Troy Mills Christian Church

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Bible Reading: 1 John 4:9 & John 3:16-17 “God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.”

“For this how God loved he world: He gave his one and only son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” (NLT)

Text: Isaiah 53:7

#1—Isaiah presents pictures of the coming Messiah:

• Born of a virgin—7:14
• Of the lineage of David—11:1
• Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace—9:6-7
• Heal the broken hearted, set captives free—61:
• Deaf would hear; blind would see—29:18.

#2—Moses promised a Messiah, just like him—Deuteronomy 18:15

          Moses led Israel out from bondage in Egypt.

#3—First Messianic Prophecy—Genesis 3:15

          Promise to defeat the enemy.

#4—Many get confused about who the enemy was:

          1 Peter 5:8

          2 Corinthians 2:11

#5—God gives us a clue about what the coming Messiah would do:

          Genesis 3:21

          Genesis 4:3-4

#6—Atonement

“To pay a price for a wrong. The sacrifice of a lamb would bring us back into relationship with God, but…….

Leviticus 17:11

Hebrews 10:11-13 “Under the old covenant, the priest stands and ministers before the altar day after day, offering the same sacrifices again and again, which can never TAKE AWAY sins. {12} But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.”