Sermons - 2007 Week 51
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Sunday English Service 23rd December 2007
The Coming Deliverer - Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
The book of Isaiah was written some 700 years before the birth of Christ. Herein lies the historical importance of such a prophetic book in that it foretold the birth of Jesus and God’s plan for the redemption of man. The book of Isaiah is often thought to parallel the Bible itself having 39 chapters in the first part and 27 in the second part, thus the Old and the New Testament. The ministry of Isaiah spans four kings, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. In fact his ministry continued into the reign of Manasseh. He was thought to have been martyred during Manasseh’s reign.
This verse begins with the importance that God places upon His creation, mankind. His love for us is clearly laid out in this plan. For unto us is His Son given and unto us is the reason for Christ’s humanity. It is God’s redemption plan for mankind that this gift, the birth of Jesus, is the reason we celebrate Christmas.
Thus we see Christ’s humanity in this birth. We see His deity, being the Son of God and we also see His Kingdom in the first part of Isaiah 9:6. In the second part, four names were used to characterize Jesus. The first is Wonderful Counselor. A human counselor is often one we look up to for comfort and advice. However no human counselor is without some skeleton in his closet thus no one can hold centre stage in our lives as Jesus does. He is the Counselor without comparison.
He is Mighty God. He is omnipotent and we can rely on Him completely that whatever He wills and says will be fulfilled. We can thus take heart in our eternal future.
He is also the Everlasting Father. In John 14:9, He says “He who has seen Me has seen the Father”. In John 1:1 we are told “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God” He was thus always been there and is always with us. He is also to us the Father whom we look up to.
He is also the Prince of Peace. The Prince of Peace is one who is the very embodiment of peace. Peace is not just the absence of wars and enmity amongst men and nations. It is also the state of peace between God and man.
Who else would procure this for man?
He is the Prince who has procured that peace.
Mr and Mrs ET Chua
Small Groups Christmas - Saturday, 22nd December 2007
The Gospel for the Unsaved and the Saved
Luke 4:18
James 4:14 - Life is even a vapour
Luke 15:4 - Lose one sheep, go after that which is lost, until he find it
1. The Requirements for the Abundant Life
John 10:10 - Have it more abundantly
John 3:3 - Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God
John 3:5 - Born of water and of the Spirit
Ephesians 2:8 - By grace are ye saved through faith
Colossians 2:6 - Received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him
2. The Results of Remaining Neutral
John 3:18 - Believeth on him is not condemned; believeth not is condemned already
John 3:19-20 - Men loved darkness rather than light; doeth evil hateth light
Isaiah 64:6 - All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags
Galatians 6:8 - Soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption
Luke 16:10 - Unjust in least is unjust also in much
Luke 16:13 - No servant can serve two masters
Matthew 15:8 - Draweth nigh with mouth, honoureth with lips, heart is far from me
Psalm 101:3 - Set no wicked thing before mine eyes
Matthew 5:28 - Looketh on woman to lust after her hath committed adultery
Psalm 11:5 - The wicked and him that loveth violence, God’s soul hateth
1 Corinthians 6:19 - Body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
Romans 7:18 - Flesh dwelleth no good thing
Romans 8:8 - Flesh cannot please God
Ephesians 4:30 - Grieve not the holy Spirit
3. The Rescue of Jesus Christ
John 3:16 - Whosoever believeth in him have everlasting life
John 3:36 - Believeth on the Son hath everlasting life
1 John 5:20 - This is the true God and eternal life
Romans 10:13 - Call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved
Galatians 2:20 - I live by the faith of the Son of God
2 Corinthians 5:17 - He is a new creature: all things are become new
1 John 1:7 - Blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin
4. Reactions in the Bible
a. Regret of the Rich Man - Luke 16:22-31
Rev 20:14 - This is the second death
b. The Rejoice of the Woman at the Well - John 4:13-30
c. The Rebellion of the Prodigal’s Son - Luke 15:11-32
Psalm 51:4 - Against thee, thee only, have I sinned
James 4:6 - Resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble
Matthew 16:26 - What profited, gain the whole world, lose his own soul
Matthew 11:28 - Come, all that labour and I will give you rest
Hebrews 3:12-13 - Take heed, lest there be evil heart of unbelief, you be hardened
John 14:12 - The works that I do shall he do also; greater works than these shall he do
Jeremiah 33:3 - Call unto me, I will show thee great and mighty things
John 15:8 - My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit
Psalm 95:7-8, Hebrews 3:15, 4:7 - Today if ye hear his voice, Harden not your heart
James 4:8-10 - Draw nigh to God, Humble yourselves
2 Peter 3:9 - Not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance
Prayer Meeting - Friday, 21st December 2007
The Flesh and the Law; Satan’s Greatest Weapon
Haggai 1:5-7
John 14:12 - Greater works
Acts 2:47 - The Lord added to the church daily
0. Position is not the problem
1. The Foolishness of the Flesh
Galatians 3:3 - Begun in Spirit, made perfect by flesh?
Proverbs 30:12 - Generation pure in their eyes, not washed
Romans 7:18 - In flesh dwelleth no good thing
Romans 8:8 - Flesh cannot please God
Isaiah 64:6 - Our righteousnesses are as filthy rags
Galatians 6:8 - Soweth to flesh shall reap corruption
Romans 13:14 - Make not provision for the flesh
Romans 7:19 - Good that I would I do not, evil which I would not, that I do
Result - Bondage, Incomplete Victory
Our “normal” Reaction - Follow letter of law
2. The Limitations of the Law
Galatians 3:24 - Law was our schoolmaster
Galatians 3:21 - Law against promises of God? God forbid
2 Corinthians 3:6 - Letter killeth, Spirit giveth life
3. The Hope of the Holy Spirit
Zechariah 4:6 - Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit
John 10:10 - Might have it more abundantly
2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slack, some count slackness
2 Timothy 3:5 - A form of godliness, but denying the power
2 Corinthians 3:6 - Spirit giveth life
Galatians 6:8 - Soweth to the Spirit shall reap life everlasting
John 14:16 - Give you another Comforter
John 14:18 - I will not leave you comfortless
John 16:8 - Reprove the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment
Acts 1:8 - Ye shall receive power
John 1:12 - Received Him, to them gave He power
James 5:16 - Effectual fervent prayer of righteous man availeth much
Galatians 2:20 - Life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith
Jeremiah 33:3 - Answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things
Romans 14:23 - Whatsoever is not of faith is sin
Proverbs 28:13 - confesseth and forsaketh sins shall have mercy
Conclusion
2 Chronicles 7:14 - Turn from their wicked ways
Psalm 34:18 - Nigh unto them of a broken heart; contrite spirit
James 4:8-9 - Draw nigh to God
Psalm 126:5 - Sow in tears, reap in joy
Isaiah 59:1-2 - LORD’s hand is not shortened, your iniquities have separated
James 4:10 - Humble yourselves
Psalm 139:23 - Search me, O God, try me
Isaiah 64:1-8 - Complete Obedience, Complete Victory
John 15:8 - My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit
Romans 6:12 - Let not sin reign, that ye should obey it
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