SJBC Sunday Worship (11-27-22)

First Sunday of Advent: Hope This Sunday begins the first week of the season of Advent, the week of Hope. The ultimate message of hope is the message of Emmanuel himself, God with Us. In Chapter One of the Gospel of Luke, God sends the angel Gabriel to tell a young woman that he had chosen her to bring living hope into the world. In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you . . . Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end . . . The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her. Message by Dr. Richard Carver Minister of Music: Jacqueline Hawkins Thank you for worshipping with us! If you enjoyed this service, we encourage you to visit our website https://www.mysjbc.org or find us on Facebook   / mysjbc.org