Advent - Portraits of the Messiah
God created us to display His beauty. When we turn from that purpose, things get messy. But God sends the Messiah as our Savior, so that through him we can actually display God’s beauty. The Savior does this by first rebuilding us, and then rebuilding the world through us.
Resources:
The Prophecy of Isaiah, Alec Motyer
Generous Justice, Timothy Keller
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Where is true peace found? Isaiah writes to God’s people in exile, with little peace, and presents to them, and to us, an exalted servant. This seemingly unimpressive servant is exalted by bearing our sins and sorrows. True peace is available in him.
Resources:
The Prophecy of Isaiah, Alec Motyer
The Logic of Penal Substitution, J.I. Packer
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When we experience real sadness, the fleeting pleasure of sin and the power of positive thinking fall short of bringing true joy. In this portrait we see that since the Messiah is light, we can have true joy.
Resources:
The Prophecy of Isaiah, Alec Motyer
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Leading up to our celebration of Christ’s birth, we are looking at portraits of the Messiah in Isaiah. In this first sermon, we look at the portrait depicting him as Immanuel, God with us, and how that frees us from fear. While there are reasons to fear, God gives us better reasons not to through Immanuel.
Resources:
Virgin Birth of Jesus, John Frame
The Prophecy of Isaiah, Alec Motyer
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