Joyful Expectation – Pt. 4, He Chooses You
Worship Service, December 22nd, 2024

1. Please take a moment to download the sermon notes (https://bit.ly/ER241222) for this week.
2. Prepare the elements of “bread” and “wine” for use as we gather around The Lord’s Table. These can be any items convenient around the home that symbolize these for you.

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Sermon Scripture: Luke 1:68-79

God chose Mary; 15-years old, poor, and unwed. He chose Elizabeth, a senior in the old folks home, used up, overlooked, too old. And you know what? He chooses you! This anthem for a new age that Mary sings about, this different kind of Kingdom that she envisions, that Jesus comes to demonstrate, it only happens when it is lived out in you.

In our contemporary context we need a Christianity formed by the Magnificat. In the American superpower we are typically inclined toward ideologies of success and anthems of strength. But the grace of God does not run uphill toward the pinnacles of success and strength, it rolls downhill toward the low places of humility and trust.

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Music used under CCLI license #1808339, CCLI streaming license #20401862
Performed by Emmaus Road Worship Team

Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
CCLI #4850021 | Michael Adler, William Walker, and Charles Wesley

Rejoice All You
CCLI #7139813 | Caroline Cobb Smith, Nelson Koscheski, and Ryan Flanigan

Prince Of Heaven
CCLI #7095645 | Brooke Ligertwood and Scott Ligertwood

Hallelujah, Christ Is Coming
CCLI #7101657 | Marty Reardon, Nelson Koscheski, and Ryan Flanigan