Thank you for taking the time to read the Weekend Sermon. I am glad that you are here to read this week's sermon. I hope that you all are doing great.
I've been having a really good week in writing, and I am thankful to the Lord for the work that He has allowed to come my way. I may not have to get a part-time job if writing keeps on so well. Please pray for the Lord's will to be done in this area of my life.
Tonight, they are calling for severe storms in my part of the world. Please pray that the storms are not bad. Thank you for your prayers.
In other matters, let us continue to be in prayer for those in the Congo. There has been an ebola virus outbreak there. Please pray that the virus does not spread and that those who are sick will recover.
Continue to pray for those in Puerto Rico who need help. Even after so many months, there is still a great deal of need. Pray for those in Hawaii and Papua New Guinea who are recovering from natural disasters.
Please pray for peace in this troubled world. Yemen, Syria and South Sudan especially need our prayers for peace.
For our prayer focus countries this week, please pray for those in Pakistan and Sudan. Pray that many will hear the message of the love of Jesus.
Last week, I posted a message about the humanity of Jesus. There are a couple of other points that I want to make on that before we move on today's message where we look at the prophetic ministry of Jesus.
Last week, we looked at some reasons why it was necessary that Jesus came in the flesh. One thing that I forgot to mention last week is the fact that Jesus needed to come in the flesh because He had to fulfill two covenants that God had made. Those covenants had to be fulfilled by a human being.
God made a covenant with Abraham that through his physical seed, all the nations of the world would be blessed. Jesus as the physical descendant of Abraham has brought blessings to the world by expanding God's offer of salvation to everyone on planet earth.
God also made a covenant with David. God told David that one of his descendants would rule on the throne in Jerusalem forever. Jesus is a descendant of David. When Jesus returns in power and great glory, He will rule and reign in righteousness from David''s throne in the city of Jerusalem.
Now. as part of our "Who is Jesus" series, I want us over the next three weeks to look into the roles that Jesus had. Jesus was prophet, priest and king. Today, we will look at Jesus' prophetic role.
In the Old Testament, the prophets had three roles. First of all, a prophet was the spokesperson for God. They brought a message to the people that God told them to bring. The prophet also called the people to turn away from their sins and to turn back to God. Finally, the prophet told the people what would happen in the future.
Jesus fulfilled the first of the prophet's roles. He was the Word of God who was made flesh. All that Jesus did, and all that Jesus taught were God's word to us. Jesus is God's ultimate expression of love and righteousness. Jesus' life speaks to us so that we know how to live in the midst of this world.
Hebrews 1:1-2 tell us that Jesus is God's ultimate and final word. These verses state, "In the past, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at various times and in many ways, but in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed as heir of all things, and through whom also He made the universe."
Jesus also fulfilled the second mission of a prophet. Mark 1:15 tells us that Jesus went out preaching the word of God. Jesus called on people to repent of their sins and to believe the gospel. Jesus was always preaching and calling people to believe in Him. He made His love available to all. Whoever believed in Jesus' words, Jesus accepted them and forgave them of their sins.
Finally, we see that Jesus fulfilled the role of a prophet by predicting something in the future that came true. In Matthew 24, Jesus made a great prophecy. Jesus predicted that the city of Jerusalem and the Temple would be destroyed. Jesus said that not one stone would be left upon another.
This prophecy is often overlooked as an example that proves that Jesus was who He said that He was. Jesus clearly predicted the events that occurred in Jerusalem in 70 AD. In that year, the Romans came into Jerusalem and destroyed the city. The Temple was destroyed, and it has not operated since that time. This all happened just as Jesus said.
Jesus made this prediction so that His disciples could point to this fulfillment as a means of showing people that Jesus was who He said that He was. The fulfillment of Jesus' prediction adds credibility to His claims to be the Messiah who was sent by God.
Next week, Lord willing, we will examine the priestly role of Jesus. On Monday, I will post the verses, and on Wednesday, I will have a dog book review. May God bless you all. Amen.
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