In Unto Us a Child Is Born | Isaiah 9:6–7 (December 25, 2022), Pastor Jeff uses Isaiah’s prophecy like a Christmas gift you “open” layer by layer—showing that Christmas isn’t sentiment; it’s a promise-keeping God stepping into a cursed world with an indescribable gift: Jesus Christ.

That creates a posture he keeps returning to:

• look back with appreciation at fulfilled promises (the first coming), and
• look forward with anticipation at promises still to be fulfilled (the second coming).

“A child is born… a Son is given”: Humanity and Deity in one Person

Jeff unpacks Isaiah 9:6 with two key phrases:

• “A child is born” → Jesus’ humanity. He came close enough to