What Child is This?
Isaiah 9:6 Tells us of the King that will come as a child. He says that he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace. So who is this Child that is called all of these things and what does this have to do with Christmas.
Everlasting Father
December 17, 2023 • Joe Shepherd • Psalm 103, Isaiah 9:6
Sometimes viewing our lives as moments leading up to a grand event helps us see glimpses of what God is doing. However, Jesus’s arrival centuries ago and his subsequent death, burial, and bodily resurrection call us to accept that in some ways the grand event is already in motion.
Mighty God
December 10, 2023 • Joe Shepherd • Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah’s audience had experienced tragedy and destruction at the hands of opposing forces and nations. Isaiah used his words to show them that God will be taking care of them through the Messiah, the King. Jesus will lead us as the Mighty God he is; our confidence in him to preserve us now and forever is critical.
Wonderful Counselor
December 3, 2023 • Joe Shepherd • Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah’s prophecy called for the people to anticipate a person who would come and bring about foundational hope for the world. Isaiah 9:6 Wk1 - Wonderful Counselor Seeing Jesus as the one who is fully capable of leading and ruling the world at large is critical to our understanding how he governs now and our confidence that he will govern this way forever.