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16 mins read|12/28/21
The Christmas Story No One Wants to Talk About: The Holy Innocents
A madman king. State-decreed infanticide. A fleeing holy family. What does all this have to do with Christmas? And how did a day of horror also become a day of hope? Today, December 28, the church remembers The Holy Innocents. -
8 mins read|12/23/19
Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23 (Christmas 1: Series A)
On the other side of Christmas, we find (1) senseless suffering and (2) unstoppable salvation. A sermon on these verses should be honest about both. -
10 mins read|12/16/15
The King is Dead. Long Live the King!
While reading Matthew chapter 2 where the story of the Three Kings, Wise Men, or Magi is found, I was captivated by the part King Herod played in the story. Herod, who had befriended Mark Anthony and Octavius, had been given the rule of Palestine and was crowned King of the Jews.
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Matthew 2:13-23 – Christmas 1 (A)
In this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson and John Hoyum discuss Matthew's account of the slaughter of infant boys by Herod at Bethlehem, along with the flight of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus to Egypt. -
A Carpenter, a Young Girl, and God walk into Egypt . . .
. . . but the joke's on Herod. Joseph takes Mary and baby Jesus to refuge in Egypt, and all that happens in Matthew 2 is done in order to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament. -
When Herod Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy
King Herod's rule is threatened when the Magi come to worship the one born King of the Jews. But did they spill the beans? -
2018 Christmas Special
It's almost Christmas! And that means 40 Minutes in the Old Testament and 30 Minutes in the New Testament are coming together again. Daniel, Chad, and Erick take a look at the 2nd chapter of Matthew and the passages he cites from Micah and Hosea. -
2018 Christmas Special
It's almost Christmas! And that means 40 Minutes in the Old Testament and 30 Minutes in the New Testament are coming together again. Daniel, Chad, and Erick take a look at the 2nd chapter of Matthew and the passages he cites from Micah and Hosea.
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