Kevin Dibbley - December 10, 2023
"The Glory of Immanuel"
This message is called, “The Glory of Immanuel”. In Matthew 1:18-25, Matthew succinctly describes the staggering event where the God of the universe took on our humanity. The God of glory became a living and breathing human baby. Omnipotence took on human weakness. Theologians call this stunning event, the Incarnation. C.S. Lewis called it “The Grand Miracle”. He wrote: “The Central Miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation… Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this… The fitness, and therefore credibility, of the particular miracles depends on their relation to the Grand Miracle; all discussion of them in isolation from it is futile.” If God did not become one of us, we could not become one with Him. The trajectory of human history completely shifted from hopelessness to glorious hope with God’s presence amongst us not as a military power but as a little child. We invite you to pray for a fresh sense of wonder and amazement this week that God planned and embraced this divine incarnation for our forgiveness and salvation. God really is with us.
Scripture References: Matthew 1:18-25
From Series: "What Child is This"
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