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Upcoming Sermons & Devotional Message
December Sermons 2025
12-7- Man of God
Matthew 1:18-21 Matthew 1:22-25
12-14- The Magnificat
Luke 1:39-45 Luke 1:46-56
12- 21- Prepare The Way of The Lord
Luke 1:57-66 Luke 1:67-80
12- 24- Good News
Luke 2: 1-7 Luke 2:8-20
12-28- We Have Seen His Star
Matthew 2:1-6 Matthew 2:7-12
Devotional Message : These will change 1-2 times a week. Stop by often to read the new message.
Some Thoughts on Mary (Part One)
If you could have dinner with any person in history, who would it be? A historic figure like Amelia Earhart or Winston Churchill? A scientific pioneer like Madame Curie or Dr. Jonas Salk? A business leader like Bill Gates or Carli Fiorino? A civil rights champion like Susan B. Anthony or Martin Luther King, Jr.? A spiritual icon like Mother Theresa or Billy Graham? With whom would you choose to have dinner?
I have a list of biblical characters I’d love to talk with over dinner. I’d like to learn from Moses about his experience of leading Israel out of Egypt—and Nehemiah about his prayer life while he was leading the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall. I’d like to hear how Queen Esther and King David overcame the most difficult challenges in their lives. I’d benefit from talking with Peter and Paul about how they held onto faith in the face of incredible persecution—or hearing Mary Magdalene speak about the transformation that took place in her life when she met and followed Jesus.
One character who has always intrigued me is Mary, the mother of Jesus. Mary was barely a young woman (thirteen to fifteen years-old) when the Angel Gabriel greeted her with these words:
“You are highly favored! The Lord is with you." (Luke 1:28)
No one would have paid any attention to her because, as a girl in her day, Mary had no rights. She also wasn’t wealthy or important. She was a peasant girl living in a small village. If she had died, few would have noticed or remembered her—except for one thing: THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. God chose her to be the mother of Jesus, the Savior of the world. God’s redemptive purposes for the world dangled by a single thread of a Jewish teenager. Who would've ever believed that thread could be so strong?
Mary was a warrior in God’s movement to save the world—and would risk everything. She possessed a tough-minded faith and embraced God’s plan with all its painful beauty. Before Gabriel appeared to her, Mary couldn’t have imagined changing the course of human history with her life and obedience—but by accepting this assignment, her life was changed. And as a result, so are ours.
Give thanks for the faithfulness of Mary, my friends!
