The One For All

Happy Epiphany to you all! 

Epipha-what?
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That’s right, today is a party day in the life of the church. This is the church calendar day known as “The Epiphany of our Lord.”

​Every year on the twelfth day of Christmas, January 6th, this commemoration is observed in the church as a celebration of Jesus’ manifestation (in Greek lit. epiphany) to earth as both 100% God and 100% man.  “From heaven above to earth He comes, to bear good news to every home!” (LSB 358)    If Christmas celebrates the Father’s giving of the gift of Christ Jesus to us sinners, then Epiphany might be said to be the Father unwrapping this gift for us. During the weeks of Epiphany the Father is making His Son known to the world. The redemptive and saving work of Jesus shines forth from heaven and is revealed to all mankind. Throughout this Epiphany season we rejoice over and declare loudly that Jesus is the Savior of ALL people—Jews and Gentiles alike.

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