Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon:
January 6th - Epiphany - The Magi and The End of National Gods
In this fascinating study on Epiphany, Tim looks at the journey of the Magi and the powerful and wonderfully unique beauty of the story of Jesus.
One of the key things the gospel teaches us is that Jesus Christ is the end of "national gods".
Throughout history different peoples and nations have their "god" and they will hire a "prophet" to tell them that "their god" is gonna beat the other "god" on the battlefield. But Jesus is the end of national gods. A beautiful paradox: He's the end of national gods because Jesus is both bigger and smaller than them. They don't get born as vulnerable infants who will die. Jesus is both the "logos" (the creative word through whom all things were created, incarnate in nature), and born completely vulnerable and giving himself in self-giving love to every one of us, in every nation, tribe and tongue throughout all time. God for the WHOLE COSMOS, God for the ENTIRETY of All That IS.
Paul says in Ephesians 3, "Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power. Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ, and to make everyone see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things..."
This is a beautiful sermon weaving in the stories of JRR Tolkien and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that help to reveal the beautiful story of Jesus.
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May the peace of God be with you today.
