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Sermon
for Christmas Eve 12/24
First Thoughts:
“Galilee of the Nations” is singled out in this prophecy. We hear it every
year, but our minds go instantly to the words we understand, like “Prince of
Peace.” Less understood is the historical background – the massing of armies marching against the nation of Judah - all of them going through Galilee. That was the time of Isaiah. The time of Jesus was no less bloody with the Holy Family moving around to avoid the wrath of Herod. Today, there is still "wars and rumors of wars". For all of us, something new comes to Galilee, for “a child is born, a son is given.” God challenges His people - then and now - to put our trust in Him, no matter what the world is like around us. He will always be our Prince of Peace.
“War
and Peace”
Outline:
From Ahaz to Herod
From Virginia to Afghanistan
From heaven to earth
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