This message concludes our Prequel series as we look at a hymn that was written 2,000 years ago but a young girl. It is called The Magnificat, and it is a passage of Scripture that Protestants don't study often enough. We will see that Mary really understood worship and as we study the song, we can learn how to better celebrate Christmas.
This message looks at the question "Who?" in this Christmas Prequel. We see that the story contains a "who's who" of characters and yet amongst all of the great names involved, there is still only One that matters. Today we see that Mary trusted Jesus in a wonderful way and that we should be like her in that way. But we learn that Christmas is not about her but about her Baby, Jesus Christ. And hopefully, we will learn how to make Him the center of our Christmas celebrations.
We continue our series on CHRISTMAS, THE PREQUEL, by looking at Mary’s reaction to the angel’s message -- What? In this story, we are reminded that we often hear only what we choose to hear and sometimes miss the message that God really wanted us to hear! We will see that our obedience matters to God as well!
This message begins our Christmas series and looks at what happened before Christmas day. Here, Luke gives us a “prequel” story to help us have a better understanding of the Christmas story. We see Mary’s surprise as she is chosen to “be favored” to receive the opportunity to bear the Son of God. Through this passage, we will see how God uses ordinary people to accomplish His work and therefore allows us to be part of His plan.