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Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Christmas 2020
3. Mary’s Song – The Magnificat
46 And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful 55 to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.”
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
(Luke 2:46-56)
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John Calvin, says about this passage - “Now follows a remarkable and interesting song of the holy virgin, which plainly shows how eminent were her attainments in the grace of the Spirit.” Isn’t that a beautiful thing for him to say about Mary?
The reformer Martin Luther said: “In order properly to understand this sacred hymn of praise, we need to bear in mind that the most blessed Virgin Mary is speaking out of her own experience, in which she was enlightened and instructed by the Holy Spirit.”
In this passage of Scripture, Mary spontaneously bursts into song in response to God’s message to her through the Angel Gabriel! A song seemingly of renewal, revolution and reformation. God is on the march and God is going to do something new! Some scholars believe Mary is looking back on all the stories she has heard about how God has dealt with people in the past. Others think that she is being prophetic and only looking ahead to what God will do. I personally think it is both. Listen or download the podcast to hear more about this most amazing song in response to God’s call on the life of Mary.
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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Christmas 2020
2. Mary visits Elizabeth
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfil his promises to her!”
(Luke 2:39-45)
There is much to be said about this time of year we call Christmas. Worldwide there are about 250 babies born every minute.
Yet, the birth we celebrate at Christmas, is like no other birth of a human. That birth of the man Jesus Christ, 2000 years ago, caused the world to change. The birth of Jesus Christ causes more of the world today to pause amidst the busy-ness of life, take a breath amidst the noise of daily life and celebrate in many different ways and fashions.
From our reading in Luke, we find that Mary has gone to visit Elizabeth, who is also with child. She stays there 3 months before returning home. We see here that as Mary greets Elizabeth, Elizabeth’s unborn child does a leap in the womb! Not a slight nudge with an elbow or a kick with a foot. No! The child, who we know as John the Baptist, leaps joyously and Elizabeth, feels it and is filled with God the Holy Spirit. Come and listen to the podcast about the meeting of Mary & Elizabeth!
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Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Christmas 2020
1. Mary is called
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favour with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants for ever; his kingdom will never end.’
34 ‘How will this be,’ Mary asked the angel, ‘since I am a virgin?’
35 The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.’
38 ‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’ Then the angel left her.
(Luke 1:26-38)
Ahhh Mary. Mary, to whom was given the great privilege and awesome responsibility of carrying and giving birth to God’s Son, the Messiah. Come and listen to this podcast where we learn of the calling of Mary by the Angel Gabriel!
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Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Nativity Sermon By Isaac the Syrian (613 – 700)
Today we continue our Christmas series with a Nativity Sermon By Isaac the Syrian.
O God,
This Christmas night bestowed peace on the whole world;
So let no one threaten;
This is the night of the Most Gentle One - Let no one be cruel;
This is the night of the Humble One - Let no one be proud.
Now is the day of joy - Let us not revenge;
Now is the day of Good Will - Let us not be mean.
In this Day of Peace - Let us not be conquered by anger.
Today the Bountiful impoverished Himself for our sake;
So, rich one, invite the poor to your table.
Today we receive a Gift for which we did not ask;
So let us give alms to those who implore and beg us.
This present Day cast open the heavenly doors to our prayers;
Let us open our door to those who ask our forgiveness.
Today the Divine Being took upon Himself the seal of our humanity,
In order for humanity to be decorated by the Seal of Divinity.
Amen
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Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
A Christmas Thought By Gregory of Nazianzus (329 – 390)
Christ is born, glorify Him.
Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him.
Christ on earth, be exalted.
Sing to the Lord all the whole earth;
and that I may join both in one word, let the heavens rejoice,
and let the earth be glad, for Him who is of heaven and then of earth.
Christ in the flesh, rejoice with trembling and with joy;
with trembling because of your sins,
with joy because of your hope.
Come on in to hear more of this person of the ancient Church!
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Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Christmas 2020
The Gospel of Mark - An Introduction
G’day and welcome to Partakers! In the run up to Christmas, we are going to go through the Gospel of Mark together, to get a broad view of the life of Jesus during his time here on earth.
We are reading it back to front, that is from Chapter 16 through to Chapter 1, in order that we may gain some new insights into Christmas. Today we start with an introduction to the Gospel of Mark.
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Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Christmas 2020
Today as we start our Christmas season, we are looking at three Psalms which speak about the coming Messiah. This Messiah, we claim is Jesus Christ, whose birth we celebrate at Christmas. The Psalms are Psalm 2, Psalm 110 and Psalm 22! Come on in, and as you listen to the verses being read, try and pick out the verses speaking about the coming and life of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, God's Son and God incarnate.
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