Jesus Our God

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In English, the word Immanuel has only eight letters. Yet I tell you it is heavier than the heavens and the earth. In that one word, Immanuel, you have the most offensive and the most comforting, the most repulsive and the most attractive message the world has ever heard. It means “God with us.” Let’s see how this message 1) is the most repulsive because it says Jesus Christ is God, and 2) is the most attractive because it says Jesus Christ is God with us. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 19, 1993. Series: Understanding Jesus. Scripture: Matthew 1:20–23. 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.
0:06.3	Christianity isn't just a spiritual practice or set of moral teachings.
0:10.7	At its heart, it's the person of Jesus actively pursuing us.
0:14.9	In today's teaching, Tim Keller unpacks how Jesus actively seeks us, reveals truth to us, and calls us to himself.
0:28.2	The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 1, verses 20 to 23.
0:38.0	But after Joseph had considered this,
0:40.6	the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,
0:43.8	Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife,
0:48.1	because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
0:52.1	She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus
0:55.0	because he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had
1:01.3	said through the prophet, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and they will
1:08.2	call him Emmanuel, which means God with us. This is God's word. If there's one word
1:18.6	that sums up Christmas, it comes up all the time in the scripture readings and in the carols at all the
1:24.4	services, it's the word Emmanuel. It means God with us, andols at all the services. It's the word Emmanuel.
1:28.9	Emmanuel.
1:31.2	It means God with us.
1:34.1	And it's only got, in English, eight letters.
1:40.8	And yet I tell you it is heavier than the heavens and the earth.
1:46.0	I would like to open it up for a moment this morning, and I would propose to you that in that one word, Emmanuel, you have the most offensive and the most comforting, the most
1:54.6	repulsive and the most attractive message that the world has ever heard. It's the most repulsive and the most
2:03.2	attractive. It's the most repulsive because it says Jesus Christ is God. And it's the most
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