12.8.2024 "Overshadowed - Luke 1:26-38"

In Luke, chapter 2, when Jesus' birth is announced by angels to the shepherds, the angels declare: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"But when the angel Gabriel announces Jesus birth to Mary, the announcement looks different: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you."Peace and shadow. Light and darkness. Both are true in the life of the Christian. And both would be true in the life of Mary. Yet, she surrenders to the working of God in her life anyhow.What gave her the strength and wisdom to do this? How can we find the same courage to act as Mary did? In this sermon, Pastor Kevin considers the "shadowed" life of the Christian - and the light which gives us hope and peace.