SERMONS ON IMMANUEL
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The Promise of Immanuel (4 of 5)
by Dave Gustavsen
We're taking this Advent season to walk through the first nine chapters of Isaiah-for two reasons: First, this was written to the nation of Judah during a dark time. The nation had been attacked, and they were feeling very unstable and insecure. And I would say that our country is feeling a level of instability and insecurity that we haven't felt in a while. It seems like the fears that began with 9/11 sort of leveled out for a while, but now they've ramped back up higher than ever. So Isaiah is brutally honest about the darkness, and we can relate to that. But Isaiah also holds out a vision of hope-which the people of Judah desperately...
A Son Is Given (1 of 4)
by Jeff Strite
There's a story told about a man who was a very militant atheist but he sent his son to Trinity School because, despite its Christian roots, it was a great school. After a month, the boy comes home and says casually, ''By the way Dad, do you know what Trinity means? It means the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.'' The father barely controlled his rage. He seized his son by the shoulders and declared, ''Danny, I'm going to tell you something right now and I want you never to forget it. There is only one God and we don't believe in Him!'' APPLY: Now, that's the kind of attitude you'd expect from committed Atheist.But, by...
Joy Is Born!
by Christopher Harbin
Our media portrays this a season of endless celebration, festivities, laughter, and contentment. For many, holidays are times of despair, loss, and grief over broken homes or the death of loved ones. Amid plastered smiles, many struggle through the season with burdens of despair and dread. Can joy flourish and grow amid turmoil, grief, doubt, despair, and expected disaster? How can joy find root when all we can anticipate is disgrace? The announcement came unexpectedly. It could not have come at a worse time. Mary was already betrothed. In the eyes of the law and the community, she was already a married...
Immanuel (12 of 23)
by J.D. Jones
Matthew, in my text, is quoting, as you are all aware, a great and famous passage from the prophet Isaiah. The commentators are by no means of one mind as to the interpretation of that passage, nor are they agreed as to the person to whom it refers. In less critical days than ours the passage was accepted as messianic. Our fathers found the Incarnation and the Virgin Birth both foretold in the passage. And that is the idea that simple, believing folk for the most part hold to this day. They believe that the prophet, by the Spirit, spoke directly and specifically of Mary and of Jesus. But modern scholarship now steps in and says that...
Immanuel: God with Us
by John Barnett
This morning all of us humans have a real problem--we are an endangered species in this Universe, we are very fragile with a very short life span, only God can help us--and God is unapproachable. On top of all that, we can't even see God and if we did, we would die. Moses once had a conversation with God over 3500 years ago, as one of the only humans to ever get to know God up close. Here is what the Lord told him--Exodus 33:20 But He said, ''You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.'' Paul in the New Testament reports the same facts about God. Paul's record is--1 Timothy 1:17 Now to the King...
Immanuel - God with Us
by Thomas Swope
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it. 2 And it was told to the house of David, saying, ''Syria's forces are deployed in Ephraim.'' So his heart and the heart of his people were moved as the trees of the woods are moved with the wind.3 Then the LORD said to Isaiah, ''Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son, at the end of the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller's Field, 4 and say...
The Child Promised
by Stephen Whitney
During the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union after Word War II the U.S. was concerned about the expansion of Communism in Latin America. In April 1961 President Kennedy allowed the CIA to invade Cuba to over- through Fidel Castro and the Communist government. The invasion called the Bay of Pigs became a disaster with many of the men killed and the rest captured. It left Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and his advisers with the impression that Kennedy was indecisive and, as one Soviet adviser wrote, ''too young, intellectual, not prepared well for decision making in crisis situations...
Immanuel: God with Us (1 of 10)
by Dennis Marquardt
INTRO: At one of the darkest moments of Judah's life as a kingdom God proclaimed one of the brightest promises ... provided they walk in obedience with His plans and His Word. There may well be times in your life when you will find yourself closed in on all fronts by the enemy ... what do you do when this happens? For some people FEAR causes them to do nothing ... which leaves them frozen in inaction and ripe for the enemy? ILLUS: One day in July, a farmer sat in front of his shack, smoking his corncob pipe. Along came a stranger who asked, ''How's your cotton coming?'' ''Ain't got none,'' was the answer. ''Didn't...
The Promise of Immanuel (2 of 4)
by Jonathan McLeod
But in reality the biblical Christmas story is about leaving home. Luke 2 tells how Mary and Joseph left their home town of Nazareth to travel to Bethlehem where, of course, Jesus was born. And, more significantly, Christmas is the story of how Jesus, God the Son, left his heavenly home to be born as a human baby and become Immanuel-God with us. ''Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel'' (Isa. 7:14). ''She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.'' All this took place to...
He Came: With Us (1 of 3)
by Jim Henry
Two little boys, one eight years old and the other ten years old, moved into a new community. To say the least they were very mischievous. In fact, their mother and dad had trouble controlling them and they were raising cane all over the community. They heard that the local preacher had a pretty good way with kids so they decided to set up an appointment and have them go see the preacher. He brought the eight-year-old in first. He sat him down in front of him and asked him very gently, ''Where is God?'' The little eight-year-old boy just looked at him. He raised his voice a little bit and he asked, ''Where is God?'' The little...
Immanuel
by Doug Tegner
The first coming (advent) of Jesus was actually the climax of a process of revelation that God gave to the world. God reveals to us that mankind is separated from Him (distant) by their hardened hearts and human nature; the Bible calls it sin. But God wants us to know who He is and what He has done for mankind. He speaks to those who have rebelled against the moral law and conscience that God has given all people. THIS PROCESS IS CALLED PROGRESIVE REVELATION. He revealed Himself to the world through His creation (Romans 1:19ff) ..since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has...
Immanuel
by Richard Laue
We want to talk about that for a bit this morning. Jesus came to be with us. That is what Immanuel means. Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish theologian of a century ago, tells this story in explanation of how God decided to come and be with us. Once there was a prince, who was single and very eager to marry a lovely maiden, who would be the future queen. Near the place was a large city, and often he rode in his carriage down to the city to take care of various duties for his father, the King. One day, to reach a particular merchant, he had to go through a rather poor section of the city. He happened to glance out the window...
Immanuel - The Light of Life
by Charles H. Spurgeon
When Judah was in sore distress, the sign that she should be delivered was Immanuel. "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14). When no other ray of comfort could be found, light came from the promise of the wondrous birth of Him whose name is "God with us." God alone would be the deliverer of Judah when overmatched by her two enemies. God would be with them, and He gave them as a pledge a vision of that time when, in very deed, God would dwell among men, and wear their nature in the person of the Virgin-born. It is noteworthy that the clearest promises of...
Immanuel-God With Us (2 of 2)
by Stuart Briscoe
David the Psalmist described the experience of knowing ''God With us,'' saying, ''I will fear no evil for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.'' In understanding and believing this, the heart's true comfort is found.The Comfort that Comes from Knowing His Presence. Knowing who He is-''The Lord is my shepherd.'' Knowing what He is-''The Lord is my shepherd.'' Knowing that He is-''The Lord is my shepherd.'' Knowing where He is-''The Lord is my...shepherd with me.'' Knowing why He is-''The Lord...your rod and staff.''The rod to ward off enemies of the sheep. The staff to direct the wayward sheep. Knowing...
God with Us (1 of 4)
by Stephen Whitney
John Wesley (d.1791) was an English pastor and theologian who was greatly respected in the Church of England and at the end of his life was described as ''the best loved man in England.'' As a result they erected a monument to him in Westminster Abby with the statement: ''The best of it all is that God is with us.'' Spiritually God had always been with his people: God was with Joseph when he was in prison in Egypt. God was in the cloud by day and pillar of fire by night which led the nation of Israel across the desert to the Promised Land. God's presence, called the Shekinah glory, was in the tabernacle as he...
Seeing Jesus as: Immanuel God with Us
by John Barnett
Just before John "Amazing Grace" Newton (1725-1807) was unable to preach any longer because of failing mind and strength, that gloriously converted slave ship captain was preaching one of his final sermons. His eyesight was nearly gone and his memory was fast declining so an assistant would stand in the pulpit to help him preach his sermon. On his last Sunday, Newton was reading from I Peter 2:7. 1 Peter 2:7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone," Looking up and starting his sermon, Pastor...
In His Virgin Birth (1 of 5)
by James Merritt
The apostle Paul, the greatest preacher, the greatest missionary, the greatest theologian, and the greatest soul-winner the world has ever known, said in phil. 3:8, that compared to knowing Jesus Christ, everything else in life is literally ''dung.''I am beginning a series of messages entitled ''just know him.'' the apostle Paul went on to say in that same chapter in v.10 that his major goal in life was ''to know him and the power of his resurrection.'' there is no knowledge that can compare to the personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. To know Jesus one must begin by knowing him in his virgin birth. Television...
The Miracle of Christmas (1 of 3)
by Jerry Watts
''Signs of the times'', who has ever heard the phrase? What does it make you think of? The second coming? Generally, but not necessarily. Candidly, the entirety of the Old Testament gave signs of the coming Messiah. We are beginning a 3 part series on Christmas which is the first coming, not the second. Let's read our TEXT. This verse is very familiar and begins with 'therefore' which refers to the story of 3 Kings; Ahaz of Judah, Rezin of Aram and Pekah of Israel. King Rezin and King Pekah formed an alliance which made a powerful force and created a two against one situation. They were powerful...
The Prophetic Projection (2 of 4)
by Lenny Ports
Psalm 143:8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. (NIV) My sister-in-law came to visit us from New York a few weeks ago. She came to church with us and we had a wonderful time together. She said next time she comes, she would be coming with my brother and they would bring some old films and picture slides of my parents and our family growing up. I was excited to hear that. I started to think about the old slide projectors and how you put a little 1½ inch square slide into the projector and what appears on the screen...
Lessons from the Christmas Story (3 of 5)
by Lenny Ports
The greatest story that's ever been told. It's the story of JESUS - the Son of God, and God, the Son. He came from the place He has occupied with the Father from eternity past and was born of a virgin named Mary. He wasn't born of a human father. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, so that He would be called the Son of God. This is the great mystery - that God was manifest in the flesh. This is known as the incarnation of God. God in human flesh. He took on human flesh. The Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes was God wrapped in human flesh. What a GIFT to the world! Some people might say, ''why couldn't...
