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A sermon for the 4th Sunday in Advent Mary receives the angel telling her she will have Jesus
4th Sunday in Advent Luke 1:26-38 "Who’s Baby Is This?" 26 ¶ In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-38
Denomination: Lutheran
Part 2 focuses on Mary and Joseph response to God’s word while facing ridicule if they obeyed.
Do You Believe God’s Word As He Does Part 2 Scripture: Luke 1:26-45; Matthew 1:18-25; 13:53-58; 2 Timothy 4:3-4 Introduction: In my message two weeks ago I asked you the question “Do you believe God’s word as He does?” I shared with you three different examples from the Old Testament of ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:26-45
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
We can learn a lot from the faith of young Mary when she encounters the Angel Gabriel
One of the aspects of the Christmas Story that always fascinates and amazes me is the virgin birth of our Lord Jesus It shows us the power of our God, that he can change the rules of nature he can do things that have never been done before to accomplish his will That through the gift of the Holy ...read more
The creed says Jesus was conceived by the Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. Is it really necessary to believe in the virgin birth?
In the TV show thirtysomething Hope, a Christian, argues with her Jewish husband, Michael, about the holidays. Michael exploded…. “Do you really believe an angel appeared to some teenage girl who then got pregnant without ever having sex and traveled on horseback to Bethlehem where she spent the ...read more
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Joseph and Mary show us how we are to respond to God when He interrupts our plans.
A Sunday School teacher once asked her class of children: “What is Christmas a time for?” Many of the kids gave the usual answers – Jesus’ birthday, a time of joy, presents…but one child responded with a unique and unusual answer, “Christmas is a time for ...read more
Denomination: Baptist
Joseph and Mary were going about their lives making big plans for their wedding. Then God messed with their plans!
When God Messes with Your Plans Series: Christmas 2020 Chuck Sligh November 29, 2020 NOTE: PowerPoint or ProPresenter presentations are available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
This is week one of a five week series on Families and we look at Mary and Joseph and the family they provided for Jesus
1 the Puzzle of Family It was Tolstoy who said “All happy families resemble one another; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Have you ever stopped to think that both the Old Testament and the New Testament start with the story of a family? And the bible itself is a ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:41-47
Denomination: Wesleyan
Focuses on Mary and her faith so we might be able to have faith like she did.
Unwrapping the Gift of Faith (Luke 1:26-45; 2:1-7) Faith is unwrapped by Acting despite being Afraid (Luke 1:38) Faith is unwrapped by Believing despite not Seeing (Luke 1:45) Faith is unwrapped by Being Content despite bad Circumstances (Luke 2:1-7) Slide Intro One week ...read more
By studying the lives of Mary and Joseph we can learn how we can build a loving family.
How A Loving Parent Builds a Loving Family Luke 2:41-52 We don’t have a lot of information on the home life of Jesus. From the Biblical account of the home of Jesus we know that his parents were loving and caring parents. From birth to 12 Jesus had both parents at home. Sometime between the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:41-52
Denomination: Free Methodist
Faith is critical, but it was not enough in the life of Mary, and it is not enough in our own life. What is needed is the obedience of faith.
Fourth Sunday in Advent 2014 My most intense memory of today’s Gospel–which unlike the rest of this year is taken from the writings of St. Luke–is of singing it at a Mass celebrated where the angel appeared to Mary. It was in Nazareth, in 2005, with a pilgrimage group. The ...read more
Scripture: Romans 16:25-27
Denomination: Catholic
This sermon looks at the journey Joseph and Mary took to Bethlehem and draws some life lessons from it.
AM sermon preached at Central Christian Church December 23, 2012 Take the Christmas Journey: meet God at every turn sermon series The Journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem Luke 2:1-7 We’ve been looking at journeys made that first Christmas in our current sermon series and today we’re ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The life of Mary is a very challenging one and an epitome of unconditional submission to the Word of God and His perfect Will.
Let it be Done unto Me According to your Words Study Text: Luke 1: 26 - 38 Introduction: Mary is a good example to understand the meaning of surrendering to God’s will. We often sing the song “I surrender all”. But in truth, how much of that ‘all’ part do we surrender to God. Do we have ...read more
Denomination: Pentecostal
Mary was bearing a great burden, or was it? Elizabeth wondered why all these good things is happening to her.
Why is this Happening to me? Luke 1:39-55 1. Mary has to leave her home town39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the country, • Mary leaves town maybe her parents ask her to leave, maybe Joseph is upset with her, maybe she leaves because she is pregnant without a ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:39-55
Denomination: Methodist
This sermon explores the challenge of distractions in our pursuit of a relationship with Jesus, using the story of Mary and Martha as a guide.
Are You A Mary or A Martha? Now as they were traveling along, Jesus entered a village and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word. But Martha was distracted with all her preparations, and she came up to ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:38-42
Topics: Distractions, Seeking Jesus
A child's perspective of God. An advent series - 4 of 4
Faith Like a Child - 4 My God Can Do Anything December 22, 2013 For the past 3 weeks we’ve been looking at what it means to have the faith of a child. We’ve talked about the fact that a child would say My God is With Me My God is For Me My God Forgives Me And as we look at the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 1:28-37
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