Title: Everlasting Father (3 of 4)
Series: He Shall Be Called
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Isaiah 9:6-7
During the month of December, we are focusing on a prophecy of the Messiah found in the book of Isaiah. This is one of the most wonderful and incredible promises in the entire Bible. The Holy Spirit inspired Isaiah to write these words over 700 years before Christ was born.
But there are four names or titles given to Jesus here in these verses. They all teach us something different about the promised King. He will be our Wonderful Counselor - meaning He will guide us with His counsel and guard us with His might. He will be our Mighty God - meaning that He is the Son of God with the strength and power to bring hope and salvation. He will be our Everlasting Father - meaning that this Son who will be born is the eternal one who reveals the Father to His children. And He will be our Prince of Peace - meaning He will being reconciliation once and for all between God and man.
Today, we come to the title, Everlasting Father. Here is the good news of the gospel: Jesus Christ helps us know God as our Father, not just our Father, but our everlasting Father, One who will never leave nor forsake us, One who is always there for us, One who has us in the palm of His hand for ever and ever. READ TEXT
*Before we look at how Jesus reveals to us God as the everlasting Father, we need to address a question: Isn't God the Father of us all? Aren't we all God's children? Well, it is true that God is the creator and sustainer of us all and so has a kind of fatherly relationship with his creation, including each and every human being. But the fact is that the Bible doesn't talk about God as Father by virtue of his being our creator-only because he has become our redeemer. God's fatherhood depends upon relationship with him. But here's the deal. Because of the Fall, and because of our sin, none of us comes into the world with a relationship with God-or, at least, not a good ...
Series: He Shall Be Called
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Isaiah 9:6-7
During the month of December, we are focusing on a prophecy of the Messiah found in the book of Isaiah. This is one of the most wonderful and incredible promises in the entire Bible. The Holy Spirit inspired Isaiah to write these words over 700 years before Christ was born.
But there are four names or titles given to Jesus here in these verses. They all teach us something different about the promised King. He will be our Wonderful Counselor - meaning He will guide us with His counsel and guard us with His might. He will be our Mighty God - meaning that He is the Son of God with the strength and power to bring hope and salvation. He will be our Everlasting Father - meaning that this Son who will be born is the eternal one who reveals the Father to His children. And He will be our Prince of Peace - meaning He will being reconciliation once and for all between God and man.
Today, we come to the title, Everlasting Father. Here is the good news of the gospel: Jesus Christ helps us know God as our Father, not just our Father, but our everlasting Father, One who will never leave nor forsake us, One who is always there for us, One who has us in the palm of His hand for ever and ever. READ TEXT
*Before we look at how Jesus reveals to us God as the everlasting Father, we need to address a question: Isn't God the Father of us all? Aren't we all God's children? Well, it is true that God is the creator and sustainer of us all and so has a kind of fatherly relationship with his creation, including each and every human being. But the fact is that the Bible doesn't talk about God as Father by virtue of his being our creator-only because he has become our redeemer. God's fatherhood depends upon relationship with him. But here's the deal. Because of the Fall, and because of our sin, none of us comes into the world with a relationship with God-or, at least, not a good ...
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