Sermon: God’s Victory Hidden in Suffering

This sermon for The Feast of the Holy Innocents (December 28) proclaims the comforting and challenging truth that God’s victory is often hidden beneath suffering.

https://youtu.be/sGtmnrrv7Tg

Preached from Matthew 2:16–18 and Revelation 14:1, this message confronts the brutal reality of Herod’s massacre while faithfully confessing Christ crucified and risen. The Holy Innocents remind us that the Church does not conquer by strength, visibility, or success, but by the blood of the Lamb.



From a confessional Lutheran (LCMS) perspective, this sermon clearly distinguishes Law and Gospel. The Law exposes the murderous hostility of the sinful world toward Christ and His kingdom. The Gospel proclaims that even death cannot undo God’s promises, for the Lamb who was slain now reigns. These children, though voiceless, stand among the redeemed, marked by Christ and gathered into His victory.



This sermon is especially for those wrestling with grief, suffering, persecution, and unanswered questions. It offers no shallow comfort—only Christ, who enters our suffering and redeems it through His cross. Here the Church learns to see rightly: God’s kingdom is present, victorious, and sure, even when hidden.



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