Pastor Stewart McAlpine presents a sermon on how Jesus chose the Twelve Apostles - "One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. At daybreak he called."
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been...
.. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
