1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,520 Hello and welcome to the Middletown Baptist Church Podcast, 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,480 where we are proclaiming the truth to the world. 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,720 My name is Pastor Josh, and I want to thank you for listening to 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:10,480 this podcast. 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,680 I hope that this podcast can be a blessing to you and strengthen 6 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,080 you in the word of God. 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,160 Now, come along, let's look into the Bible and see what God has 8 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:21,440 for us here today. 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,500 Well, here this evening, I wanted to briefly talk to you about 10 00:00:27,500 --> 00:00:32,140 a continuation of what we've been studying here on Sunday evenings 11 00:00:32,140 --> 00:00:37,780 and Wednesday evenings, and that is the message of the prophecies 12 00:00:37,780 --> 00:00:42,140 that are fulfilled in Jesus Christ and even during the Christmas 13 00:00:42,140 --> 00:00:42,420 season. 14 00:00:42,580 --> 00:00:47,180 We know that many of the things that we see in the Christmas 15 00:00:47,180 --> 00:00:50,740 story were foretold in the Old Testament. 16 00:00:51,140 --> 00:00:55,840 And we've Talked about Isaiah 7:14 about how Jesus would be born 17 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:56,520 of a virgin. 18 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:01,240 We know that Isaiah 9, 6 says that there would be a son born and 19 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:05,120 he would be wonderful counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting 20 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,320 Father, the Prince of peace. 21 00:01:07,320 --> 00:01:11,040 And I figured that we would move forward a little bit looking 22 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:15,600 at some of the prophecies that are fulfilled in the coming of Jesus 23 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,480 here in this evening's service. 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:23,270 So one that we like to talk about in the Christmas season is 25 00:01:23,270 --> 00:01:23,710 the star. 26 00:01:24,670 --> 00:01:28,870 Obviously, we know that the star was there above Bethlehem, which 27 00:01:28,870 --> 00:01:30,830 we're going to be talking about here in a little bit. 28 00:01:31,310 --> 00:01:36,909 But the Bible actually tells us in the Book of Numbers, all the 29 00:01:36,909 --> 00:01:40,750 way back in the Old Testament, that the Messiah would be the star 30 00:01:40,830 --> 00:01:43,310 coming out of Jacob or coming out of Israel. 31 00:01:43,630 --> 00:01:48,310 The reference for that is in numbers, chapter 24, and I'd like 32 00:01:48,310 --> 00:01:50,350 you to see that with me here. 33 00:01:50,350 --> 00:01:55,150 In numbers, chapter 24, we see a list of various prophecies. 34 00:01:55,470 --> 00:01:59,230 And in one of these prophecies, we see a messianic prophecy, 35 00:01:59,470 --> 00:02:05,590 Numbers chapter 24, verse 17 says, I, I shall see. 36 00:02:05,590 --> 00:02:07,310 Him, but not now. 37 00:02:07,630 --> 00:02:10,590 And this is obviously talking about the Messiah that is to come. 38 00:02:10,590 --> 00:02:12,110 I shall see him, but not now. 39 00:02:12,430 --> 00:02:15,770 I shall behold him, but not nine. 40 00:02:16,490 --> 00:02:21,410 There shall come a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out 41 00:02:21,410 --> 00:02:25,450 of Israel and shall smite the core corners of Moab and destroy 42 00:02:25,450 --> 00:02:26,650 all the children of Chef. 43 00:02:27,370 --> 00:02:30,650 Really, what I want to focus on here is the Messiah, as it says 44 00:02:30,650 --> 00:02:35,930 here, would be a star out of Jacob and a scepter shall rise out 45 00:02:35,930 --> 00:02:36,450 of Israel. 46 00:02:36,450 --> 00:02:37,410 What's that talking about there? 47 00:02:37,410 --> 00:02:42,410 Well, we know that the star itself is speaking of the glory of 48 00:02:42,410 --> 00:02:46,690 Jesus, not just the literal glory of the light of the star, which 49 00:02:46,690 --> 00:02:51,090 there was that, but also the glory and the light that is Jesus 50 00:02:51,090 --> 00:02:51,410 Christ. 51 00:02:52,050 --> 00:02:54,010 You Know that in the book of John. 52 00:02:54,010 --> 00:02:57,450 I'd like you to see that here in John chapter one, the Bible says 53 00:02:57,450 --> 00:03:00,930 something amazing about Jesus being the light. 54 00:03:00,930 --> 00:03:08,690 John chapter one says in verse number nine, and if you even go up 55 00:03:08,690 --> 00:03:10,650 a little bit higher, it talks about John the Baptist. 56 00:03:10,650 --> 00:03:14,220 The same came for a witness to bear witness of the light that all 57 00:03:14,220 --> 00:03:15,420 men through him might believe. 58 00:03:15,420 --> 00:03:17,940 He was not the light talking about John the Baptist, but was sent 59 00:03:17,940 --> 00:03:21,420 to bear witness of that light that was the true light which lighteth 60 00:03:21,420 --> 00:03:22,940 every man that cometh into the world. 61 00:03:22,940 --> 00:03:26,420 So the Bible says that Jesus is the light of the world. 62 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:31,020 And so we see that as Christians today, when that light 63 00:03:31,020 --> 00:03:35,380 is given to us in Jesus Christ, that we can then shine that 64 00:03:35,380 --> 00:03:39,140 light, as the Bible says to shine our light around us, as Matthew 65 00:03:39,140 --> 00:03:40,550 chapter five mentions. 66 00:03:40,550 --> 00:03:44,870 And so I find numbers, chapter 24, 177, a wonderful prophecy fulfilled 67 00:03:44,870 --> 00:03:48,910 in Jesus when it talks about him being the star out of Jacob, 68 00:03:48,910 --> 00:03:50,310 the star in Israel. 69 00:03:50,470 --> 00:03:53,990 And we know that In Matthew chapter 2, the Bible tells us that 70 00:03:53,990 --> 00:03:59,830 that star rose above Bethlehem and the the wise men followed that 71 00:03:59,830 --> 00:04:01,510 star and found Jesus. 72 00:04:01,510 --> 00:04:04,590 And we can follow the light of Jesus Christ and know that we can 73 00:04:04,590 --> 00:04:06,120 have salvation as well. 74 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:10,080 But also in Numbers, chapter 24, verse 17, it doesn't just say 75 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,400 that the Messiah would be a star. 76 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,280 It says that he would also be a scepter. 77 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,200 Now what's that speaking to? 78 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,040 Well, the scepter speaks to the power or the authority of Jesus. 79 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:25,440 And we've talked over and over again about the power of Jesus Christ's 80 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:29,600 authority and the ultimate victory and the ultimate authority 81 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:34,360 that he has in the millennial kingdom and also for eternity as 82 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,760 King of Kings and Lord of lords. 83 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,480 And another reference there would be In Revelation, chapter 22, 84 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,880 verse 16, Jesus is called the bright morning star. 85 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,800 And so with the light comes the glory, and with the scepter comes 86 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:49,400 the power. 87 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,840 And we know that Jesus is the fulfillment of that. 88 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,410 Another prophecy that we see in the Old Testament that again, 89 00:04:57,490 --> 00:05:00,290 many of you probably are familiar with, but I want this to 90 00:05:00,290 --> 00:05:05,010 be a reminder for all of us, is a prophecy found in Micah chapter 91 00:05:05,010 --> 00:05:05,330 two. 92 00:05:05,890 --> 00:05:08,210 Excuse me, Micah, chapter five, verse two. 93 00:05:08,930 --> 00:05:13,170 There's so many different prophecies that we can go to, but 94 00:05:13,170 --> 00:05:17,490 this is one that is one of my favorites because here we see that 95 00:05:17,970 --> 00:05:21,730 the Bible actually tells us, all the way back in the book of Micah 96 00:05:21,730 --> 00:05:26,440 in the prophets, that Jesus would be born in a place called Bethlehem. 97 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,680 What an amazing truth this is. 98 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:33,400 It says in Micah chapter 5, verse 2, but thou, Bethlehem, Ephrathah, 99 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,480 though You be little among thousands of Judah. 100 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:41,360 Yet out of the shall he come forth unto me, that is to be the 101 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:46,000 ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from 102 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:46,760 everlasting. 103 00:05:46,840 --> 00:05:50,780 So again, this is a messianic reference to Jesus Christ. 104 00:05:50,780 --> 00:05:55,100 This is a messianic reference to the one who has always been. 105 00:05:55,500 --> 00:05:58,460 Again, we can connect the dots to the book of John. 106 00:05:58,940 --> 00:05:59,980 John chapter one. 107 00:05:59,980 --> 00:06:00,940 We were just there. 108 00:06:01,020 --> 00:06:03,580 And many of you again know that reference. 109 00:06:03,580 --> 00:06:07,580 In verse one, it says, in the beginning was the word Jesus Logos, 110 00:06:07,580 --> 00:06:11,140 and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 111 00:06:11,140 --> 00:06:13,180 The same was in the beginning with God. 112 00:06:13,660 --> 00:06:16,920 All things were made by him, and without him was not anything 113 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,040 made that was made. 114 00:06:18,280 --> 00:06:19,320 In him was life. 115 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,040 And the life was the light of men. 116 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:25,000 And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended 117 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:25,480 it not. 118 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,920 So again we see the reference to Jesus in his eternality. 119 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,480 And again that reference to light. 120 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:36,960 And so Micah chapter 5, verse 2, reference to where the Messiah 121 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:37,560 would be born. 122 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:42,560 And of course we know in many New Testament passages in, in the 123 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:48,520 Book of Matthew, chapter 2, John chapter 7, that the Messiah 124 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:50,520 was born in Bethlehem. 125 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,000 And obviously we know Luke chapter two as well. 126 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,360 And so in agreement with what was said here in Micah chapter two, 127 00:06:56,360 --> 00:07:00,680 the New Testament tells us that Jesus was born in Bethlehem. 128 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:05,360 That's another wonderful reminder that Jesus came not in the 129 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:09,580 grand place of the palace, but in a lowly town called Bethlehem, 130 00:07:09,740 --> 00:07:12,220 born in a manger, humbled himself. 131 00:07:12,460 --> 00:07:16,860 And we know that that is a picture of his love and his sacrifice 132 00:07:17,260 --> 00:07:17,900 for us. 133 00:07:18,860 --> 00:07:22,260 So those are just two references there in the Old Testament. 134 00:07:22,260 --> 00:07:26,380 One, numbers, that would be the reference to him being the star 135 00:07:26,380 --> 00:07:28,300 and the scepter, the glory and the power. 136 00:07:28,620 --> 00:07:33,660 And then another reference to where Jesus would be born. 137 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,040 And he was born in Bethlehem. 138 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:41,520 The Messiah obviously has so many, so many references in the Old 139 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:42,000 Testament. 140 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,880 And if we were to try to list all of them here, we would not be 141 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:45,960 able to keep up with that. 142 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,000 But I do want you to see some of these in this study, because I 143 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,560 believe that it's important for us to see the connection, even 144 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:58,440 as we saw In Luke chapter 24, Jesus says, hey, everything is pointing 145 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,400 to me from the beginning all the way to the end. 146 00:08:02,110 --> 00:08:05,230 This is a story of who Jesus is. 147 00:08:05,230 --> 00:08:07,950 This is a story of why we need him as our Savior. 148 00:08:08,110 --> 00:08:12,590 It's a story of how we can know that Jesus is Lord by the truth 149 00:08:12,590 --> 00:08:16,150 of God that is revealed to us in our hearts and in the world around 150 00:08:16,150 --> 00:08:16,510 us. 151 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:20,430 And so the Messiah would be a light to the nations of the World 152 00:08:20,430 --> 00:08:25,990 we know that the Messiah would go through so much, not just in his 153 00:08:25,990 --> 00:08:26,350 birth. 154 00:08:26,350 --> 00:08:31,020 Obviously in his birth there was the threat that Herod came and 155 00:08:31,340 --> 00:08:34,780 was killing the babies and, and they fled to Egypt. 156 00:08:34,780 --> 00:08:38,500 Again, another reference that we find in the Old Testament, that 157 00:08:38,500 --> 00:08:41,700 the Messiah would come out of Egypt, in which we know that he fled 158 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:46,140 to Egypt with his family and then obviously came back. 159 00:08:46,300 --> 00:08:50,700 And then we know that Jesus fulfilled many prophecies in his 160 00:08:50,700 --> 00:08:54,260 life through how he taught, through what he did, and ultimately 161 00:08:54,260 --> 00:08:59,230 through his death on the cross and through his sacrifice for us. 162 00:08:59,950 --> 00:09:02,910 One of those passages that deal with that is Isaiah 53. 163 00:09:03,630 --> 00:09:09,310 The Bible says that Jesus would be wounded for our transgressions. 164 00:09:10,030 --> 00:09:13,070 And, and I think that that's a passage that we should go to because 165 00:09:13,230 --> 00:09:16,470 again, we sometimes think of Jesus coming at Christmas. 166 00:09:16,470 --> 00:09:18,110 And yes, he was born in Bethlehem. 167 00:09:18,110 --> 00:09:20,270 Yes, there, there was the star. 168 00:09:21,150 --> 00:09:25,950 Yes, there obviously was the announcement from the angels to the 169 00:09:26,190 --> 00:09:26,830 shepherds. 170 00:09:26,830 --> 00:09:31,390 And the wise men followed and worshiped him through giving gifts 171 00:09:31,390 --> 00:09:33,750 of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 172 00:09:33,750 --> 00:09:37,990 But we have to remember that Jesus grew up. 173 00:09:37,990 --> 00:09:42,230 We, we have to remember that Jesus lived that life and taught 174 00:09:42,230 --> 00:09:42,710 the truth. 175 00:09:42,710 --> 00:09:47,630 And the Bible says in Isaiah 53 and verse number three, it says, 176 00:09:47,630 --> 00:09:51,190 he is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted 177 00:09:51,190 --> 00:09:51,790 with grief. 178 00:09:52,430 --> 00:09:54,630 And we hid, as it were, our faces from him. 179 00:09:54,630 --> 00:09:57,310 He was despised, and we, we esteemed him not. 180 00:09:57,470 --> 00:10:01,070 Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. 181 00:10:01,150 --> 00:10:04,430 Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. 182 00:10:04,590 --> 00:10:07,230 But he was wounded for our transgressions. 183 00:10:08,350 --> 00:10:11,950 He didn't stay in the manger, he didn't stay in Bethlehem. 184 00:10:12,790 --> 00:10:17,230 We know that he grew and he ministered and he sacrificed. 185 00:10:17,230 --> 00:10:21,670 And it says here in Isaiah 53, again, centuries before Jesus came 186 00:10:21,670 --> 00:10:24,310 to this earth, a messianic prophecy. 187 00:10:24,310 --> 00:10:28,390 He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for 188 00:10:28,390 --> 00:10:30,230 our iniquities, our sin. 189 00:10:31,030 --> 00:10:33,390 I think sometimes that's a sobering thought that think that 190 00:10:33,390 --> 00:10:37,910 it is my sin that led Jesus to sacrifice himself for us. 191 00:10:39,170 --> 00:10:42,170 And I've heard many people say that even if it was just me in this 192 00:10:42,170 --> 00:10:44,290 world, that Jesus would come and die for me. 193 00:10:44,370 --> 00:10:47,050 And that's the type of personal love that the Lord has for 194 00:10:47,050 --> 00:10:47,250 us. 195 00:10:47,250 --> 00:10:49,970 He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for 196 00:10:49,970 --> 00:10:50,610 our iniquities. 197 00:10:51,010 --> 00:10:53,330 The chastisement of our peace was upon him. 198 00:10:53,330 --> 00:10:56,370 And with his stripes we are healed. 199 00:10:57,490 --> 00:11:00,530 I love the fact that we can find healing in our Savior. 200 00:11:00,530 --> 00:11:03,490 We know the Bible says that he is the great physician. 201 00:11:04,460 --> 00:11:08,540 And that certainly deals with our physical struggles that we face. 202 00:11:09,020 --> 00:11:11,500 Maybe it's a sickness, maybe it's a. 203 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:14,540 It's a recovery process that we're dealing with, with an injury. 204 00:11:14,540 --> 00:11:18,060 And certainly the Lord can heal us in the physical, and he does 205 00:11:18,060 --> 00:11:18,620 heal us. 206 00:11:18,780 --> 00:11:21,300 And we believe that God can heal. 207 00:11:21,300 --> 00:11:25,420 And that he will heal and that there will be miracles in that realm. 208 00:11:25,420 --> 00:11:29,540 But even in the greater sense, in the eternal perspective, we know 209 00:11:29,540 --> 00:11:32,300 that we can find spiritual healing in Him. 210 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:37,600 All of us, no matter if we're healed physically or not, can find 211 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,400 the spiritual healing entrusting in, as the Bible says 212 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:45,400 in Isaiah 53, the suffering servant, verse 6. 213 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:50,000 In Isaiah 53, all we, like sheep, have gone astray. 214 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,920 We have turned everyone to his own way, and the Lord hath laid on. 215 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,360 Him the iniquity of us all. 216 00:11:58,330 --> 00:12:01,770 The Bible says that God the Father laid the iniquity of us all 217 00:12:01,770 --> 00:12:02,810 upon Jesus. 218 00:12:02,810 --> 00:12:03,170 Why? 219 00:12:03,170 --> 00:12:06,050 Because Jesus can bear that sin. 220 00:12:06,050 --> 00:12:08,130 He can bear our sorrows. 221 00:12:08,130 --> 00:12:12,570 And we know that later on in the New Testament, First Peter chapter 222 00:12:12,570 --> 00:12:16,410 five tells us that we can cast our care, we can cast our anxieties 223 00:12:16,650 --> 00:12:17,450 upon him. 224 00:12:17,690 --> 00:12:18,050 Why? 225 00:12:18,050 --> 00:12:19,690 Because he cares for us. 226 00:12:21,130 --> 00:12:24,930 And so this is a beautiful picture of a messianic prophecy in 227 00:12:24,930 --> 00:12:30,590 Isaiah 53, that the baby who came and was born in a manger, the 228 00:12:30,590 --> 00:12:31,550 star of. 229 00:12:31,790 --> 00:12:32,590 Of the. 230 00:12:32,830 --> 00:12:34,630 Of the people that the. 231 00:12:34,630 --> 00:12:36,510 That they flocked to see. 232 00:12:37,310 --> 00:12:41,950 The one who, as it says, is the light and the scepter of Israel, 233 00:12:41,950 --> 00:12:46,030 the one who has power, the one who has glory, is also the one who 234 00:12:46,030 --> 00:12:51,070 came and humbled himself and lived that life of a suffering servant 235 00:12:51,150 --> 00:12:51,470 so. 236 00:12:51,470 --> 00:12:53,070 That we might know life. 237 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:58,840 I could take you to many passages that remind me of this truth, 238 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,880 but I think one appropriate passage that we can go to here now, 239 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:07,760 before we conclude tonight, is a passage in the book of Philippians, 240 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,440 Philippians chapter two. 241 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:15,360 Philippians chapter two tells us what Jesus's. 242 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:21,490 Humility means for us and that yes, Jesus humbled himself as he 243 00:13:21,490 --> 00:13:22,050 lived on. 244 00:13:22,050 --> 00:13:24,610 This earth and sacrificed himself for us. 245 00:13:24,610 --> 00:13:27,570 But that one day God the Father. 246 00:13:27,570 --> 00:13:33,130 Will exalt Jesus Christ, and that ultimately all in this world 247 00:13:33,130 --> 00:13:34,290 will exalt Jesus Christ. 248 00:13:34,290 --> 00:13:37,730 Philippians chapter 2 says this, starting in verse 1. 249 00:13:38,050 --> 00:13:40,770 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ. 250 00:13:40,770 --> 00:13:42,530 Meaning it's a hypothetical question. 251 00:13:42,690 --> 00:13:44,570 It says, is there consolation in Christ? 252 00:13:44,570 --> 00:13:47,250 We know that there's comfort and consolation in Christ. 253 00:13:47,250 --> 00:13:50,640 So if that be the case, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship. 254 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,480 Of the Spirit, if any bowels and. 255 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,760 Mercies, meaning if there's any of this. 256 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:56,040 What do we do? 257 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,680 Fulfill My joy that you be like minded. 258 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:00,760 So the Bible calls us all to. 259 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:05,080 Be like minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of 260 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:05,600 one mind. 261 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,160 This is speaking of unity. 262 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:12,320 And so to have unity means we have to have humility, the humility 263 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,280 of Christ, verse 3. 264 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,680 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory. 265 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:24,120 Don't let anything be done in conflict or selfishness, but in lowliness 266 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:25,120 of mind humility. 267 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,520 Let each esteem one, let each esteem. 268 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,800 Other better than themselves. 269 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,520 Meaning this we're to put others before ourselves. 270 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,280 Selflessness, as Jesus demonstrated. 271 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:39,200 Look not every man on his own. 272 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:42,160 Things, but every man also on the things of others. 273 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:46,840 Let this mind be in you, meaning let this way of living be 274 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:47,120 in. 275 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:51,360 You, which was also in Christ Jesus, the suffering servant, the 276 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,160 humble servant, who. 277 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,000 Being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal 278 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:59,280 with God, meaning He, he is God. 279 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:04,080 He he is not just a creation of God, who is a good man. 280 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,080 But he is God. 281 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:10,510 But verse 7 but made himself of no reputation and took upon him 282 00:15:10,510 --> 00:15:12,270 the form of a servant, and was made. 283 00:15:12,270 --> 00:15:13,510 In the likeness of men. 284 00:15:13,590 --> 00:15:15,710 This speaks of the humility of Jesus. 285 00:15:15,710 --> 00:15:20,950 He he poured out his himself to us for us, and being found in 286 00:15:20,950 --> 00:15:22,550 the fashion as a man, he humbled. 287 00:15:22,550 --> 00:15:27,070 Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the 288 00:15:27,070 --> 00:15:29,150 cross, wherefore God. 289 00:15:29,150 --> 00:15:32,790 Hath highly exalted him, meaning the Lord exalts his name, 290 00:15:32,790 --> 00:15:36,890 and given him a name which is above every name, that the name of 291 00:15:36,890 --> 00:15:40,290 Jesus that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow. 292 00:15:40,530 --> 00:15:45,090 Of things in heaven and things in earth, and things under the earth, 293 00:15:45,570 --> 00:15:49,890 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, 294 00:15:50,290 --> 00:15:52,090 to the glory of God the Father. 295 00:15:52,090 --> 00:15:56,370 Meaning, yes, Jesus humbled himself in that period of time on 296 00:15:56,370 --> 00:15:57,090 this earth. 297 00:15:57,730 --> 00:15:59,290 But we also know that he is. 298 00:15:59,290 --> 00:16:01,610 Glorified, and that we are to glorify. 299 00:16:01,610 --> 00:16:07,170 Him, and that we are to shine the light not on ourselves, but ultimately 300 00:16:07,170 --> 00:16:10,370 shine the light that he has given us back to him. 301 00:16:10,370 --> 00:16:13,810 The Bible says in Matthew chapter 5, Let your light so shine 302 00:16:13,810 --> 00:16:17,490 before men that they may see your good works and glorify your 303 00:16:17,490 --> 00:16:18,730 Father, which is in heaven. 304 00:16:18,730 --> 00:16:21,410 And the rest of that chapter there in Philippians, chapter two, 305 00:16:21,410 --> 00:16:26,530 speak speaks of shining as light in this world, just as God 306 00:16:26,530 --> 00:16:29,090 has given us the light, as John chapter one says, that we're 307 00:16:29,090 --> 00:16:32,280 to shine that light to others around us. 308 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:36,280 And so the prophecies fulfilled in Jesus are not there 309 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:42,880 for us just to take and to use as intellectual information for us 310 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:47,120 to pile in our brains and to tell others about, even though that's 311 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:47,560 Very important. 312 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:53,080 The prophecies fulfilled in Jesus are there for us to be confirmed 313 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,680 and to be challenged to share that light with others so that they 314 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:00,630 can experience and that they can know the love and the light of 315 00:17:00,630 --> 00:17:06,230 Jesus Christ, so that they can trust in him, so that they can lead 316 00:17:06,230 --> 00:17:07,870 others to Christ. 317 00:17:08,910 --> 00:17:11,230 And so I challenge you here this evening. 318 00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:15,710 May this study in the prophecies fulfilled in Jesus not 319 00:17:15,710 --> 00:17:19,910 just be an intellectual endeavor of knowing more prophecies 320 00:17:19,910 --> 00:17:24,230 and having a more proof of the Scriptures, even though that's an 321 00:17:24,230 --> 00:17:28,149 important thing, but may it be personal to us so that we take the 322 00:17:28,149 --> 00:17:31,389 head knowledge that we understand and move it to our hearts. 323 00:17:31,389 --> 00:17:35,229 And then in our hearts, knowing the motivation behind our 324 00:17:35,229 --> 00:17:39,589 service, we can be motivated to use our hands and our feet and 325 00:17:39,589 --> 00:17:44,069 our lives for the cause of the Gospel, for the cause of the truth. 326 00:17:44,629 --> 00:17:47,749 And so we can shine our light among others so that they may see 327 00:17:47,749 --> 00:17:52,080 our Father and that they can follow him through in their lives. 328 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,440 And so I encourage you to think about that here this evening 329 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:55,760 when we look at these prophecies. 330 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:01,360 This Wednesday night, we will continue our study in the Messianic 331 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:02,960 prophecies fulfilled in Jesus. 332 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:06,320 So tonight, just by way of review, we looked at numbers, chapter 333 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:12,080 24, that spoke of Jesus being the star and the scepter of Israel, 334 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,800 that speaks of his glory and his power, his authority. 335 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:21,610 And then we looked at Micah, chapter five, looking at where Jesus 336 00:18:21,610 --> 00:18:23,570 would be born, he would be born in Bethlehem. 337 00:18:23,570 --> 00:18:26,730 And then we looked at Isaiah 53, the suffering servant, the humble 338 00:18:26,730 --> 00:18:27,170 servant. 339 00:18:27,410 --> 00:18:31,370 And we know all of those are, all of those prophecies are fulfilled 340 00:18:31,370 --> 00:18:33,969 there in the New Testament and in the book of Luke, in the book 341 00:18:33,969 --> 00:18:38,210 of Matthew, in the book of Philippians, all over we see the 342 00:18:38,210 --> 00:18:42,290 fulfillment of who Jesus is and what he has done for us. 343 00:18:42,290 --> 00:18:46,280 And that's an exciting thing to celebrate here in this Christmas 344 00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:46,760 season. 345 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:51,200 So what I'd like to do right now is to pray, and then I'd like 346 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:52,840 to close with a few announcements. 347 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:56,680 And then we will turn off the live stream here tonight. 348 00:18:56,840 --> 00:19:00,559 And we will hopefully see each other here very, very soon. 349 00:19:00,559 --> 00:19:01,320 So let's pray. 350 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:04,120 Lord, I thank you for this time that you've given us as we study 351 00:19:04,120 --> 00:19:09,800 here tonight, what it means to know these prophecies from the Old 352 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,440 Testament that are fulfilled in your son, Jesus Christ. 353 00:19:13,220 --> 00:19:15,860 Lord, thank you for the fact that we can see these things and 354 00:19:15,860 --> 00:19:17,180 know these things intellectually. 355 00:19:17,180 --> 00:19:21,020 But Lord, help us to understand and internalize and personalize 356 00:19:21,020 --> 00:19:25,020 these prophecies for our faith in you, Lord. 357 00:19:25,020 --> 00:19:28,180 And I pray that we can grow our understanding of the fact that 358 00:19:28,180 --> 00:19:31,300 the prophecies shine light upon your truth. 359 00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:34,620 But that light that lives within us, as we saw in John Chapter 360 00:19:34,620 --> 00:19:38,340 one, can be a beacon of hope to those around us. 361 00:19:38,630 --> 00:19:39,870 So Lord, help us to shine that. 362 00:19:39,870 --> 00:19:44,230 Light boldly and brightly in this world that we have in this time, 363 00:19:44,230 --> 00:19:46,070 in this dark place that we live in today. 364 00:19:46,310 --> 00:19:49,510 Lord, I pray that even in this Christmas season that we can be reminded 365 00:19:49,510 --> 00:19:53,150 of your faithfulness and that we can share the message of faithfulness 366 00:19:53,150 --> 00:19:55,190 to all those around us. 367 00:19:55,190 --> 00:19:58,630 And so we just love you and we thank you for the opportunity again 368 00:19:59,350 --> 00:20:01,590 to virtually come together tonight. 369 00:20:01,830 --> 00:20:07,440 But Lord, we do pray that we can be reunited again in a physical, 370 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,760 personal way here very soon with our church family. 371 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,320 We ask all these things in Jesus name, Amen. 372 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:16,960 Thank you again for listening to the Middletown Baptist Church 373 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:17,600 podcast. 374 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,080 I hope that this sermon has been a blessing for you. 375 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,160 You would like to find out more information about our church 376 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,640 or this sermon, you can find us at middletownbaptistchurch.org 377 00:20:26,880 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