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Our church celebrated the Nativity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, by holding a Christmas service on the 22nd and a Christmas Eve candlelight service on the 24th with many people. Especially on the 22nd, we had a love feast with newcomers, and in the afternoon, we had a celebration party where we watched a performance by each class and enjoyed it together. < br /> Today is the last Sunday we will offer worship services for this year. This morning, we will share the Word of God with Ephesians chapter 5 as the given passage. Here Paul says, “You were darkness before, but now you are light, united to the Lord. Light is a lamp that illuminates the darkness and therefore we are able to walk in the right direction.
I believe that the world today has lost this “light”. The leaders of each country are so occupied with their own country that they seem to have no time to worry about other countries. In these times, I would like to share with you the importance of walking as a child of light through today's scriptures. < /span>
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In response to the population survey, Joseph, who had been living in Galilee, took his wife Mary, who was pregnant, up to Bethlehem in Judea. However, all the inns were full, and Mary gave birth to Jesus in a stable where animals were staying. Thus, Jesus, who was born as the Savior of the world, was laid in a manger. The Bible says, “For there was no place for them to stay in the parlor.” However, there is no word for “lodging” in the original text. It says, “There was no room for them in the guest room.
We will read about what Christmas was all about, with Gospel of Luke as a clue.
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What kind of woman was Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ? Her birthplace, Nazareth, is a village whose name is never mentioned in the Old Testament. It was probably a lonely village far from the cities like Jerusalem. In Palestine at the time of Jesus, almost 90 percent of the population was engaged in agriculture. Mary was probably born into a farming family.
Then the angel Gabriel appears to her and tells her that she is carrying the Son of God in her womb. For Mary, this must have been “a bolt from the blue.”
But she finally answers the angel. “I am the Lord's servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.” In other words, Mary was a woman after God's own words.”
Today's passage describes the hymn that Mary uttered when she met Elisabeth and heard her words of blessing. This hymn of Mary is called the Magnificat (Latin), The Canticle of Mary (English), which begins, “Praise the Lord, my soul. On this morning of the third week of Advent, I would like to share with you the word of God from this hymn of Mary.