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Dec 22
45m 34s

First Light: Advent 2025 - Mary (Love)

BRIDGETOWN CHURCH
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Luke 1v26-38 with Tyler Staton Centered on Mary’s encounter with the angel in Luke 1, the story of the Annunciation shows grace interrupting darkness and God’s promises taking root in ordinary lives. It invites a posture of waiting, trust, and openness to receive what God is forming within us. bridgetown.church/teaching 
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