"Jesus’ Birth Certificate: (Date)" – Luke 2:1-7 Advent Sermon Series Part II
Sermon by the Rev. Ben Brannan from Sunday, December 10, 2023. "Jesus was born when Quirinius was governor of Syria and was charged with conducting the registration, a symbol of Roman authority and oppression. To this, Jesus was born as the Messiah who would overthrow the powerful and lift up the oppressed.
"In those days, Jesus was born, period. Against and amid all that was happening in the world at that particular time, Jesus was born, born into this world, born into a family, born into a community, born into human history.
"Why does the date of Jesus’ birth matter? Because we see in it that Jesus the Christ was born into a world of tyranny, inequality, and pride. Born to be a light in that darkness. A world and darkness we also know all too well."
Read the manuscript on our website: https://www.spres.org/jesus-birth-certificate-date/
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