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January 1, 2017 message: “A Song of Trust for the New Year”

Simeon has waited, hoped, and trusted that God would deliver on God’s promises of a Savior. He greets Jesus – Emmanuel – and knows that “God is with us.” He praises God and claims that God comes in Jesus for all people. How do we find ourselves in a new year – looking back at those “God moments” that have sustained us, trusting that God walks with us into the future and confident of God’s promises and purposes for us?

To read Pastor Mary’s message, based on Luke 2: 25-35, click here.