Series B – First Wednesday of Advent – Wednesday, December 3, 2014 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough
| Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough: |
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| 0:27 | Our first reading this evening |
| 0:32 | is taken from the Epistle of First Peter |
| 0:36 | chapter 1 verses 1 through 12. |
| 0:40 | Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ |
| 0:43 | to those who are elect Exiles of the |
| 0:46 | dispersion and Pontius galatia |
| 0:47 | Cappadocia Asia and bithynia according |
| 0:50 | to the foreknowledge of God the father |
| 0:52 | and the sanctification of the spirit for |
| 0:55 | obedience to Jesus Christ and for |
| 0:58 | sprinkling with his blood May Grace and |
| 1:00 | peace be multiplied to you |
| 1:02 | blessed be the God and father of our |
| 1:04 | Lord Jesus Christ according to his great |
| 1:06 | Mercy he has caused us to be born again |
| 1:09 | to a Living Hope through the |
| 1:11 | resurrection of Jesus Christ from the |
| 1:13 | dead to an inheritance that is |
| 1:15 | imperishable undefiled and unfading kept |
| 1:19 | in heaven for you who by God’s power are |
| 1:21 | being guarded through faith for a |
| 1:23 | Salvation ready to be revealed in the |
| 1:25 | last time in this you rejoice though now |
| 1:28 | for a little while if necessary you have |
| 1:31 | been grieved by various trials so that |
| 1:34 | the tested genuineness of your faith |
| 1:36 | which is more precious than gold that |
| 1:38 | perishes though it is tested by fire may |
| 1:40 | be found to result in praise and glory |
| 1:43 | and honor at the revelation of Jesus |
| 1:45 | Christ though you have not seen him you |
| 1:48 | love him though you do not now see him |
| 1:51 | you believe in him and rejoice with joy |
| 1:53 | that is inexpressible and filled with |
| 1:56 | Glory obtaining the outcome of your |
| 1:58 | faith which is the Salvation of your |
| 2:00 | souls concerning this salvation the |
| 2:04 | prophets who prophesied about the grace |
| 2:06 | that was to be yours searched and |
| 2:09 | inquired carefully inquiring what person |
| 2:12 | or time the spirit of Christ in them was |
| 2:15 | indicating when he predicted the |
| 2:17 | sufferings of Christ and the subsequent |
| 2:19 | glories it was revealed to them that |
| 2:22 | they were serving not themselves but you |
| 2:24 | in the things that have now been |
| 2:26 | announced to you through those who |
| 2:28 | preach the good news to you by the Holy |
| 2:31 | Spirit Sent From Heaven things into |
| 2:33 | which Angels long to look |
| 2:37 | please stand for the holy gospel |
| 2:42 | the holy Gospel According to Saint |
| 2:43 | Matthew chapter 13 verses 10 through 17. |
| 2:46 | then the disciples came and said to |
| 2:48 | Jesus why do you speak to them in |
| 2:50 | Parables and he answered them to you it |
| 2:53 | has been given to know the secrets of |
| 2:55 | the kingdom of heaven but to them it has |
| 2:57 | not been given |
| 2:58 | for to the one who has more will be |
| 3:00 | given and he will have an abundance but |
| 3:03 | from the one who has not even what he |
| 3:05 | has will be taken away this is why I |
| 3:07 | speak to them in Parables because seeing |
| 3:09 | they do not see hearing they do not hear |
| 3:12 | nor do they understand indeed in their |
| 3:15 | case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled |
| 3:17 | that says you will indeed hear but never |
| 3:19 | understand you will indeed see but never |
| 3:21 | perceive for this people’s heart has |
| 3:24 | grown dull and with their ears they can |
| 3:26 | barely hear and their eyes they’ve |
| 3:28 | closed lest they should see with their |
| 3:30 | eyes and hear with their ears and |
| 3:32 | understand what their heart in turn and |
| 3:34 | I would heal them but |
| 3:36 | Bluster your eyes for they see |
| 3:39 | and your ears for they hear for truly I |
| 3:43 | say to you many prophets and righteous |
| 3:46 | people longed to see what you see and |
| 3:49 | did not see it and to hear what you hear |
| 3:51 | and did not hear it |
| 3:54 | this is the gospel of the Lord in the |
| 3:56 | name of Jesus |
| 3:58 | [Music] |
| 4:00 | the text says |
| 4:03 | concerning the Salvation the prophets |
| 4:06 | who prophesied about the grace that was |
| 4:08 | to be yours |
| 4:10 | ah |
| 4:12 | the grace is to be ours |
| 4:15 | that’s right this is one of those times |
| 4:17 | when we can say ah yes this text tells |
| 4:20 | us something about us |
| 4:22 | but it tells us about what Christ has |
| 4:24 | done for us about this salvation the |
| 4:27 | prophets who prophesied about the grace |
| 4:28 | that was to be yours searched and |
| 4:31 | inquired carefully inquiring what person |
| 4:34 | or time the spirit of Christ in them was |
| 4:36 | indicating when he predicted the |
| 4:39 | sufferings of Christ and the subsequent |
| 4:41 | glories it was revealed to them that |
| 4:44 | they were serving not themselves |
| 4:46 | but they were serving you |
| 4:49 | and see we hear these words from Peter |
| 4:51 | and you know what this applies to us |
| 4:55 | directly |
| 4:56 | you see what we’re going to be looking |
| 4:57 | at tonight is the prophecies regarding |
| 5:00 | Jesus in fact we’re going to spend our |
| 5:03 | Advent services in the evenings you know |
| 5:06 | midweek this week looking at these |
| 5:08 | prophecies why |
| 5:10 | because they point us to the coming the |
| 5:12 | first coming of Christ |
| 5:14 | and Peter here says that these prophets |
| 5:16 | that we’re going to be reading tonight |
| 5:18 | they were serving you |
| 5:21 | they were serving you and the way they |
| 5:24 | were doing that was by looking carefully |
| 5:27 | regarding the predictions of the |
| 5:29 | sufferings of Christ and the subsequent |
| 5:32 | glories |
| 5:34 | and by doing so they were not serving |
| 5:36 | themselves what they were serving you |
| 5:38 | and in the things that have now been |
| 5:40 | announced to you and through those who |
| 5:42 | preach the good news to you by the Holy |
| 5:43 | Spirit sent from Angels these are things |
| 5:46 | into which the Angels long to look |
| 5:48 | the Angels were really the first if you |
| 5:51 | would to kind of celebrate Advent it |
| 5:53 | took them a long time thousands of years |
| 5:55 | and it goes all the way back to the |
| 5:57 | Garden of Eden and as we look then |
| 6:01 | Christ’s first Advent |
| 6:03 | and we look at what the Old Testament |
| 6:06 | says about Jesus |
| 6:08 | you know we’ll go back again to that |
| 6:10 | text we’ve spent weeks on now in our |
| 6:12 | Sunday school that very opening text in |
| 6:15 | Genesis now the serpent was more crafty |
| 6:18 | than any other beast of the field that |
| 6:20 | the Lord God had made |
| 6:21 | he said to the woman did God really say |
| 6:24 | you shall not eat of any tree in the |
| 6:26 | garden |
| 6:26 | the woman said to the serpent well we |
| 6:28 | made of the fruit of the trees in the |
| 6:30 | garden but God said You shall not eat or |
| 6:31 | the fruit of the tree that’s in the |
| 6:33 | midst of the garden neither shall you |
| 6:34 | touch it lest you die |
| 6:36 | but the serpent said to the woman you |
| 6:38 | will not surely die for God knows that |
| 6:41 | when you eat of it your eyes will be |
| 6:43 | opened and you will be like God knowing |
| 6:45 | Good and Evil |
| 6:47 | and the tragedy is is that Adam and Eve |
| 6:50 | fell for this temptation they wanted to |
| 6:53 | be like God but in disobeying God’s |
| 6:56 | command they ended up becoming exactly |
| 6:59 | like the devil |
| 7:01 | that’s the cruel irony of this |
| 7:02 | temptation |
| 7:04 | so when the woman saw that the tree was |
| 7:06 | good for food and that it was a delight |
| 7:08 | to the eyes and that the tree was to be |
| 7:10 | desired to make one wise she took of its |
| 7:13 | fruit and ate and she also gave some to |
| 7:15 | her husband who was with her and he ate |
| 7:17 | and then the eyes of both were opened |
| 7:20 | and they knew that they were naked and |
| 7:22 | they sewed fig leaves together and made |
| 7:23 | themselves loin Claws and then they |
| 7:25 | heard the sound of Yahweh God Walking In |
| 7:28 | The Garden in the cool of the day and |
| 7:30 | the man and his wife hid themselves from |
| 7:32 | the presence of the Lord God Among the |
| 7:34 | Trees of the garden |
| 7:36 | but the Lord God called sent the man and |
| 7:38 | said to him where are you and he said |
| 7:40 | well I heard the sound of you in the |
| 7:41 | garden |
| 7:42 | and I was afraid |
| 7:44 | afraid of the good God who made man |
| 7:48 | and upon making the creation God said |
| 7:50 | that everything that he had made was |
| 7:52 | very good |
| 7:53 | and now it wasn’t |
| 7:57 | the relationship had been fractured by |
| 7:59 | sin |
| 8:01 | so much so that the man had to hide |
| 8:03 | himself from the very God who made him |
| 8:06 | he said who told you that you were naked |
| 8:08 | have you eaten of the tree of which I |
| 8:10 | commanded you not to eat and the man |
| 8:11 | said hot the woman that you gave to be |
| 8:13 | with me she gave me the fruit of the |
| 8:16 | tree and I ate and then the Lord God |
| 8:17 | said to the womb what is this that |
| 8:18 | you’ve done and the woman said |
| 8:20 | the serpent deceived me and I ate and |
| 8:23 | the Lord God said to the serpent because |
| 8:25 | you have done this cursed are you above |
| 8:28 | all the livestock above all the beasts |
| 8:30 | of the field and on your belly you shall |
| 8:32 | go |
| 8:32 | and the dust you will eat all the days |
| 8:34 | of your life and I will put enmity |
| 8:36 | between you and the woman and between |
| 8:39 | your Offspring and her Offspring or seed |
| 8:45 | he shall bruise your head |
| 8:48 | and you shall bruise his heel now we’ve |
| 8:51 | read it we’ve read this |
| 8:53 | four weeks in a row in Sunday School |
| 8:55 | and yet this is the very first prophecy |
| 8:58 | and a lot of times we don’t think of |
| 9:00 | Genesis as a prophetic book |
| 9:02 | you know you think well when we talk |
| 9:04 | about prophetic books if you think of |
| 9:06 | Isaiah or Jeremiah or Micah you know or |
| 9:09 | Amos those are the prophets right well |
| 9:12 | oddly enough |
| 9:14 | Moses really was a prophet and we don’t |
| 9:17 | think about that but he even says it as |
| 9:20 | about of himself that much he says that |
| 9:23 | he is a prophet and now we look at |
| 9:25 | another Prophecy from Moses himself kind |
| 9:28 | of the first prophet Deuteronomy chapter |
| 9:30 | 18. interesting passage because in here |
| 9:35 | we have a very interesting thing that |
| 9:38 | explicitly talks about the coming of our |
| 9:40 | savior and it’s all in the context of |
| 9:43 | prophet if you remember that one time in |
| 9:47 | the gospels the Pharisees kind of |
| 9:49 | confront Jesus you know we tell us |
| 9:51 | plainly you know are you the Messiah and |
| 9:54 | if John the Baptist they asked him are |
| 9:56 | you the prophet they asked us of John |
| 9:58 | the Baptist he says no I’m not right and |
| 10:01 | so when you read that text and they’re |
| 10:03 | asking John the Baptist why are you |
| 10:04 | asking him if he’s the prophet what and |
| 10:06 | of course he’s John the Baptist and he |
| 10:08 | is kind of prophetic but why are you |
| 10:09 | asking him if he’s the prophet well the |
| 10:11 | reason why is because the prophet well |
| 10:14 | this is a title that goes all the way |
| 10:16 | back to Deuteronomy and Moses wrote |
| 10:17 | about Jesus and let’s see what Moses |
| 10:19 | wrote |
| 10:21 | when you come into the land that the |
| 10:23 | Lord your God is giving you you shall |
| 10:26 | not learn to follow the Abominable |
| 10:28 | practices of those Nations there shall |
| 10:31 | not be found among you anyone who burns |
| 10:34 | his son or his daughter as an offering |
| 10:37 | how sad that human beings have fallen so |
| 10:40 | deep into sin that they have to be |
| 10:41 | commanded by God to not murder their own |
| 10:44 | children in the name of religion |
| 10:48 | it shows you how |
| 10:49 | how corrupted we have become |
| 10:52 | so they’re not shall not be found among |
| 10:55 | you anyone who burns his son or daughter |
| 10:56 | as an offering anyone who practices |
| 10:58 | divination or tells fortunes or |
| 11:01 | interprets Omens or a sorcerer or a |
| 11:04 | charmer or a medium or a necromancer or |
| 11:07 | one who inquires of the Dead |
| 11:09 | yeah that’s right seances are out of |
| 11:11 | order for God’s people |
| 11:13 | yeah by the way just a note aside here |
| 11:15 | there’s something to some seances don’t |
| 11:19 | think for a second that it’s all just |
| 11:21 | smoke and mirrors there are some people |
| 11:23 | who hold seances and yeah they’re very |
| 11:25 | good tricksters others on the other hand |
| 11:27 | they’ve kind of tapped into something |
| 11:29 | but I assure you they’re not talking to |
| 11:31 | your dead relatives you know and you |
| 11:34 | have to kind of see things biblically |
| 11:36 | since we can’t see them the question is |
| 11:38 | what’s going on well if you are ever |
| 11:42 | find yourself in a situation where a |
| 11:44 | psychic or a medium or something like |
| 11:46 | that is saying that they’re talking to |
| 11:48 | yo I can see your dead aunt or your |
| 11:50 | grandmother or your mom or whatever and |
| 11:52 | they’re able to give you information |
| 11:53 | that only you would really know because |
| 11:55 | that’s kind of a fascinating little |
| 11:57 | thing okay that somehow proves that |
| 11:59 | they’re talking to your mother |
| 12:00 | understand this the demons have been |
| 12:02 | here a lot longer than we have when the |
| 12:05 | demon is saying yes I’m your mother in |
| 12:08 | reality you have to get the right voice |
| 12:09 | yes I’m your mom I mean yes I am your |
| 12:12 | mother you know |
| 12:14 | just keep that in mind okay A little |
| 12:16 | aside |
| 12:17 | so |
| 12:19 | don’t listen you don’t no one gets to go |
| 12:21 | to fortune tellers or to diviners but as |
| 12:24 | for you Yahweh your God has not allowed |
| 12:27 | you to do this you’re thinking this is a |
| 12:29 | prophecy about Jesus yeah stay tuned the |
| 12:32 | Lord your God will raise up for you a |
| 12:34 | prophet like me from among you |
| 12:37 | catch that Moses says the Lord your God |
| 12:42 | Yahweh himself he’s going to raise up |
| 12:44 | for you a prophet like me from among you |
| 12:48 | from your brothers it is to him you |
| 12:52 | shall listen just as you desired of the |
| 12:56 | Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the |
| 12:58 | assembly when you said let me not hear |
| 13:00 | again the voice of the Lord my God or |
| 13:02 | see this great fire any more lest I die |
| 13:04 | and the Lord said to me they are right |
| 13:06 | in what they have spoken I will raise up |
| 13:09 | for them a prophet like you from among |
| 13:13 | their brothers |
| 13:15 | boy if that isn’t an explicit statement |
| 13:18 | on the part of Moses and so it shows you |
| 13:20 | why the the people the children of |
| 13:22 | Israel always we’re kind of looking out |
| 13:25 | for is this could this guy possibly be |
| 13:27 | the one they knew he was coming because |
| 13:29 | Moses didn’t talk in you know quatrains |
| 13:33 | or weird obscure riddles or anything |
| 13:36 | like that this was plain and simple and |
| 13:39 | I think the probable good explanation is |
| 13:41 | for this is that Moses probably had a |
| 13:43 | few face-to-face conversations with |
| 13:45 | Jesus himself I think that’s a good way |
| 13:48 | of explaining it right so the Lord told |
| 13:51 | him that he’s going to raise up a |
| 13:53 | prophet like himself |
| 13:55 | and I will put my words in his mouth in |
| 13:59 | Jesus’s mouth he shall speak to them all |
| 14:01 | that I command him and whoever will not |
| 14:04 | listen to my words that he shall speak |
| 14:06 | in my name |
| 14:08 | I myself will require it of him but the |
| 14:12 | prophet now here’s the fun part |
| 14:14 | talk about little little side note here |
| 14:16 | regarding false prophets but the prophet |
| 14:18 | who presumes to speak a word in my name |
| 14:20 | that I have not commanded him to speak |
| 14:22 | or who speaks in the name of other gods |
| 14:25 | well that same Prophet shall die and if |
| 14:27 | you say in your heart well how do we |
| 14:29 | know the word that the Lord has not |
| 14:30 | spoken well when a prophet speaks in the |
| 14:32 | name of the Lord the word does not come |
| 14:34 | to pass or come true that is a word that |
| 14:36 | the Lord has not spoken the prophet that |
| 14:39 | has spoken it has spoken it |
| 14:41 | presumptuously and you need not to be |
| 14:43 | afraid of him |
| 14:45 | a little side note there okay there’s |
| 14:47 | lots of people claiming to be prophets |
| 14:48 | today lots of them lots of them you know |
| 14:52 | if I had a dollar for every one of them |
| 14:54 | I would be a very wealthy man the |
| 14:56 | problem is is that so many of them like |
| 14:58 | almost all of them are guilty of |
| 15:01 | prophesying falsely things they’ve said |
| 15:03 | were going to happen didn’t happen what |
| 15:05 | does that make them a false prophet see |
| 15:08 | God doesn’t stutter |
| 15:10 | God doesn’t go okay so I kind of want |
| 15:13 | this and maybe something like that’s |
| 15:15 | gonna end just kind of speak in vagaries |
| 15:17 | notice he said I’m going to raise up a |
| 15:19 | prophet from among you like you from |
| 15:21 | your brothers you are to listen to him |
| 15:24 | and if you don’t listen to him |
| 15:26 | it’ll you’ll be held accountable |
| 15:29 | so all the way back in the writings of |
| 15:32 | Moses in Deuteronomy of all places we |
| 15:35 | have one of the clearest prophecies |
| 15:36 | regarding Jesus that he would be a |
| 15:38 | prophet and Jesus has kind of different |
| 15:40 | offices his Prophet his priest his King |
| 15:43 | so he has his prophetic office he has |
| 15:45 | his Priestly office he has his kingly |
| 15:47 | office he’s he’s all of the offices of |
| 15:50 | the Old Testament rolled into one in |
| 15:52 | fact he’s Israel reduced down to one |
| 15:54 | person and so Moses |
| 15:56 | from Peter says that Moses was serving |
| 15:59 | you he was serving You by writing these |
| 16:02 | things down so that you would know about |
| 16:04 | it so then you know |
| 16:06 | and then we have these wonderful |
| 16:08 | Prophecies of Isaiah that we’re all so |
| 16:10 | familiar with but Isaiah explicitly |
| 16:13 | wrote about Jesus and we’ll talk about |
| 16:15 | one of the more explicit prophecies that |
| 16:17 | Isaiah wrote about Jesus that is |
| 16:19 | oftentimes returned referred to as The |
| 16:21 | Fifth Gospel The Fifth Gospel and Isaiah |
| 16:24 | lived long long long before Jesus ever |
| 16:27 | walked the Earth and we have these |
| 16:29 | wonderful little accounts Isaiah chapter |
| 16:31 | 7 verses 10 through 14. the Lord spoke |
| 16:34 | to ahaz yeah through the prophets Isaiah |
| 16:38 | chapter 7 the Lord spoke to ahaz ask a |
| 16:41 | sign of the Lord your God let it be deep |
| 16:43 | as sheol or high as Heaven ahaz Wasn’t a |
| 16:48 | Believer he didn’t have faith he didn’t |
| 16:49 | like God so he comes up with this Pious |
| 16:51 | little excuse as says ahaz says oh I |
| 16:55 | will not ask I will not put the Lord to |
| 16:57 | the test |
| 16:58 | really God has said has come to you |
| 17:01 | through the prophet and said ask for a |
| 17:04 | sign make it as spectacular as you want |
| 17:07 | it oh no no I would never put the Lord |
| 17:09 | God to the test |
| 17:11 | were you listening you’re not putting |
| 17:13 | the Lord God to the test the Lord has |
| 17:15 | asked you to do this |
| 17:17 | well |
| 17:19 | here’s the answer |
| 17:21 | he said then here then |
| 17:24 | oh House of David is it too little for |
| 17:27 | you to weary men that you weary My God |
| 17:29 | also therefore the Lord himself will |
| 17:33 | give you a sign |
| 17:34 | God himself is going to give you a sign |
| 17:36 | behold |
| 17:37 | the Virgin shall conceive and bear a son |
| 17:41 | and you shall call his name Emmanuel |
| 17:45 | now that’s a sign |
| 17:48 | that’s a sign a virgin giving birth to a |
| 17:53 | son and calling him |
| 17:55 | Emmanuel Emmanuel means God With Us |
| 17:59 | Blasphemous name if he isn’t if he isn’t |
| 18:02 | God and there’s that prophecy what a |
| 18:05 | spectacular sign and it makes perfect |
| 18:07 | sense with what we just read from |
| 18:09 | Genesis Chapter 3 The Seed of the woman |
| 18:12 | would crush the head of the serpent you |
| 18:14 | see Moses all the way back in Genesis |
| 18:17 | chapter 3 was prophesying of the Virgin |
| 18:19 | birth because he didn’t say it was going |
| 18:21 | to be the seed of a man and a woman |
| 18:24 | it was the seed of the woman and Isaiah |
| 18:27 | fleshes this out and these at the time |
| 18:29 | that these were written okay Peter makes |
| 18:32 | it clear that the angels in heaven were |
| 18:33 | sitting there going to see that |
| 18:36 | did you see what was |
| 18:38 | what’s going on they were even marveling |
| 18:41 | at how as God started to unfold his word |
| 18:44 | and begin to get clearer and clearer |
| 18:47 | light about who this Messiah would be |
| 18:50 | that he reveals that he would be born of |
| 18:52 | a virgin and that he would be called his |
| 18:55 | name would be Emmanuel God With Us |
| 18:58 | Isaiah chapter 9. |
| 19:01 | the people who walked in darkness verse |
| 19:03 | 2 |
| 19:04 | have seen a great light those who dwelt |
| 19:07 | in the land of deep Darkness on them has |
| 19:10 | light Shone you have multiplied the |
| 19:13 | nation you have increased its Joy they |
| 19:15 | rejoiced before you as with the joy at |
| 19:17 | the Harvest as they are glad when they |
| 19:19 | divide the spoil for the Yoke of his |
| 19:22 | burden and the staff for his shoulder |
| 19:24 | the rod of his oppressor you have broken |
| 19:26 | as on the day of Midian |
| 19:29 | oh I’ve got I want to know about this |
| 19:32 | the Yoke of the burden that I bear has |
| 19:35 | been broken |
| 19:36 | who is the rod who is our oppressor |
| 19:40 | our oppressor is the devil and scripture |
| 19:42 | makes it clear that we’re born dead in |
| 19:43 | trespasses and sins and in slavery to |
| 19:45 | the Devil Himself |
| 19:47 | and yet we have these words of |
| 19:49 | redemption of being set free not not in |
| 19:54 | a passive way but kind of in a violent |
| 19:56 | way if you would |
| 19:57 | you know this Rod of Oppression is |
| 20:01 | broken as on the day of Midian for every |
| 20:03 | boot of the trampling warrior in battle |
| 20:05 | tumult in every garment rolled in blood |
| 20:07 | will be burned as fuel for the fire for |
| 20:10 | to us |
| 20:12 | a child is born |
| 20:14 | to us |
| 20:17 | son is given |
| 20:21 | to us |
| 20:23 | wow this is God’s gift |
| 20:27 | promised Messiah the Sea of the woman |
| 20:29 | the prophet like Moses born of the |
| 20:32 | virgin |
| 20:33 | called Emmanuel he was born for us |
| 20:38 | a great warrior in battle who breaks the |
| 20:41 | rod of our oppressors |
| 20:43 | sin death the devil for to us a child is |
| 20:47 | born to us a son is given and the |
| 20:49 | government shall be upon his shoulder |
| 20:52 | man I’m looking forward to seeing the |
| 20:54 | total fulfillment of that could you |
| 20:56 | imagine living in a day new Heaven’s new |
| 20:59 | Earth where Jesus is king of kings and |
| 21:02 | Lord of lords and he sits on the throne |
| 21:03 | of his father David forever never again |
| 21:06 | will there be a nasty snarky political |
| 21:09 | cartoon |
| 21:12 | never again will we be thinking oh we’ve |
| 21:15 | got to get to the polls so that we can |
| 21:17 | we can put some people into government |
| 21:19 | that know what they’re doing right |
| 21:21 | never again we will have not a single |
| 21:24 | complaint the government will be on |
| 21:26 | Christ’s shoulder it’s |
| 21:29 | For unto us a child is born a son is |
| 21:32 | given the government will be upon his |
| 21:33 | shoulder and his name will be called |
| 21:37 | wonderful counselor |
| 21:39 | Mighty God the Everlasting father |
| 21:43 | the Prince of Peace |
| 21:48 | man do I want to see this |
| 21:51 | the now and the not yet isn’t quite |
| 21:53 | satisfying the deposit guaranteeing The |
| 21:56 | Inheritance well that means The |
| 21:58 | Inheritance is coming but man I’m |
| 21:59 | looking forward to the day when we |
| 22:01 | receive that inheritance when we get to |
| 22:03 | see Jesus face to face and we see with |
| 22:07 | our very own eyes that the increase of |
| 22:09 | his government and of Peace there will |
| 22:12 | be no end on the throne of David and |
| 22:16 | over his kingdom to establish it and to |
| 22:18 | uphold it with Justice and with |
| 22:20 | righteousness from this time forth and |
| 22:23 | forevermore and the Zeal of the Lord of |
| 22:25 | hosts will do this |
| 22:28 | I mean we sing the song right |
| 22:31 | we all know how it goes from Handel’s |
| 22:33 | Messiah |
| 22:35 | and it’s wonderful when you sing it but |
| 22:37 | when you see it in its context the |
| 22:39 | promises here that are given to us |
| 22:41 | Isaiah was serving us Peter says in |
| 22:44 | writing these things down |
| 22:45 | to give us a hope |
| 22:47 | a hope that’s Everlasting and eternal a |
| 22:51 | hope that breaks the bonds of the our |
| 22:53 | mortality and sets our eyes on the one |
| 22:56 | who is eternal who for us was born |
| 23:01 | and then to end our little sampling |
| 23:03 | tonight we’ll pick this up next week |
| 23:06 | from here |
| 23:07 | even Micah the prophet told us exactly |
| 23:10 | where this Emmanuel King of Kings Lord |
| 23:14 | of lords Mighty God Emmanuel born of the |
| 23:17 | Virgin would be born he says but you o |
| 23:20 | Bethlehem ephratha who are too little to |
| 23:22 | be among the clans of Judah from you |
| 23:25 | shall come forth for me one who is to be |
| 23:29 | the ruler in Israel who’s coming forth |
| 23:32 | is from of old from ancient |
| 23:36 | days |
| 23:40 | he’s all over this Old Testament he’s |
| 23:44 | everywhere |
| 23:46 | and that’s the thing if you were to |
| 23:48 | think about it this way is that the |
| 23:50 | entire Old Testament is in a in a real |
| 23:53 | sense the text of Advent |
| 23:57 | because it’s the thing anticipating and |
| 24:00 | looking forward to our Redemption the |
| 24:03 | crushing of the head of the serpent the |
| 24:05 | breaking of his tyranny over us the end |
| 24:07 | of death the end of suffering the end of |
| 24:10 | disease the end of having to say goodbye |
| 24:13 | when somebody dies either suddenly or |
| 24:16 | languishingly |
| 24:18 | but forever being able to see our God |
| 24:21 | face to face |
| 24:22 | the old the entire Old Testament is the |
| 24:26 | text of Advent |
| 24:27 | and as Peter said |
| 24:30 | let me read it again because it’s just |
| 24:32 | so well put |
| 24:34 | concerning this salvation this salvation |
| 24:38 | our Redemption |
| 24:41 | the prophets who prophesied about the |
| 24:44 | grace that was to be yours |
| 24:47 | searched and inquired carefully |
| 24:49 | inquiring what person or time the spirit |
| 24:52 | of Christ in them was indicating when he |
| 24:54 | predicted the sufferings of Christ and |
| 24:57 | the subsequent glories it was revealed |
| 24:59 | to them that they were serving not |
| 25:00 | themselves but you and the things that |
| 25:03 | have now been announced to you through |
| 25:05 | those who preach the good news to you by |
| 25:07 | the Holy Spirit Sent From Heaven things |
| 25:10 | into which the Angels long to look |
| 25:13 | or as Jesus said blessed are your eyes |
| 25:15 | for they see |
| 25:17 | and don’t think for a second that just |
| 25:19 | because you haven’t seen Jesus face to |
| 25:21 | face that that doesn’t mean that your |
| 25:22 | eyes cannot see they do and how do I |
| 25:25 | know this because your ears they also |
| 25:27 | hear |
| 25:27 | you’re here tonight to see and to hear |
| 25:31 | about this great and wonderful savior |
| 25:35 | the prophet that God raised up who’s |
| 25:37 | like Moses the one whom the Lord said to |
| 25:40 | listen to him |
| 25:42 | you’re here to hear him you’re here to |
| 25:44 | hear him tonight and he is speaking to |
| 25:46 | you through his own words of scripture |
| 25:49 | for your eyes see your ears here |
| 25:52 | for Jesus said truly I say to you many |
| 25:55 | prophets and righteous people they long |
| 25:57 | to see what you see and hear and did not |
| 25:59 | see it and hear it |
| 26:01 | but you do |
| 26:03 | what a great savior we have |
| 26:06 | what a great savior |
| 26:08 | and as we draw near to Christmas and |
| 26:11 | celebrate this amazing sign of the |
| 26:15 | Virgin giving birth let us Ponder what |
| 26:18 | it means |
| 26:19 | let’s stop and think for a second |
| 26:22 | why has God acted so miraculously |
| 26:28 | so powerfully to set us free |
| 26:33 | all of us were born dead in trespasses |
| 26:35 | and sins we sided with the devil in Adam |
| 26:37 | and Eve |
| 26:38 | each of us has earned hell |
| 26:41 | but God in his great love has given us a |
| 26:43 | reprieve and a pardon |
| 26:45 | and it’s wonderful you think about |
| 26:48 | you know the stories you see me or a |
| 26:50 | movie from time to time about the guy |
| 26:52 | who’s on death row right |
| 26:54 | and he makes that Marsh dead man walking |
| 26:56 | from his cell to the electric chair and |
| 27:00 | they’ve got the phone on the wall and |
| 27:02 | the clock is ticking |
| 27:04 | we’ve all seen those types of movies the |
| 27:07 | drama is intense some people have |
| 27:08 | actually lived this |
| 27:10 | and then just before they’re about to |
| 27:12 | throw the switch the phone rings and the |
| 27:15 | governor grants a pardon |
| 27:18 | well the thing is is that even if the |
| 27:20 | governor grants a pardon in that case |
| 27:21 | the man still spends the rest of his |
| 27:24 | life in prison and then eventually dies |
| 27:26 | but see in our case Jesus when the clock |
| 27:30 | was ticking the phone rang |
| 27:33 | and he said |
| 27:34 | let him go free |
| 27:37 | stay the execution open the doors and |
| 27:41 | what let him walk out |
| 27:43 | why because he’s suffered in our place |
| 27:45 | he’s broken the rod of the oppressor |
| 27:47 | what a great salvation we have and these |
| 27:52 | prophets of the Old Testament were |
| 27:53 | serving us and writing these things down |
| 27:55 | and giving us a hope |
| 27:57 | a Salvation that points us all to Jesus |
| 28:01 | and I thank God for them and I thank God |
| 28:04 | for the Salvation that Jesus has |
| 28:07 | fulfilled promised to them through them |
| 28:12 | for you and for me in the name of Jesus |
| 28:15 | Amen |
| 28:17 | [Music] |
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