Emmanuel: God's Promise and Presence with Us
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"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. That's the title of the message, and whatever song we're looking at during the month of December, that will be the title. And I want you to know, I'm starting with this one because it is called the oldest Christmas carol that we still sing, King in Modern Times. We don't know who the author was. We believe it was written sometime around the 8th to 12th century, probably by a monk or a priest." [00:37:08] (28 seconds)
"And isn't that good that God's faithful even when we're unfaithful, amen. And God gave a word to Ahaz. And it was the sign that this virgin would give birth to a child named Emmanuel. Now, stay with me or you're going to get confused. Are you awake? All right. If you go read chapter eight, you'll see there's an immediate fulfillment of this prophecy that there was a young virgin who wasn't married, who would later marry, who her and her husband would have sex and she would conceive and she would give birth to a child and name him Emmanuel. It's all in chapter eight." [00:40:31] (44 seconds)
"She will give birth to a child. She will give birth to a son and you will give him the name Jesus because he will save his people from their sin. Jesus is the name Jehovah saves. And it tells you the mission of why God came to earth and the incarnation through the person of his son, Jesus Christ. And this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet. What prophet? I just told you. We just read it. The prophet Isaiah. The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call his name. Everybody say it." [00:42:43] (35 seconds)
"Hebrews 13, 8 says what? Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Who is Emmanuel? The one born of the Virgin Mary. It's Jesus. And he's the same yesterday, today, and forever. And this verse here came to my mind. Revelation 4, 8. Day and night. They never stopped saying, holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty. Watch this. Who was. And who is. And who is to come." [00:45:58] (28 seconds)
"And the Word became flesh. And dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory. Even the glory of the only begotten Son of God, full of grace and truth. We're talking about God with us. That means that Christmas, the first prophecy of the virgin birth of Christ, wasn't just Isaiah. No, it goes all the way back to Genesis." [00:47:05] (21 seconds)
"What makes this birth of Christ so unique? What makes it a sign? I mean, why did the stars change their course in the heavens when Jesus was born? Why did the angels come and tell the shepherds to go bow and worship before this baby? Why did the wise men travel so far following a star and bring gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh? I'll tell you why. Because this is no ordinary child. This is Emmanuel, God with us. In fact, Jesus Christ is the most remarkable birth, the virgin birth in all of history." [00:48:47] (45 seconds)
"God sought you. He bought you with the blood of Jesus Christ. And he bought you with the blood of Jesus Christ. You know, we had a baptism last Sunday. I thought it was very special. All baptisms are special. I love it. But there was a 15-year-old young man. He had been shot. He had been part of a gang. But Jesus saved him, set him free. He followed in believers baptism. That's what the word ransom is. It means that he sets us free. Come on, somebody, get happy in Jesus." [00:57:23] (29 seconds)
"Look, it says right here in Isaiah 9, 6, you still awake, say amen. For to us, a child is born. To us, a son is given. His humanity, he was born, and yet given, we see his deity. And if the government's on his shoulders, he can shoulder whatever circumstance you've got going on in your life today. It means Jesus reigns." [01:00:16] (27 seconds)
"And that's what this is like. But I'm just telling you, there's coming a day when Jesus, the Prince of Peace, will rule and reign on this earth. And the Bible says the lion's going to lie down with the lamb, and the child will play with it, and men will study war no more. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. And that's what the song talks about. Look, O come, desire of nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind. Make envy, strife, and quarrels cease. Oh, that's a song you ought to be singing with the kids in the back seat going down the road traveling. Amen?" [01:03:46] (32 seconds)
"The song says, oh, come thou day spring, come. Day spring's an old ancient word for sunshine. Our spirits by your advent here disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death's dark shadows put to flight. You know what the psalmist said? Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I'll fear no evil. Why? Emmanuel, God, is with us. He's with us. And I tell you, that's why Paul would go on to write in Romans, and he would say, oh, come thou day spring, come thou day spring, come." [01:06:25] (34 seconds)
"Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, or sword? As it is written, because of you, we are being put to death all the day long. We're counted as sheep to the slaughtered. But it says, no, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I'm persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, or any other thing created will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, our Lord. I'm telling you, he's Emmanuel." [01:07:54] (40 seconds)
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"And isn't that good that God's faithful even when we're unfaithful, amen. And God gave a word to Ahaz. And it was the sign that this virgin would give birth to a child named Emmanuel. Now, stay with me or you're going to get confused. Are you awake? All right. If you go read chapter eight, you'll see there's an immediate fulfillment of this prophecy that there was a young virgin who wasn't married, who would later marry, who her and her husband would have sex and she would conceive and she would give birth to a child and name him Emmanuel. It's all in chapter eight." [00:40:31] (44 seconds)
"She will give birth to a child. She will give birth to a son and you will give him the name Jesus because he will save his people from their sin. Jesus is the name Jehovah saves. And it tells you the mission of why God came to earth and the incarnation through the person of his son, Jesus Christ. And this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet. What prophet? I just told you. We just read it. The prophet Isaiah. The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call his name. Everybody say it." [00:42:43] (35 seconds)
"Hebrews 13, 8 says what? Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Who is Emmanuel? The one born of the Virgin Mary. It's Jesus. And he's the same yesterday, today, and forever. And this verse here came to my mind. Revelation 4, 8. Day and night. They never stopped saying, holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty. Watch this. Who was. And who is. And who is to come." [00:45:58] (28 seconds)
"And the Word became flesh. And dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory. Even the glory of the only begotten Son of God, full of grace and truth. We're talking about God with us. That means that Christmas, the first prophecy of the virgin birth of Christ, wasn't just Isaiah. No, it goes all the way back to Genesis." [00:47:05] (21 seconds)
"What makes this birth of Christ so unique? What makes it a sign? I mean, why did the stars change their course in the heavens when Jesus was born? Why did the angels come and tell the shepherds to go bow and worship before this baby? Why did the wise men travel so far following a star and bring gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh? I'll tell you why. Because this is no ordinary child. This is Emmanuel, God with us. In fact, Jesus Christ is the most remarkable birth, the virgin birth in all of history." [00:48:47] (45 seconds)
"God sought you. He bought you with the blood of Jesus Christ. And he bought you with the blood of Jesus Christ. You know, we had a baptism last Sunday. I thought it was very special. All baptisms are special. I love it. But there was a 15-year-old young man. He had been shot. He had been part of a gang. But Jesus saved him, set him free. He followed in believers baptism. That's what the word ransom is. It means that he sets us free. Come on, somebody, get happy in Jesus." [00:57:23] (29 seconds)
"Look, it says right here in Isaiah 9, 6, you still awake, say amen. For to us, a child is born. To us, a son is given. His humanity, he was born, and yet given, we see his deity. And if the government's on his shoulders, he can shoulder whatever circumstance you've got going on in your life today. It means Jesus reigns." [01:00:16] (27 seconds)
"And that's what this is like. But I'm just telling you, there's coming a day when Jesus, the Prince of Peace, will rule and reign on this earth. And the Bible says the lion's going to lie down with the lamb, and the child will play with it, and men will study war no more. Jesus is the Prince of Peace. And that's what the song talks about. Look, O come, desire of nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind. Make envy, strife, and quarrels cease. Oh, that's a song you ought to be singing with the kids in the back seat going down the road traveling. Amen?" [01:03:46] (32 seconds)
"The song says, oh, come thou day spring, come. Day spring's an old ancient word for sunshine. Our spirits by your advent here disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death's dark shadows put to flight. You know what the psalmist said? Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I'll fear no evil. Why? Emmanuel, God, is with us. He's with us. And I tell you, that's why Paul would go on to write in Romans, and he would say, oh, come thou day spring, come thou day spring, come." [01:06:25] (34 seconds)
"Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can affliction, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, or sword? As it is written, because of you, we are being put to death all the day long. We're counted as sheep to the slaughtered. But it says, no, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I'm persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, or any other thing created will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, our Lord. I'm telling you, he's Emmanuel." [01:07:54] (40 seconds)
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