“Where Is He Who Has Been Born King of the Jews?” (Matthew 2:1-12)

The Epiphany of Our Lord
Friday, January 6, 2023

“Where Is He Who Has Been Born King of the Jews?” (Matthew 2:1-12)

Today is the Epiphany of Our Lord, a major festival in the church year. Epiphany always falls on January 6, right after the twelve days of Christmas. The Holy Gospel for this day always is the story of the visit of the wise men, as found in Matthew chapter 2. And the question that the wise men ask gives us the theme for our message today: “Where Is He Who Has Been Born King of the Jews?”

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“Epiphany: Mystery Made Known” (Ephesians 3:1-12)

The Epiphany of Our Lord
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

“Epiphany: Mystery Made Known” (Ephesians 3:1-12)

I love a good mystery. Whether it’s Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot, it’s fun to track with the detective as he discovers the clues and uses his “little grey cells” and eventually comes to the solution of the mystery. What had long been hidden now is revealed, and we the readers finally know “whodunit.” I love a good mystery.

And tonight, on Epiphany, we have one. A good mystery, I mean. A very good mystery, full of good news for you and me. What was long hidden has now been revealed. It was there all along, the clues were there, but most people missed it. It was hidden in plain sight, so to speak. But now on Epiphany that mystery has been made known. We know “who done it” and what he has done. And so our theme tonight: “Epiphany: Mystery Made Known.”

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