Title: Simeon - Change (5 of 5)
Series: Arrival
Author: Steve Jones
Text: Luke 2
Sermon Summary: Simeon's Messianic prophecy establishes Jesus' birth as a catalyst for change. 1) Priest change. 2) Temple change. 3) Sacrificial change. 4) Covenant change.
INTRODUCTION: Comedian Michael Yo said that when he and his wife had a son it changed his life. They handed him the baby boy and he realized that he would die for that little baby. He didn't even KNOW him but would die for him. He said that when he and his wife had a daughter that, too, changed his life. He would DIE for his son, but he would KILL for his daughter. A baby changes everything.
The birth of Jesus changed everything. It was so momentous that within six hundred years it became the dividing line of history. Now we date all events as happening either B.C. (before Christ) or A.D., which stands for the Latin words "Anno Domini" meaning "Year of the Lord."
Each Sunday we've been looking at a prophecy surrounding Christ's birth and what it means for our faith. This last one is in a slightly different category because it is a prophecy about the infant Jesus made AFTER he was born. This morning I want us to think about the birth of Jesus as a catalyst for change.
When Jesus was a little over one month old his parents took him to the temple in Jerusalem to redeem Him with an animal sacrifice as required by the Law of Moses. There was an old man named Simeon at the temple that day. The Holy Spirit had told Simeon that before he died his eyes would see the Messiah. When Joseph and Mary brought Jesus into the temple, Simeon held the baby and pronounced a prophecy about Him. Luke 2:33-35 "Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, His mother: 'This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel.'"
Notice how Simeon predicted the reactions to His coming would vary and contrast. He said that Jesus would cause some to rise and others to fall. Let's talk about ...
Series: Arrival
Author: Steve Jones
Text: Luke 2
Sermon Summary: Simeon's Messianic prophecy establishes Jesus' birth as a catalyst for change. 1) Priest change. 2) Temple change. 3) Sacrificial change. 4) Covenant change.
INTRODUCTION: Comedian Michael Yo said that when he and his wife had a son it changed his life. They handed him the baby boy and he realized that he would die for that little baby. He didn't even KNOW him but would die for him. He said that when he and his wife had a daughter that, too, changed his life. He would DIE for his son, but he would KILL for his daughter. A baby changes everything.
The birth of Jesus changed everything. It was so momentous that within six hundred years it became the dividing line of history. Now we date all events as happening either B.C. (before Christ) or A.D., which stands for the Latin words "Anno Domini" meaning "Year of the Lord."
Each Sunday we've been looking at a prophecy surrounding Christ's birth and what it means for our faith. This last one is in a slightly different category because it is a prophecy about the infant Jesus made AFTER he was born. This morning I want us to think about the birth of Jesus as a catalyst for change.
When Jesus was a little over one month old his parents took him to the temple in Jerusalem to redeem Him with an animal sacrifice as required by the Law of Moses. There was an old man named Simeon at the temple that day. The Holy Spirit had told Simeon that before he died his eyes would see the Messiah. When Joseph and Mary brought Jesus into the temple, Simeon held the baby and pronounced a prophecy about Him. Luke 2:33-35 "Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, His mother: 'This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel.'"
Notice how Simeon predicted the reactions to His coming would vary and contrast. He said that Jesus would cause some to rise and others to fall. Let's talk about ...
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