Mary and Joseph were young, poor, and powerless. Yet God chose them to parent the Messiah. Their story is one of stunning courage and radical obedience. What can we learn from how they responded when God disrupted their lives with His plan? When God calls, our “yes” can change the world, even when it costs us everything.

The story of Christmas begins not with angels and shepherds, but with silence. For 400 years after Malachi, there was no prophetic word. But God's promise still stood. The birth of John the Baptist breaks the silence and prepares the way for Jesus. This week we’ll see that God's delays are not His denials—and His promises always arrive right on time.

This sermon explores how Thanksgiving is fundamentally about remembering God's faithfulness and provision in our lives. Drawing from Deuteronomy 8:10-14, we examine Moses' warning to the Israelites not to forget the Lord their God once they entered the Promised Land. This ancient wisdom speaks directly to our modern tendency to credit ourselves for our blessings rather than acknowledging God as the true source of everything we have. The passage reminds us that genuine thanksgiving flows from intentional remembrance of what God has done, is doing, and will continue to do in our lives.