{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FA Church","title":"A Faith That Costs - Sebastian Martinez | First Assembly Church","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1611,"description":"This past Sunday, Pastor Sebastian Martinez preached a message entitled “A Faith that Costs.” Pastor Sebastian walked us through Mary’s story in Luke 1, highlighting three movements in the text: God’s initiating grace in the Annunciation, Mary’s faith-filled response in the Conversation, and her worshipful surrender in the Magnificat. He emphasized Mary’s remarkable faith—one that trusted God despite the cost and the scandal of grace—captured in her words, “I am the Lord’s servant… may your word to me be fulfilled.” By connecting Mary’s song with Hannah’s prayer, Pastor Sebastian reminded us that God is faithful to His promises, lifts the humble, fills the hungry, and reverses human power. This message calls us to a faith that responds to God’s revelation with worship, surrender, and trust, knowing we are part of a much greater story.\n✍️ Notes\n⭑ The call that changed it all​\n3 Movements of the Text​:\n1. The Annunciation - God's initiating grace​\n2. The Conversation – Mary’s Faith​\n3. The Magnificat – Mary’s Worship​\n​\n26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town​ In Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel of the Lord went to her and said, \"Greetings you who are highly favoured! The Lord is with you.\"​ 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.​ 30 But the angel said to her, \"Don't be afraid, ​Mary; you have found favour with God. 31 You​ will conceive and give birth to a son, and you​ are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.\" Luke 1:26-33 (NIV)​\n⭑ A Remarkable Faith​\n⭑ The scandal of grace​\n38 \"I am the Lord's servant, \"Mary answered. May your word to me be fulfilled.\" Then the angel left her....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2rS6CncygjSrU4_eAytDXGn13c_aC8wKWWeu0LjCRnQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTgy/MDQxMzg5MTZiY2M3/MzMxYjY2OWU4N2U0/ZTA0Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}