Sermons
Aaron Goetzinger - January 7, 2024
Good News for the World
Today we celebrate the Epiphany of our Lord. Epiphany comes from a word meaning “reveal.” The good news of Jesus birth was first revealed to Israelites: the shepherds, Simeon, Anna. But today, the Lord miraculously guides foreigners across countless miles, so the good news of Jesus could be revealed to them as well. While often good news is for a particular individual, God’s Good News is for everyone–Jesus has come to be the Savior of the world.
Scripture References: Matthew 2:1-12
From Series: "Good News For Christmas"
Imagine that your neighbor comes up to you and says, “Good News! We’re finally heading out for vacation.” While you may happy for him, it’s really only news—it’s good news for him but affects your life very little. Or imagine that you read in the news that two countries were in peace talks. You may be very happy at the prospect of peace, but unless it was your country then the peace talks are just news. Good news is always specific to you. In order for news to be good news it has to speak to a predicament you find yourself in. And in order for news to be truly good then it has to do something more than just make you happy. This Christmas God has news for you that is actually good. It speaks to a situation you are in and the goodness of the news lasts until eternity.
