Suffering Christ in the Scripture ( Luke 24: 27))[1]

Suffering Christ in the Scripture ( Luke 24: 27)[1]

1. In Pentateuch we have the Figures of the suffering Christ
2. In Psalms we have the Feelings of the Suffering Christ
3. In Prophets we have the Forecast of the Suffering Christ
4. In Gospels we have Facts of the Suffering Christ
5. In Epistles we have the Fruits of the Suffering Christ

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[1] Moments for You, Vol.54, 1^st Quarter, PA: Moments with the Book, Bedford, 2010.p .4

A Christmas Sermon

Our SAVIOR foretold:

1.       A Righteous Branch, Jeremiah 23:5-6

2.       A Child Will be Born to Us, Isaiah 9:2-7

3.       A Righteous Judge, Isaiah 11:1-5

4.       Behold My Chosen One, Isaiah 42:1-4

5.       Your King Is Coming, Zechariah 9:9-10

6.       A Virgin With Child, Isaiah 7:10-14

7.       The Announcement to Mary, Luke 1:26-38

8.       Elizabeth and Mary, Luke 1:39-56

A SAVIOR Is Born

1.       The Birth, Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-7

2.       The Shepherds and Angels Came, Luke 2:8-20

3.       Presentation in the Temple, Luke 2:21-38

4.       The Visit of the Magi, Matthew 2:1-12

A SAVIOR Lives On

1.       The Preeminent Christ, Colossians 1:15-23

2.       Worthy Is the Lamb, Revelations 5:1-14

3.       The New Heaven and New Earth, Revelations 21:1-7

AMEN!!!

By The Message, Eugene H. Peterson

The Risen Christ

The Risen Christ is the:-

1. * Rewarder of Love - Mary
2. * Revival of Hope - Two on Emmaus Road
3. * Recovery of Faith - Thomas
4. * Reversal of Failure - Peter
5. * Restorer of Joy - Disciples
6. * Receiver of Worship - Women
7. * Reality of Testimony - 500
8. * Reason of Service - James
9. * Revelation of Grace - Paul

Resurrection of Christ in the Gospels - II

After the resurrection:

Matt 28:17 - "When they saw Him, they worshipped Him" (Believers' Worship)
Mark 16:20 - "The Lord working with them" (Believers' Work)
Luke 24:48 - "Ye are witnesses of these things" (Believers' Witness)
John 21:22 - "If I will that he tarry till I come" (Believers' Wait)

Resurrection of Christ in the Gospels - I

The Gospels' Perspectives of the Resurrection of Christ

 
Matthew : Might - invincible - Christ is the Conqueror
Mark : Message - inexhaustible - Christ is the Challenge
Luke : Mandate - indispensable - Christ is the Companion
John : Majesty - indisputable - Christ is the Consolidator

Only Christ can Transform

1. Nature forms us
2. Education informs us
3. Sin deforms us
4. In law, we conform
5. In religion, we reform
6. Only Christ can transform us

"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." 2 Corinthians 3:18

Five Greater Than's

The gospels describe the Lord as greater than
* The temple (Matt 12:6) - The magnificence of His glory
* Jonah (Matt 12:41) - The consequence of His going
* Solomon (Matt 12:42) - The excellence of His government
* Jacob (John 4:12) - The beneficence of His grace
* Abraham (John 8:53) - The precedence of His giving

Christ & Christian ( The Union & Identification )

“Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?” —Rom. 6:3

His identification on with us
1 His baptism into our race. (A partaker of human nature (sin apart).
2 His baptism into our guilt. (Numbered with the transgressors.)
3 His baptism into our death. (Our death made His.)

Our identification on with him
1 Our baptism into His death. (His death made ours.)
2 Our baptism into His righteousness. (Numbered with the saints.)
3 Our baptism into Himself. (Partakers of the divine nature.)