Christ the King

After the birth of John the Baptist, Zechariah his father opened his mouth in praise and worship to God for what he had done–and what he was going to do. In this first part of Zechariah’s Benedictus, Zechariah focuses on God’s promise of an eternal King to sit on David’s throne, the Christ.

The Heart of Mary, the Heart of Worship (Luke 1:46-56)

Luke is concerned with not just telling us the events of the birth of the Christ, but what they mean. This section of Scripture points to Mary’s worshipful response (called Mary’s Magnificat) to the grace of God in her life. She does not grow prideful because of the honor given to her to be the […]

Mary and Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-45)

In an overwhelmingly hopeful passage in the Gospel of Luke, Mary and Elizabeth come face to face to rejoice over the promises of John the Baptizer and Jesus the Christ. This coming hope appropriately results in an undivided worship of the present Messiah.