many, many miracles here in Luke 1. There is, however, one that may be most relevant of all to us: the silencing of Zechariah. This is a sermon that meditates on the meaning of that miracle. It seeks to let hope rise in the hearer in the unbreakable promises of God. Listen in.
What is this section of Hebrews about? Is it about spiritual siblings or strangers or the oppressed or sex or money or spiritual authority? What’s it about? It’s about all of that and none of that. It’s about the Christian denying their autonomy, but finally it’s about something more. It’s about - well - listen in.
Jesus is coming back for the second and final time. The Scriptures all point to that as The Day. What are we called to do in the meantime? What’s really worth it? This is a sermon that examines that and in so doing lays down an important teaching on the power of the Church. We need to be a part of it. Here’s why.