Our Sunday Messages

David Hansen - The Adoration of Jesus by Simeon Luke 2:25-35 Before meeting Simeon and Anna, this child Jesus (born under the law) ‘met’ Moses:1. On the 8thday He was circumcised (Gen 17, Lev 12:3) and named.2. Mother and son observed 40 days of blood ‘quarantine’, according to Leviticus 12:1-8.3. On the 40thday He, as the firstborn male was presented and redeemed, according to Ex 13:1-15, via sacrifice of turtledoves. “It has been observed that beside every humiliation connected with the humanity of the Messiah, the glory of His divinity was also made to shine forth.” The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, by Alfred E. Edersheim, D.D. (1883). HUMANITY Born of a humble maiden of Nazareth Infant Saviour was cradled in a manger. He hungered & thirsted in the wilderness. Submitted to baptism. Mary & Joseph could only bring the offering of the poor to the Temple (two turtledoves). HUMANITY Born of a humble maiden of Nazareth. DIVINITY An angel announced His birth. A shining host of heaven hymned