Salvation (839)
  1. Not only does God reveal the identity of Jesus in this season through what we see and hear Jesus doing and saying, but God also reveals His gracious will through Jesus despite what we see and hear.
  2. While the world and other religions might be fine with considering him everything but, the foremost thing our Jesus came to be and still remains is Jesus, Savior.
  3. The shepherds are the most unlikely people to play the role the angels cast them in.
  4. The episode of the boy Jesus in the Temple raises questions. It raised questions for Mary (and Joseph) and it raises questions for us.
  5. What we are asked to believe as we ponder the birth of this child is that in his coming, a new creation has dawned.
  6. The best we would have to look forward to, without Jesus, is a society dedicated to addressing problems and working through them.
  7. Luke does not say much else about Anna, especially in comparison to Simeon. But the fact that he mentions her suggests she has something to teach your hearers today.
  8. We don’t have to worry about deserving, earning, or reciprocating his gifts. Our Lord doesn’t give us what we deserve. We are given what he deserves, what Jesus has won for us.
  9. Your Christian faith is a bloody faith, and that ought not make you fearful or scared or embarrassed.
  10. The creation of this word reminds us that the Magnificat, like Christmas itself, is charged from the start with joy and praise.
  11. The thought of losing even one of those for whom his Son died pains God beyond belief, and the angels rejoice when even one of his children repents.
  12. Sometimes it is the unnamed characters in the Bible who can most help present-day readers find their own place in the biblical story.
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