You likely have heard the term “The Glass Ceiling.” It is an unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities.  Part of the effects of the original sin and fall of man are the limits placed on mankind. In Luke 1:26-38 we meet Mary, the mother of Jesus for the first time. It is not an overstatement to say that a woman in Mary’s position, in the first century near east lived with many limitations on her. As a young woman that was engaged she was still under the authority of her father and was preparing to come under the authority of her husband to be, Joseph. Mary was limited by a man’s authority in her education, her business dealings and even the places she could go. But in Luke 1 Mary hears the wonderful news of God’s Advent in the child she would conceive by the Holy Spirit, whose name is Jesus. It was through that child God would fulfill the statement by the Angel, “For nothing is impossible with God.” Advent means that God comes into our lives to overcome sin, and the limitations sin places on us. When we receive Christ through personal surrender, the limitations of sin are replaced by the opportunities God provides for us to glorify Him. Join us this Sunday as we discover how Christmas Brings Limitless Opportunities.