Light in the Darkness: The Glory of Jesus in Mark PART III
Rev. John Lin
18 January 2015
Mark 1:14-34
14After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15"The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!"
16As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people." 18At once they left their nets and followed him.
19When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
21Thew went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, 24"What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"
25"Be quiet!" said Jesus sternly, "Come out of him!" 26The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.
27The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching--and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him." 28News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.
29As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. 31So he went to her, took her and hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
32That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon possessed. 33The whole town gathered at the door, 34and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but would not let the demon speak because they know who he was.
GOODNESS OF JESUS
--v14-15; First words were a message of joy!
--Christianity is news of what has been accomplished, not advice.
--Good news that unburdens you.
--Kingdom has come near and is one of healing.
AUTHORITY OF THE CALL
--Fishermen that followed him.
--Immediately left behind what they were doing.
--Any allegiance to other things need to pale in comparison in relation to following HIM.
PROCESS THAT CHANGES US
--If we obsess over other things, we'll elevate them to things to define our identity.
--Becoming a fisher of people parallels bringing those out of darkness.
--Who are these people that reflect His light on the world and to those around him.
--Jesus went from light to darkness so we can go from our darkness to light.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Baptism in the River
The Glory of Jesus in Mark PART II
Rev. John Lin
11 January 2015
Mark 1:1-13
1The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet"
"I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way"--
3"a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
'Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.'"
4And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. 6John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7And this was his message: "After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
9At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
12At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
THE WORLD OF LOVE HE CREATED US FOR
--v.10-11; Spirit of the Lord as a dove was new
--Gen 1 comparison with Mark 1 - Spirit of God hovering, water, voice of the Lord; Jesus is called the word
--Baptism is a new creation
--Jesus is here to renew and renovate.
--Trinity--one God in three persons who are eternally interrelated.
--Mutuality of adoration and deep communal connection.
--Glorifying someone is to find someone so beautiful that every selfish motive somehow melts away; not using it for your own benefit.
--The Trinity - serving and bringing attention to one another
--World was created as an outpouring of this dynamic embrace.
HOW DO WE ENTER INTO THAT LOVE
--v.4; Everyone gets baptized for the forgiveness of sin.
--Washing and cleansing ceremonies were traditionally needed to stand in the presence of God.
--We're all trying to make ourselves clean or acceptable by the standards of our surroundings.
--Baptism is a call for both the clean and the unclean.
--Temptation came to Jesus after the baptism through Satan--just as it did for Adam
--Tree of Life for Adam vs the Cross of Death for Jesus
--If Adam obeyed, he would live. If Jesus obeyed, he would die.
--Death of Jesus to draw us into unconditional love.
HOW WE GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AS A RESULT
--Realize that we don't deserve it, we desperately need it, and there's no other way to be clean.
--v.12-13 Jesus emerged unscathed.
--World is a wilderness
--Sometimes we experience God most fully when we are in the wilderness.
--We're sent into the wilderness, like Jesus, to bring light of the new creation into the world.
--There will be flourishing in places of decay!
Rev. John Lin
11 January 2015
Mark 1:1-13
1The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet"
"I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way"--
3"a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
'Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.'"
4And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. 6John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7And this was his message: "After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
9At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
12At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, 13and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
THE WORLD OF LOVE HE CREATED US FOR
--v.10-11; Spirit of the Lord as a dove was new
--Gen 1 comparison with Mark 1 - Spirit of God hovering, water, voice of the Lord; Jesus is called the word
--Baptism is a new creation
--Jesus is here to renew and renovate.
--Trinity--one God in three persons who are eternally interrelated.
--Mutuality of adoration and deep communal connection.
--Glorifying someone is to find someone so beautiful that every selfish motive somehow melts away; not using it for your own benefit.
--The Trinity - serving and bringing attention to one another
--World was created as an outpouring of this dynamic embrace.
HOW DO WE ENTER INTO THAT LOVE
--v.4; Everyone gets baptized for the forgiveness of sin.
--Washing and cleansing ceremonies were traditionally needed to stand in the presence of God.
--We're all trying to make ourselves clean or acceptable by the standards of our surroundings.
--Baptism is a call for both the clean and the unclean.
--Temptation came to Jesus after the baptism through Satan--just as it did for Adam
--Tree of Life for Adam vs the Cross of Death for Jesus
--If Adam obeyed, he would live. If Jesus obeyed, he would die.
--Death of Jesus to draw us into unconditional love.
HOW WE GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AS A RESULT
--Realize that we don't deserve it, we desperately need it, and there's no other way to be clean.
--v.12-13 Jesus emerged unscathed.
--World is a wilderness
--Sometimes we experience God most fully when we are in the wilderness.
--We're sent into the wilderness, like Jesus, to bring light of the new creation into the world.
--There will be flourishing in places of decay!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Light in the Darkness
The Glory of Jesus in Mark PART I
Dr. Timothy Keller
04 January 2015
Isaiah 60: 1-5; 10-16
1"Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4"Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come."
10Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
in favor I will show you compassion.
11Your gates will always stand open,
they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations--
their kings led in triumphal procession.
12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
it will be utterly ruined.
13"The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
the juniper, the fir ad the cypress together, to adorn my sanctuary;
and I will glorify the place for my feet.
14The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15"Although you have been forsaken and hated,
with no one travelling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations.
16You will drink the milk of nations
and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior,
your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
God is the light of the world and we can be the light too because of Jesus
v.1-2 - God is the sun, the sources of light; there's truth in that light that reveals things as they are,,,and of beauty.
v3-6 Light of believers is so attractive that all are drawn to it.
To be the light of the world, we get God's light on us.
We get the light by seeing the truth of who we are and the beauty of what He has done.
v.10-16 Points to Jesus because it's about redemption.
A redeemer was usually a kinsman that paid your debt to free your from debt/slavery.
When Jesus died, the light from the world was gone--it got dark
Dr. Timothy Keller
04 January 2015
Isaiah 60: 1-5; 10-16
1"Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4"Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come."
10Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
in favor I will show you compassion.
11Your gates will always stand open,
they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations--
their kings led in triumphal procession.
12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
it will be utterly ruined.
13"The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
the juniper, the fir ad the cypress together, to adorn my sanctuary;
and I will glorify the place for my feet.
14The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15"Although you have been forsaken and hated,
with no one travelling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations.
16You will drink the milk of nations
and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior,
your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
God is the light of the world and we can be the light too because of Jesus
v.1-2 - God is the sun, the sources of light; there's truth in that light that reveals things as they are,,,and of beauty.
v3-6 Light of believers is so attractive that all are drawn to it.
To be the light of the world, we get God's light on us.
We get the light by seeing the truth of who we are and the beauty of what He has done.
v.10-16 Points to Jesus because it's about redemption.
A redeemer was usually a kinsman that paid your debt to free your from debt/slavery.
When Jesus died, the light from the world was gone--it got dark
The World and Jesus
Messiah According to Matthew PART IV
Dr. Timothy Keller
21 December 2014
Matthew 2:13-23
13When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."
14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."
16When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18"A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more."
19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."
21So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.
EXPECT HOSTILITY
-v.16 Herod killing all the boys cause another king was born.
--Someone else is in charge of our lives.
--We all have a little Herod in us as try to impose our will in general.
THE UNEXPECTED
--v.23 Nazareth was a backwater town.
--God turns our expectations upside down.
--Sarah was old and infertile and socially shunned.
--Jesus came to save us, not to teach us.
WONDER OF GRACE
--Obey me and I will bless you, but none or us really do
--Jesus obeyed totally with no fanfare.
--Richness of God was within him.
Dr. Timothy Keller
21 December 2014
Matthew 2:13-23
13When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."
14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."
16When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18"A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more."
19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt20 and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."
21So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, 23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.
EXPECT HOSTILITY
-v.16 Herod killing all the boys cause another king was born.
--Someone else is in charge of our lives.
--We all have a little Herod in us as try to impose our will in general.
THE UNEXPECTED
--v.23 Nazareth was a backwater town.
--God turns our expectations upside down.
--Sarah was old and infertile and socially shunned.
--Jesus came to save us, not to teach us.
WONDER OF GRACE
--Obey me and I will bless you, but none or us really do
--Jesus obeyed totally with no fanfare.
--Richness of God was within him.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The Magi and Jesus
Messiah According to Matthew PART III
Dr. Timothy Keller
14 December 2014
Matthew 2: 1-12
1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."
3When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5"In Bethlehem in Judea", they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:
6"'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.'"
7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."
9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. They they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12And having been warned in a dream not to back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
Magi were astrologers and generally condemned in Old and New Testaments.
General rumor that a king was coming from Jerusalem.
Bright star was conjoining of Jupiter and Saturn.
Elites of the times acknowledged JC
WORLD'S WISDOM IS DATED
--Elite opinion becomes out of date after a generation or so.
--Psychoanalysis was big once in nyc.
--All that is not eternal is eternally out of date (CS Lewis)
WORLD'S WISDOM IS INSUFFICIENT
--World's wisdom can point out problems but not always solve them.
--Poverty--what about the heart of those who have the resources to help alleviate Christmas.
WORLD'S WISDOM IS SUPERFICIAL
--Bethlehem was a backwater town.
--JC wasn't born to the right family, money, or school.
--God has made foolish the wisdom of the world.
POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
--Bowed down and worshiped a baby, just because who he was, not what he has done.
--Jesus is nuanced as should we be.
Dr. Timothy Keller
14 December 2014
Matthew 2: 1-12
1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem2 and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."
3When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5"In Bethlehem in Judea", they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:
6"'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will shepherd my people Israel.'"
7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."
9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. They they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12And having been warned in a dream not to back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
Magi were astrologers and generally condemned in Old and New Testaments.
General rumor that a king was coming from Jerusalem.
Bright star was conjoining of Jupiter and Saturn.
Elites of the times acknowledged JC
WORLD'S WISDOM IS DATED
--Elite opinion becomes out of date after a generation or so.
--Psychoanalysis was big once in nyc.
--All that is not eternal is eternally out of date (CS Lewis)
WORLD'S WISDOM IS INSUFFICIENT
--World's wisdom can point out problems but not always solve them.
--Poverty--what about the heart of those who have the resources to help alleviate Christmas.
WORLD'S WISDOM IS SUPERFICIAL
--Bethlehem was a backwater town.
--JC wasn't born to the right family, money, or school.
--God has made foolish the wisdom of the world.
POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
--Bowed down and worshiped a baby, just because who he was, not what he has done.
--Jesus is nuanced as should we be.
The Father of Jesus
The Messiah According to Matthew PART II
Rev John Lin (Keller mp3)
7 December 2014
Matthew 1: 18-25
18This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means, "God with us").
24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
FEAR OF JOSEPH
--Quietly divorces her preserves his reputation.
--Virgin birth was inconvenient for Joseph
COURAGEOUS HEART
--Believing this is counter cultural.
--Be generous to those in need.
--We tend to put our hope in things of our own life.
--Courage is putting our joy in the happiness of others.
COURAGE FOR US
--Jesus, our hope, came amidst poverty - splendor from tragedy.
--V.25 - call him our savior.; allowing the angel to name him abdicates Joseph's claim over his son.
--Comfort during suffering; v.23 (from Isaiah) God with us identifies with our sorrow and suffering.
--Courage during Service - Incarnation of God in our world means things of the world matters.
PERSON OF JESUS
--Child growing in Mary comes not from this world.
--Jesus will come to save HIS people which means Jesus is God.
--An all or nothing character - God with us
DOCTRINE OF JESUS
--God will save us from our sins--not instruct us on how to save ourselves.
--Joseph, by giving up naming rights, gives up his authority over the child.
AUTHORITY OF JESUS
--Jesus is born into our lives and we lose control because He takes over.
--From the serpent, if I give up my control to God, I'll be unhappy.
--We have been wounded at the core of our being.
--Self giving is the way to fulfillment - Trinity (all three are praising one another)
--God gave himself away for us, so give ourselves to Him.
Rev John Lin (Keller mp3)
7 December 2014
Matthew 1: 18-25
18This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
22All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means, "God with us").
24When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
FEAR OF JOSEPH
--Quietly divorces her preserves his reputation.
--Virgin birth was inconvenient for Joseph
COURAGEOUS HEART
--Believing this is counter cultural.
--Be generous to those in need.
--We tend to put our hope in things of our own life.
--Courage is putting our joy in the happiness of others.
COURAGE FOR US
--Jesus, our hope, came amidst poverty - splendor from tragedy.
--V.25 - call him our savior.; allowing the angel to name him abdicates Joseph's claim over his son.
--Comfort during suffering; v.23 (from Isaiah) God with us identifies with our sorrow and suffering.
--Courage during Service - Incarnation of God in our world means things of the world matters.
PERSON OF JESUS
--Child growing in Mary comes not from this world.
--Jesus will come to save HIS people which means Jesus is God.
--An all or nothing character - God with us
DOCTRINE OF JESUS
--God will save us from our sins--not instruct us on how to save ourselves.
--Joseph, by giving up naming rights, gives up his authority over the child.
AUTHORITY OF JESUS
--Jesus is born into our lives and we lose control because He takes over.
--From the serpent, if I give up my control to God, I'll be unhappy.
--We have been wounded at the core of our being.
--Self giving is the way to fulfillment - Trinity (all three are praising one another)
--God gave himself away for us, so give ourselves to Him.
The Mother of Jesus
The Messiah According to Matthew PART I
30 November 2014
Dr. Timothy Keller
Matthew 1:1-17
1This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron, the father of Ram,
4Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the Father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
6and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,
7Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asa,
8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
9Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon,
Amon the father of Josiah,
11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the fathher of Zerubbabel,
13Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,
Abihud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
14Azor the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Akim,
Akim the father of Elihud,
15Elihud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
17Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile of the Messiah.
Both Matthew and Luke begin with genealogies.
PROMISE CAME TRUE
30 November 2014
Dr. Timothy Keller
Matthew 1:1-17
1This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham:
2Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
3Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron, the father of Ram,
4Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the Father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
6and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,
7Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
Abijah the father of Asa,
8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
9Uzziah the father of Jotham,
Jotham the father of Ahaz,
Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
Manasseh the father of Amon,
Amon the father of Josiah,
11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12After the exile to Babylon:
Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel the fathher of Zerubbabel,
13Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,
Abihud the father of Eliakim,
Eliakim the father of Azor,
14Azor the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Akim,
Akim the father of Elihud,
15Elihud the father of Eleazar,
Eleazar the father of Matthan,
Matthan the father of Jacob,
16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
17Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile of the Messiah.
Both Matthew and Luke begin with genealogies.
PROMISE CAME TRUE
--Promises made to Abraham and David
--Took God thousands of years to fulfill these promises.
--History looked like it was going awry.
--Promises are fulfilled on His time frame, not ours.
GRACE CHANGED CATEGORIES
--Five women mentioned in the passage which was rarely done.
--Back then, family credentials were important.
--It mattered what the family accomplished.
--King Herod's lineage included Edomites which was a bad rep.
--Ruth and Rahab weren't Jews; Rahab was a prostitute.
--These were marginalized people in Mosaic law, so why does Jesus include them?
--Doesn't mention David's wife (Bathsheeba) by name (Uriah's wife)
--Forces us to remember David's flaws, thus making him no better than prostitutes.
--All are equally lost--We all relate to God by grace.
--We only have a name when connected to Jesus's family.
--An honor to be a Christian.
REALITY BECOMES FACT
--Things that aren't factually true, but we want them to be (sci-fi / fantasy)
--Luke and Matthew start with genealogies, not "once upon a time"
--The ideal of Jesus becoming real.
Teach us to Pray
The Prayer of Prayers PART IX
Dr. Timothy Keller
23 November 2014
Psalms 1:1-6
1Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who mediates on his law day and night.
3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither--
whatever they do prospers.
4Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction
PRAYER MODELS IN THE BIBLE
--Lord's Prayer from New Testament; Psalms from Old Testament.
--Psalm1 is a call to meditation.
Study of God's word is to learn the truth.
Meditation takes what you've learned and deliberately transforsm your mind and heart to humility, wonder, etc.
PRIORITY OF MEDITATION
--Before prayer
--Prayer is a two-way conversation (speaking and listen).
--First word is always God's word.
--Not just expressing ourselves, but answering God and listening to God.
--What does God's word say to us personally?
PROMISE OF MEDITATION
--"Blessed" means deep satisfaction and fulfillment.
--Affecting of the heart through the intense use of the mind.
--Spirit comes with what you know in your head and moves your heart.
--Our whole being can be infused with God's truth.
POWER IT CAN PRODUCE
--Are we controlled by our circumstances (blown away in v.4) or are we like steady trees whose roots are in the vitality of water regardless of what's above ground.
--Real joy isn't the absence of trouble, but the presence of God.
--Ultimate defeat of evil is when it comes into your life, it makes you wiser and humbler and able to depend on God
PRACTICE OF MEDITATION
--Object, Means, and Method of Mediation
--OBJECT is the Law of the Lord--Fill your mind with God's word.
--Treat all scripture as authoritative.
--How does God contradict you if he doesn't challenge and argue with you?
--If you only mediate on stuff you agree with, it's a one way relationship.
--Unless scripture is the word of law, it will never be a law of love.
--MEANS of mediating
--Think it Out
analyze all aspects of its meaning - every single word
--Think it In
Psalm 42 and 103 are examples; Psalmist is talking to himself and his soul. If this is true, why am I acting this way?
--Think it Up (METHOD)
Martin Luther's 3 questions--Rejoice, Repent, Request in response to the text.
PROBLEM OF MEDITATION
--Love to have God tell you how to live.
--Meditating on the Law of God condemns us.
--Because of Jesus, the Law of the Lord becomes a delight to please the one who did so much for us.
Dr. Timothy Keller
23 November 2014
Psalms 1:1-6
1Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who mediates on his law day and night.
3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither--
whatever they do prospers.
4Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to destruction
PRAYER MODELS IN THE BIBLE
--Lord's Prayer from New Testament; Psalms from Old Testament.
--Psalm1 is a call to meditation.
Study of God's word is to learn the truth.
Meditation takes what you've learned and deliberately transforsm your mind and heart to humility, wonder, etc.
PRIORITY OF MEDITATION
--Before prayer
--Prayer is a two-way conversation (speaking and listen).
--First word is always God's word.
--Not just expressing ourselves, but answering God and listening to God.
--What does God's word say to us personally?
PROMISE OF MEDITATION
--"Blessed" means deep satisfaction and fulfillment.
--Affecting of the heart through the intense use of the mind.
--Spirit comes with what you know in your head and moves your heart.
--Our whole being can be infused with God's truth.
POWER IT CAN PRODUCE
--Are we controlled by our circumstances (blown away in v.4) or are we like steady trees whose roots are in the vitality of water regardless of what's above ground.
--Real joy isn't the absence of trouble, but the presence of God.
--Ultimate defeat of evil is when it comes into your life, it makes you wiser and humbler and able to depend on God
PRACTICE OF MEDITATION
--Object, Means, and Method of Mediation
--OBJECT is the Law of the Lord--Fill your mind with God's word.
--Treat all scripture as authoritative.
--How does God contradict you if he doesn't challenge and argue with you?
--If you only mediate on stuff you agree with, it's a one way relationship.
--Unless scripture is the word of law, it will never be a law of love.
--MEANS of mediating
--Think it Out
analyze all aspects of its meaning - every single word
--Think it In
Psalm 42 and 103 are examples; Psalmist is talking to himself and his soul. If this is true, why am I acting this way?
--Think it Up (METHOD)
Martin Luther's 3 questions--Rejoice, Repent, Request in response to the text.
PROBLEM OF MEDITATION
--Love to have God tell you how to live.
--Meditating on the Law of God condemns us.
--Because of Jesus, the Law of the Lord becomes a delight to please the one who did so much for us.
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