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[2729.62 --> 2759.62] Thank you. [2759.64 --> 2789.60] Thank you. [2789.60 --> 2819.60] Thank you. [2819.60 --> 2849.58] Thank you. [2849.60 --> 2879.60] So, I need to ask you, I need to ask you, I'm going to ask you, I need to ask you, I need to ask you, [2879.60 --> 2909.60] [2909.60 --> 2919.60] ourselves there, but you're not here. [2919.60 --> 2926.26] No, there is always more that can be said about love and especially the love of God. [2927.14 --> 2932.14] And specifically, we will be narrowing down to one aspect of God's love, [2932.36 --> 2937.10] something that blends this passage of Isaiah today into our modern context and into our lives. [2937.78 --> 2940.00] The main point of today's sermon is this. [2940.94 --> 2946.74] The love the Father has for his Son is the love God has for you. [2946.74 --> 2953.96] The same love of God for his Son is the same love of God for you. [2955.58 --> 2962.44] And how that idea relates to the passage today from Isaiah and Matthew won't be obvious at the beginning, [2962.76 --> 2965.38] but it will start to become clear as we dive in. [2965.78 --> 2968.76] And so I ask you to follow me as we go on a bit of an adventure. [2970.74 --> 2976.04] Today, we will be learning about love from Isaiah 42, verses 1 to 9. [2976.04 --> 2979.68] And Matthew 12, verses 15 to 21. [2980.04 --> 2981.70] But we will get to Matthew later. [2982.26 --> 2985.32] So open up your Bibles, your devices to Isaiah 42, 1 to 9, [2985.52 --> 2988.96] and we will begin another Advent sermon on love. [2988.96 --> 2997.56] Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight. [2998.26 --> 3002.04] I will put my spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. [3002.64 --> 3006.48] He will not shout or cry out or raise his voice in the streets. [3007.18 --> 3011.56] A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. [3011.56 --> 3015.20] In faithfulness, he will bring forth justice. [3015.72 --> 3020.32] He will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on the earth. [3021.12 --> 3023.78] In his teachings, the islands will put their hope. [3024.68 --> 3027.86] This is what God, the Lord, says, the creator of heavens and earth, [3028.36 --> 3033.88] who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, [3034.04 --> 3039.62] who gives breath to its people, and of life to those who walk on it. [3039.62 --> 3042.42] I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness. [3043.02 --> 3044.92] I will take hold of your hand. [3045.38 --> 3048.54] I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people [3048.54 --> 3052.36] and a light for the Gentiles, to open the eyes that are blind, [3052.70 --> 3057.60] to free captives from prison, and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. [3058.44 --> 3060.60] I am the Lord, that is my name. [3060.86 --> 3064.86] I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. [3065.50 --> 3068.88] See, the former things have taken place and new things I declare. [3068.88 --> 3072.88] Before they spring up into being, I announce them to you. [3073.88 --> 3074.94] The word of the Lord. [3078.48 --> 3082.80] When reading this passage, it's important to note that there are two sections. [3083.36 --> 3087.98] The first section is verses 1 to 4, where God is describing his servant [3087.98 --> 3090.44] and what his character is like and what he will be like. [3090.92 --> 3094.56] Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight. [3094.56 --> 3101.30] In the second section, verses 5 to 9, God is speaking about his relationship with this servant [3101.30 --> 3104.00] and what he will do for and with him. [3104.10 --> 3105.84] He's speaking to the servant. [3106.78 --> 3110.84] I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness, and I will take hold of your hand. [3110.84 --> 3116.34] So, in the first section, God starts off by introducing this figure [3116.34 --> 3119.82] and introducing him as someone who he upholds and delights. [3120.50 --> 3124.68] This servant, this chosen one, is an individual who God takes pleasure in [3124.68 --> 3129.20] and who God actively makes sure that he accomplishes the thing for which he sent him. [3129.20 --> 3134.00] God is the source of this man's strength and good character. [3134.50 --> 3137.32] And it goes on to add that God will put his spirit upon him. [3137.84 --> 3139.20] And what will he do? [3139.66 --> 3141.86] He will bring justice to the nations. [3143.06 --> 3147.22] Now, if you're an Israelite from that time in which Isaiah is writing, [3147.86 --> 3150.04] it means that your prayers have been answered. [3150.68 --> 3152.24] The line of David has arrived. [3152.46 --> 3154.50] Israel is going to be a kingdom again. [3155.08 --> 3158.42] You are going to be free and rid of those nations that have surrounded you, [3158.42 --> 3160.82] particularly Babylon and Assyria, [3161.34 --> 3165.74] who have been slaughtering your people or politically pushing you around. [3166.40 --> 3168.58] Finally, Israel is going to be on top. [3168.92 --> 3172.48] Your enemies will finally get what they deserve for the evil things they did to you [3172.48 --> 3174.58] and to God. [3175.32 --> 3179.76] If you are an Israelite, then when you hear about God's justice, [3179.76 --> 3181.98] you might be thinking about God's judgment. [3183.42 --> 3186.04] And this idea is not a far leap of logic. [3186.04 --> 3190.18] In 1 Samuel, chapters 9 to 11, [3190.64 --> 3193.64] it details the rise of King Saul, [3193.76 --> 3195.40] the first king of Israel, [3195.52 --> 3197.80] which takes place hundreds of years [3197.80 --> 3201.12] before the prophet Isaiah ever wrote Isaiah. [3203.82 --> 3207.30] It tells us how a prophet Samuel is told by God [3207.30 --> 3209.36] that a man named Saul will be king. [3209.92 --> 3211.18] And as part of being king, [3211.32 --> 3212.80] he goes through a series of events [3212.80 --> 3214.80] like what happens in Isaiah 42. [3214.80 --> 3218.48] And it's one of the passages that would set up the Israelites [3218.48 --> 3221.44] for believing in judgment rather than justice [3221.44 --> 3223.86] given to all nations. [3224.50 --> 3226.54] 1 Samuel 9, 15 to 17, [3226.82 --> 3230.16] God introduces Saul to Samuel, the prophet. [3230.34 --> 3231.34] And this is what we read. [3232.20 --> 3234.32] Now, the day before Saul came, [3234.52 --> 3236.50] the Lord had revealed this to Samuel. [3236.50 --> 3238.54] About this time tomorrow, [3238.96 --> 3241.46] I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. [3242.28 --> 3244.34] Anoint him ruler over my people Israel. [3244.54 --> 3247.02] He will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines. [3247.72 --> 3248.90] I have looked on my people, [3249.08 --> 3250.58] for their cry has reached me. [3251.50 --> 3253.64] When Samuel caught sight of Saul, [3253.78 --> 3254.62] the Lord said to him, [3254.74 --> 3256.78] this is the man I spoke to you about. [3257.24 --> 3258.84] He will govern my people. [3258.84 --> 3263.22] And so the prophet Isaiah is told by God [3263.22 --> 3266.34] that he will send someone whom God has chosen, [3266.62 --> 3267.94] and this person will bring justice [3267.94 --> 3269.54] and save God's people. [3270.14 --> 3271.76] And in the case of 1 Samuel, [3271.90 --> 3273.34] the prophet Samuel is told [3273.34 --> 3275.32] about a person whom God has chosen, [3275.68 --> 3277.12] and he will rule God's people. [3278.48 --> 3279.90] The next point of similarity [3279.90 --> 3282.72] is that the Lord will pour out his spirit [3282.72 --> 3284.68] on his servant in Isaiah 42, [3284.68 --> 3287.14] and he will bring justice to the nations [3287.14 --> 3290.14] in verse 1 of Isaiah 42. [3290.64 --> 3291.34] And in two places, [3291.48 --> 3292.86] this happens to Saul. [3293.82 --> 3296.28] 1 Samuel 10, 10 says, [3296.74 --> 3298.82] when he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, [3299.22 --> 3300.64] a procession of prophets met him, [3300.78 --> 3303.12] and the spirit of God came powerfully upon him, [3303.44 --> 3305.28] and he joined them in their prophesying. [3306.86 --> 3309.98] And later, after Saul had been inaugurated publicly [3309.98 --> 3313.04] as king before the prophet in chapter 10, [3313.04 --> 3315.20] there is an invasion of Ammonites [3315.20 --> 3318.56] who are led by a king named Nachash, [3318.94 --> 3320.90] whose name means serpent. [3321.82 --> 3322.98] Now, a quick notice. [3323.40 --> 3324.86] The name truly does mean serpent, [3325.30 --> 3327.90] but I'm going to say snake from now on [3327.90 --> 3329.20] for the rest of the sermon, [3329.44 --> 3332.30] because I mixed up saying serpent and servant [3332.30 --> 3334.94] too many times practicing with Kevin and Chris, [3335.12 --> 3337.82] and I accidentally called Jesus the serpent of God, [3337.88 --> 3339.38] which is not true. [3339.38 --> 3343.62] And so, we will be saying snake today, [3343.90 --> 3345.92] but for the note takers, serpent. [3348.08 --> 3350.06] And that's going to come important later on. [3350.86 --> 3351.56] Back to Saul. [3352.44 --> 3354.06] When Saul hears of this evasion [3354.06 --> 3356.32] as the now king of Israel, [3357.84 --> 3360.24] it states in 1 Samuel 11, 6, [3360.48 --> 3362.10] when Saul heard their words, [3362.34 --> 3364.44] the spirit of God powerfully came upon him, [3364.68 --> 3366.26] and he burned with anger. [3366.26 --> 3369.26] Saul then goes on to fight Nachash, [3370.00 --> 3372.02] and this is what happens in chapter 11, verse 11. [3372.74 --> 3374.66] The next day, Saul separated his men [3374.66 --> 3375.68] into three divisions. [3376.44 --> 3377.80] During the last watch of the night, [3377.90 --> 3379.42] they broke into the camp of the Ammonites [3379.42 --> 3381.46] and slaughtered them all [3381.46 --> 3383.18] until the heat of the day. [3383.92 --> 3385.56] Those who survived were scattered [3385.56 --> 3387.94] so that no two of them were left together. [3390.48 --> 3393.42] You can see how their expectations could be shaped. [3393.42 --> 3396.84] This is a pattern set by the writing of 1 Samuel [3396.84 --> 3398.96] that God in the prophecy of Isaiah [3398.96 --> 3400.68] is using to tell Israel [3400.68 --> 3402.90] about the servant of the Lord [3402.90 --> 3406.54] and how he will arrive like the king Saul. [3407.66 --> 3411.20] And so, when Israel expects a warrior [3411.20 --> 3413.54] who will come and slaughter their oppressors, [3414.24 --> 3415.58] first the Babylonians, [3415.78 --> 3416.94] when Isaiah is writing this, [3417.04 --> 3418.02] and then later the Greeks, [3418.12 --> 3420.08] and then the Romans when Jesus arrives, [3420.08 --> 3425.18] and do it in the same manner as the Ammonites, [3425.52 --> 3427.16] their expectations, though wrong, [3427.96 --> 3429.30] are not unfounded. [3430.64 --> 3432.26] But with that idea in mind, [3432.76 --> 3434.86] the contrasting character of this servant [3434.86 --> 3437.12] in comparison with Saul's character, [3438.12 --> 3440.48] specifically Saul's character later on in his life, [3440.52 --> 3441.10] is shocking. [3441.94 --> 3443.58] These two men are nothing alike. [3444.60 --> 3446.94] What does Isaiah say about the servant of the Lord? [3446.94 --> 3450.70] God's servant will not shout out or cry out. [3450.98 --> 3452.86] He will not raise his voice in the streets. [3453.52 --> 3453.92] What? [3455.64 --> 3457.82] He will not bruise a broken reed [3457.82 --> 3459.40] or put out a smoldering wick. [3459.82 --> 3460.08] What? [3460.62 --> 3463.30] Isaiah means that he's careful to help the downtrodden, [3463.66 --> 3464.86] the broken, the weak, [3465.04 --> 3466.60] those who are barely holding on, [3467.22 --> 3468.28] those with weak faith, [3468.52 --> 3470.48] who feel it failing and tested [3470.48 --> 3472.18] at every constant struggle. [3472.18 --> 3475.84] He will not falter or be discouraged [3475.84 --> 3479.14] till he establishes justice on the whole earth. [3480.26 --> 3482.68] In faithfulness, he will bring forth justice. [3483.00 --> 3486.80] In his teachings, the islands or nations will find hope. [3487.50 --> 3488.06] What? [3488.88 --> 3492.06] This is nothing like the liar or the tyrant [3492.06 --> 3495.50] or the foolish Saul or Israel's expectations. [3496.42 --> 3497.48] Where's the war? [3498.40 --> 3500.36] Where's the part where God sends this guy [3500.36 --> 3501.76] to kill his people's enemies? [3502.76 --> 3505.36] Where's the part where this guy brings the wrath of God [3505.36 --> 3506.62] to the people I hate? [3508.00 --> 3509.26] That hurt me. [3509.72 --> 3511.50] Where's the part where God destroys everything [3511.50 --> 3513.14] that has made my life hard? [3514.80 --> 3516.58] No, not yet. [3517.08 --> 3517.70] Not now. [3519.44 --> 3522.40] No, this servant of God, this Messiah, [3522.84 --> 3524.18] the chosen one of God, [3524.44 --> 3526.90] is meek and humble. [3527.60 --> 3530.20] He will not shout or cry out or raise his voice. [3530.20 --> 3533.02] He is the measure of self-control. [3533.66 --> 3536.44] He is a teacher whose words bring hope. [3537.26 --> 3538.54] Who when he comes from, [3538.92 --> 3541.34] when he comes across the broken or the weakened faith, [3541.42 --> 3543.74] he picks them up and breathes life back [3543.74 --> 3546.64] into their weak flame and makes them into a fire again. [3547.60 --> 3549.40] This man is unable to be discouraged, [3549.64 --> 3551.26] unable to fail in weakness. [3551.26 --> 3554.56] And in these ways, he will bring justice. [3555.14 --> 3556.50] And not just to Israel, [3557.08 --> 3559.38] but to every nation, [3560.18 --> 3561.96] the whole world even. [3561.96 --> 3567.24] God goes on to speak about this servant [3567.24 --> 3568.84] in the second section I mentioned earlier. [3569.46 --> 3570.78] But first in verse 5, [3571.02 --> 3573.40] God describes his own character [3573.40 --> 3575.76] and himself giving a foundation [3575.76 --> 3576.98] for this servant's mission. [3577.68 --> 3578.90] And what God will say in this [3578.90 --> 3581.06] to his servant in verses 6 to 9. [3581.58 --> 3583.40] God describes himself as the Lord, [3584.00 --> 3586.24] the covenant name he gives to Moses, [3586.74 --> 3588.80] the name by which Israel calls to be saved [3588.80 --> 3592.12] from every calamity and enemy. [3592.46 --> 3594.98] The name that their salvation is found in, [3595.06 --> 3596.26] the name that is the foundation [3596.26 --> 3597.94] of the covenant and the law. [3598.54 --> 3599.86] This God describes himself [3599.86 --> 3601.38] as the one who created the heavens [3601.38 --> 3603.10] and stretches them over the earth [3603.10 --> 3604.94] and spreads out the earth [3604.94 --> 3606.60] with everything that springs from it. [3607.68 --> 3609.14] God is the one who gives breath [3609.14 --> 3610.58] to every being and life [3610.58 --> 3612.08] to everything that walks. [3613.14 --> 3615.46] This description does more than just tell us [3615.46 --> 3618.12] how cool or awesome God is. [3618.12 --> 3620.00] This passage is telling us [3620.00 --> 3622.40] why he is sending this servant [3622.40 --> 3623.64] to bring justice, [3624.00 --> 3625.00] not just to Israel, [3625.20 --> 3626.50] but to all nations. [3627.18 --> 3628.54] Because as much as Israel [3628.54 --> 3630.52] would not want to hear it at the time, [3631.88 --> 3633.90] the Lord, though has chosen Israel, [3634.20 --> 3636.42] has a plan for the rest as well. [3637.60 --> 3639.16] God's heart is for his people [3639.16 --> 3640.66] wherever they are found. [3641.16 --> 3642.08] He made them all. [3643.18 --> 3644.46] He gives them all breath [3644.46 --> 3646.26] and he intends to give them [3646.26 --> 3648.54] all justice as well. [3650.24 --> 3651.98] And it is the Lord's servant [3651.98 --> 3653.36] who will accomplish it. [3654.36 --> 3656.42] Look back on verses 6 to 9 [3656.42 --> 3657.16] in your Bibles [3657.16 --> 3658.44] and look what the Lord says [3658.44 --> 3659.30] about his servant. [3659.30 --> 3662.16] The Lord has called him [3662.16 --> 3662.90] in righteousness. [3663.30 --> 3664.68] He will take hold of his hand. [3664.80 --> 3665.64] He will keep him. [3665.98 --> 3666.98] He will make him a covenant [3666.98 --> 3667.68] to the people. [3668.12 --> 3669.14] He will make him a light [3669.14 --> 3670.00] to the Gentiles. [3670.08 --> 3671.10] He will open the eyes [3671.10 --> 3671.80] of the blind. [3672.18 --> 3673.66] He will free the captives [3673.66 --> 3674.80] and bring light [3674.80 --> 3676.26] to those who are in the dark. [3679.82 --> 3681.58] This is what you can expect. [3683.42 --> 3684.64] And now we get to read [3684.64 --> 3686.02] our other passage today. [3686.02 --> 3688.88] Matthew 12, 15 to 21. [3689.66 --> 3690.84] So follow along. [3692.92 --> 3693.88] Aware of this, [3694.06 --> 3695.82] Jesus withdrew from that place. [3696.50 --> 3698.06] A large crowd followed him [3698.06 --> 3699.52] and he healed all who were ill. [3700.04 --> 3700.88] He warned them [3700.88 --> 3702.62] not to tell others about him. [3703.14 --> 3704.12] This was to fulfill [3704.12 --> 3704.94] what was spoken [3704.94 --> 3706.54] through the prophet Isaiah. [3707.26 --> 3708.36] Here is my servant [3708.36 --> 3709.28] whom I have chosen, [3709.84 --> 3711.16] the one whom I love, [3711.84 --> 3713.12] the one in whom I delight. [3713.40 --> 3714.90] I will put my spirit on him [3714.90 --> 3715.98] and he will proclaim justice [3715.98 --> 3716.70] to the nations. [3717.56 --> 3718.54] He will not quarrel [3718.54 --> 3719.28] or cry out. [3719.70 --> 3721.06] No one will hear his voice [3721.06 --> 3721.68] in the streets. [3722.38 --> 3724.02] No, a bruised weed, [3724.22 --> 3725.18] a bruised reed, [3725.44 --> 3726.18] he will not break. [3726.46 --> 3727.28] And a smoldering wick, [3727.74 --> 3728.82] he will not stuff out. [3729.06 --> 3730.22] Till he has brought justice [3730.22 --> 3731.12] through to victory. [3731.50 --> 3732.16] In his name, [3732.26 --> 3733.42] the nations will put their hope. [3735.48 --> 3736.58] Matthew quotes [3736.58 --> 3738.62] the Isaiah passage from today [3738.62 --> 3739.70] as proof [3739.70 --> 3741.46] that Jesus is the Messiah. [3742.34 --> 3743.34] Matthew is writing here [3743.34 --> 3745.42] that Jesus is the servant [3745.42 --> 3747.30] spoken of in Isaiah 42. [3747.94 --> 3748.86] And he's highlighting [3748.86 --> 3750.68] how when Jesus heals the crowd, [3751.40 --> 3753.98] he doesn't want them [3753.98 --> 3754.76] to tell people. [3756.24 --> 3756.84] Why? [3758.00 --> 3759.56] Because like the character [3759.56 --> 3760.98] of the servant described, [3761.78 --> 3762.42] he's humble. [3763.20 --> 3764.02] He's meek. [3764.70 --> 3766.18] He's not looking to gloat [3766.18 --> 3768.46] or present himself as great. [3769.20 --> 3770.16] He was quiet, [3771.04 --> 3771.52] intentional. [3772.80 --> 3774.08] And in keeping them quiet, [3774.20 --> 3775.26] Jesus is showing us [3775.26 --> 3775.94] and them, [3776.22 --> 3777.38] it's not about the fame [3777.38 --> 3778.34] or the prestige [3778.34 --> 3779.72] or about being lauded [3779.72 --> 3780.62] as some hero. [3781.28 --> 3782.92] As it says in Philippians 2, [3783.04 --> 3783.64] 6 to 8, [3784.34 --> 3786.48] who being in the very nature God, [3786.66 --> 3788.46] did not consider equality with God [3788.46 --> 3789.86] something to be used [3789.86 --> 3791.14] for his own advantage. [3791.74 --> 3792.08] Rather, [3792.20 --> 3793.16] he made himself nothing [3793.16 --> 3794.74] by taking on the very nature [3794.74 --> 3796.22] of a servant. [3796.22 --> 3799.36] Being made in human likeness [3799.36 --> 3800.10] and being found [3800.10 --> 3801.20] in an appearance as a man, [3801.66 --> 3802.56] he humbled himself [3802.56 --> 3804.46] by becoming obedient to death, [3804.62 --> 3806.08] even death on a cross. [3807.84 --> 3810.32] Jesus came to be a servant [3810.32 --> 3812.16] and not just any servant, [3812.62 --> 3815.18] but the servant of the Lord [3815.18 --> 3816.26] in Isaiah 42. [3817.70 --> 3819.44] And when studying for this passage, [3819.58 --> 3820.10] the realization [3820.10 --> 3822.24] that just blew me away [3822.24 --> 3824.50] was that when Jesus was a child [3824.50 --> 3826.16] and learning from the Torah [3826.16 --> 3827.08] and the prophets, [3827.46 --> 3828.14] as it says, [3828.22 --> 3829.38] he learned and grew in wisdom, [3830.12 --> 3830.90] that when this, [3831.12 --> 3832.38] when he read this passage [3832.38 --> 3832.92] in Isaiah, [3833.60 --> 3834.96] he knew it was his father [3834.96 --> 3835.82] speaking to him. [3839.56 --> 3840.84] So that when he goes [3840.84 --> 3841.44] to the temple [3841.44 --> 3842.34] when he's 12 [3842.34 --> 3843.54] and when his parents [3843.54 --> 3844.46] are looking for him, [3844.52 --> 3845.54] he's referring to God [3845.54 --> 3846.22] as his father. [3847.00 --> 3847.84] And the fact [3847.84 --> 3849.20] that it's specifically written [3849.20 --> 3850.08] as God speaking [3850.08 --> 3851.12] to his servant [3851.12 --> 3852.72] just makes that [3852.72 --> 3853.96] so much more powerful. [3855.84 --> 3856.72] Jesus knew [3856.72 --> 3857.50] that this is why [3857.50 --> 3858.06] he was here, [3858.30 --> 3859.22] why he was born. [3860.54 --> 3862.32] But knowing he was God, [3862.68 --> 3863.14] did not, [3863.44 --> 3864.52] he did not consider [3864.52 --> 3865.06] that something [3865.06 --> 3866.30] to be taken advantage of. [3866.80 --> 3867.20] Instead, [3867.36 --> 3869.46] he lived a humble life, [3870.00 --> 3871.12] just like the servant [3871.12 --> 3872.10] is described to. [3875.34 --> 3876.86] And so when Jesus grew up [3876.86 --> 3877.84] and eventually went [3877.84 --> 3878.64] to the Jordan River [3878.64 --> 3879.32] to be baptized, [3879.32 --> 3881.30] we see again [3881.30 --> 3883.22] a similar series of events [3883.22 --> 3885.28] as Saul's rise to king. [3886.20 --> 3887.06] And we start [3887.06 --> 3888.14] to see connections [3888.14 --> 3888.86] between the passage [3888.86 --> 3890.18] Kevin preached last Sunday [3890.18 --> 3891.78] in chapter 3 of Matthew. [3892.82 --> 3894.78] We read in verses 2 to 3, [3895.32 --> 3895.90] in those days, [3896.02 --> 3896.96] John the Baptist came [3896.96 --> 3897.84] preaching in the wilderness [3897.84 --> 3898.44] of Judea [3898.44 --> 3898.84] and said, [3898.98 --> 3899.88] repent for the kingdom [3899.88 --> 3901.38] of heaven has come near. [3902.16 --> 3903.56] This is who was spoken of [3903.56 --> 3904.48] through the prophet Isaiah, [3904.68 --> 3905.78] a voice of the one [3905.78 --> 3906.72] calling through the wilderness. [3907.34 --> 3907.82] Prepare the way [3907.82 --> 3908.26] for the Lord, [3908.36 --> 3909.30] make straight paths [3909.30 --> 3909.72] for him. [3911.16 --> 3911.92] Matthew quotes [3911.92 --> 3912.76] from Isaiah 40, [3912.86 --> 3913.52] the same passage [3913.52 --> 3915.32] Kevin preached last Sunday [3915.32 --> 3915.98] about the hope [3915.98 --> 3916.80] we have in God. [3917.62 --> 3918.24] John the Baptist [3918.24 --> 3919.74] then tells the Pharisees [3919.74 --> 3920.54] and the Sadducees [3920.54 --> 3921.60] that one is coming [3921.60 --> 3923.12] who will baptize [3923.12 --> 3923.86] with the Holy Spirit [3923.86 --> 3924.32] and fire [3924.32 --> 3926.04] and who with his winnowing fork [3926.04 --> 3927.10] will separate the wheat [3927.10 --> 3927.94] and the chaff. [3928.56 --> 3929.48] John is telling them [3929.48 --> 3930.54] that this man [3930.54 --> 3931.76] will come to judge. [3933.08 --> 3934.32] Jesus then arrives [3934.32 --> 3935.00] on the Jordan River [3935.00 --> 3936.74] and goes to John the Baptist. [3936.74 --> 3938.24] John the Baptist [3938.24 --> 3939.62] doesn't want to baptize Jesus [3939.62 --> 3940.44] because he doesn't see [3940.44 --> 3941.20] himself as worthy. [3941.46 --> 3941.78] Instead, [3942.06 --> 3943.50] Jesus should be baptizing him. [3945.04 --> 3945.68] Jesus tells him [3945.68 --> 3946.30] he has to. [3947.08 --> 3947.52] And when Jesus [3947.52 --> 3949.88] rises out of the water, [3950.58 --> 3951.28] the Holy Spirit [3951.28 --> 3952.56] descends on him [3952.56 --> 3953.32] as a dove [3953.32 --> 3954.96] and God says, [3955.34 --> 3956.46] this is my son [3956.46 --> 3957.68] in whom I love. [3958.02 --> 3958.58] With him, [3958.68 --> 3959.66] I am well pleased. [3959.66 --> 3959.78] Jesus. [3961.34 --> 3962.32] This declaration [3962.32 --> 3963.14] from God [3963.14 --> 3964.74] is very similar [3964.74 --> 3965.84] to verses 1 and 2 [3965.84 --> 3966.86] of Isaiah 42. [3968.32 --> 3969.18] And so what we see [3969.18 --> 3970.48] in this series of events [3970.48 --> 3972.26] in 1 Samuel, [3972.50 --> 3973.06] in Isaiah, [3973.22 --> 3974.42] and the Gospel of Matthew, [3974.74 --> 3976.70] they all share similarities [3976.70 --> 3978.68] about a chosen one of God [3978.68 --> 3980.06] either being a king [3980.06 --> 3980.74] or a servant [3980.74 --> 3981.58] and in this case, [3981.76 --> 3982.04] Jesus. [3983.40 --> 3984.62] The first connection [3984.62 --> 3986.04] is that in all three stories [3986.04 --> 3986.90] there is a prophet [3986.90 --> 3988.30] who receives word [3988.30 --> 3990.12] that a man God has chosen [3990.12 --> 3991.28] is going to arrive [3991.28 --> 3993.02] and that he is going [3993.02 --> 3994.10] to lead God's people [3994.10 --> 3995.26] and bring justice [3995.26 --> 3996.44] or judgment. [3997.36 --> 3997.84] Second, [3998.10 --> 3999.22] in all three stories, [3999.36 --> 4000.72] this man has the Holy Spirit [4000.72 --> 4001.70] poured out on him [4001.70 --> 4003.80] as a visible sign [4003.80 --> 4005.02] that this is God's man [4005.02 --> 4005.88] and that he's empowered [4005.88 --> 4006.82] to do the task. [4007.90 --> 4008.42] And third, [4008.52 --> 4009.42] in all stories, [4009.52 --> 4010.26] there is a declaration [4010.26 --> 4011.00] from God [4011.00 --> 4012.68] that this man, [4013.28 --> 4015.02] that this man was sent. [4015.54 --> 4016.30] This is the one [4016.30 --> 4017.20] who I promised. [4017.20 --> 4019.66] And the last point [4019.66 --> 4020.10] of connection [4020.10 --> 4022.02] of which I find [4022.02 --> 4023.02] utterly surprising [4023.02 --> 4024.36] is that Jesus, [4024.82 --> 4025.56] is what Jesus does [4025.56 --> 4027.44] after this public declaration, [4027.66 --> 4029.16] after he's baptized, [4030.16 --> 4032.30] is he goes into the wilderness [4032.30 --> 4034.02] and he fights a snake. [4035.72 --> 4037.08] Led by the Holy Spirit, [4037.18 --> 4037.76] like Saul, [4037.86 --> 4038.46] who was empowered [4038.46 --> 4039.14] by the Spirit, [4039.82 --> 4040.86] he goes and faces [4040.86 --> 4041.76] the temptations [4041.76 --> 4042.46] of the devil. [4043.34 --> 4044.16] And like Saul, [4044.28 --> 4044.94] who attacked [4044.94 --> 4046.24] with three divisions [4046.24 --> 4046.82] of his army, [4047.10 --> 4048.22] Jesus defends himself [4048.22 --> 4049.50] with the word [4049.50 --> 4050.60] three times [4050.60 --> 4051.30] from attacks [4051.30 --> 4052.16] from the snake [4052.16 --> 4053.38] who was the one [4053.38 --> 4054.06] in the garden [4054.06 --> 4056.10] who deceived Adam and Eve [4056.10 --> 4057.58] who started this whole mess. [4059.46 --> 4060.44] Just like Saul, [4060.54 --> 4061.42] after being declared [4061.42 --> 4062.58] by God [4062.58 --> 4063.96] to be his chosen one, [4064.14 --> 4065.54] he goes and fights [4065.54 --> 4066.50] God's enemy [4066.50 --> 4068.74] and the enemy [4068.74 --> 4069.70] of God's people [4069.70 --> 4071.22] and is victorious, [4072.18 --> 4073.04] proving himself [4073.04 --> 4074.00] to be the king [4074.00 --> 4074.48] of Israel. [4077.36 --> 4078.38] But let us go back [4078.38 --> 4078.92] to how God [4078.92 --> 4080.66] introduces his servant, [4081.02 --> 4081.22] Jesus, [4081.50 --> 4082.32] in Matthew 3. [4083.54 --> 4084.80] God has declared [4084.80 --> 4085.30] that Jesus [4085.30 --> 4086.38] is his servant, [4086.86 --> 4087.46] this man [4087.46 --> 4088.50] in whom he loves. [4088.98 --> 4089.58] But we get [4089.58 --> 4090.78] one more piece [4090.78 --> 4091.40] of information. [4092.54 --> 4093.26] God's servant [4093.26 --> 4094.74] is his son. [4095.66 --> 4097.00] The son of God [4097.00 --> 4098.30] is the servant [4098.30 --> 4099.14] who will bring justice [4099.14 --> 4099.82] to the nations. [4099.82 --> 4101.42] The son of God [4101.42 --> 4102.20] is the servant [4102.20 --> 4103.44] who will be the light [4103.44 --> 4104.22] to the world. [4104.80 --> 4105.64] The son of God [4105.64 --> 4106.14] is the one [4106.14 --> 4106.76] who gives sight [4106.76 --> 4107.30] to the blind [4107.30 --> 4108.64] and frees the captives. [4109.28 --> 4111.22] The servant of God [4111.22 --> 4113.06] is God. [4114.34 --> 4115.54] The same God [4115.54 --> 4116.52] who in verse 5 [4116.52 --> 4117.48] of Isaiah 42 [4117.48 --> 4118.60] is the one [4118.60 --> 4119.58] who made the heavens [4119.58 --> 4120.48] and stretched them [4120.48 --> 4121.10] over the earth. [4121.46 --> 4122.48] The one who gives life [4122.48 --> 4123.32] to every man [4123.32 --> 4124.00] and breath [4124.00 --> 4125.52] to everything that walks. [4125.94 --> 4127.38] The Lord God [4127.38 --> 4128.98] of all the earth [4128.98 --> 4131.60] is the very same [4131.60 --> 4132.64] humble, [4133.10 --> 4133.42] meek, [4133.94 --> 4134.46] quiet, [4135.12 --> 4135.94] self-controlled, [4136.74 --> 4138.12] not crying out, [4138.56 --> 4140.14] careful for the bruised reed [4140.14 --> 4141.22] and smoldering wick. [4141.78 --> 4142.44] That God [4142.44 --> 4143.62] is a servant [4143.62 --> 4144.24] at heart. [4145.34 --> 4146.34] Jesus himself [4146.34 --> 4146.84] declares [4146.84 --> 4147.78] in Matthew 11 [4147.78 --> 4150.04] that he is meek [4150.04 --> 4150.92] and lowly [4150.92 --> 4151.58] at heart. [4153.20 --> 4154.10] A servant [4154.10 --> 4155.22] who did not consider [4155.22 --> 4156.48] equality with God [4156.48 --> 4157.34] worth advantage, [4157.34 --> 4159.96] but rather humbled himself [4159.96 --> 4160.80] to be obedient [4160.80 --> 4161.66] to death, [4161.78 --> 4162.86] even death on a cross. [4163.32 --> 4164.56] Who lived the life [4164.56 --> 4165.38] we should have lived, [4165.46 --> 4166.46] who died the death [4166.46 --> 4167.76] we should have died. [4168.00 --> 4169.16] The phrase we have said [4169.16 --> 4170.30] for every sermon [4170.30 --> 4171.38] for years [4171.38 --> 4172.80] is the justice [4172.80 --> 4173.84] and judgment [4173.84 --> 4174.84] of God [4174.84 --> 4176.24] given to all nations [4176.24 --> 4176.94] brought there [4176.94 --> 4178.84] by God's servant. [4178.84 --> 4178.96] judgment. [4181.46 --> 4182.58] But there's more. [4183.14 --> 4184.34] We still have to get [4184.34 --> 4185.86] to the big idea. [4186.84 --> 4187.76] The love God has [4187.76 --> 4188.54] for his son [4188.54 --> 4189.66] is the love God [4189.66 --> 4190.76] has for you. [4191.62 --> 4192.20] Romans 8, [4192.38 --> 4193.46] 14 to 17 [4193.46 --> 4194.12] gives us [4194.12 --> 4195.24] that final piece [4195.24 --> 4195.70] of the puzzle [4195.70 --> 4196.66] that locks all this [4196.66 --> 4197.16] in place [4197.16 --> 4198.20] and helps us [4198.20 --> 4199.42] understand Isaiah 42. [4200.46 --> 4201.70] For those who are led [4201.70 --> 4202.64] by the spirit of God [4202.64 --> 4204.64] are children of God. [4204.84 --> 4206.46] The spirit you received [4206.46 --> 4208.06] does not make you slaves, [4208.06 --> 4209.28] so that you live [4209.28 --> 4209.98] in fear again. [4210.18 --> 4210.48] Rather, [4210.98 --> 4212.28] the spirit you received [4212.28 --> 4213.84] brought about your adoption [4213.84 --> 4214.84] to sonship [4214.84 --> 4216.72] and by him we cry [4216.72 --> 4217.40] Abba Father. [4217.98 --> 4219.04] The spirit himself [4219.04 --> 4220.32] testifies with our spirit [4220.32 --> 4221.62] that we are God's children. [4222.32 --> 4223.28] Now if we are children [4223.28 --> 4224.18] then we are heirs, [4224.34 --> 4225.02] heirs of God [4225.02 --> 4226.30] and co-heirs with Christ. [4226.76 --> 4227.90] If indeed we share [4227.90 --> 4228.82] in his sufferings [4228.82 --> 4229.90] in order that we may [4229.90 --> 4231.24] also share in his glory. [4232.20 --> 4233.44] Paul in Romans 8 [4233.44 --> 4234.74] is telling us [4234.74 --> 4235.86] that those with the spirit [4235.86 --> 4237.60] are adopted into sonship. [4238.06 --> 4239.12] under the father [4239.12 --> 4240.14] and that we become [4240.14 --> 4241.34] more like Christ. [4241.72 --> 4242.28] Meaning, [4242.54 --> 4243.48] that since the servant [4243.48 --> 4244.20] is Christ [4244.20 --> 4244.84] and the character [4244.84 --> 4245.34] of the servant [4245.34 --> 4246.70] is listed in Isaiah [4246.70 --> 4247.92] is the character [4247.92 --> 4248.72] of Christ [4248.72 --> 4250.24] that we will become [4250.24 --> 4251.14] more like that. [4253.00 --> 4254.36] We will put aside [4254.36 --> 4255.40] our evil ways [4255.40 --> 4256.66] and become meek [4256.66 --> 4257.50] and lowly [4257.50 --> 4258.82] and desire to bring [4258.82 --> 4260.18] justice to all nations. [4261.02 --> 4262.30] And not only that, [4262.88 --> 4264.30] what Romans is telling us [4264.30 --> 4265.76] is that we as Christians [4265.76 --> 4267.16] who have been baptized, [4267.82 --> 4269.06] have been given the spirit, [4269.36 --> 4271.34] gain the same relationship [4271.34 --> 4272.74] with the father [4272.74 --> 4273.74] as Jesus has. [4274.52 --> 4275.86] We become co-heirs [4275.86 --> 4276.38] with Christ [4276.38 --> 4276.98] to the father. [4277.46 --> 4278.26] That means that [4278.26 --> 4279.22] in Isaiah 42 [4279.22 --> 4280.72] when God is speaking [4280.72 --> 4281.62] to his servant [4281.62 --> 4282.42] directly, [4282.98 --> 4284.34] he's speaking to you [4284.34 --> 4288.28] and me [4288.28 --> 4289.76] through Christ. [4289.76 --> 4291.52] we as sons of God [4291.52 --> 4292.50] are not the same [4292.50 --> 4294.10] as the one true [4294.10 --> 4294.88] son of God, [4295.42 --> 4296.60] but through unity [4296.60 --> 4297.36] with Christ, [4298.24 --> 4299.60] with the Holy Spirit, [4300.98 --> 4305.56] we have the same love [4305.56 --> 4306.54] that the father [4306.54 --> 4307.48] has for the son [4307.48 --> 4309.90] the father has for us. [4309.90 --> 4314.16] all those promises [4314.16 --> 4317.40] given from the father [4317.40 --> 4318.44] to his son, [4318.52 --> 4319.14] that servant, [4319.46 --> 4320.48] are given to you, [4321.04 --> 4322.84] which also means [4322.84 --> 4324.00] he has sent you [4324.00 --> 4326.06] on the same mission [4326.06 --> 4327.88] that God has called you [4327.88 --> 4328.66] out of righteousness [4328.66 --> 4329.68] to bring justice [4329.68 --> 4330.68] to all nations, [4331.52 --> 4333.50] to live as Christ did [4333.50 --> 4335.30] and to die if necessary. [4336.18 --> 4337.56] And not that your death [4337.56 --> 4338.84] will be a death like his, [4338.84 --> 4340.10] but that your death [4340.10 --> 4340.86] is your sharing [4340.86 --> 4342.00] in his suffering [4342.00 --> 4343.34] and that you may also [4343.34 --> 4344.46] share in his glory. [4345.28 --> 4346.80] That same love [4346.80 --> 4347.66] that the father [4347.66 --> 4348.48] has for the son, [4348.84 --> 4350.44] he has for you. [4350.86 --> 4351.86] And the same love [4351.86 --> 4352.86] that God has for you, [4353.02 --> 4354.38] he also has for everyone [4354.38 --> 4355.32] in this church. [4356.78 --> 4357.60] And because the church [4357.60 --> 4358.64] is the body of Christ, [4358.94 --> 4360.00] you get to have [4360.00 --> 4362.22] what every other person [4362.22 --> 4363.10] in this church has [4363.10 --> 4364.44] and everyone in this church [4364.44 --> 4365.04] loves you [4365.04 --> 4366.28] the way you love them. [4367.30 --> 4368.72] It's the same love [4368.72 --> 4370.04] the same love [4370.04 --> 4370.54] that the Trinity [4370.54 --> 4371.58] has had for eternity [4371.58 --> 4373.92] and will have for eternity. [4374.16 --> 4375.44] That same perfect, [4375.80 --> 4376.82] self-sacrificing, [4377.02 --> 4377.72] ever-giving, [4378.08 --> 4379.14] never-ending love [4379.14 --> 4380.68] is the very same love [4380.68 --> 4381.80] that courses through [4381.80 --> 4382.52] this church. [4384.28 --> 4385.72] That same love [4385.72 --> 4387.54] in all those verses [4387.54 --> 4388.30] that we opened up [4388.30 --> 4389.10] this sermon with [4389.10 --> 4390.74] is the very same love [4390.74 --> 4391.30] that the father [4391.30 --> 4392.16] has for the son [4392.16 --> 4394.02] and the father [4394.02 --> 4395.28] has for you. [4395.28 --> 4398.00] So when we as the church, [4398.32 --> 4399.64] as co-heirs of Christ, [4400.40 --> 4402.36] sons of the Lord God, [4403.16 --> 4404.78] go out into the world, [4405.62 --> 4406.50] let us not go out [4406.50 --> 4407.56] holding on to being [4407.56 --> 4408.32] sons of God [4408.32 --> 4408.72] as something [4408.72 --> 4409.80] to take advantage of, [4410.22 --> 4411.08] but rather live [4411.08 --> 4411.60] as servants [4411.60 --> 4412.78] of the Lord God, [4413.32 --> 4414.36] bringing justice [4414.36 --> 4415.54] to the whole world [4415.54 --> 4417.18] like Christ. [4417.84 --> 4418.74] And like Christ, [4418.94 --> 4420.14] who was humbly willing [4420.14 --> 4420.60] to die [4420.60 --> 4421.32] because of the love [4421.32 --> 4421.96] of his father [4421.96 --> 4422.86] and the love [4422.86 --> 4423.52] for his people, [4423.90 --> 4424.68] let us go out [4424.68 --> 4426.40] and love as he loves. [4427.92 --> 4428.32] Amen. [4429.76 --> 4430.46] Let us pray. [4434.90 --> 4435.30] Father, [4436.02 --> 4437.64] thank you for this day. [4437.90 --> 4439.02] Thank you for this church. [4439.74 --> 4440.66] Thank you, Lord, [4440.74 --> 4441.86] for the same love [4441.86 --> 4443.92] that you have loved us with, [4443.96 --> 4445.44] that you loved your son with. [4446.42 --> 4447.14] I pray, Lord, [4447.22 --> 4447.98] that as we go out [4447.98 --> 4448.62] from this place, [4448.72 --> 4449.64] that we as your church, [4449.68 --> 4450.32] as your body, [4450.80 --> 4451.94] can love as Christ did. [4452.52 --> 4453.38] And that your spirit [4453.38 --> 4454.74] will pour on us [4454.74 --> 4456.74] and empower us to do so. [4457.94 --> 4459.14] The spirit came upon us [4459.14 --> 4460.06] at our baptisms, Lord, [4460.16 --> 4461.64] and just like Christ, [4461.80 --> 4462.86] we get to go out [4462.86 --> 4463.72] and do your work [4463.72 --> 4464.70] and serve you. [4465.24 --> 4465.86] And I pray, Lord, [4465.90 --> 4466.78] that we would do so [4466.78 --> 4468.80] with joy and humility [4468.80 --> 4470.24] and meekness. [4471.08 --> 4471.32] Amen. [4471.32 --> 4471.42] Amen. [4478.02 --> 4479.28] I invite you to rise [4479.28 --> 4479.92] as we sing. [4481.96 --> 4485.90] You may try to quote you [4485.90 --> 4503.50] Over the skies of Bethlehem were cleared as dark [4503.50 --> 4509.90] While angels sang to lowly shepherds [4509.90 --> 4517.90] Three wise men seeking truth traveled from afar [4517.90 --> 4523.90] Hoping to find the child of heaven [4523.90 --> 4527.90] Falling on at ease [4527.90 --> 4535.90] They bowed before the humble Prince of Peace [4535.90 --> 4542.90] Might bring an offering of worship to our King [4542.90 --> 4549.90] No one on earth deserves the praises that we sing [4549.90 --> 4557.90] Jesus, do you receive the honor that you're due [4557.90 --> 4564.90] Call the Lord, I bring an offering to you [4564.90 --> 4575.90] The sun cannot compare to the glory of your love [4575.90 --> 4582.90] There is no shadow in your presence [4582.90 --> 4590.90] No mortal man can dare to stand before your throne [4590.90 --> 4596.90] Before the Holy One of Heaven [4596.90 --> 4599.90] And it's only by your blood [4599.90 --> 4603.90] And it's only through your mercy [4603.90 --> 4607.90] Lord, I come [4607.90 --> 4613.90] I bring an offering of worship to my King [4613.90 --> 4620.90] No one on earth deserves the praises that we sing [4620.90 --> 4628.90] Jesus, do you receive the honor that you're due [4628.90 --> 4629.90] Oh, Lord, I bring an offering to you [4629.90 --> 4635.90] Oh, Lord, I bring an offering to you [4635.90 --> 4639.90] I bring an offering of worship to my King [4639.90 --> 4645.90] No one on earth deserves the praises that we sing [4645.90 --> 4649.90] Jesus, may you receive the honor that you're due [4649.90 --> 4656.90] Jesus, may you receive the honor that you're due [4656.90 --> 4663.90] Oh, Lord, I bring an offering to you [4663.90 --> 4670.90] Oh, Lord, I bring an offering to you [4670.90 --> 4682.90] The Lord's blessing [4682.90 --> 4684.90] The Lord bless you and keep you [4684.90 --> 4687.90] The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you [4687.90 --> 4691.90] The Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace [4691.90 --> 4693.90] Amen [4700.90 --> 4724.90] Angels we have heard on high [4724.90 --> 4728.90] Sweetly singing o'er the plains [4728.90 --> 4732.90] And the mountains in reply [4732.90 --> 4736.90] Echoing their joyous dreams [4736.90 --> 4740.90] Gloria [4740.90 --> 4744.90] In excelsis Deo [4744.90 --> 4746.90] Gloria [4746.90 --> 4748.90] In excelsis Deo [4748.90 --> 4750.90] Gloria [4750.90 --> 4752.90] In excelsis Deo [4752.90 --> 4754.90] Gloria [4754.90 --> 4756.90] Gloria [4756.90 --> 4758.90] In excelsis Deo [4758.90 --> 4760.90] Shepherds, why this jubilee [4760.90 --> 4764.90] Why your joyous strains prolong [4764.90 --> 4766.90] What glad gladsome tidings be [4766.90 --> 4768.90] Which inspire your heavenly song [4768.90 --> 4769.90] Gloria [4769.90 --> 4770.90] In excelsis Deo [4770.90 --> 4771.90] Gloria [4771.90 --> 4772.90] In excelsis Deo [4772.90 --> 4773.90] Gloria [4773.90 --> 4774.90] In excelsis Deo [4774.90 --> 4775.90] Shepherds, why this jubilee [4775.90 --> 4776.90] Why your joyous strains prolong [4776.90 --> 4778.90] To the psalmist, why this jubilee [4778.90 --> 4780.90] Why your joyous winds come along [4780.90 --> 4782.90] Gloria [4782.90 --> 4784.90] In excelsis Deo [4784.90 --> 4786.90] Gloria [4786.90 --> 4788.90] In excelsis Deo [4788.90 --> 4790.90] Gloria [4790.90 --> 4792.90] In excelsis Deo [4792.90 --> 4794.90] Gloria [4794.90 --> 4796.90] In excelsis Deo [4796.90 --> 4798.90] Gloria [4798.90 --> 4805.90] Gloria in excelsis Aeo. [4808.12 --> 4812.66] Come to Bethlehem and sing. [4813.10 --> 4816.50] Let whose birth the angels sing. [4816.50 --> 4820.40] Come adore on plent of thee. [4820.56 --> 4824.26] Christ the Lord, the newborn King. [4824.26 --> 4835.90] Gloria in excelsis Aeo. [4835.90 --> 4851.02] Gloria in excelsis Aeo. [4851.02 --> 4853.94] Have a blessed week. [4853.94 --> 4856.90] Honorable Board members. [4856.90 --> 4860.86] Senhoreswagens are a pure나들이 around ochreade. [4860.86 --> 4879.54] заг WWW. [4879.54 --> 4909.52] Thank you. [4909.54 --> 4939.52] Thank you. [4939.54 --> 4969.52] Thank you.