The Battlefield of Christmas

Pastor Noyes preaches out of Matthew 2:16–18, showing that the slaughter of the innocents is not an isolated tragedy but part of the ancient spiritual war promised in Genesis 3:15, where the serpent repeatedly targets life, especially children, in a desperate attempt to thwart God’s redemptive plan. The sermon calls the church to see Bethlehem’s grief through the lens of covenant hope, affirm the sacredness of human life, welcome children as full members of God’s kingdom, and trust that in Christ’s self-giving death and resurrection, evil, sorrow, and death do not have the final word.