MAKING ROOM FOR OTHERS
Message Date: 12/10/23
Speaker: Pastor Matt Moore

MAKE ROOM

What if we allowed ourselves to make room for the most

things?

Luke 1:38

“I am the Lord’s servant.” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.”
“Despite her fears, uncertainties, and questions, Mary decided to

God’s divine plan for her life. She surrendered to God’s will.”

“Mary’s desire to serve God and surrender was greater than her

.”

“Mary demonstrates the power of pure

.”

“Mary desired and asked for God's will to be fulfilled in her life, no matter the cost. God's will for Mary's life involved a life-threatening circumstance because in Jewish tradition women who were unwed could be stoned to death for conceiving prior to marriage. But Mary's eyes weren't focused on her circumstances; they were focused on her God. She counted the cost and desired God's ways over her own dreams, her family's hopes, and society's expectations. Mary knew her purpose in life was to serve God and obey His every command.”

Luke 1:28

The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly

! The Lord is
with you.”

Luke 1:39-40

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,  where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted

.

We need other

to help us clarify and understand what God is speaking to us and about us.

This Advent Season, are you making room for others?

Luke 1:41-44

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby

in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has

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that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

Who are you making room for to talk about God in your life?

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore

one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Colossians 3:16

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you

and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

Romans 15:14

I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with

and

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to instruct one another.

Hebrews 3:13

But encourage one another

, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

Living in an Open Circle

We need other people to help us

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and

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what God is speaking to

us and about us.

Two Cautions:

*Be Discerning
*What is taking up space that you need to eliminate or scale back?

Visio Divina= ‘Divine Seeing’

Luke 1:56

Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about

months and then returned home.

Who are you making room for to talk about God in your life?

The invitation today is to Make Room for Others this holiday season.

Would you read the Bible Plan, How to Make and Keep Godly Friends, with us?

https://bible.com/p/62915810/61cf91f6deedb0727f1eb8c10ac9eeaa