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Mission Statement
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GOD'S PROMISES THE MESSAGE OF PAUL AND BARNABAS Acts 13:16-41 When God made the first man and woman, He told them not to eat the fruit of the tree of "knowledge of good and evil", for if they did, they would die - that means they'd be separated from God; they couldn't be with Him anymore. Disobeying God is sin, but Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate the fruit anyway. That's how sin came into the world, and since then everybody sins. It was because of sin that God made a promise in the first place. At the time Adam and Eve first disobeyed God, God promised that He would send a Savior who would pay for their sins and someday even take away disobedience and sin from the world. Genesis 3:15 This Savior would be God's gift to whoever would receive Him. From then on for many years, God told many things about His promised gift. As promises were being made, here is what happened (according to Paul and Barnabas): 1. God chose Israel for His people as per His promise to Abraham. 2. God made them great during their stay in the land of Egypt. 3. God led them out and into the wilderness for 40 years. 4. He destroyed 7 nations in Canaan and distributed the land as an inheritance. 5. He gave them judges for 448 years. 6. They asked for a king and God gave them Saul and David. 7. God made a promise to bring Israel a Savior from the offspring of David. 8. At the end of 450 after the promise to Abraham, John the Baptist proclaimed the Messiah's coming and preached a baptism of repentance. 9. Messiah came and was rejected, condemned, and put to death. 10. Messiah Jesus was taken down from the cross and laid in a tomb. 11. God raised Him from the dead. 12 For many days Jesus appeared to those who were now witnesses. GOD'S PROMISES The Savior who would bless the whole world Genesis 12:3 was to come to His people as a newborn baby. Genesis 3:15 - the seed of a woman. The baby was to be a boy. Isaiah 7:14 This baby's name was going to be Immanuel which means God with us, for He was to be the promised Savior who would come from God. Isaiah 7:14 Matthew 1:23 and be God's Son Psalm 2:7 The baby's mother would be a lovely Jewish girl chosen because she loved and obeyed God's laws. Isaiah 7:14 Luke 1:30 - Mary found favor with God. The baby was to be born into a certain Jewish tribe, called the tribe of Judah - which was the tribe of all the Jewish kings and a descendent of King David. Since both Mary and Joseph were of this tribe, they would teach the baby boy the Scriptures and train him in all of God's law. Genesis 49:10 Isaiah 11:1 Isaiah 55:3 The baby would be born in the town of Bethlehem. Micah 5:2 Jesus, Immanuel, would go about teaching, healing, and delivering people - showing the nature and purpose of God to men. Deuteronomy 18:15 Isaiah 11:2-5 Isaiah 61:1-3 He would be a prophet like Moses. Deuteronomy 18:15,18,19 As the Messiah, He would enter Jerusalem in triumph. Zechariah 9:9 Those living in Jerusalem, and their rulers, would not recognize Jesus as the fulfillment of the scriptures they read every Sabbath so He would be rejected by His own people. Isaiah 53:1,3 Psalm 118:22 He would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver by one of His own people. Zechariah 11:12,13 Psalm 41:9 He would be tried and condemned to death. II Samuel 7:12-14 Isaiah 53:1,3,8 He would be silent before His accusers. Isaiah 53:7 He would be struck and spat upon by His enemies. Isaiah 50:6 He would be crucified. Psalm 22:14,16,17 He would suffer with criminals and pray for His enemies. Isaiah 53:12 They would give Him gall and vinegar to drink. Psalm 69:21 They would divide His garments and cast lots for His cloak. Psalm 22:18 People would watch and hurl abuse at Him. Lamentations 2:15 Psalm 22:7,8 Psalm 109:25 Zechariah 12:10 None of His bones would be broken. Exodus 12:46 Numbers 9:12 Psalm 34:20 He would die as a sacrifice for sin. Isaiah 53:5,6,8,10,11,12 He would not see death but would rise again and live forever. Psalm 16:10 Daniel 7:13 Psalm 110 FUTURE PROMISES Jesus will reign forever and have dominion over all. Daniel 7:13,14 Zechariah 9:10 Zechariah 14:9 His followers will be hated and persecuted. Matthew 10:19-22 Mark 13:11-13 Luke 21:12-17 Jesus will be with us always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 He is busy preparing a place for us to go and join Him. John 13:1-3 He will appear in the sky, everyone will see Him, and He will send His angels to collect His chosen people. Matthew 24:30,31 His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives which will be split in the middle from east to west when He comes with all the saints. Zechariah 14:4,5
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