A sermon by Rev. Rebecca White Newgren at Second Congregational UCC / First Presbyterian PCUSA Church of Rockford, Illinois
The Gospel Lesson: Luke 1:30-33
Old Testament Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-17
“We have so many blessings and so many opportunities…but the ones that are worth picking up are the ones that God ordains… There are some things that God will say to us, ‘Not yet.’ So we have to listen carefully as God calls us into the city and world as God continues to plant us here for the sole purpose of revealing God’s love, grace, and justice.” – Rev. Rebecca White Newgren