Why we need to listen to an unmarried pregnant teenager

After giving surprising news to Zechariah and Elizabeth that they, a barren elderly couple, going to have a son who will be a great prophet, the Angel Gabriel a few months later visits Mary.  Mary is teenager living in Nazareth, a backwater town that barely makes it onto the map.  Mary is betrothed, but herContinue reading “Why we need to listen to an unmarried pregnant teenager”

John the Baptist was not supposed to Baptize – Luke 1:1-24

This week we started a series studying the Gospel of Luke, and we learned that John the Baptist was not supposed to Baptize!  What was he supposed to do?  What was his mission? What is the difference between John’s birth prophecy and mission and Jesus’ birth prophecy and mission? For many people, it can beContinue reading “John the Baptist was not supposed to Baptize – Luke 1:1-24”