Mystery and Wisdom
Redeemer Lutheran Church - LCMS
Charleston, WV
January 5, 2019, Second Sunday After Christmas

Message presented by Rev. Frank C. Ruffatto

Psalm 119:97-104
1 Kings 3:4-15
Ephesians 3:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12

January 6 is Epiphany. It is telling that an epiphany can be considered a sort of divine ‘a-ha!’ moment in one’s life. Officially, Epiphany is a Christian feast day that celebrates the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as we heard in the Gospel of Matthew this morning. So, in the life of the Church it is the ‘a-ha!’ that Jesus – the baby born in a manger in Bethlehem – is Divine – is God incarnate – that the one who spoke the world into existence and who formed me and you in our mothers’ wombs, has come to save the world from the sin which so permeates our lives and overwhelms our consciences.

In this episode of Redeemer’s Refuge, listen to what God uses Paul to tell the Ephesians, and us, about who He is in Christ Jesus and what this means in how He deals with and relates to us, His beloved children.