Sermon Text:

Luke 1:39-56

Today’s sermon looks at the meeting between Mary and Elizabeth which is one of the most unusual and incredible scenes in all of Scripture. This time our focus will be less on Mary’s song but what happens when Mary and Elizabeth meet. Particularly the attitude of Elizabeth, the wife of a priest toward her cousin Mary. Here we learn that newness can come into the world and that what is represented by motherhood is the best expression of that hope. Birth and newness are God’s answers to the brokenness of the world.