Seeking The Savior

The Gospel writer Matthew uses the story of the wise men in Chapter 2 and the Great Commission in Chapter 28 like conceptual bookends to sound a universal note in his Gospel.  The birth of Jesus was not just a Jewish affair.  Even as a child, Jesus faced hostility at home but received homage from afar.  Wise men came from afar to seek the Savior that was born as an infant child in Bethlehem.  Whether kings, philosophers, astrologers or scientists, these men are timeless examples of what should be our primary preoccupation during the Christmas season.  This sermon reveals four things we can learn from them.