The Holy Spirit uses Simeon to prophesy about Jesus’ mission. Simeon reveals to us through His statements to Mary, that God sent Jesus to divide, as well as to save. Everyone wants to hear the marvelous part of Simeon’s message, God’s gospel. God’s...
Is your identity in Christ? In this message you will be challenged to take a critical look at your life to see if you are living a life for Christ or for yourself. In Mary’s song of praise, she is focused on bringing all glory to God. The church is...
Understanding God’s attributes in giving God glory. In this message, Mary looks back at what she knows to be true about God. Knowing the truth about God gave Mary the foundation for giving God glory with her life. Many people are content to let the...
Exactly who is God. Using Mary’s Magnificat, her song of praise to God, Travis shows how Mary gives glory to God, by extoling His attributes. Mary knew God and believed Him to be sovereign over everything including her life. Mary trusted God. How...
God is both Lord and Savior. Mary’s song, of praise to God, gives us an excellent example of a truly God glorifying song. Travis explains to us how her song is an example of worshiping and glorifying God. Mary’s song is directed toward God as her...
Revealing who God really is brings Him Glory. The Bible consistently implores us to give glory to God. Revealing God as He really is, is the biblical way to bring glory to God. Mary’s Magnificat reflects that in the wording of her song. Hannah’s...
Jesus’ Birth is a call to salvation. The Christmas story is a call to salvation, it is a call to believe, it is a call to worship. It is with the concept of worship that Travis picks up the story, today, as we find the shepherds in the presence of...
The Shepherds’ response to the Angels message. The shepherds have heard the amazingly good news from the angels, and now the angels are headed back to heaven. How do the shepherds respond to the angels’ good news? The Bible tells us they hurried to...
There are only two responses to the Gospel message. The shepherds were told that Jesus was born to be their savior, but we also discover in Luke Chapter 2, verse 10, that the announcement is for all the people. The shepherds knew nothing of Jesus...
God evangelizes the shepherds. In this message we are taking a closer look at the shepherds and their visitor, an angel of the Lord. The angel of the Lord says, “I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” The verb...