Sermon Notes:

Series: Voices of Resistance

September 6, 2026 "Singing a Revolution"

By: Pastor Allison Otwell


Consider this...


Mary, the mother of Jesus, often appears as a meek and humble servant. Indeed, she models what it means to surrender to the will of the Spirit. However, in Luke’s gospel we get a different picture of Mary.

Mary sings a song of revolution. Her song is one of social reversal, of rulers being humbled and the humble being raised up. And she herself embodied this social reversal: a poor young Jewish woman who would give birth to a new kind of King. 

Mary shows us how our worship becomes our way of living, one that proclaims God’s order for the world and God’s kingdom here and now. 

  • Reflection & Prayer:

    Look to the margins, who is being neglected in your daily life by the powers of this “empire”? Pray, ask God to lead you in not only seeing those individuals, but in how you can love them and invite them into God’s kingdom. 


    • Does your life magnify the powers of this world, or the poor, the forgotten and those on the margins?

    Do the ways you live reflect the ways of God’s Kingdom?

    If your life is an act of worship, what are you currently worshipping?

What's Coming Next in our teaching series called "Voices of Resistance"



  • Join us for...

    Week 1: 8/30 "Singing in Victory and in Loss" by Pastor Allison Otwell

    Week 2:  9/6 "Singing a Revolution"  by Pastor Allison Otwell

    Week 3:  9/13 "Singing through an Apocalypse" by Pastor Allison Otwell


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