After church I went out with my roomie to an outlet mall and we walked around there for awhile. They were having a huge sale on clothes, so it was great to see the different deals that they had. The rest of the evening I have been relaxing which has been so nice. I was able to catch up with my brother and his wife and then I talked to my parents who happened to be visiting my Grandma Frazee.
Tomorrow it is back to the practice floor. We will lift in the morning and then practice. I will let you know how tomorrow goes. I hope everyone has had a great weekend!!
God bless,
Megan
Here are the notes from today's message:
12/14/14
Union Church Istanbul
Jonathan Blythe
“My Soul Magnifies the Lord”
Luke 1:39-56
God started something new out of something old when He allowed Mary to deliver Jesus.
Mary
· Blessed because she believed that the Lord would do what He said.
· Praises the Lord for His goodness
· Talks about God’s character
God used 2 unlikely people to bring honor and glory to Him!
APPLICATION:
What can we learn?
1. A New Creation has begun!
· God invites us ALL to a “new beginning”
2. It is God’s style to work in a humble way.
· Example – David being chosen as king
· God delights in showing His power through weakness; He loves using the “insignificant” and “humble”
3. We are to magnify the Lord.
· God used Mary to magnify himself.
· God wants to use each of us to magnify Him
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