God’s Christmas Plan
Part 1: Planned All Along
Intro
God
made a plan for us before we existed
-Jesus is God’s Christmas Plan for
everyone
Jesus
is and always has been the Plan
Jesus never claimed to be a "good teacher or "good man"
-He is either the Lord, a Liar or a Lunatic
Jesus
is Coming…
Josh McDowell- The OT contains over 300
references to the Messiah that were fulfilled in Jesus.
A sample of Bible references...
Genesis
3:15
-God’ promise to Eve
-Jesus would descend from a woman, not a
man
Genesis
49:9-10
-Jacob blesses his son Judah
-vs 10
scepter will not depart from Judah…
2
Samuel 7:16 promise
to David
-house, kingdom, throne…will endure
forever
-see also Psalm 89:3-4 and Ezekiel 34:23-24
Isaiah
7:14
-The virgin will conceive, have a son,
and name Him Immanuel
Isaiah
9:6-7
-for a child will be born for us…
Daniel
7:13-14
-prophecy of Jesus, ruler of the eternal
kingdom
Micah
5:2
-Bethlehem predicted to be the
birthplace of Jesus
Foreshadows
of Jesus…
Adam-
the first Adam fell
-Jesus was the perfect Adam who saved us
from our fall
Abel-
the first innocent blood shed, cried out for condemnation
-Jesus shed his truly innocent blood,
crying out for our acquittal
Abraham called out to begin a chosen people on earth
to glorify God
-Jesus established a new people of all
nations who will glorify God
Isaac-
who was offered up as a sacrifice to God by his father
-Jesus became the perfect sacrifice who
paid for our sins on the cross
Jacob-
wrestled with God and asked for His blessing
-Jesus wrestled for us all to give us an
eternal blessing
Joseph-
who forgave his brothers for how they wronged him
-Jesus died to forgive us of all our
wrongdoings against Him
Moses
– who stood in the gap between the people and the Lord
-Jesus stands in the gap forever between
us and God
-Jesus clothes us with righteousness,
reconciles us to God forever
Job-
who suffered and brought glory to the Lord
-Jesus is the truly innocent sufferer
who intercedes for us
David-
the great victor over Goliath
-Jesus won the ultimate victory over the
enemy of death and hell
Jonah-
buried in the whale three days, came back to life
-Jesus was buried in a tomb, resurrected
three days later to give us life
And
then came Jesus!
-the innocent “Passover Lamb” whose
blood covers our sins and redeems us from death, the true Prophet, Priest,
King, Sacrifice, Light,
The Old Testament was God’s wake-up call:
Jesus is coming!
Are
we listening to God?
How many times has God revealed Himself
to us?
-through the Bible
-through Godly people in our lives
-through circumstances
-through the inner prompting of God’s
Spirit
How many times have I resisted God's prompting to...
-put my faith in Jesus Christ?
-renew my faith in Jesus Christ?
Planned
All Along!
God
always had a plan
God
prepares us for His plan
Am
I trusting His plan?
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