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Mary's Response Reflects The Truest Christmas Spirit

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 23, 2004

An indepth reflection on the first few verses of Mary’s Magnificat show the source of her joy prior to that First Christmas.

December 25, 2004 Luke 1:46-48 Mary said: My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. When the news media showed video tapes of people in Palestine ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-48

Denomination: Lutheran

Dreamy-Eyed Mary, Busily Working Martha

Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010

Why does Jesus praises the contemplative, dreamy-eyed Mary, sitting at His feet, but scold the busily working Martha?

Intro The puzzling response of Jesus to Mary and Martha leave us scratching our heads. Our Lord Jesus praises the contemplative, dreamy-eyed Mary, sitting at His feet. He scolds the busily working Martha. What gives? Martha was the one who was busily looking after Jesus’ needs and His ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Mary Vs. Martha: Busy Vs Better Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Sep 15, 2017

It is good to be busy serving the Lord; however, we must not neglect discipleship because being too busy to sit at the feet of Jesus!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Today as we continue with our Deep Thoughts with Jesus series, we will come upon an interesting situation that most all of us can relate to. • Have you ever been really busy doing something at home, maybe like cleaning the house, and your spouse and children are sitting on ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Mary Had The Most Favor Lesson 4 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 24, 2023

God sees our character long before we have an opportunity to be faithful.

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Favor is, Hebrew SA AH “to look intently, or to look with interest or regard.” Enoch was first. “By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death … he (found favor) pleased God” (Hebrews 11:5). 2. Greek: Dektos, “to be acceptable, to welcome.” “Now is the time of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2, Luke 16:10, Luke 1:45

Denomination: Baptist

Mary, David, Paul And Margaret: One Thing Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Sep 10, 2022

Mary, David, Paul and Margaret teach us to value One Thing above everything else. Indeed that One Thing is the only thing that's essential.

How important is Jesus in your life? QUITE important? VERY important? One of several things that are essential? Or, the ONE THING that is truly essential? Over the period to Christmas we’re mainly looking at Revelation. But we’re also having some talks about people in the Bible. In each case, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 27:4, Luke 10:41-42, Philippians 3:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

How To Have A "mary" Christmas

Contributed by Gary Martin on Dec 19, 2020

Martha had the very unique pleasure of having the Almighty God physically in her home. And we have the very unique opportunity to have the Almighty God living inside of us.

How To Have A “Mary” Christmas Text: Luke 10:38-42 38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Denomination: Apostolic

Walking The Road To Bethlehem: Mary Is Encouraged By Elizabeth

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2021

This week we’ll be looking at Mary’s relationship with Elizabeth, the cousin of Mary, who being 88 years old is told that she will be the mother of John the Baptist.

This week we’ll be looking at Mary’s relationship with Elizabeth, the cousin of Mary, who being 88 years old is told that she will be the mother of John the Baptist. All of this took place at about 35 to 40 B.C. Augustus was Caesar of the ancient Roman empire at this time in history. Following ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Denomination: Salvation Army

A. B. C. Visitation Of Mary To Elizabeth. Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 29, 2024

MAY 31st, All Years.

1 Samuel 2:1-10, Psalm 113:1-9, Romans 12:9-16, Luke 1:39-57 A). A CELEBRATION OF GOD-GIVEN OPPORTUNITY. 1 Samuel 2:1-10. The Song of Hannah is a song of reversals. It was a celebration of a God-given opportunity through the birth of a child. Yet it is not only a personal response to one ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:1-10, Psalm 113:1-9, Romans 12:9-16, Luke 1:39-57

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Works Behind Ordinary Events To Fulfill His Purposes Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Jun 26, 2014

The Incarnation Tells Us: God Works Behind Ordinary Events to fulfill his Purposes

The Incarnation Tells Us: God Works Behind Ordinary Events to fulfill his Purposes Luke 2:1-7 We are in the second week of a four week series on the “What the incarnation tells us.” Last week we saw that the incarnation tells us that God is on a mission: God is radically committed to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Matthew 1:18-23 Series

Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Dec 7, 2000

The greatest gift given was the gift God gave when he sent Emmanuel.

- I would assume, that almost everybody here has one of these set up in there home. If you haven’t yet, you probably will at some point soon. Some have real ones, others have fake ones. It all depends on your family tradition. The tradition of my brother-in-laws is to not only get a real tree, ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Playing God Series

Contributed by Joel Smith on Mar 8, 2009

You are God’s catalyst for change.

Several years ago a movie came out called Bruce Almighty staring Jim Carrey. It’s a good movie about a guy who is frustrated at the way his life is going, so he blames God and tells Him he could do a better job if he were in charge. God, played by Morgan Freeman, grants Bruce all of His powers. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel According To Genesis Series

Contributed by Joel Smith on Apr 4, 2009

Surrender absolutely to the God who is absolutely committed to your good.

“Surrender: verb 1 a: to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand b: to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another” During the First Gulf War a common occurrence was the immediate, unconditional surrender of members of the Iraqi Army. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Secret To Success

Contributed by Kumar Aryal on Jun 11, 2013

God’s favor is found in one’s faithfulness to Him. Are you ready to receive God’s favor by being faithful to Him?

Secret to Success Genesis 39: 1-23 Introduction Good morning all of you! It is so good to be with you all once again. Today, I want to talk to you about the ‘secret of success. Yes, you heard it right, secret to success. There are millions of tips, steps and plans given to figure out those ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

New Ceo!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 5, 2013

It’s not all about qualification, nationality, personality, charm, rhetoric style, experience or language skills but here I’m talking about favor of God! FAVOR OF GOD! Are you listening?

New CEO! Genesis 41:41”And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt." Bill Gates and Ballmer have led Microsoft since it’s founding in 1975, during the recent farewell speech at the company's annual shareholders meeting on Nov. 19, 2013, held for Steve ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:41

Denomination: Pentecostal

Work Ethics

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 4, 2014

Joseph never fails to attract me because of his sincerity, holiness and determination. God would never fail to bless those who are faithful and honest in their work.

Work-place ethics! Genesis 39:3 “And his master (boss) saw that the Lord was with Joseph and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.” Stay tuned to hear a powerful message today. Many of you working in multinational corporate offices around the world are reading my ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-3

Denomination: Pentecostal