Isaiah 7:14 & Colossians 1:15–20

In this episode we are looking at Luke 1:39–56, Mary’s Magnificat, a song that announces God’s great reversal—that He sees, chooses, and honours the lowly. Though the world often lifts up the powerful and overlooks the humble, Mary proclaims that God’s kingdom works in the opposite direction. Through her prophetic words and the wider story of Scripture, we see a God who notices the overlooked, calls the ordinary into His purposes, and ultimately honours those who walk humbly with Him. From Mary in Nazareth to William Carey the poor cobbler, and right through to believers today in small places like Geraldine, the Magnificat reminds us that in Christ, the humble are never forgotten and nothing done for Him is ever small. Luke 1:39-56

In Luke 1:26–38 we see the pattern of how God works in a person’s life. Grace calls—God moves first, stepping toward Mary before she takes a single step toward Him. Grace steadies—He meets her honest question with reassurance, explanation, and evidence so she can trust Him without shutting down her mind. And grace enables—giving Mary the strength to say, “I am the Lord’s servant; let it be to me according to Your word.” Mary’s story shows that faith is not blind and obedience is not self-generated; God initiates, God strengthens, and God empowers. Our part is simply to respond to His grace with a willing “yes.” Let this passage call us to listen, to trust, and to step forward when God speaks.

Luke 1:26–38

Romans 16:1–16 may look like a simple list of names, but behind each greeting is a story of faith, courage, and quiet endurance. In this message, “The Quiet Revolution: How Ordinary People Changed the World,” we explore how God used overlooked believers — slaves, mothers, workers, and house-church hosts — to launch a revolution of grace that transformed the Roman Empire. From Phoebe and Priscilla to Blandina and Perpetua, we see that God delights to use faithful, forgotten people to change the world. And He continues His work through us today, through ordinary acts of Spirit-filled love that may be forgotten by history but are remembered by God. Romans 16:1-16