THE PEOPLE OF DARKNESS (1 OF 4)
Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-5
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The People of Darkness (1 of 4)
Series: Advent: The Dawn of Hope
Collin Wimberly
Isaiah 9:2-5
CIT - Isaiah gives hope and comfort to the people of Israel
Proposition - Jesus brings hope to a world covered in the darkness of hopelessness.
Isaiah 9:2-5
INTRODUCTION: ILLUS: This year has been a year like none we have experienced. If you are like me, the end of 2020 can’t come soon enough. We hope that next year will be better, different. We hope for the vaccine to be available soon. We hope for the time when we can go to town without a mask, go to a football game with the stands filled to capacity. We hope for the day when life will get back to normal.
Advent is about hope.
The word ‘‘Advent’’ is derived from the Latin word adventus, meaning ‘‘coming,’’ which is a translation of the Greek word parousia. This year, 2020, Advent begins today and will end on Thursday, December 24. We will hold a Christmas Eve worship service to conclude the season of Advent.
Advent symbolizes the present situation of the church in these ‘‘last days’’ (Acts 2:17, Hebrews 1:2), as God’s people wait for the return of Christ in glory to consummate his eternal kingdom. The church is in a similar situation to Israel at the end of the Old Testament: in exile, waiting and hoping in prayerful expectation for the coming of the Messiah. Israel looked back to God’s past gracious actions on their behalf in leading them out of Egypt in the Exodus, and on this basis, they called for God once again to act for them. In the same way, the church, during Advent, looks back upon Christ’s coming in celebration while at the same time looking forward in eager anticipation to the coming of Christ’s kingdom when he returns for his people. In this light, the Advent hymn ‘‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’’ perfectly represents the church’s cry during the Advent season:
O Come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel.
That mourns in lowly exile here,
Until the Son of God appears.
‘‘The ...
Series: Advent: The Dawn of Hope
Collin Wimberly
Isaiah 9:2-5
CIT - Isaiah gives hope and comfort to the people of Israel
Proposition - Jesus brings hope to a world covered in the darkness of hopelessness.
Isaiah 9:2-5
INTRODUCTION: ILLUS: This year has been a year like none we have experienced. If you are like me, the end of 2020 can’t come soon enough. We hope that next year will be better, different. We hope for the vaccine to be available soon. We hope for the time when we can go to town without a mask, go to a football game with the stands filled to capacity. We hope for the day when life will get back to normal.
Advent is about hope.
The word ‘‘Advent’’ is derived from the Latin word adventus, meaning ‘‘coming,’’ which is a translation of the Greek word parousia. This year, 2020, Advent begins today and will end on Thursday, December 24. We will hold a Christmas Eve worship service to conclude the season of Advent.
Advent symbolizes the present situation of the church in these ‘‘last days’’ (Acts 2:17, Hebrews 1:2), as God’s people wait for the return of Christ in glory to consummate his eternal kingdom. The church is in a similar situation to Israel at the end of the Old Testament: in exile, waiting and hoping in prayerful expectation for the coming of the Messiah. Israel looked back to God’s past gracious actions on their behalf in leading them out of Egypt in the Exodus, and on this basis, they called for God once again to act for them. In the same way, the church, during Advent, looks back upon Christ’s coming in celebration while at the same time looking forward in eager anticipation to the coming of Christ’s kingdom when he returns for his people. In this light, the Advent hymn ‘‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’’ perfectly represents the church’s cry during the Advent season:
O Come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel.
That mourns in lowly exile here,
Until the Son of God appears.
‘‘The ...
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