The Inn Crowd: Mary

Sermon by Lay Leader Kelly Butz
This Advent Season as we prepare for the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, we will be looking into the lives of a few ordinary people that God used to do extraordinary things. How often do we dismiss our God given attributes and think that we are less than qualified to be humble servants of God to do extraordinary things? In today's fast paced world we so easily lose focus because the road seems too long or too difficult.
God chose Mary, a young, faithful peasant girl to bring the King of Kings into the world. God did not select her because of her social status, rather, he chose her because of her surrendered heart. Mary had to keep her eyes fixed on God each step of the way in order for the age old prophecy to be fulfilled. Join us Sunday as we look into Mary's heart and her journey to the manger. If we will just surrender, I think we will find that we have a little bit of Mary in each of us.