Jan 11, 2015
Week 8- Jesus is the Sabbath
Series: Old Testament Jesus
In the Old Covenant; the Sabbath was a covenant sign between man and God that pointed to the New. In the New Covenant, Jesus is the covenant sign between man and God! Jesus said in Matt 5:17 that He didn’t come to destroy the law or the prophets. He came to fulfill them (or to embody them and give them their true meaning that was only foreshadowed before but now is a reality in Him). The Sabbath is one such law that sees its greatest fulfillment in Jesus. He has designed us to rest in Him; spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical rest. Are you weary?
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- Jan 11, 2015Week 8- Jesus is the Sabbath
Jan 11, 2015Week 8- Jesus is the SabbathSeries: Old Testament JesusIn the Old Covenant; the Sabbath was a covenant sign between man and God that pointed to the New. In the New Covenant, Jesus is the covenant sign between man and God! Jesus said in Matt 5:17 that He didn’t come to destroy the law or the prophets. He came to fulfill them (or to embody them and give them their true meaning that was only foreshadowed before but now is a reality in Him). The Sabbath is one such law that sees its greatest fulfillment in Jesus. He has designed us to rest in Him; spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical rest. Are you weary?
- Jan 4, 2015Week 7- Old Testament Names and Titles of Jesus
Jan 4, 2015Week 7- Old Testament Names and Titles of JesusSeries: Old Testament JesusWhat’s in a name? In our culture, though we may try to give a name to our child that suits him or her or what we want them to one day be like; mostly our names only serve to distinguish us apart from one another. Not so in Biblical times, particularly in the Old Testament. A name indicated the character and attributes of a person. Jesus’ numerous and varied Old Testament names: Messiah, Commander of the Lord’s army, Counselor and Prince of Peace, Servant, Man of Sorrows, Rock, Lamb, and more were of great importance because the name comprehended in itself all that God is. When we come to know and understand the names and titles given to Jesus, we have a better understanding of His role in our life.
- Dec 28, 2014Week 6- Prophecies of Jesus in the Old Testament
Dec 28, 2014Week 6- Prophecies of Jesus in the Old TestamentSeries: Old Testament JesusThe Old Testament as a whole points to Jesus. Specifically there are numerous passages of prophecy relating to the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. These prophecies are not just in the major and minor prophets of the OT, but also found in the Psalms and historical books as well. When sin entered into the world, so did the ever repeated promise of a Redeemer! These prophets also knew full and well whom they were foretelling about. Prophecy fulfilled in the birth, life, and sacrificial death of Jesus is powerful evidence of His Messiahship and validates the credibility and supernatural inspiration of the Old Testament, fulfilled many hundreds of years in the future.
- Dec 24, 2014Week 5- Jesus is Immanuel (Christmas Eve)
Dec 24, 2014Week 5- Jesus is Immanuel (Christmas Eve)Series: Old Testament JesusJesus’ most precious name in my estimation is that of Immanuel, “God with us”. God. With. Us. Let that now very common Christmas familiarity sink in for a minute. Through Jesus and our faith and reliance in Him, God is with us; without separation. He communes with us, he makes His habitat in our hearts and souls. He moves into our neighborhood. We can talk to Him and He listens. He speaks and we recognize His voice. His presence is with us. God is with us!
- Dec 21, 2014Week 4- Jesus in the Law AND Grace
Dec 21, 2014Week 4- Jesus in the Law AND GraceSeries: Old Testament JesusThe Law and Grace are often viewed as enemies; the former coming before Jesus. But Jesus isn’t absent in the Law. Yes, even the Law points to Jesus! How can the God of the Old Testament who condoned wholesale killing of other nations be the God of the New Testament where His love and grace are on full display? Why give such a strict set of rules that did not have the power to save? We need to be reminded that the Law came from God. Man used it as ‘works’ to gain righteousness; he used it as his task master and even his god. This was an import and application never in the plans or motives of God when giving His Law to His people. The Old and New are not competing covenants but rather complementary.
- Dec 14, 2014Week 3- OT Foreshadows of Jesus
Dec 14, 2014Week 3- OT Foreshadows of JesusSeries: Old Testament JesusIf “a picture is worth a thousand words” then an acted out or spoken visual is all the more effective. Jesus Himself communicated often using parables. The study of how God used pictures to teach His people is usually called typology; which means expressing concepts or messages through the use of types or word pictures. It is a kind of visual theology. A type is a real person, place, object, or event: it is true, real, and factual—not a made-up allegory. The Old Testament features numerous foreshadows of Jesus’ person and work through the use of typology. The Passover lamb, Jonah and David, as well as other types act as a predictive pattern or resemblance. The same truth is found in the Old Testament picture and the New Testament fulfillment.
- Dec 7, 2014Week 2- The OT Gospel
Dec 7, 2014Week 2- The OT GospelSeries: Old Testament JesusMany see the Old Testament merely as “The Law” and the New Testament as “Grace”. We have been mistaken to believe that grace, salvation, and the gospel were first introduced into the world upon the incarnation of Jesus and the four gospel books penned that start our New Testament. However, the gospel of salvation and grace first appeared in the Garden of Eden. As well, the gospel of Abraham was the Gospel of Jesus! Jesus said, “Your father Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad.” (John 8:56) Abraham, lauded for being justified by faith had more than a general belief in God; he had a Messiah-centered faith.
- Nov 30, 2014Week 1- The Old Testament is Not Obsolete
Nov 30, 2014Week 1- The Old Testament is Not ObsoleteSeries: Old Testament JesusThe Old Testament is often misunderstood, ignored, or even maligned in the church today as we embrace the New Testament almost exclusively. The OT is mainly relegated to moralistic “Sunday School Bible stories” or biographical examples of how to live or not live. On the road to Emmaus Jesus appeared to His disciples and “beginning with Moses and all the prophets, He explained to them what was said in all the (Old Testament) Scriptures concerning Himself.” (Luke 24:27) The OT is not to be discarded; it points gloriously to a new covenant, a radiant gospel, and most importantly to the Messianic Savior- Jesus!