Advent 2025 - The Song of Mary

The Crossing Church · Dec 1, 2025 · 42m

This sermon opens the Advent season, a time when Christians celebrate Christ’s first coming and long for His return. Using Mary’s song in Luke 1:46–55, Pastor Chad shows three truths revealed in the “first Christmas carol.” (1) God is good and merciful: Mary, a poor and unknown girl from Nazareth, is overwhelmed that God sees her, chooses her, and transforms her from the inside out. Her song springs from reflecting on what heaven has declared over her—blessing, favor, and mercy. (2) God is great and just: Mary praises the Mighty One who fights for the humble, the hungry, and those who fear…