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Introduction
Welcome to Real Life Newport
Series Introduction
School Lost & Found
In the chaos of Christmas, we get caught up in all sorts of things that preoccupy our minds.
This series is in place to remind us of who Jesus came to be.
We can uncover these truths and re-discover them for ourselves, much like finding an item of clothing on the Lost & Found table.
Once rediscovered, we put the truth back into practice and relevance in our lives.
We will return to our series in Hebrews when the Christmas season is done.
Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Pray
Break this verse down
This passage is a verse about the coming of the Messiah (Jesus) as a baby.
Some may have thought this was a metaphor for something, but this prophecy turned out to be literal.
We are looking over the next few weeks at the names that Jesus would be called
These are not simply names that people would call him
For example, I was called all sorts of names when I was a kid: String bean, hightower, Andre the Giant’s anorexic son, you know, good wholesome names that help you grow in your self-esteem.
The Hebrew way of using a name was not just something to call them.
The Hebrew names came from identification of that person.
It isn’t necessarily important that Jesus would be called Mighty God.
This is saying that Jesus IS Mighty God.
In our series, we are breaking these names down and looking at three points
Learn what it means that Jesus has this name
Look at reasons we may have lost this truth
Leave- with the truth we have found
Also, we are going to try to do this through the lens of Christmas
Mighty God
Learn
Learn what it means that Jesus has this name
Just like last week, as we look at this name in the Hebrew text, it says “Gibor El”
Gibor means strong, young, powerful
El is the root word for the word God.
There is really no extra depth to see inside of this definition.
I love it when the definitions are straightforward.
There is no question, nor discussion.
Jesus would be called Mighty God
In His person would be the identification that He is not only God, but that He would be the Mighty God.
It is profound that Jesus would have this name for a number of reasons.
Some of those reasons we will explore today.
Remember, the theme of our passage today is not to uncover new material, rather to find in the metaphorical Lost & Found something that may have been lost as we look at the birth of Jesus.
I don’t think it is all that profound to say in front of church that Jesus is God
This is something we talk about often.
It is something that we all know in our minds.
But I believe there is something about this truth that may have been lost.
Look
Look at reasons we may have lost this truth
This is a difficult thing to think about.
We know Jesus is God, but how does that impact our lives today?
Is this simply a fact of information that we can hold onto and know that somehow we know something that is true?
We are right about something?
I don’t believe that is what this is.
We are going to take a journey through the Scriptures.
A number of years ago, we took a train to Minnesota.
On the train was a “viewing car”
The train car had windows all around, and even above so you could see the sky.
We drove through Montana and N. Dakota.
I loved getting to go sit in that car and watch the world go by.
That is going to be what we do.
I want to take you on a journey.
We are on the train car and I want to tour guide you through some realities.
Genesis 1:27
Genesis 1:29-30
God created mankind.
He said “It is very good” But I want you to see this
God created the fruit trees and the berries and all sorts of other things because man needed something to eat.
It isn’t that God created a partial good creation.
He created mankind exactly as desired, but he created mankind with a need.
It is a need that only God in His creation could fulfil.
God created Adam.
Adam had a need for food
God created foot
Adam had a need for God’s creation.
Now I don’t think it is too profound to understand that God created man with a need for food.
We all just filled our guts with the glorious gluttony of a Thanksgiving meal.
I want to go back to Adam.
I am using my imagination here, but I wonder if Adam walked around the garden of Eden trying to fulfil that need with other things.
“I wonder what a rock tastes like” … “Nope, I don’t want to eat rocks”
“I wonder if tree bark will fill my need for food” … “Nope, I’ll stick with apples and oranges.”
I wonder if marshmallow Peeps (those indestructible Easter candies) will fill my need for food” … “Nope, God, why did you allow these to be created?”
Only the food God created for Adam would sustain the need God created Adam to have.
I doubt it took Adam very long to figure this reality out.
A number of years later, the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness, being led by Moses.
Exodus 16:1-3
They were in the middle of the desert.
There was nothing to eat.
They thought they were starving.
They knew that they needed food to sustain them.
It was readily seen right in front of their eyes the need God had created within them.
They had a need.
It was a need that God had always provided a solution for, but now the solution wasn’t evident.
God provided manna.
Later in the next chapter, their need for water became clear.
God also provided water.
Did you know we need water to survive?
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