Tag: Matthew 2

  • The King-Priest is Worshiped at His Birth and Honored at His Death

    The King-Priest is Worshiped at His Birth and Honored at His Death

      Psalm 45:6-7; Matthew 2:7-12; John 19:38-42 (text) December 20, 2015 * Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Everyone loves the Nativity scene: a cute baby in a manger holding out his hands in blessing; Mary and Joseph in wonderment of their firstborn son; lowly shepherds and three kings kneeling in worship; and adorable…

  • “A Hebrew Son Cast into the Nile”

    “A Hebrew Son Cast into the Nile”

    In these two great events, the ark and the basket are foreshadows of our Lord Jesus Christ, who offered his body and blood to save his people from slavery to sin.

  • First Sunday of Advent 2013: “A Hebrew Son Cast into the Nile”

    First Sunday of Advent 2013: “A Hebrew Son Cast into the Nile”

    “When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, ‘I drew him out of the wate’r” (Exodus 2:10). “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).

  • “She Gave Birth to A Male Child” Whom the Dragon Wanted to Devour

    “She Gave Birth to A Male Child” Whom the Dragon Wanted to Devour

    God will nourish and preserve you in your pilgrimage through this wilderness of sin. He nourishes your souls when you read and hear the preaching of his Word and when you partake of the Lord’s Supper. These are your weapons against Satan’s raging flood of wicked lies and deceptions through false teachers and others who…

  • God Reveals His Son through an Evil King

    God Reveals His Son through an Evil King

      Text: Matthew 2:13-18 Scripture Readings: Hosea 11:1-2; Jeremiah 31:15-17; Genesis 35:16-20; Matthew 2:13-23 December 28, 2008 • Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction This day is called “Holy Innocents Day” by the Roman Catholic Church to commemorate the massacre of infants two years and younger in Bethlehem by King Herod after Jesus was born. During the early…

  • The Star and Scepter of God’s People

    The Star and Scepter of God’s People

      A popular Christmas story is that of the coming of the three wise men, or Magi, to worship the baby Jesus born to be our Savior. This story has several parallels—contrasts—to the story of Balak, Balaam and Israel. Text: Numbers 24:17-19 • Scripture Readings: Numbers 22:1-6, 24:1-5, 15-19; Matthew 2:1-12 © December 7, 2008 • Download this…