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Killing our king (Matthew 2:16-18)

EPISODE · Dec 24, 2025 · 29 MIN

Killing our king (Matthew 2:16-18)

from Salem Presbyterian Church · host Sarah Eckhart

Rev. Austin Pfeiffer shows how the Christmas story reveals a deep human power struggle: from Rachel’s tears to Herod’s fear, Matthew is exposing our anxiety-driven desire to control what only God can rule. Herod becomes a mirror of our own hearts, where fear of losing our “little kingdoms” leads us to resist Christ the King. Advent invites us to lay down that anxious control and find true freedom by surrendering to the King who conquers not through violence, but through self-giving love.

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