December 13th 2020 - Justice & Mercy :: The Ultimate Birth Announcement
Passage: Isaiah 9:6
Theme: The Ultimate Birth Announcement
What this ultimate birth announcement tells us:
1. God provides a solution, a Son (6ab).
In keeping with his word
Through human means
As an act of divine grace to us
2. God invests the Son with the authority to rule (6c).
He alone possesses the power and authority of God to rule.
He exercises this authority through his service for others.
3. God reveals himself through the Son (6d).
Our mighty God is a wonderful planner.
Our eternal Father is the prince of peace.
Main Idea: God enacts his justice and mercy through a Son born into our predicament to deliver us from it.
Application Questions:
• Look at Gen. 3:15 and 2 Sam. 7:12–16. What do these passages indicate about God’s solution for the predicament in which humanity and his people find themselves? How do Luke 2:11 and John 3:16 fit into this, and what do they indicate about this son that was born?
• What does the clause, “the government will be on his shoulders,” indicate about this son to be born? What applications can we make to our context today?
• How does Jesus reveal our mighty God as a wonderful planner?
• In what ways does Jesus bring about peace? Is this something that can be experienced now or something that awaits us in the future? Explain (cf. John 21:19–23).
December 13, 2020
Justice & Mercy :: The Ultimate Birth Announcement
December 13, 2020 • Pastor Phil Burggraff • Isaiah 9:6
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