Luke 1:35

MARY’S MAGNIFICENT MAGNIFICAT

December 18, 2024) Dr Richard Winter shares and challenges…

Why I love the Virgin Mary is a sermon I have preached before, raising some quizzical eyebrows! For example, someone asked me, ‘Is this Catholic theology.’

One time when I mentioned I loved the Virgin Mary to a friend who was training to be a Catholic priest it made him smile. But I added that I don’t pray to her, neither do I think of Mary as a co-redemptionist with Jesus. His eyes opened wide when I explained that I think of Mary as a wonderful example of a faithful servant of God.

Mary’s Magnificat
Ever heard this term?

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THE JOY OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION

(March 20, 2024) Ayodele Afuye shares a great Easter truth…

As we observe the remembrance of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter, this should also be a season of reflection about the precedence, the aftermath, and the overall reason for Christ’s coming to die for you and me.

Redemption From Darkness
Is it just enough to celebrate Easter, as we call this ‘season’ or ‘Resurrection’ as some want to refer to it? No! Celebrating and making merry about the resurrection of Jesus from the dead after three days is great… but our redemption from the kingdom of darkness into the marvellous light of the Father is also worth celebrating.

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IT WAS HIS LIFE FOR YOUR LIFE!

(March 19, 2024) Wayne Swift calls it as it is, challenging us to reflect on a great truth…

Good Friday next week!

The day Christians remember the life of a great man who lived some two thousand years ago, and recalling His deeds and with affection and gratitude we extend Him our appreciation for the gracious way He gave up His life for us!

But… what was the background here? Let me share a eulogy to this great individual…

1. Beginning
Two young people, Mary and Joseph, were betrothed to be married – Joseph, an honourable man and his fiancée Mary, a young virgin with an outstanding reputation. Out-of-the-blue Mary claimed to have had a dream about falling pregnant to God Himself (Luke 1:35). Joseph must have thought she’d lost the plot! But then an angel appeared to him confirming Mary’ story (Matthew 1:20).

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