FROM CREATION TO CHRIST: The Messiah Foretold

FROM CREATION TO CHRIST: The Messiah Foretold

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Pastor Jeff Flanagan

-Israel Did Not Expect a Suffering Messiah

        Mark 8:31-33; 9:31-32; 10:33-45

        2 Reasons People Have Trouble Believing God Saves Through Jesus' Sacrifice

              1. It is hard for people to believe God loves them

              2. People struggle to believe salvation is purely by God's grace

-The Messiah's Death Benefits Sinners

-The Messiah's Death is Part of God's Will and Plan

2 Points of Application

1. Christ carries our griefs and sorrows

2. Christ is the focus of all the Bible