Matthew 2:1-18: The Feast of the Holy Innocents (Feasts of Remembrance)

Welcome to the 4th sermon in our series on the Feasts of Christmas. (4 of 5)

Up until a couple of centuries ago, there was no mass printing of books. Individuals had little opportunity to read the Bible themselves. So, the Church put together a calendar by which they would tell the whole story of Scripture throughout the year. Advent was the start of the year, a time to look at the Old Testament and anticipate the birth of the Messiah. Christmas then was the second season of the church year, the time that focuses on the coming of Jesus and the new life that we can have with his coming. In this series we are going to look at some feasts the early church began to celebrate that call attention to what actions our lives should have because Christ has come.