Why God Chooses the Humble

"Our culture is fixated on being great, but Mary says, 'God fixes the world through the lowly.' Our culture calls the thoughts of the proud and the powerful 'visions'—they're visionaries—but God calls the humble to build His vision of heaven on earth." Do you ever wonder why other people are chosen over you? Why did they get the job? Why did they get the recognition? Why did they get the opportunity? In the back of your mind, you're probably thinking, "I'm better than them. I'm more deserving." That happened all throughout the Bible. That's probably what Mary's friends and David's older brothers thought. Understand what God's looking for and why He chooses certain people from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) as he read through https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A46-55&version=NIV (Luke 1:46-55) to continue our series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/how-to-follow-jesus/ (Learning to Follow Jesus). In this episode, we talk about humble leaders throughout the Bible. Listen to https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-god-care-the-most-about-in-people-1-sam-16-david-in-22-stories-1-samuel-2-samuel-devotions/ (What Does God Care the Most About in People?) from our last series on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcast-series/david-in-22-stories/ (David in 22) and check out Keith's sermon "https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/the-humble-king/ (The Humble King)" for more information. To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Facebook), https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO. Outline 0:20 - Veggie Tales! from Big Ideas 1:25 - The main problem 2:45 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A52-55&version=NIV (Luke 1.52-55) 3:20 - The definition of "not great" 4:00 - Mary 4:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A46-51&version=NIV (Luke 1.46-51) 5:20 - The agenda for Luke's gospel 6:05 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-god-care-the-most-about-in-people-1-sam-16-david-in-22-stories-1-samuel-2-samuel-devotions/ (David ) 6:55 - How Mary's words connect to our lives 7:20 - The great risk 8:05 - Reflect 8:35 - Subscribe. Rate. Share. Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO (https://www.facebook.com/TheCrossingCOMO) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo) Passages Luke 1.46-55: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A46-55&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A46-55&version=NIV) Luke 1.52-55: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A52-55&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A52-55&version=NIV) Luke 1.46-51: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A46-51&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A46-51&version=NIV) References Mary ("How to Give Your Life to God When It Feels Impossible"): URL David ("What Does God Care the Most About in People?"): https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-god-care-the-most-about-in-people-1-sam-16-david-in-22-stories-1-samuel-2-samuel-devotions/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-does-god-care-the-most-about-in-people-1-sam-16-david-in-22-stories-1-samuel-2-samuel-devotions/) Resources The Humble King: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/the-humble-king/ (https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/media-feeds/the-humble-king/) Sacra Pagina: The Gospel of Luke Commentary by Luke Timothy Johnson:...

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