First Reformed Church

This sermon explores the theological significance of Christ's incarnation as the ultimate act of divine humility. By contrasting the self-exaltation of earthly rulers like Caesar and Herod with Jesus' voluntary descent from glory to a manger, the text highlights God's power to humble the proud and exalt the meek. The preacher emphasizes that acknowledging human limitations and dependence on grace is essential for true spiritual health. Drawing from Philippians 2 and Daniel 4, the message argues that Christ's humility serves as the model for believers to exhibit self-sacrificing love toward others. Ultimately, the sermon calls the congregation to respond to this grace by practicing mutual care, prayer, and genuine concern within the community of faith.

God is not silent and what He has spoken (promised), He will do. You can take that to the bank!Or better yet, you can entrust your eternal destiny on it. Do you have the faith of Abraham that is "fullyconvinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform" (Romans 4:21)?

God's gracious actions toward us include many things seen and unseen, unexpected and promised. What is your proper response to the sovereign and merciful grace of God? The outline of the sermons is as follows: I. Rejoicing in unexpected blessings (v. 57-58) II. Marveling in unexpected providence (v.59-66) III. What is the proper response to His sovereign gifts and graces?

Because true faith "is not only a certain knowledge, whereby I hold for truth all that God has revealed to us in His Word; but also a hearty trust, which the Holy Ghost works in me by the Gospel..." (Heidelberg Catechism Q. #21) it is extremely important to know the Gospel. Thus, the Holy Spirit moved Luke to write another account of the person and works of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we may "know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed."