The Journey of Hope (1 of 5)
Series: The Star
Jeff Strite
Luke 1:26-35
OPEN: (This sermon began with a clip from the Sony movie ''The Star'' - a cartoon rendition of the nativity as seen through the eyes of the animals that might have been there. Today's movie clip showed Mary being told by the angel of her impending pregnancy)
The video clip we saw retold the scene in Luke where Mary was told of God's plan for her to bear the Christ child. In that short clip we were introduced to Mary - a young girl who is shown as prayerful, generous, caring, thankful and humble. She's just the kind of girl you'd expect God to choose for mother of Jesus
And then we're also introduced to an Angel. A blaze of light - a powerful creature. A little scary - but still a force from God with a message of hope. In Luke 1:30-33 the angel says ''Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.''
This one incident (this angel appearing to Mary) set in motion a journey. A journey that was going to change the world. A Journey would take Joseph and Mary to a little town called Bethlehem. And there, the Christ child would be born, and the heavenly star would appear, and the shepherds - and eventually the Wise men - would come worship.
This journey of Mary and Joseph's - would be a journey toward Hope.
Now sometimes we Christians don't realize how significant that journey was for them because, well... that's all taken place. Jesus is already born, He's already lived and He's already died and risen from dead. All that happened before we were even born.
But back then none of that had happened yet. No one seemed to suspect how God was going to do what H ...
Series: The Star
Jeff Strite
Luke 1:26-35
OPEN: (This sermon began with a clip from the Sony movie ''The Star'' - a cartoon rendition of the nativity as seen through the eyes of the animals that might have been there. Today's movie clip showed Mary being told by the angel of her impending pregnancy)
The video clip we saw retold the scene in Luke where Mary was told of God's plan for her to bear the Christ child. In that short clip we were introduced to Mary - a young girl who is shown as prayerful, generous, caring, thankful and humble. She's just the kind of girl you'd expect God to choose for mother of Jesus
And then we're also introduced to an Angel. A blaze of light - a powerful creature. A little scary - but still a force from God with a message of hope. In Luke 1:30-33 the angel says ''Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.''
This one incident (this angel appearing to Mary) set in motion a journey. A journey that was going to change the world. A Journey would take Joseph and Mary to a little town called Bethlehem. And there, the Christ child would be born, and the heavenly star would appear, and the shepherds - and eventually the Wise men - would come worship.
This journey of Mary and Joseph's - would be a journey toward Hope.
Now sometimes we Christians don't realize how significant that journey was for them because, well... that's all taken place. Jesus is already born, He's already lived and He's already died and risen from dead. All that happened before we were even born.
But back then none of that had happened yet. No one seemed to suspect how God was going to do what H ...
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