O Holy Night (Caroline Green) I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Jay Davis, Connor Davis, Sally Bowden, Caroline Green, Eric Buchanan, and Wayne Martz) Sweet Little Jesus Boy (Tommy Bridges)
Prelude: āSleepers Awakeā (Faye Ellen Steelcase, Harp; Jeanne Martz, Flute | J. S. Bach) Welcome / Announcements / Prayer with Lordās Prayer (Grace Bailey) Hymn: āJoy To The Worldā (Hymn 246) Apostlesā Creed (Anna Fugh) Special Music: āUnspeakable Joyā (Joy Sloan, Sarah Teel, Jay Davis, Eric Buchanan, and Eric Jones) Reading of Scripture (Clara Middlebrooks) Children Sermon (Sally Key Bowden and Caroline Green) Anthem: āAngels From the Realms of Glory – Come and Worshipā (Jeanne and Wayne Martz) Sermon: āA Spiritual Awakeningā (Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green) Hymn: āWhat Child Is Thisā (Hymn 219) Benediction (Rev. Dr. P. Shane Green) Postlude: āI Come From Highest Heavenā (Faye Ellen Steelcase, Harp; Jeanne Martz, Flute | Pachelbel)
In This Episode: Do you have a little God or a big God? If your view of God is little, then worship to you will always fall to the margins of your life. Scripture does not give us the option for worship to be anything but the center. What would be different this week if you practiced the presence of God in your life each moment of each day?
In This Episode: Mary presented herself to God as an empty vessel. Into this vessel, God poured into her His grace — a grace that we are still experiencing today. God’s grace is not passive. It’s so very active. He’s not a God of just good intentions; rather, He is a God who actively and intentionally pours His grace into us. Almost certainly, Mary had so many questions that were left unanswered about how this message would effect the rest of her life. But, she willingly responds with praise and adoration.
Scriptures: Luke 1:26-36, 46-56; Ephesians 1:6; Galatians 4:4-7
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IN THIS EPISODE: At some point in our lives, the cycle of retaliation has to end. The Discipline of Confession is the first step to stopping this vicious cycle. Confession not only makes room for others in our lives, but it also makes room for God. John Wesley said, “Give me a hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God … such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heaven on earth.”