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A sermon is a manner of oral communication and therefore words and sentence structure/order would be added, altered, or deleted at the moment of delivery. + In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner The Bible uses many different images to help us understand the awesome work that Jesus does for us. The Lamb of God is a very important title for Jesus. All of our preparations for Christmas: the decorations, the wrapped presents, the Christmas cards, and the Christmas program, are extravagant in comparison to the conditions under which Jesus was born. When the shepherds came in from the fields they arrived at a stable in That baby they saw that night is what saves us from all that is dark and scary. Thirty years later John the Baptist with confidence pointed to Jesus, now a man, and said, “Look the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” Who is the Lamb of God? The Lamb of God is a baby born in a stable in The Lamb of God is that man along the The Lamb of God is the one who dies on the cross, as a sacrifice for our sins. When John the Baptist pointed to Jesus his announcement did not seem to make much difference to the people. Jesus is the Lamb of God and this is the truth not just because John the Baptist pointed and said it. We all are like sheep that have gone astray. We are lost sheep. Sheep are very, very stupid and stubborn animals. Sheep smell and they easily get sick. The Lamb of God, Jesus, was blameless, harmless, faultless, innocent, but he joins us. Having never strayed from the will of his father he nevertheless joins us. Before we look at the cross I want us to remember that Jesus born a baby in The Good Shepherd is a very comforting way to learn about Jesus. The lives Jesus touched were turned around just like a shepherd would touch a sheep that is going the wrong direction. --this sermon was a part of a Christmas program and was adapted on the spot to include imagery from the Old Testament. |
