In this message, Pastor Osheta zeroes in on Mary and Elizabeth in the story of Jesus’s birth to expound upon the theme of “Those Who Dream Are Not Alone.”
This third week of Advent, we turn to the Song of Mary (also known as The Magnificat) and look to Mary’s extraordinary faith as inspiration. Before she saw God’s deliverance, she sowed seeds of joy.
What does it mean to “Prepare the way for the Lord”? That’s a phrase from Isaiah 40 associated with John the Forerunner in Mark 1. John is shown to be the voice crying out in the wilderness to prepare the way for the Lord. But how? Well, Isaiah says that “Every valley shall be raised…