DNA of Christmas Week 3- The Purpose of His Birth
Isaiah 53
Who has believed what we have heard? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground. He didn’t have an impressive form or majesty that we should look at him, no appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him. 4 Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds. 6 We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter and like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not open his mouth. 8 He was taken away because of oppression and judgment, and who considered his fate? For he was cut off from the land of the living; he was struck because of my people’s rebellion. 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, but he was with a rich man at his death, because he had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully. 10 Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished. 11 After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.
Summary
Welcome back to week three of our series: The DNA Of Christmas. This week’s sermon really hit close to home. How many of us have used that phrase it’s not my fault. I can say that I have used it many times in my life. We never want to take credit for the bad stuff, but we are quick to want the accolades for the good stuff. The text for this week was Isaiah 53, and let me tell you, we could have a series on just that chapter. It has so many parts that can be taught on their own. However, we are not going to focus on every one of those parts, but we will focus on some of them.
You know as a pastor, I have noticed that there are some faces I don’t see every week, in fact there are some faces I only see when they have a problem. They come to the front and say, I haven’t been here for a while, but I am going through… and I knew I
needed to come back. Let me tell you that even though some of us are always at church, it does not mean we are always walking correctly.
As we talked about the sermon, we agreed that many people wanted a conquering king and not a suffering servant. They didn’t want someone who was struggling like they were, they wanted a king to come and fix everything. The downside to wanting a conquering king was that while there are many stories of people dying for their king, Jesus is the only King who died for his people.
Point one was It’s still your, mine, our fault. It’s our fault that he was despised, our fault that he was rejected, our fault that that He suffered. The scripture goes into great detail as to what he was going to go through and that is exactly what he went through.
That leads us straight to the second point which answers the question, why did he do it? Well, it was to FIX the problem. Jesus was and is the only FIX. Jesus was the guilt offering that was required to pay for our transgressions. He had to go through all he did so that He could justify many. Many, that means us, and all who would believe in Him.
Finally, it is your, mine, and our future that he affected. Because of our rebellion, He paid for our wrong doing, so that we could have a future. That future is not just for us, it’s for all who would believe in Him.
This Christmas season, let’s remember that Jesus came with one purpose in mind. To save the lost. We could not have the cross without the cradle. Share the hope of Jesus with all those around you, especially those who are struggling because they don’t know him.
Discussion
Questions
1. Do you see Jesus as a conquering king or a suffering servant? Share
2. How do you approach Him with your troubles? Share
3. How has He fixed situations you have found yourself in? Share
4. Do you know of someone who needs the fix, that is Jesus?
5. How can you share Jesus with them? Make a plan to do it
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