Episode 79 - Wonderful Counselor
His Name Shall Be Called
Isaiah 9:6, 46:8-11
Isaiah is privileged to announce that the Messiah is coming 700+ years in advance. And, he wants us to know His names. Names in the bible are so important because they reveal character. The name helps us truly know the person. We want to know God more. That will be our goal for all of 2024. Know God More. To do that we must study His names.
This morning we are beginning a study of names – a study that will carry us through Easter Sunday – 18 weeks from now; and even beyond Easter to Pentecost Sunday, 7 weeks after that when the Holy Spirit was poured out. This month we will focus on the 4 titles for Jesus mentioned in Isaiah 9:6, but for context, let’s read beginning in Is. 8:11 – 9:7.
Isaiah shares more about Counsel than any other Bible writer. 18 times he mentions the word – sometimes describing the futility of man’s counsel against God, but more than any other writer, he focuses on the Wonderful Counsel of God. It sounds like this -
Isaiah 11:1-5
Isaiah 46:8-11
In the New Testament, Paul focuses us on this concept in Ephesians 1:7-12
This child that is proclaimed by Isaiah as a Wonderful Counselor walked the earth as a Man, and taught us many truths. This morning, let’s consider 5 truths from the Wonderful Counsel of Jesus.
1. The Mission is Clear
a. Seeking & Saving - Luke 19:10
b. Serving & Sacrifice - Mark 10:45
2. The Truth is Convicting
a. Only He can set us Free – John 8:31-38
b. Only He can send us Forth – John 17:17-18
3. The Care is Compassionate
a. Compassionate Teaching - Matthew 5:3-10
b. Compassionate Ministry - Matthew 9:35-38
4. The Call is Compelling
a. Pray! – Matthew 9:37-38
b. Come to Him – Matthew 11:28-30
c. Go for Him – Matthew 28:18-20
5. The Reward is Certain
a. He is the Resurrection & the Life – John 11:25-26
b. He is preparing Heaven for His Followers – John 14:1-3
c. He wants us to know we are His – 1 John 5:9-13
d. Do you know?
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