Tag: priest

  • What Child is This?

    What Child is This?

    This Child is the Eternal King, the Better Prophet, and the Great High Priest “What Child is This?” is one of the more Biblical modern Christmas hymns. It came from a longer Christmas poem, “The Manger Throne,” written by William C. Dix, an English lay hymnwriter about 1865. The melody “Greensleeves” is a traditional English folk tune.…

  • Three Mission Goals of Jesus the Christ and Believers as Christians

    Three Mission Goals of Jesus the Christ and Believers as Christians

      Luke 4:18-19 (text); Isaiah 61:1-2; Luke 4:16-21; Heidelberg Catechism Lord’s Day 12 September 21, 2014 * Download this sermon (PDF) Introduction Dear People of God: The Apostles’ Creed has four names for our Lord: Jesus, Christ, Son of God, and Lord. Last Lord’s Day, we focused on the name Jesus, a name that means…

  • “Good News in the Year of the Lord’s Favor”

    “Good News in the Year of the Lord’s Favor”

    When Christ first came preaching good news, he inaugurated “the year of the Lord’s favor.” When will this “year” end? When he returns from heaven to usher in the eternal Sabbath rest, the eternal jubilee of rest.