In the inaugural sermon of Christ the King Reformed Church, Derrick Taylor preaches on Mary’s Magnificat, the church’s first great Advent song, teaching believers to wait, hope, and sing as God fulfills ancient promises in Christ. The sermon traces Mary’s humility, faith, and deep scriptural awar…
After 430 years of God’s apparent silence, the birth of John the Baptist announces that the covenant-keeping God has visited and redeemed His people. Zacharias’ “Benedictus” ties together Abraham, David, the Exodus, and the coming Christ, showing that Advent is not sentimental waiting but covenant…
On the night Jesus was born, God didn't send angels to palaces or temples—He sent them to ordinary shepherds working the night shift. Heaven broke into the darkness with news of great joy: "Unto you is born this day a Savior, which is Christ the Lord." The shepherds didn't stay in the fields wonde…
Simeon's song "Now let depart" reveals the ultimate freedom of dying to self—a man so captivated by seeing God's salvation in the infant Christ that he can release his grip on life itself with perfect peace. This Advent sermon explores how true faith conquers not just the fear of death, but our des…
God demands a new song not because He's chronologically needy, but because the Incarnation is so staggeringly excellent that our old hymns won't cut it—Christ Himself is the unwonted praise-song that warrants our most ardent attempts at worship, even though they'll all fall short. This isn't abou…
