Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 10th, 2021
22. Prophecies Fulfilled Part 8
Over the last few studies in our Christmas series, we saw together some things predicted in history concerning the birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. Predictions made about Him before He was born. We only looked at a few of the 300 events predicted. Let’s look at these in summary together:
The Messiah would be born of a woman - born of a virgin - in the town of Bethlehem. The Messiah would come from the line of Abraham and be a descendant of Isaac & Jacob - from the tribe of Judah and be an heir to King David's throne.
This Messiah's throne will be anointed and eternal and his name would be Immanuel. This Messiah would spend a period of time away in Egypt. At the Messiah’s birthplace there would be a grand massacre of children.
There would be a messenger sent who would prepare the way for the Messiah who would be rejected by his own people.
The Messiah would be a prophet, preceded by Elijah and this Messiah would be declared the Son of God.
This Messiah would be a Nazarene and bring light to Galilee. He would do this by speaking in parables and healing the broken hearted.
This Messiah would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek, be called King yet also praised by little children.
This Messiah would be betrayed for a sum of money which would be used to buy a potter's field.
This Messiah would be falsely accused, He would be silent before his accusers who would spit upon and strike him.
This Messiah would be hated without cause and be crucified with criminals.
This Messiah would be given vinegar to drink, have his hands and feet pierced, be mocked and ridiculed and soldiers would gamble for His very clothes. Yet despite all this, this Messiah would pray for his enemies. This Messiah’s bones would not be broken but He would be forsaken by God Himself. Soldiers would pierce Messiah's side on His death and he would be buried with the rich. But there is more!
This Messiah would rise from the dead and into new life! WOW! This Messiah would ascend to heaven where He would be seated at God's right hand. This Messiah would be a sacrifice for sin before God and therefore anybody can take on this Messiah as their Saviour and be restored back into a living and dynamic relationship with God.
If you are not already in a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, there is no need to delay! If you want to turn to God there is no need for delay. You are separated from God now, but there is no need to be. God is ready and willing to take you as His own right now. Just ask and He will take you in and help you.
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 9th, 2021
21. Prophecies Fulfilled Part 7
Today we look at events predicted which would occur after the Messiah’s death
Predicted: 40. Messiah would rise from the dead.
Prediction: Psalm 16:10; Psalm 49:15
Fulfilled: Matthew 28:2-7; John 20:19-29; Acts 2:22-32
Predicted: 41. Messiah would ascend to heaven.
Prediction: Psalm 24:7-10
Fulfilled: Luke 24:51-53
Predicted: 42. Messiah would be seated at God's right hand.
Prediction: Psalm 68:18; Psalm 110:1
Fulfilled: Mark 16:19
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 8th, 2021
20. Prophecies Fulfilled - Part 6
Today we start to look at predictions about the Messiah’s death
Predicted: 30. Messiah would be given vinegar to drink.
Prediction: Psalm 69:21
Fulfilled: Matthew 27:34
John 19:28-30
Predicted: 31. Messiah would be crucified with criminals.
Prediction: Isaiah 53:12
Fulfilled: Mark 15:27-28
Predicted: 32. Messiah would be mocked and ridiculed.
Prediction: Psalm 22:7-8
Fulfilled: Luke 23:35
Predicted: 33. Messiah's garments would be gambled for.
Prediction: Psalm 22:18
Matthew 27:35-36
Predicted: 34. Messiah would pray for his enemies.
Prediction: Psalm 109:4
Fulfilled: Luke 23:34
Predicted: 35. Messiah would be forsaken by God.
Prediction: Psalm 22:1
Fulfilled: Matthew 27:46
Predicted: 36. Messiah's bones would not be broken.
Prediction: Exodus 12:46; Psalm 34:20
Fulfilled: John 19:31-33
Predicted: 37. Messiah's side would be pierced.
Prediction: Zechariah 12:10
Fulfilled: John 19:34-37
Predicted: 38. Messiah would die and be buried with the rich.
Prediction: Isaiah 53:9
Fulfilled: Matthew 27:57-60
Predicted: 39. Messiah would be a sacrifice for sin.
Prediction: Isaiah 53:5-12
Fulfilled: Romans 5:6-8
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 7th, 2021
19. Prophecies Fulfilled Part 5
Today we start to see predictions of how this Messiah would be treated by other people!
22. Predicted: Messiah would be a King.
Prediction: Psalm 2:6; Zechariah 9:9
Fulfilled: Matthew 27:37; Mark 11:7-11
23. Predicted: Messiah would be praised by little children.
Prediction: Psalm 8:2
Fulfilled: Matthew 21:14-16
24. Predicted: Messiah would be betrayed by a close friend.
Prediction: Psalm 41:9; Zechariah 11:12
Fulfilled: Luke 22:47-48; Matthew 26:14-16
25. Predicted: Messiah's betrayal money would be used to buy a potter's field.
Prediction: Zechariah 11:13
Fulfilled: Matthew 27:9-10
Predictions of how this Messiah would be treated in the leadup to His death…
26. Predicted: Messiah would be falsely accused.
Prediction: Psalm 35:11
Fulfilled: Mark 14:57-58
27. Predicted: Messiah would be silent before his accusers.
Prediction: Isaiah 53:7
Fulfilled: Mark 15:1-5
28. Predicted: Messiah would be spat upon and struck.
Prediction: Isaiah 50:6
Fulfilled: Matthew 26:65-68
29. Predicted: Messiah would be hated without cause.
Prediction: Psalm 35:19; Psalm 69:4
Fulfilled: John 15:23-25
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 6th, 2021
18. Prophecies Fulfilled Part 4
We continue by looking at some aspects of the work this Messiah would do.
18. Prediction - Messiah would bring light to Galilee.
Predicted: Isaiah 9:1-2
Fulfilled: Matthew 4:13-16
19. Prediction - Messiah would speak in parables.
Predicted: Psalm 78:1-4; Isaiah 6:9-10
Fulfilled: Matthew 13:10-15, 34-35
20. Prediction - Messiah would be sent to heal the broken-hearted.
Predicted: Isaiah 61:1-2
Fulfilled: Luke 4:18-19
21. Prediction - Messiah would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Predicted: Psalm 110:4
Fulfilled: Hebrews 5:5-6
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 5th, 2021
17. Prophecies Fulfilled Part 3
We continue today with some global predications about Jesus the Messiah.
11. Prediction: Messiah would spend some time in Egypt.
Prediction: Hosea 11:1
Fulfilled: Matthew 2:14-15
12. Prediction: A massacre of children would happen at Messiah's birthplace.
Prediction: Jeremiah 31:15
Fulfilled: Matthew 2:16-18
13. Prediction: A messenger would prepare the way for Messiah
Prediction: Isaiah 40:3-5
Fulfilled: Luke 3:3-6
14. Prediction: Messiah would be rejected by his own people.
Prediction: Psalm 69:8 Isaiah 53:3
Fulfilled: John 1:11; John 7:5
Predictions looking at who this Messiah would be!
15. Predicted: This Messiah would be a prophet.
Prediction: Deuteronomy 18:15
Fulfilled: Acts 3:17-24
16. Predicted: This Messiah would be preceded by Elijah.
Prediction: Malachi 4:5-6
Fulfilled: Matthew 11:11-14
17. Predicted: This Messiah would be declared the Son of God.
Prediction: Psalm 2:7
Fulfilled: Matthew 3:16-17
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 4th, 2021
16. Prophecies Fulfilled Part 2
Prophecies concerning Jesus’ ancestry. Something very important for the nation of Israel at the time!
a. Prediction: Messiah would come from the line of Abraham. Predicted: Genesis 12:3; Genesis 22:18 Fulfilled: Matthew 1:1 & Romans 9:5
b. Prediction: Messiah would be a descendant of Isaac. Predicted: Genesis 17:19; Genesis 21:12 Fulfilled: Luke 3:34
c. Prediction: Messiah would be a descendant of Jacob. Predicted: Numbers 24:17 Fulfilled: Matthew 1:2
d. Prediction: Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah. Predicted: Genesis 49:10; Fulfilled: Luke 3:33; Hebrews 7:14
e. Prediction: Messiah would be heir to King David's throne. Predicted: 2 Samuel 7:12-13; Isaiah 9:7; Fulfilled: Luke 1:32-33; Romans 1:3
f. Prediction: Messiah's throne will be anointed and eternal. Predicted: Psalm 45:6-7; Daniel 2:44; Fulfilled: Luke 1:30-33; Hebrews 1:8-9
g. Prediction: Messiah would be called Immanuel. Predicted: Isaiah 7:14; Fulfilled: Matthew 1:22-3
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 3rd, 2021
15. Prophecies Fulfilled Part 1
That first Christmas, almost 2,000 years ago, is the time when the invisible becomes visible. When God who is outside of time and space, entered time and space. This Almighty God becomes a weakened baby, in what we call the incarnation. Almighty God has become one of his created beings – a helpless human.
Over the next few days, as we conclude our Christmas series, we are looking at some of the words given as prophecy in what we call the Old Testament and how they were fulfilled in the New Testament. Some of those things could have been fulfilled by deliberate human intervention (or even Jesus Himself). But certainly not all of them We will look at how the birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ was fulfilment of words and promises spoken about down through the ages – through countless years as people looked to God to rescue them.
John 3:16 sums this up well “For this is how God loved the world: He sent his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.”
The Apostle Paul said something similar in Romans 8:3 “So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.”
1. Prophecies concerning Jesus’ parents.
a. Prediction: Messiah would be born of a woman
Predicted: Genesis 3:15
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:20 & Galatians 4:4-5
b. Prediction: Messiah would be born of a virgin
Predicted: Isaiah 7:14
Fulfilled: Matthew 1:22-23 & Luke 1:30-31
c. Prediction: Messiah would be born in Bethlehem
Predicted: Micah 5:2
Fulfilled: Matthew 2:1 & Luke 2:4-7
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Jan 2nd, 2021
Christmas 2020
14. A Christmas sermon of Martin Luther (1483 – 1546)
Today we continue our Christmas series with a Christmas sermon of Martin Luther.
the angel said to the shepherds, “Don't be afraid! I am here with good news for you, which will bring great joy to all the people. This very day in David's town your Saviour was born—Christ the Lord! And this is what will prove it to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly a great army of heaven's angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God:
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased!” (Luke 2:10-14 Good News Translation)
You have heard today the story from the Gospel of St. Luke 2:10-14 of how it came to pass that our Lord Christ was born and then also the message of the angel, who announced who the boy was who was born. Now we shall go on and take up the message of the angel. So for today you have heard only that the child was born and that he is the Lord and Saviour. Thus we spoke of the story, how it unfolded, and who the persons in it were.
This article is so high that even today it is believed by only a few. Nevertheless, God has preserved it even through those who have not believed it. For at all times in the monasteries and universities there have been disputations and lectures which dealt with the fact that Christ the Lord, born of Mary, is true man and God.
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Posted in Partakers, Christmas on Dec 31st, 2020
Christmas 2020
13. Nativity Sermon By Isaac the Syrian (613 – 700)
Today we continue our Christmas series with a Nativity Sermon By Isaac the Syrian.
This Christmas night bestowed peace on the whole world;
So let no one threaten;
This is the night of the Most Gentle One - Let no one be cruel;
This is the night of the Humble One - Let no one be proud.
Now is the day of joy - Let us not revenge;
Now is the day of Good Will - Let us not be mean.
In this Day of Peace - Let us not be conquered by anger.
Today the Bountiful impoverished Himself for our sake;
So, rich one, invite the poor to your table.
Today we receive a Gift for which we did not ask;
So let us give alms to those who implore and beg us.
This present Day cast open the heavenly doors to our prayers;
Let us open our door to those who ask our forgiveness.
Today the Divine Being took upon Himself the seal of our humanity,
In order for humanity to be decorated by the Seal of Divinity.
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