Fulfilled
Fulfilled, Part 5: The Book of Immanuel — God With Us
“They were panicking. They were in fear and insecurity. They were looking for help and a rescuer. … God says, ‘I’m going to fulfill my promises, much as I did with Abraham, with Moses, and in the time of King David. We’re not done yet. Stand with God!’ And how is it going to happen? When will this rescue take place? Look for the sign. The sign is a virgin … that young woman will bear a child, and that…
Fulfilled, Part 4: Cornerstone
Three times [in 1 Peter chapter 2] Peter uses the word “precious” to describe Jesus. But to many, in that world and in ours, Jesus is not precious at all. Ultimately, you can’t tell the value of something just by checking popular opinion. The world was wrong about Jesus 2,000 years ago, and much of the world is still wrong about him today. You cannot be neutral about Jesus. He is either your living cornerstone, or he is your stumbling…
Fulfilled, Part 3: Son of Man
If you don’t grasp [Jesus as the Son of Man], live that, and let it seep into your soul, you will miss the power of the fulfillment of God’s design, that the utter dominion and authority, and power and structure is completely and totally found in this Jesus. — Pastor Billy Arnold
Fulfilled, Part 2: The Suffering Servant Fulfilled
Christ, even while he was alive on this earth, taught those earliest disciples: “I am not a mistake out of thin air. I’m not just an appearance for this time being. God has been planning this all along, and Isaiah the Prophet spoke of it: I am the answer to not only the enemy at the gates of the Roman Empire, but I am here to answer the enemy at the gates of your soul. I am the fulfillment of…
Fulfilled, Part 1: The Anointed One Identified
As a preacher, [Jesus] is going to promise God’s presence. (This is from the perspective of Isaiah.) As the Messiah, he’s going to reinstate God’s righteousness in the world. And as a servant, he’s going to deal with the problem of sin. Now, Isaiah doesn’t understand how he’s going to do all of that yet, but he knows this is going to happen, that he’s got a promise — that’s what [Isaiah] is saying in this particular passage of scripture.…