Promises take time to pass
It felt forever ...
God's promise to Israel took 2000 yrs
The promise king arrive
Big idea:
Jesus reveals the arrival of God's kingdom through his authority to heal forgive and restore
God reign to be inaugurated
The gospel is first an announcement that God reigns is through the arrival of a King
1. We can anchor our hope in promises kept
Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,[a] until he to whom it belongs[b] shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.
Judah line will rule like royalty, it was prophesied centuries before the kings, globally
Matthew 1:1
This is the genealogy[a] of Jesus the Messiah[b] the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Matthew was connecting Jesus to David's line
Luke 1:32-33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
Angel Gabriel appearance to Mary and prophesied accordingly to 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 7:12-13
When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
What God promised in OT was delivered through Jesus
Why kingship matter?
Because forgiveness, restoration and healing comes through kingship. King Jesus has the authority to give
Because God is faithful although Israel fail. God never waivered
It change how we live out our Christian faith when we obey God
2. We can follow the king who proves Himself
Promises must come with proof
Luke 4:18-19
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a]
Isaiah 61:1-2
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a] 2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
Jesus was declaring He is the Messiah
Sickness blindness and oppression are results of sins reign on this earth
Jesus is restoring God's original creation
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[a] and hers; he will crush[b] your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Jesus is reversing the curse of sin with each deliverance, healing, signs, miracles...
Matthew 11:4-6
Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. 6 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
The table points back to Isaiah prophecy. The world has been under the sin of death and demonic power since Adams failure
Jesus works shows God's reign
# Jesus defeats unseen powers
Matthew 12:28
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
# Jesus mission is universal
Isaiah 49:6
he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”
# Jesus offers total deliverance
King Jesus reigns now!
3 steps:
1. Identify what needs restoration
2. Submit to king Jesus authority over that area
3. Watch how king Jesus works
God's kingdom come through God's mercy, not through our merits
# When you see how Jesus proves Himself as the Promised King...
1. You stop calling Him King on weekends while living like He was powerless on weekdays
2. You stop living defeated by fear, anxiety and brokenness
3. You stop being a passive spectator
God promise because of God's mercy
Waiting don't remove God's promise
setback don't disqualify you
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