Celebrating Jesus
by Rev. Kirby Williams
Celebrating Isaiah's prophecy of Jesus-- Son of God and Son of Man.
Text: Isa. 9:6
Date: 12/24/2024, the Christmas Eve service.
Occasion: Christmas Eve
Description:
In this Christmas Eve meditation the objective is simple and straight forward-- to celebrate our Lord Jesus Christ. We will do this by turning to one of the most beloved prophecies concerning the coming of the Christ-- "For to us a child is born..." . We will analyze every phrase and word in this glorious verse written 700 years before the first Advent of Christ. Through it, we will celebrate the extraordinary nature of the Deliverer God sent to save the world from the darkness of sin. We will notice Isaiah's clear presentation of the great paradox of a Messiah who is wholly God and wholly man. But our focus will be that of adoration and adulation as we delight in the Gospel (the Good News!) as Isaiah presents it-- and simply Celebrate Jesus!
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I. Introduction
II. Exposition of the text, Isa. 9:6.
A. Context, Isa. 9:2, 7:14, John 8:12.
B. Celebrating the long-awaited Christ.
1. Celebrating the paradox of Jesus.
a. Celebrating the child.
i. A child of blessing.
ii. A human child.
iii. A paradoxical child.
iv. A personal child.
v. A righteous child.
1) To associate with our temptations, Heb. 4:15.
2) To provide true righteousness.
b. Celebrating the Son.
i. A divine Son.
ii. A pre-existent, personal Son.
1) Pre-existent, John 1:1.
2) Personal, Gen. 9:2, Luke 2:11.
iii. A Redeeming Son, John 3:16.
c. Celebrating His dominion.
i. An everlasting, boundless dominion, Isa. 9:7; Dan. 7:14; Phil. 2:9-11.
ii. A personal, engaged King, Isa. 8:17-18.
2. Celebrating His attributes.
a. Wonderful
i. A wonderful Lord, Ex. 15:11; Psa. 89:5.
ii. Wonder-inspiring.
b. Counselor
i. The source of wisdom, Luke 2:46-47.
ii. The Incarnation of truth.
1) The Logos who became flesh, John 1:1,14, 8:12, 14:6.
2) The wisdom from above, John 14:6; James 3:15,17.
iii. The Teacher of truth, John 3:2; Col. 2:3.
c. Mighty God.
i. That Jesus is divine.
ii. That He is mighty to save, Isa. 63:1.
iii. That He is mighty to protect, John 17:15, Eph. 6:12; Phil. 4:13.
d. Everlasting Father.
i. Looking at the words.
ii. Understanding the meaning, Heb. 2:10.
e. Prince of Peace.
i. A Kingdom of peace, Zech. 9:9.
ii. An incomprehensible peace, Phil. 4:7.
III. Conclusion.
