What did the early church need as it faced persecution? What does the church in China need today? What do you and I need above all else? The answer is the same: they and we need to look to Jesus.
I. This Jesus is the Messiah, sent by the Father and fulfilling the Old Testament prophecy. A. the Father – cf. Exodus 3:14 -- also Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
B. the Son – cf. Psalm 89, Isaiah 43, Daniel 7:13, Zechariah 12:10 –
C. the Spirit – cf. Isaiah 11:2ff, Zech 4:2-7 --
II. Gaze deeply at the Messiah, Jesus Christ. How? Notice the description – A. v. 5 – “faithful witness”
B. v. 4 – “firstborn of the dead” 1, 2. C. v. 5 – “ruler of the kings of the earth”
D. v. 5 – “loves us”
E. v. 5 – “has freed us from our sins by His blood”
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It was while attending Cornell University that Bill became a Christian. After graduating from there and attending graduate school at Purdue University, Bill felt a call to the pastoral ministry. Leaving mathematics behind, he received his M.Div. from the Reformed Presbyterian...
