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Why me? Why Mary? 4 Main Emphases: Messenger (vv. 26-27) To where? (v. 26) No where. Small town. Out of the way. Of no consequence. Nathanael questioned, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” ( Jn. 1:46 ). To whom? (v. 27) Virgin ( Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold,…

Opening • Welcome • Good to be back in the pulpit • Exciting things going on here • Next Steps this afternoon at 5 here • Heart for the city • Heart for the house • Boudreaux and Thibodeaux were driving down de highway, drinking dare beer, when some flashing lights from a police car appeared in de rear-view…

In Need of a Favor Often we believe we are entitled to our blessings. When hard times fall upon us, we may wallow in self pity, doubt, and not think of how we can get out of our circumstances. I can remember many times when those around me helped me out in times of trouble. There was one winter when…

Finding God’s Favor 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; God’s Favorite? 11 For God does not show favoritism. 34 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism God shows no favoritism or partiality 3 Now Israel loved…

Introduction 1 There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz. 2 So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”…

The Year Of The Lord’s Favor What is your favorite? We all have favorite things. My favorite season is fall. My favorite hobby is fly fishing. My favorite food is lasagna. What do all those have in common? They’re all AWESOME! But also, none of them are near to me. I’m estranged from each of them. Cool…

Proclaim Liberty to the Captives Last week Doug shared how God calls us to proclaim good news to the poor. This is what Jesus was anointed to proclaim. The Good news was His own death and resurrection. Victory over death and sin. As Jesus proclaimed this with His own life, so we are called to proclaim…

The Time Is Now Are any of you Star Wars fans? Have you seen all the movies? Most of the movies? Some of the movies? Didn’t know there were movies? I have a confession. I’ve never watched Episode III. I think because it’s seems dark. And because I know where the movie starts, and where it ends up at.…

Intro 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Jesus was sent to…

Our Scripture lesson today comes from Luke 4:16-30 : And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where…

INTRODUCTION Last week be gained a greater understand of what grace is - God’s favorable (unmerited) actions towards man To obtained this Grace is through faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Like God’s Grace, this faith exhibits action not just a mere concept. Thesis Statement : To grow in Grace…

Introduction Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by this our ancestors were approved. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. By faith Abel offered to God a better…

Today we celebrate the Christmas Season’s beginning. Now, our decorators at church began that last week, so you already had a chance to see all these decorations thanks to the dedication and work of Patty, Andrea, Mary, and the help of Ben and Keon and Laura....anyone else? Bobbi and I were at Yucaipa…

God has favor towards you. Just because we don’t see the full plan doesn’t mean God isn’t in control.

Have you seen your heart lately? Of course, I am not talking about your physical heart. Unless you are looking at a picture of your heart from a medical examination, seeing your physical heart would not be a good thing. However, from a biblical perspective, we can and should see our heart. This morning…

Good morning! we are continuing this series on 9 Flavors 1 Frui t and we are talking about the Fruit of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:22-23 tells us that the Fruit of the Spirit is…love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness.. In Africa…there was this common confession and response that was used to…

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called…

Have we seen our peace lately? Stress often washes over our peace at Christmas time. If you think you are stressed a work, just consider Santa Clauses workload. Santa workload illustration: Someone figured out that if Santa only serviced the 526 million Christian children in the world who are under that…

In this session, Dr. Mercury Thomas-Ha expounds upon "The Days of Our Lives" and the need for God's wisdom to understand their brevity in relation to experiencing a favorable life.

The Shepherds And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, Good will toward men. “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” “There is glory for God in…

Blessing pertains to favorable situations, conditions, and experiences enjoyed by the person or persons to whom the blessings belong. It can either refer to pronouncements intended to bring about these beneficial circumstances, or to the resulting circumstances themselves. Not Determined By the Enemy’s…

Another proclamation A detailed account for Theophilus (1:1-4) A given prophesy to Zacharias (1:5-25) Now, a heavenly visit to Mary (1:26-38) That is where we have come from thus far in the detailed account. Has there been a time in your life when you got a very special announcement to you? Mary gets…

Reward throughout the OT is primarily understood as a payment, wage, restitution, or recompense. Typically, the rewards given (נתן, natân) are appropriate responses to certain actions or attitudes. At times, these rewards can be seen as swift, appropriate judgment for corrupt dealings or idolatry (e.g.,…

40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning,…