Thy holy child, Jesus. I love that. Thy holy child,
Jesus. Tomorrow is the day that the
birth of Christ is recognized. And there's no way of determining
what calendar day in the year that that actually took place. But there was a day when he was
born. And so significant is that day
that we read. When the angel announced to the
shepherds, and this shall be a sign unto you, yea, you shall
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes. lying in a manger, listen
to this, and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
the heavenly host. Think about that. Praising God and saying glory
to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill toward
men. In one of these days I'm going
to hear that heavenly host. but so significant is the day
of his birth that the heavenly host sang. Now, there was a day
when God's holy child Jesus was born into this world, but before
that, the same was in the beginning with God. The same was. This is the one who is, I am
that I am. The holy child Jesus is the eternal
son of God. He said before Abraham was, I
am. Jesus Christ is God. God the Eternal Son. John 1.1, we read that He, before
He was born, created the universe. And that's who Jesus Christ is.
He's the Creator. John 1.1, in the beginning, was
the Word. And the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. The same was eternally was in
the beginning with God. All things were made by Him,
and without Him was not anything made that was made. Colossians
1 16 says, By Him were all things created that are in heaven and
in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions
or principalities or powers. All things were created by Him
and for Him. And He is before all things. He is prior to all things. Before the creation of the world,
there He is. I like thinking about this. You
know, He was prior to election. Election can't even be understood
unless you see that Christ is prior to election. Christ be
my first elect, he said, then chose us in him our living head. He's before all things. When God said, let there be light,
the sun and the moon had not yet been created. This is not
talking about created light. This is talking about the uncreated
light. Light be. light was. This is the light that lighteth
all men that cometh into the world. This is the Lord Jesus
Christ. Now, when God said, let us make
man in our own image, He's speaking as the triune God, let us make
man in our own image. And I have no doubt that what
he's referring to specifically is the Lord Jesus Christ, who
is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. Man is created in the image of
the Lord Jesus Christ. This is that voice of God that
walked in the cool of the evening and called for Adam. This is
the seed of woman that was promised to bruise the serpent's head.
And there are hundreds of prophecies in the Old Testament scriptures
that speak of him before his birth, before his life. But I
want us to consider three before we look at his birth. First, would you turn with me
to the book of Isaiah, chapter 7. Isaiah chapter seven. This was written some 700 years
before his birth. Look in verse 14. Therefore, Isaiah chapter seven,
verse 14, therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive
and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." And that
means God with us. Now, a virgin shall conceive
and bear a son. Now, somebody says, do you really
believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin? Absolutely. You see, if he were not born
of a virgin, if he was born of Adam's seed, the way you and
I are, he'd be sinful like me and you are. But the Lord Jesus
Christ was born of a virgin. He's the seed of woman and he
is holy, harmless, undefiled. Now you think of your kids, you
didn't have to teach them to lie, came natural. You didn't have
to teach them to be selfish, came natural. It's their nature. They're sinful. They have the
seed of Adam, just like you do. How come you're so sinful? Because
you have the seed of Adam. That's what you are by nature.
But Christ Jesus didn't have this evil seed that you and I
have. He was born of a virgin because
if he wasn't, he couldn't be sinless. But this refers to the
sinlessness of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, for me or you to
be saved, somebody without sin is going to have to save us.
If they're sinful, they can't do anything for us. Oh, the absolute
purity, the holiness, the sinlessness of the Lord Jesus Christ. He
knew no sin. And that's what the virgin birth
says. Now, if somebody calls into question
the virgin birth, well, you might as well throw the whole Bible
away and the whole gospel away. There's no gospel without the
virgin birth of the spotless Lamb of God. I love His name,
Emmanuel. God with us. Not God against us, but God with
us. Now turn to Isaiah chapter 9.
Here's the second prophecy regarding the Lord Jesus Christ we're going
to read. Let's read verses 6 and 7 of Isaiah chapter 9. For unto us a child is born. That's speaking of the birth
of the Lord Jesus Christ. His physical birth, His incarnation.
For unto us, a child is born. Unto us, a son is given. Now that son was never born.
That son's the eternal, uncreated son of God. He was given, but
he wasn't born. He's eternal. He never began
to be. And the government shall be upon
his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful. Counselor,
the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Now, this is Jesus Christ. This
is who he is. Of the increase of his government
and peace, there shall be no end. Upon the throne of David
and upon his kingdom to order it and to establish it with judgment
and with justice from henceforth, even forever, the zeal of the
Lord of hosts will perform this. Now, let's think about these
glorious words. First he says unto us a child
is born. He doesn't just say a child is
born and a son is given. He says unto us a child is born. Unto us a son is given. Who's the us? It's always critical
to deal with that because you can't really understand what
he's doing unless we understand who he did it for. Who's the
us? Well, the us is the same us that Paul mentioned in Romans
8.31 when he said, if God be for us, who can be against us? Who is this us that God's for?
Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed
to the image of his son that he might be the firstborn among
many brethren. Moreover, whom he did predestinate,
then he also called. Whom he called, then he also
justified. Whom he justified, then he also
glorified. What should we say to these things
if God be for us? This represents every believer,
all of the elect of God. Unto us a child is born and unto
us a son is given. Well, how can I know if I'm one
of these people? Well, let me put it another way. And without
doubt, the us is God's elect, those for whom Christ died. Well,
how can I know if I'm one? How can I know if I'm included
in this promise? Listen to the scripture. First
Timothy 1 15. Christ Jesus came into the world
to save sinners. Now, here's my question to you. Are you a sinner? Are you a sinner? What's that mean? It doesn't take a lot to say
if you're a sinner. That means you're somebody that
deserves to go to hell. It means you've got no claims on God.
If he sends you to hell, he's giving you exactly what you deserve.
It means you can't look down your nose upon anybody because
you know that you're worse than they are. Are you a sinner? Now, that's the only question.
Are you a sinner? Well, if you are, Christ died
for you. You're among that group. Unto us, a child is born. Unto us, a son is given. Now, look at this description
of him. For unto us a child is born,
that's speaking of the incarnation of Christ, but unto us a son
is given. This is the eternal son. The child was born, the word
was made flesh and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory,
the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth. And this beginning that we just
read about is not an event of time. It's a fact, irrespective
of time. This is the eternal son of God,
the one who in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead in
a body. Unto us a child is born, unto
us this eternal son is given. And the scripture says the government
shall be upon his shoulders. Now what that means is this one
is absolutely sovereign. That's what that means. That
means his will's always done. He's the one who does exactly
as he wants to all the time. There's no thwarting of his will.
The government The rule is on his shoulders. He runs things. He's an absolute sovereign control
over everybody and everything. The government is upon his shoulders. And next it says, he shall be
called wonderful. Wonderful. Transcendent. Other. Altogether glorious. He shall be called wonderful,
counselor. And when he's called the counselor,
right here, it's a verb. This is very important. It doesn't
mean you go to him for advice, although, you know, that's not
what this is. It's not about, you know, give
you good advice. No, counselor is the verb form
of the word I will do all my counsel. He is the one who decrees. He's the one who controls. He's
the one who does. That's who he is. He's the wonderful
counselor. Well, how could he be that? How
could it be that he always does his will? Because he's the mighty
God. That's why he has the power. He has the ability to always
do his will. He's the mighty God. Even says
he's the everlasting father. Somebody says, explain that to
me. I can't do it. I just believe it. I don't understand
it, but I know that the Lord did say this. The Lord Jesus
said this, he that has seen me. hath seen the Father. That is the glory of this One
who is Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father,
and oh, how I love this name, the Prince, the Author of Peace. Now, if you're ever really gonna
have any peace, it's gonna be because He made peace for you. He made peace by the blood of
His cross, And now the peace every believer experiences is
because he is the Prince of Peace. And look what it says about him
in verse 7. of the increase of his government,
his sovereign reign and his peace, there shall be no end. There's
no end of this. Upon the throne of David and
upon his kingdom to order it and establish it with judgment
and with justice from henceforth even forever. It's a righteous,
just throne. And then he says the zeal of
the Lord of hosts will perform this. will complete this. This
is what God does. The same zeal that made him drive
the people out of the temple with the whip is the same zeal
that will cause this to take place. The zeal of the Lord of
Hosts will perform this. Now, would you turn with me to
Micah chapter 5? This is the third prophecy we'll
consider. First, the virgin shall be with
child. Second, his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father,
the Prince of Peace, this Child who is born and this Son who
is given. Now look in Micah chapter 5, right after the book of Jonah,
Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, after that is Nahum. Micah chapter
5 verse 2, But thou Bethlehem, Ephrathah, Though thou be little
among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come
forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel out of Bethlehem. That's
where he's born. It was prophesied where he was
born, whose goings forth have been of old from everlasting. He never had a beginning. He's
the eternal one. And the reason he was born in
Bethlehem is because that's the city of David and it was said
that he would be born in Bethlehem. Now with those scriptures in
mind, turn with me to Luke chapter one. Now God sent the angel Gabriel
first to Mary and then to Joseph. First to Mary, then to Joseph. Now look in Luke chapter 1. This
is when he sent the angel Gabriel to Mary to announce the birth
of the Lord Jesus Christ, how she would be with child. She
was a virgin. Now Luke chapter 1, beginning in verse 26. Now remember all of this was
prophesied in the Old Testament. And in the sixth month, the angel
Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
to a virgin, espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the
house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came, verse 28,
the angel came in unto her and said, Hail, thou art highly favored. Much graced is the word. It's
only used one other time in the New Testament, Ephesians 1.6,
He hath made us accepted in the Beloved. Now this virgin, hear
me carefully, this virgin was a sinful woman like you and I. And the only way she could have
any acceptance with God is for God to give her grace. She was a sinful woman. People
make a religion out of worshiping Mary, that she wasn't sinful,
the immaculate. She was highly favored. Oh, what
grace she was given. Highly favored. Hail thou art
highly favored. The Lord is with thee. Blessed
art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was
troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation
this should be. Of course she was troubled. And
the angel said unto her, fear not Mary, For thou hast found
favor, grace, with God. And behold, thou shalt conceive
in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name
Jesus. He shall be great, and shall
be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give unto
him the throne of his father David, and he shall reign over
the house of Jacob forever. And of his kingdom there shall
be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be?
saying, I know not a man. How can this be? I'm a virgin. I've never known a man. And the
angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come
upon thee, and the power of the highest shall overshadow thee.
Therefore, that holy thing... I love it. It's almost like I
can't come up with a word for the greatness and gloriousness
of this person. That holy thing which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Son of God. So she is pregnant, conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Now, in the meantime, Joseph doesn't have any information
about this at all. She hadn't told him yet. I don't
know what's going on, but at one point she told Joseph she
was with child. And she told Joseph that that
child was conceived of the Holy Ghost. Now put yourself in Joseph's
place. If you were engaged to a woman
and never had any kind of relationships with her, and she comes and tells
you she's with child, and that child is of the Holy Ghost, would
you believe? No way. You wouldn't believe
that. Well, Joseph didn't either. He was very incredulous about
it. I can't believe it. Let's look at Joseph's experience
though, Matthew chapter one. Matthew chapter 1, verse 18. Now the birth of Jesus
Christ was on this wise, Matthew 1, 18, when as his mother Mary
was a spouse to Joseph, before they came together, she was found
with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph, her husband, being
a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was
minded to put her away, privileged to divorce her, and do so in
a way where nobody would know what had happened. Now, this
is an example of how love covers transgression. All he thought
was, this woman has been unfaithful to me, but I don't want her to
be exposed. Scripture says he's a just man. I'm going to put
her away in a way that won't bring any shame to her. We admire
Joseph's attitude, his thoughtfulness. Verse 20, but while he thought
on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto
him in a dream saying, Joseph, Now son of David, fear not to
take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost. She was telling you the truth.
She is a virgin, and that which is conceived of her is of the
Holy Ghost. And she, verse 21, shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. Now that word
means Savior. The Old Testament word is Joshua. Moses could not bring the children
of Israel into the Promised Land. Your works could never bring
you into heaven. It was Joshua who did it. Joshua Jesus, thou shalt call
his name Jesus, and here's why. He shall save his people. from their sins. Now I don't have a verse of scripture
that is more thrilling to me than that verse of scripture.
He, the Lord Jesus Christ, shall save. Now here's what's so attractive
to me about this. What I need is to be saved. I
need to be saved. That's what I need more than
anything else. That's what you need more than anything else, whether
or not you know it or not. I need to be saved. I can't save myself.
I can't do anything to save myself. I need to be saved. He shall save. I need to be saved from God.
My sin is against God. He's my trouble. I need to be
safe from God. Sin is against God. It's God
that puts men into hell. I need to be safe from God. I
need to be safe from myself. I'm my biggest problem, and if
God leaves me in myself, I won't be saved. If he doesn't do something
for me, if he leaves me alone, all he's got to do is remove
his hand from me, and I'll go to hell. I need to be safe from
myself. Somebody says, well, I've got a free will. No, you
don't. No, you don't. You don't have any free will.
There's no such thing. God doesn't even have a free
will. God's will is controlled by His nature. He can't sin,
can He? He can't tell a lie. He's holy. And you've got a nature that's
controlled by an evil nature. You need to be saved from yourself.
And I need to be saved from my sins. Oh, I can't bear the thought
of having to pay the penalty for sin. I need to be saved from
the power of sin. I need to be saved from the presence
of sin. Oh, what a blessed promise! Thou
shalt call His name Jesus, for He shall save, not offer salvation,
not make salvation available if I do my part to make what
He did work. He shall save His people, the
elect, those who believe. He shall save His people from
their sins. Now that's why He came. He shall save His people from
their sins. Verse 22. Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by that
prophet, saying, Behold, and he quotes Isaiah 7 14. We've
already looked at that. Behold, a virgin shall be with
child and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name
Immanuel. Which being interpret is God
with us, not God against us, but God with us. Then Joseph
being raised from the dead did as the angel of the Lord had
bid him, he didn't put away his wife. And he took unto him his
wife, and knew her not, till she brought forth her firstborn
son, and he called his name Jesus. Now turn to Luke chapter two. Luke chapter 2, verse 1, and it came to pass
in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus
that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first
made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria, and all went up to
be taxed, everyone to his own city. Now, one day Caesar Augustus
woke up and said, we need some more money in the coffers. I'm
gonna tax the whole world. Everybody's gonna have to go
to their hometown to pay their taxes, and we can make a bunch
of money on it. And he didn't realize he was
nothing more than a pawn in God's hand, doing God's will. The only reason he did this was
so Joseph and Mary would have to leave Nazareth and go to Bethlehem. That's where the Christ would
be born. You know, I love thinking about
this. Everything that happens, God
controls and works out His sovereign purposes. Caesar thought, I'm
the most powerful man alive. Ain't no man that has any power.
God has all power. Men are nothing but pawns in
His hands. doing his will for his sovereign purpose. That's
what Caesar was. So he did all this. So Joseph
and Mary would go to Bethlehem. Now let's go reading. Verse four,
and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth
into Judea under the city of David, which is called Bethlehem,
because he was in the house and lineage of David. to be taxed
with Mary, his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, she was about
ready, I guess the time of gestation was over, she was nine months.
And so it was that while they were there, the days were accomplished
that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn
son, wrapped him in swaddling clothes, laid him in a manger
because there was no room for them in the end. There's something
so glorious about this. The son of God was not born in
a palace. He was born in a barn. He was born in a barn. Smell
of manure in the air. That's where they laid him. Verse
8, and there was in the same country shepherds, poor shepherds,
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory
of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not, for behold, I bring
you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior. which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto
you. You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, goodwill toward
men. And it came to pass, as the angels
were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one
to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this
thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known
unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and
the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen, they
made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning
the child. And all they that heard wondered
at those things which were told by them by the shepherds. I guess
these could be called the first New Testament preachers, preaching
the gospel of what the angels had made known to them. Now turn
back to Matthew chapter two. Matthew chapter two. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem
of Judea, In the days of Herod the king, behold, there came
wise men from the east to Jerusalem saying, where is he that is born
king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in
the east and are come to worship him. Now who are these wise men?
Now they're called Magi. This word wise men in the original
is Magi. And this is a word from Babylon. It's what the Babylonians called
their wise men. And these men from Babylon, If
you'll remember, the children of Israel were in Babylon for
70 years. And during that time, Daniel
prophesied. He was one of the children of
Israel there, and he prophesied. And you can read in Daniel chapter
9 where he gives the time when Christ would be born. There's
not an exact day, but it's something like 70 times 7, 490 years. He gives pretty much the time
when Christ would be born. Now, I don't know this, but I
think that this is a fair speculation. These men from the East, these
Magi, these Babylonians, read Daniel. They said, this is the
time. And then the Lord gave them a
star to follow. This star is going to tell you
right where the child is. So they come, and I love what
it says in verse 2, saying, Where is he that's born King of the
Jews? The Lord Jesus Christ was born
King of the Jews. For we have seen his star in
the east and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had
heard these things, he was troubled. You know, people are always troubled
when they hear of the kingship of Christ. They're okay with
a baby in a manger. We have these scenes all over
town, all over the world. Baby in a manger. Nobody's too
intimidated by a baby in a manger. But when they hear of he who
is born king of the Jews, they're troubled. Troubled. Verse four,
and when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes
of the people, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
And they said unto him in Bethlehem of Judea, as it's written by
the prophet. We've already read that prophecy in Micah 5 too.
And thou Bethlehem and the land of Judah are not the least among
the princes of Judah. For out of these shall come a
governor, an absolute sovereign is the word, that shall rule
my people Israel. Of course, Herod doesn't like
that because he thinks I'm a governor. He's going to take my place.
I don't want that. That's why he sent those people to kill
all the children, as you go on reading in this chapter. Verse
7, Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired
of them diligently what time that star appeared. And he sent
them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for
the young child. And when you found him, bring
me word again, that I also may come and worship him. What hypocrisy. All he wanted to do was kill
him, but he was going to come out with he wanted to worship him. When they heard the king, they
departed, and lo, the star which they saw in the east went before
them." This wasn't a star like, you know, way up there. This
is some kind of star in the atmosphere that they could follow. And it
says, when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding
great joy. The star came and stood over
where the young child, the child Jesus was. It stood there and
they knew this is him. Verse 11. And when they were
coming to the house, they saw the young child with Mary, his
mother, and fell down and worshiped him. And when they'd opened their
treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold and frankincense
and myrrh, and being warned of God in a dream that they should
not return to Herod, they departed into their own country in another
way. And when they were departed,
behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream,
saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee
into Egypt, and be there until I bring thee word. For Herod
will seek the young child to destroy him." And you can read
about how he did that. Now here we have the birth of
the Lord Jesus Christ and the events surrounding it. He who
was born King of the Jews. Now, I love thinking about this.
He lived 30 years in obscurity. We only have that one story of
what happened when he was 12 years old and his mother and
dad lost him. They went away and left him in
the temple. That's the only story we have of his youth. So it's
shrouded in secrecy, but I know something that's not secret. During that 30 years, he kept
God's law perfectly. He never sinned. And do you know that his brothers
and sisters didn't recognize that? They didn't get it. And that
lets me know that the natural man doesn't get holiness, doesn't
really understand it. The Lord Jesus Christ never sinned. He kept God's law perfectly. Now that obedience is called
the righteousness of God, the perfect obedience of Christ.
Now go back to our original text in Acts chapter 4. Lord willing, next week we're
going to look at this more in depth. Acts chapter 4, this is where
I want to finish. Verse 26, the kings of the earth
stood up and the rulers were gathered together against the
Lord. and against his Christ. For the truth against thy holy
child Jesus. Don't you love his name? Thy
holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed Both Herod and Pontius
Pilate with the Gentiles and the people of Israel were gathered
together. Now, who's in that demographic? Everybody. Everybody. Jew and Gentiles. Herod and Pontius
Pilate, all the kings of the earth. Everybody gathered together
against him. Thy holy child, Jesus. They were all gathered together
against him. Do you know the natural man has
no love for this Jesus, this holy child, Jesus, God's holy
child. They don't love him. They're
against him. That's what it says here. But look what it says.
Let's go and read. For the truth against thy holy child, Jesus,
whom thou hast anointed both Herod and Pontius Pilate with
the Gentiles and the people of Israel were gathered together.
for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before
to be done." The creation of the universe
was for the birth, the life, the death, and the resurrection
of the Lord Jesus Christ. The creation of the universe
was for the cross. Now let me remind you, the cross
of Christ is not God's response to man's fall. The cross of Christ
is the eternal purpose of God, and everything that happens is
for the cross. That's just the truth. That's
the truth. Now, what did God's hand and
counsel determine before to be done? This word is actually the
word that's generally translated predestinated. He predestinated
everything that would take place. Now, what did God's hand and
counsel determine before to be done? Now, when our Lord was
flung on that cross and they drove the nails in His hands
and His feet, that was God's will. That was God's purpose,
God's purpose for this to take place when they lifted up that
cross and dropped it in the stand and started making fun of him.
That was God's purpose. They were doing exactly what
God determined for them to be to do. Well, are they responsible? Of course, I love saying this. God is completely sovereign over
the free and uncoerced actions of men. Men did what they wanted
to do. They hated him. They are held
responsible for what they did, but they were doing only what
God determined before to be done. That's what was going on. But
what was going on, let me take it even a step further. He was
doing what God sent him to do. Thou shalt call his name Jesus,
for he shall save his people from their sins. When he said
he's finished, I was saved. I was saved. What about, what
about nothing? When he said it is finished,
my salvation was accomplished. But don't you have to believe?
That's what I believe. Don't you have to repent? I repent
of anything contrary to that. It is finished. That is what he did. And that's what God's determinate
counsel had him do. Why, I love on the message on
Pentecost. Here's where Peter begins in
Acts chapter two. Ye men of Israel, hear these
words, verse 22, Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you
by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst
of you. You yourselves also know him being delivered by the determinant
counsel and foreknowledge of God. You have taken and with
wicked hands have crucified and slain. He did what God sent him
to do. Now, where do I come in this? Where do you come in this? Number one, fall on your knees
and worship. This is not the production of
man. This is God. This is his truth. This is what
Christ came to do. Fall on your knees and worship. What next? Believe. Believe. Sirs, what must I do
to be saved? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved. I can save everybody in this
room and everybody outside of this room if you believe on Christ. You are saved. What's it mean to believe on
Christ? It means to trust Him. as all that's needed to make
you perfect and accepted before God. Is it that simple? Yes. You trust him. And you're going
to find out that it was unto you this child was born. unto you this son was given,
this one whose name should be called Wonderful, Counselor,
the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace."
What a glorious Savior. Let's pray. Lord God and father of our Lord
Jesus Christ. We thank you for sending your
glorious son. Into this world. To keep your
law perfectly. And then to take upon. For him to take upon himself
our sins. And put them away. and be raised
from the dead. Oh, Lord, how we thank you for
the Lord Jesus Christ. And we ask in his blessed name
that you will give us the grace to trust him only as everything
in our salvation. Lord, don't let, for Christ's
sake, don't let one person in this room leave. having not believed
on the name of thy son. Lord, salvation is of you, and
we ask that you, for Christ's sake, would give everybody in
this room saving faith. In his blessed name we pray,
amen.