Series C – First Sunday of Christmas – Thursday, December 24, 2015 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough
| Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough: |
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| 0:28 | the holy Gospel According to Saint Luke |
| 0:31 | Chapter 2 verses 22 through 40. |
| 0:35 | when the time of their purification |
| 0:37 | according to the law of Moses had been |
| 0:39 | completed Joseph and Mary took him to |
| 0:41 | Jerusalem to present him to the Lord as |
| 0:43 | it is written in the law of the Lord |
| 0:45 | every firstborn malice to be consecrated |
| 0:46 | of the Lord and to offer a sacrifice in |
| 0:49 | keeping with what is said in the law of |
| 0:51 | the Lord a pair of doves or two young |
| 0:53 | pigeons now there was a man in Jerusalem |
| 0:55 | called Simeon who was righteous and |
| 0:58 | devout and he was waiting for the |
| 1:00 | consolation of Israel and the Holy |
| 1:02 | Spirit was upon him it had been revealed |
| 1:04 | to him by the holy spirit that he would |
| 1:06 | not die before he had seen the Lord’s |
| 1:09 | Christ moved by the spirit he went into |
| 1:11 | the temple courts when the parents |
| 1:13 | brought in the Child Jesus the Child |
| 1:16 | Jesus to do for him what was the custom |
| 1:18 | the law required Simeon took him in his |
| 1:22 | arms and praised God saying Sovereign |
| 1:25 | Lord as you have promised you now |
| 1:27 | dismiss your servant in peace for my |
| 1:29 | eyes have seen your salvation which you |
| 1:31 | have prepared in the sight of all people |
| 1:32 | a light for Revelation to the Gentiles |
| 1:35 | and for Glory to your People Israel the |
| 1:38 | child’s father and mother marveled |
| 1:41 | at what was said about him then Simeon |
| 1:43 | blessed them and said to Mary his mother |
| 1:45 | this child is destined to cause the |
| 1:48 | falling and rising of many in Israel and |
| 1:50 | to be a sign that will be spoken against |
| 1:52 | so that the thoughts of many hearts will |
| 1:54 | be revealed and a sword will pierce your |
| 1:57 | own soul too |
| 1:59 | there was also a prophetess Anna the |
| 2:01 | daughter of fanuel of the tribe of Asher |
| 2:04 | she was very old she had lived with her |
| 2:07 | husband seven years after her marriage |
| 2:09 | and then was a widow until she was 84. |
| 2:12 | she never left the temple but worshiped |
| 2:15 | night and day fasting and praying coming |
| 2:17 | up to them at that very moment she gave |
| 2:19 | thanks to God and spoke about the child |
| 2:22 | to all who were looking forward to the |
| 2:24 | Redemption of Jerusalem when Joseph and |
| 2:27 | Mary had done everything required by the |
| 2:29 | law of the Lord they returned to Galilee |
| 2:31 | to their own town of Nazareth and the |
| 2:34 | child grew and became strong he was |
| 2:36 | filled with wisdom and the grace of the |
| 2:38 | Lord was upon him |
| 2:40 | in the name of Jesus |
| 2:43 | all right Our Gospel text today |
| 2:45 | is brimming teeming |
| 2:48 | crackling with prophetic significance |
| 2:50 | hopefully I’ll be able to tease it out |
| 2:52 | so that you can appreciate it we live in |
| 2:54 | days when people try to crack all kinds |
| 2:57 | of biblical codes and always they end up |
| 3:00 | missing the whole point The Book of |
| 3:01 | Revelation reveals that the spirit of |
| 3:03 | Prophecy or the testimony of Jesus is |
| 3:06 | the spirit of Prophecy it’s all about |
| 3:09 | Christ and what he’s doing for us and so |
| 3:11 | it’s important for us to note that this |
| 3:13 | is the very first time Our Gospel text |
| 3:15 | records that Jesus the Lord himself God |
| 3:19 | enters into his Temple it’s a big deal |
| 3:22 | so here’s what our text says when the |
| 3:25 | time came for their purification |
| 3:26 | according to the law of Moses you’re |
| 3:29 | going to hear this over and again in |
| 3:31 | this text according to the law of Moses |
| 3:33 | according to the law of Moses according |
| 3:35 | to the law and there’s a reason for this |
| 3:38 | because Jesus although he’s only a 40 |
| 3:41 | day old infant at this point is already |
| 3:43 | doing the substitutionary work of saving |
| 3:47 | you and me that requires him to be |
| 3:50 | actively and passively obedient to God’s |
| 3:52 | law to keep it perfectly for us and so |
| 3:56 | thankfully the Lord chose very wise |
| 3:58 | parents for our savior because there’s |
| 4:02 | things that have got to be done that |
| 4:04 | Jesus can’t do on his own he’s got to be |
| 4:06 | carried along to do so I was thinking of |
| 4:08 | Tyler as he was coming in this morning |
| 4:10 | like this with Kinsley right yeah well |
| 4:13 | that’s kind of Mary and Joseph today |
| 4:15 | they’re kind of coming into the temple |
| 4:17 | like that Jesus is not mobile on his own |
| 4:20 | so he’s got to be brought but all of |
| 4:22 | these things need to be done to fulfill |
| 4:23 | the law the law must be kept perfectly |
| 4:26 | otherwise Christ cannot be your |
| 4:27 | substitute cannot be your savior |
| 4:29 | so we learn here |
| 4:31 | time came for their purification |
| 4:33 | according to the law of Moses which kind |
| 4:35 | of begs the question what on Earth did |
| 4:38 | Mary need to be purified from |
| 4:40 | because |
| 4:42 | she conceived Christ |
| 4:45 | through her ears if you would through |
| 4:47 | the word of God in the in the angel |
| 4:49 | Gabriel |
| 4:50 | telling her that she would bear the |
| 4:51 | Messiah she was a virgin I mean you |
| 4:53 | could not think of a more holy and pure |
| 4:55 | conception and birth right well think of |
| 4:59 | it this way this is kind of where you |
| 5:01 | start to begin to see that |
| 5:02 | substitutionary work here because it’s |
| 5:05 | going to say that Christ is going to be |
| 5:06 | redeemed |
| 5:07 | but what does he need to be redeemed |
| 5:09 | from |
| 5:10 | he is sinless |
| 5:12 | so what we’re going to find here is that |
| 5:14 | Christ Our Redeemer is redeemed Jesus |
| 5:17 | becomes the redeemed Redeemer |
| 5:19 | and Jesus because ultimately when he |
| 5:21 | goes to the Cross he’s going to carry |
| 5:22 | the sins of the world on his back and |
| 5:24 | atone for them if you would |
| 5:26 | well that means that he becomes The |
| 5:29 | sinless Sinner |
| 5:30 | so already you kind of start to see this |
| 5:32 | in the text where this work where Christ |
| 5:35 | is our substitute he’s all of humanity |
| 5:38 | squished into one dude |
| 5:40 | come to redeem us I’m maybe that’s a |
| 5:43 | little too casual but you get the point |
| 5:45 | okay |
| 5:47 | so they brought him Jesus to Jerusalem |
| 5:49 | to present him to the Lord as it is |
| 5:51 | written in the law of the Lord every |
| 5:53 | male who first opens the womb Shall be |
| 5:56 | Called holy to the Lord and to offer a |
| 5:59 | sacrifice according to what is said in |
| 6:01 | the law of the Lord a pair of turtle |
| 6:02 | doves or two young pigeons a lot to |
| 6:05 | unpack even in that small statement now |
| 6:08 | just so you know we’re 40 days after the |
| 6:10 | birth of Christ we fast forward a little |
| 6:12 | bit we’re looking into the future if you |
| 6:14 | would uh liturgically and if you do the |
| 6:17 | math and the church fathers have done |
| 6:19 | the math on this and I went and did that |
| 6:21 | terrible thing math I mean you know what |
| 6:23 | I feel about math okay but I had to |
| 6:27 | double check to make sure this was legit |
| 6:29 | so I went and double checked and sure |
| 6:30 | enough if you do the math according to |
| 6:33 | the chronology given us by Luke himself |
| 6:36 | in this gospel it is 490 days when Jesus |
| 6:41 | shows up at the temples 490 days since |
| 6:44 | the appearance of the angel Gabriel in |
| 6:46 | the temple to Zachariah |
| 6:48 | you know announcing that his son would |
| 6:51 | be the Forerunner of the Messiah |
| 6:52 | announcing the arrival of the Messiah if |
| 6:55 | you would now this is where it gets fun |
| 6:56 | that is exactly 70 weeks |
| 7:00 | 70 weeks is hugely prophetic from The |
| 7:03 | Book of Daniel we read 70 weeks chapter |
| 7:06 | 9 verse 24 and 25 70 weeks are decreed |
| 7:09 | about your people and your Holy City to |
| 7:11 | finish transgression to put an end to |
| 7:13 | sin to atone for iniquity and to bring |
| 7:15 | in Everlasting righteousness to seal |
| 7:17 | both vision and profit and to anoint a |
| 7:20 | Most Holy place |
| 7:23 | so here we have a literal 70 weeks from |
| 7:25 | the announcing that the Messiah is on |
| 7:27 | the way to now his first appearance in |
| 7:30 | the temple and Malachi 3 1 starts to |
| 7:33 | ring in here behold I send my messenger |
| 7:35 | he will prepare the way before me and |
| 7:38 | the Lord whom you seek will suddenly |
| 7:41 | come into His Temple and so he has he’s |
| 7:45 | suddenly come into His Temple granted |
| 7:48 | it’s in a pram but he’s suddenly |
| 7:51 | appeared in his Temple and that’s kind |
| 7:53 | of thing no one expected him to show up |
| 7:55 | that way and yet he did right so the |
| 7:58 | redeemed Redeemer |
| 8:01 | this all points to Christ as our |
| 8:03 | substitute like I’ve said the Spotless |
| 8:05 | Lamb of God who takes away the sin of |
| 8:07 | the world or the sinless sinner has now |
| 8:09 | appeared |
| 8:10 | in the temple |
| 8:12 | because everything about Christ’s life |
| 8:14 | is ultimately about that blood sacrifice |
| 8:18 | for the Forgiveness of our sins and even |
| 8:20 | our text or Old Testament text |
| 8:23 | we read from here that this Old |
| 8:25 | Testament text is pointing to Jesus now |
| 8:28 | I don’t know how many of you have read |
| 8:31 | that book out there it’s called The |
| 8:32 | Blessed Life |
| 8:34 | it’s written by a gentleman by the name |
| 8:36 | of Robert Morris I do not recommend it |
| 8:38 | because Robert Morris takes this text |
| 8:40 | from Exodus it makes it about somehow |
| 8:42 | some kind of principle of the first you |
| 8:44 | give your first 10 and then God will |
| 8:46 | bless the rest that’s a racket all right |
| 8:49 | in the New Testament we are not under |
| 8:51 | the Old Testament Commandments of the |
| 8:53 | Mosaic Covenant to tithe and so Exodus |
| 8:55 | 13 isn’t about you giving anything to |
| 8:58 | God Exodus 13 is all about what Christ |
| 9:01 | has done for you and so now we learn |
| 9:04 | from this of what’s going on interesting |
| 9:06 | phrase let’s take a look again at our |
| 9:08 | Old Testament text |
| 9:10 | Chapter 13 Verse 1 the Lord said to |
| 9:12 | Moses consecrate to me all the firstborn |
| 9:14 | whatever is first to open the womb among |
| 9:17 | the people of Israel both man and Beast |
| 9:20 | of Beast is mine and truly Jesus is the |
| 9:24 | one who opened the womb of Mary |
| 9:25 | not a man it was he who did it |
| 9:28 | interesting way of putting it so then |
| 9:30 | Moses said to the people remember this |
| 9:31 | day in which you came out of Egypt out |
| 9:33 | of the house of slavery for by a strong |
| 9:36 | hand the Lord brought you out from this |
| 9:39 | place no leavened bread shall shall be |
| 9:41 | eaten when the Lord brings you into the |
| 9:44 | land of the Canaanites of it as he swore |
| 9:46 | to your forefathers that he shall give |
| 9:48 | it to you you shall set apart to the |
| 9:50 | Lord all the first that opens the womb |
| 9:53 | all the firstborn of your animals that |
| 9:55 | are males shall be the Lords every |
| 9:58 | firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem |
| 10:00 | with a lamb or if you will not redeem it |
| 10:02 | you shall break its neck every firstborn |
| 10:04 | of man among your sons you shall redeem |
| 10:06 | and when in time to come you ask your |
| 10:09 | sons what does this mean you should say |
| 10:11 | by a strong hand the Lord has brought us |
| 10:12 | out of Egypt from the house of slavery |
| 10:14 | for when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to |
| 10:17 | let us go the Lord killed all the |
| 10:19 | firstborn in the land of Egypt both the |
| 10:21 | firstborn of man and the firstborn of |
| 10:23 | animals therefore I sacrifice to the |
| 10:25 | Lord all the males that first open the |
| 10:27 | womb but all the firstborn of my sons I |
| 10:30 | redeem |
| 10:32 | interesting commandment all of this in |
| 10:34 | light of being brought out of slavery |
| 10:36 | which then shows us that the story of |
| 10:39 | The Exodus ultimately points really to |
| 10:42 | the same story that we find ourselves in |
| 10:43 | just like the children of Israel were |
| 10:45 | born in slavery slavery under Pharaoh a |
| 10:49 | false god king we are born in slavery |
| 10:52 | slavery to the devil a false god king |
| 10:55 | one who exalts himself to be God who |
| 10:57 | isn’t and the Lord is the one who |
| 10:59 | mightily saves us and this redeeming of |
| 11:02 | the firstborn all of this points to |
| 11:06 | Christ the firstborn son of Mary and the |
| 11:09 | only begotten Son of God all of this |
| 11:12 | ultimately has its fulfillment and |
| 11:13 | pointing to him and to his sacrifice and |
| 11:16 | what it means basically to redeem in |
| 11:19 | this case so if you have if you were |
| 11:20 | living in Israel at the time if you had |
| 11:22 | a firstborn son you take your son to the |
| 11:25 | temple and you’d offer a sacrifice to |
| 11:28 | redeem it you wouldn’t break your son’s |
| 11:29 | neck you’d redeem your son all right |
| 11:31 | basically say Lord he’s yours |
| 11:35 | here’s our sacrifice may we have him |
| 11:37 | back for a little bit of time |
| 11:40 | until he’s like old enough to drive and |
| 11:42 | then we’ll buy him luggage or something |
| 11:44 | right |
| 11:45 | that other parts stuff I added but you |
| 11:48 | get the point |
| 11:50 | okay |
| 11:52 | so this is what’s going on now |
| 11:54 | later in the Mosaic Covenant when this |
| 11:57 | law gets put into the Covenant itself |
| 12:01 | there is a Proviso |
| 12:03 | and the Proviso is is that if the people |
| 12:07 | the persons the family who is redeeming |
| 12:09 | their son cannot afford a lamb |
| 12:12 | then there’s a poverty level sacrifice |
| 12:15 | two turtle doves |
| 12:19 | and that’s what Christ was redeemed with |
| 12:22 | Mary and Joseph were poverty stricken |
| 12:25 | they couldn’t even afford a lamb and so |
| 12:28 | when you read that Christ is redeemed |
| 12:30 | according to the law with a pair of |
| 12:32 | pigeons two turtle doves |
| 12:35 | this shows that Mary and Joseph couldn’t |
| 12:37 | even afford a lamb |
| 12:39 | and this points to how Christ himself |
| 12:42 | God in human flesh if you would the |
| 12:45 | richest |
| 12:47 | well-being because he’s not a creature |
| 12:49 | the richest being that ever was and ever |
| 12:51 | will be |
| 12:53 | has come into the world and humbled |
| 12:56 | himself to the point of being born in |
| 13:00 | abject |
| 13:01 | poverty this is all part of his emptying |
| 13:04 | himself this is all part of his service |
| 13:07 | to us his humbling as he comes to serve |
| 13:11 | us not to be served |
| 13:13 | and so we now go back to our text so |
| 13:15 | while this is all going on this |
| 13:17 | Redemption is going on it says there was |
| 13:20 | a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon |
| 13:21 | and this man was righteous and devout |
| 13:24 | waiting for the consolation of Israel |
| 13:26 | and the Holy Spirit was upon him |
| 13:29 | it had been revealed to him by the holy |
| 13:31 | spirit that he would not see death |
| 13:33 | before he had seen the Lord’s Christ |
| 13:37 | fascinating way of putting it |
| 13:39 | a pastor of mine noted years ago that |
| 13:44 | Simeon wasn’t given a death sentence he |
| 13:46 | was given a life sentence he was |
| 13:48 | promised he would continue to live until |
| 13:49 | he saw the Messiah |
| 13:51 | so he was given a life sentence no death |
| 13:54 | for you |
| 13:55 | Simeon no death for you until right |
| 13:58 | and so the Holy Spirit was upon him and |
| 14:01 | he came into the uh he came in |
| 14:06 | in the spirit into the temple and when |
| 14:09 | the parents brought in the Child Jesus |
| 14:10 | to do for him according to the custom of |
| 14:12 | the law there it is again sacrificial |
| 14:15 | substitutionary work he took him up in |
| 14:18 | his arms and he blessed God and said |
| 14:22 | Lord now you let your servant go in |
| 14:25 | peace your word has been fulfilled |
| 14:28 | for my own eyes have seen your salvation |
| 14:30 | that you have prepared in the sight of |
| 14:32 | All Peoples a light for Revelation to |
| 14:34 | the Gentiles and the glory of your |
| 14:37 | People Israel do those words sound |
| 14:39 | familiar to any of you here |
| 14:42 | all right some of you yes some of you |
| 14:45 | look at me like what are you talking |
| 14:47 | about all right well let me explain |
| 14:50 | in the historic liturgy which the church |
| 14:53 | has had for millennia this is a song |
| 14:57 | that’s part of the Liturgy and it’s |
| 14:59 | called the Midas |
| 15:01 | all right see if you I’ll I’ll torture |
| 15:05 | you guys with my rendition of it but it |
| 15:07 | goes like this Lord now you let your |
| 15:10 | servant go in peace your word has been |
| 15:14 | fulfilled my own eyes have seen thy |
| 15:19 | salvation which you have prepared in the |
| 15:23 | sight of every people |
| 15:26 | all lie to reveal you to the Nations and |
| 15:32 | the glory of your People Israel and then |
| 15:36 | everyone sings glory be to the father |
| 15:40 | and to the son and to the Holy Spirit |
| 15:44 | as it was in the beginning is now and |
| 15:50 | will be forever amen messed up the last |
| 15:54 | part but you get the point okay that is |
| 15:57 | a song that Christians have sung for |
| 15:59 | millennium and these are the words of |
| 16:01 | sim is called the nutmitus and the |
| 16:03 | lutherans did something outrageous they |
| 16:06 | tinkered with the Liturgy shortly after |
| 16:08 | the reformation and they moved the |
| 16:11 | naktimetus they moved it and you know |
| 16:14 | where they moved it to right after the |
| 16:17 | Lord’s Supper |
| 16:19 | right after the Lord’s Supper that was |
| 16:20 | the big Lutheran Innovation we took the |
| 16:23 | song that everyone’s been singing we |
| 16:25 | stuck it right after that and here’s why |
| 16:26 | because Simeon says Lord now you let |
| 16:29 | your servant go in peace |
| 16:31 | your word has been fulfilled |
| 16:34 | Simeon is saying Lord now |
| 16:38 | I’m ready to die |
| 16:40 | if you were to ask a Lutheran catechuman |
| 16:43 | you know 12 year old boy or girl getting |
| 16:45 | ready to go into catechism class you |
| 16:48 | know what that song’s all about they’d |
| 16:49 | probably say something to the effect of |
| 16:51 | well that’s a song We Sing when church |
| 16:53 | is over we’re getting really close to it |
| 16:54 | Lord just let us go in peace we’re just |
| 16:57 | about done thank God right that’s how |
| 17:00 | they talk I don’t know why they talk |
| 17:01 | this way but not like I’ve raised any |
| 17:04 | Lutheran kids any but anyway the idea |
| 17:08 | here though is that’s not declaring that |
| 17:10 | the service is over it’s declaring that |
| 17:14 | because we have seen the salvation of |
| 17:17 | God and truly we do see God’s salvation |
| 17:19 | because Christ is present with us we |
| 17:22 | begin in the name of the father and the |
| 17:24 | Son and the Holy Spirit and God’s word |
| 17:27 | says we’re two or more are gathered in |
| 17:29 | Christ’s name he is there among us and |
| 17:31 | he is also among us when we take the |
| 17:33 | Lord’s supper and we come to the rail |
| 17:35 | here and you hear these words take e |
| 17:37 | this is the body of Christ broken for |
| 17:39 | you take drink this is the True Blood of |
| 17:42 | Christ shed for you for the Forgiveness |
| 17:44 | of your sins and so it’s appropriate |
| 17:46 | that we end and sing Lord now you let |
| 17:49 | your servant go in peace your word has |
| 17:51 | been fulfilled because when you hear the |
| 17:54 | Absolution when you hear the gospel of |
| 17:56 | the Forgiveness of your sins when you |
| 17:58 | receive Christ’s body and blood for the |
| 18:00 | Forgiveness of your sins you like Simeon |
| 18:03 | are ready to die |
| 18:06 | you really are |
| 18:08 | you can go in peace because God has made |
| 18:12 | peace with you for you in Christ and so |
| 18:17 | these are very important words and this |
| 18:20 | is why the church historically has sung |
| 18:22 | these words as part of the liturgy |
| 18:25 | so depart in peace |
| 18:27 | so his father and his mother marveled at |
| 18:31 | what was said about him marveled |
| 18:34 | Simeon blessed them and said to marry |
| 18:36 | his mother |
| 18:37 | behold |
| 18:39 | this child is appointed for the fall and |
| 18:43 | the rising of many in Israel |
| 18:45 | and for a sign that is opposed |
| 18:49 | keep this in mind when it comes to Jesus |
| 18:53 | you are either a Believer or you are an |
| 18:56 | unbeliever |
| 18:57 | you are either at peace with God |
| 19:00 | and have received the Forgiveness of |
| 19:02 | your sins penitently on your knees |
| 19:05 | or you are hostile to God |
| 19:07 | there is no |
| 19:09 | third ground no one in Switzerland when |
| 19:12 | it comes to Jesus you can’t say I’m |
| 19:15 | neutral |
| 19:16 | no it’s one or the other and so here |
| 19:18 | Simian is prophesying this and telling |
| 19:21 | some important things to Mary that he’s |
| 19:22 | going to be a sign that is opposed |
| 19:25 | and a sword will pierce through your own |
| 19:28 | soul also |
| 19:31 | have any of you seen that amazing |
| 19:32 | Michelangelo statue of The Piazza |
| 19:35 | all right you know what that is it’s a |
| 19:38 | it’s a statue and there’s Mary and she’s |
| 19:41 | holding the dead corpse of Christ |
| 19:44 | and where this is supposedly to have |
| 19:45 | taken place is while she was there when |
| 19:48 | Christ was crucified she watched him die |
| 19:51 | and so after he’s let down from the |
| 19:53 | cross |
| 19:54 | well the artists basically depict that |
| 19:57 | moment in What’s called the pieta |
| 20:00 | and if you think about it all of us who |
| 20:03 | are parents the last thing on earth we |
| 20:05 | ever want to see is one of our children |
| 20:07 | die |
| 20:09 | and here Simeon moved by the holy spirit |
| 20:13 | prophetically is letting Mary know |
| 20:16 | of the suffering that she’s going to |
| 20:18 | experience |
| 20:19 | because of her own son |
| 20:21 | she too will have a sword Pierce her own |
| 20:24 | soul as she watches her son and her |
| 20:27 | savior die |
| 20:29 | and then he concludes with this so the |
| 20:32 | thoughts of many hearts may be revealed |
| 20:34 | and there was a prophetess Anna daughter |
| 20:37 | of fanuel of the tribe of Asher think of |
| 20:40 | it this way Simeon and Anna really old |
| 20:45 | really old in a sense they kind of |
| 20:47 | represent the old Covenant the Old |
| 20:49 | Testament the Old Testament has run its |
| 20:51 | course it’s become aged |
| 20:54 | it’s got all kinds of wrinkles it’s |
| 20:55 | crackly it’s on its last leg the New |
| 20:58 | Covenant is about to Spring forth so |
| 21:00 | Anna and Simeon in a very real way kind |
| 21:03 | of embody the the prophets and Moses and |
| 21:06 | the old Covenant itself ready to give |
| 21:09 | way |
| 21:10 | to the Next Generation the New Covenant |
| 21:12 | and Anna again you can’t make this stuff |
| 21:15 | up |
| 21:16 | you know she was married for seven years |
| 21:19 | and biblically seven is the perfect |
| 21:22 | number for God |
| 21:24 | and how many tribes were there in Israel |
| 21:27 | 12 well 7 times 12 is 84 and she’s 84 |
| 21:32 | years old |
| 21:33 | again one of those things you sit there |
| 21:35 | and go hmm that’s numerically |
| 21:38 | interesting somewhat significant there’s |
| 21:40 | a Gentleman on YouTube by the name of |
| 21:42 | William Tapley I wish you’d spend more |
| 21:43 | time trying to crack these kinds of |
| 21:45 | codes but anyway it says of Anna the |
| 21:47 | daughter of Faneuil she was advanced in |
| 21:49 | years having lived with her husband |
| 21:50 | seven years from when she was a virgin |
| 21:51 | and then as a widow until she was 84. |
| 21:54 | she did not depart from the temple |
| 21:56 | worshiping and fasting and prayer night |
| 21:58 | and day and coming up at that very hour |
| 22:00 | she began to give thanks to God and to |
| 22:02 | speak of him to all who are waiting for |
| 22:04 | the Redemption |
| 22:06 | of Jerusalem |
| 22:08 | look at that |
| 22:10 | a woman prophet |
| 22:12 | comes picks up Jesus and says this is |
| 22:15 | the one |
| 22:17 | I’m sure there were people looking at |
| 22:18 | her going granny what are you talking |
| 22:21 | about |
| 22:22 | you know are you talking like this kid’s |
| 22:25 | the Messiah he is he is right and the |
| 22:28 | holy spirit’s the one who reveals all of |
| 22:30 | this |
| 22:32 | it’s amazing stuff so when they had |
| 22:35 | performed everything according to the |
| 22:36 | law of the Lord there it is again |
| 22:38 | performed everything according to the |
| 22:39 | law Jesus has come to fulfill the law |
| 22:41 | Galatians 4 verses four through five |
| 22:43 | when the fullness of time had come God |
| 22:46 | sent forth his son born of a woman |
| 22:49 | born under the law |
| 22:51 | why to redeem those who are under the |
| 22:54 | law so that we might receive adoption as |
| 22:57 | Sons |
| 22:58 | yeah Jesus was born so that we can be |
| 23:01 | born again |
| 23:03 | that’s the idea here |
| 23:05 | and so he’s already fulfilling his work |
| 23:07 | and then it says they return to Galilee |
| 23:08 | to their own town of Nazareth and the |
| 23:10 | child grew became strong filled with |
| 23:12 | wisdom and the favor of God was upon him |
| 23:16 | fascinating story is it not |
| 23:19 | so what’s it all mean what’s your |
| 23:21 | application go and believe |
| 23:24 | this that God himself has suddenly |
| 23:27 | appeared in his Temple and he’s done so |
| 23:29 | to redeem you he who did not need to be |
| 23:33 | redeemed was redeemed so that you can be |
| 23:34 | redeemed that’s a lot of redemption |
| 23:36 | going on there right |
| 23:38 | or as Simeon says |
| 23:41 | now that you believe and you’ve seen |
| 23:43 | your salvation you now can depart in |
| 23:46 | peace you are ready to die |
| 23:49 | you are ready to die today tomorrow 30 |
| 23:52 | years from now or ready to live when |
| 23:55 | Christ appears because you have peace |
| 23:58 | with God because your King has suddenly |
| 24:00 | come into His Temple |
| 24:02 | and has done so to fulfill the law in |
| 24:05 | your place so that he can die in your |
| 24:08 | place and be punished for your sins so |
| 24:10 | that you might live and be adopted as |
| 24:13 | sons and truly that’s what you are you |
| 24:15 | washed baptized Believers here at Kong’s |
| 24:17 | Winger you are the children of God |
| 24:20 | adopted into his family and you pray |
| 24:22 | things like Our Father Who Art in Heaven |
| 24:25 | you’re not asking for a potential father |
| 24:27 | my potential Father Who Art in Heaven I |
| 24:29 | hope that I’m good enough to hallow thy |
| 24:31 | name no |
| 24:33 | you have been made good enough by what |
| 24:36 | Christ has done for you and all of this |
| 24:38 | is gift |
| 24:40 | which makes Christmas all tomorrow |
| 24:41 | better does it not |
| 24:43 | in the name of Jesus Amen |
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