God and Sinners Reconciled

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In public these days, Christmas is seen as meaning that if we work hard, if we hold hands and breathe in unison, if we get together, we can make the world a better place. It’s like the song in the Live Aid concert in 1985, “We Are the World.” That’s what most people think the meaning of Christmas is. But after that 1985 concert, Bob Dylan said to the press that he was uncomfortable singing a song like that. They asked him why. He said, “Because man cannot save himself.” So we look today unto Bob Dylan for the true meaning of Christmas—because he got it right. The Bible says Jesus Christ came because we cannot save ourselves. Colossians 1 shows us 1) the need for reconciliation, 2) the way of reconciliation, and 3) the radical, thorough results of reconciliation. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 24, 1995. Series: Advent: God and Sinners Reconciled. Scripture: Colossians 1:19-23. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel in life. Does it seem like God is working very slowly in your life or do you feel like he may have forgotten his promises altogether?
0:12.0	Today Tim Keller is preaching on the incredible may have forgotten his promises altogether?
0:12.8	Today Tim Keller is preaching on the incredible hope
0:15.4	that the Christmas story brings.
0:17.4	The birth of Jesus shows us that God never forgets his promises
0:21.4	and that when they come true, they are greater than we ever could
0:24.7	have imagined.
0:27.7	The passage on which the teaching is taken this morning is found in your bullet and it's printed.
0:35.0	It's from Colossians chapter one, Paul's letter to the Colossians.
0:40.0	And we've been looking at this chapter through the four weeks of December, the four weeks leading up to Christmas.
0:46.0	And let me read you this passage now.
0:49.0	One, Closians 1 verses 19 to 23. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him and through
0:59.9	him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by
1:06.1	making peace through his blood shed on the cross.
1:10.1	Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior,
1:15.2	but now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you wholly
1:21.2	in his sight without blemish, and free from accusation if you continue in your
1:27.3	faith, established and firm not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been
1:34.4	proclaimed to every creature under heaven and of which I, Paul, have become a
1:39.8	servant. And this is God's word.
1:45.0	Now, there's always two questions, there's always two basic questions about the event that Christmas declares.
1:55.0	The first question is, how did the son of God come to Earth?
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