Sermon / The Magnificat / Luke
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- A sermon on the Magnificat, Luke 1:46-55, given by the Rev. Justin Clemente at New Creation Church (Anglican), Hagerstown, MD on December 6, 2020 the Second Sunday in Advent. This sermon is part of a three-part series on Mary.
Sermon outline:
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Today is August 15, 2023. Today is The Festival of Mary, Mother of Our Lord. And on this Festival Day, let us pray for new mothers and also for mothers-to-be.
I am a liberal pastor and I would not say the Magnificat was 'lifted' but rather that it connects the prophecies and points the way to Jesus. Let us not fight among ourselves in the Body - there is so many ways we are similar (minus those on the edges). Let us rather serve God's people- surely we have more than enough to do.
Starr (or Cross!):
Thanks for commenting. More than anything, I hope that the sermon helped you to exalt, love, embrace, and trust Christ.
But, you've raised some points. So, a few thoughts/responses:
1) I'm glad you don't believe the Magnificat was lifted! But, one could believe that it connects the prophecies and points to Jesus while still believing it to be essentially a fabrication of the Early Church. The historical-critical method used by Liberal Protestantism did just this and greatly undermined the authority of Holy Scripture. So, I think my assessment in the sermon is fair.
2) Why/how is "liberal" a desirable (I want to say, legitimate) label? I mean liberal in the theological sense. Despite what I've said above, I typically try to eschew liberal vs conservative labels, preferring "orthodox" instead. Orthodoxy entails a vital connection with the Faith of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, submission to Scripture, the Creeds, and (for Anglicans like me) the 39 Articles, etc.
3) You mentioned in-fighting. The idea that liberals aren't actually and mainly the ones doing the fighting for the "change" they want to see in the church is patently false. Exhibit A: the last 50 or so years of The Episcopal Church. Exhibit B: the current state of the United Methodist Church.
While it is true that as a priest, I took a vow to "contend for the faith once and for all delivered," (Jude 1:3) that is a vastly different kind of fighting, sprung from entirely different motivations.
J+
I have never heard Protestants preach this part in the BIBLE