Jesus’ Mission: The Promised Messiah
The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus told her, “I am the Messiah!
What is your name? Why did your parents give you that name? Did they just like the way it sounded? Were you named after one of your parents or another relative? Does your name itself have a special meaning that your parents hoped would reflect your character or your destiny? I’ve got a pastor friend in Kenya whose name is Oral Roberts, named after the famous American evangelist. My friend has named his two sons Billy Graham and Reinhard Bonnke, two more famous evangelists who have visited Kenya.
What’s in a name? Jesus Christ. His name speaks to His identity.
As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:20-21
Jesus, Yeshua in Hebrew, means Savior.
And what about His last name, Christ? Actually, Christ isn’t a name. It’s a title, as in “Jesus, the Christ.” The title “Christ” comes from the word Christos, which is the Greek version of the Hebrew title, Messiah. Christ, or Messiah, means “anointed one.”
Jesus, the Christ, was the promised Messiah, the Savior of the world.
Here are just a few of the over 400 prophecies about the coming Messiah fulfilled in Jesus.
Read Genesis 3:15 & Galatians 4:4.
Read Genesis 12:3 & Acts 3:24-26.
Read Genesis 49:10 & Luke 3:33.
Read Numbers 21:6-9 & John 3:14-18.
Read Numbers 24:17 & Matthew 2:2.
Read Deuteronomy 18:15-19 & John 1:21.
Read 2 Samuel 7:12-16 & Matthew 1:1.
Read Psalm 2:1-12 & Mark 1:11.
Read Psalm 16:8-11 & Acts 2:22-32.
Read Psalm 22:1-31 & Matthew 27:39-46.
Read Psalm 118:22-24 & 1 Peter 2:6-8.
Read Isaiah 7:14 & Matthew 1:22-23.
Read Isaiah 11:1 & Matthew 2:23.
Read Isaiah 35:5-6 & Matthew 11:4-6.
Read Hosea 11:1 & Matthew 2:13-15.
Read Micah 5:2 & Matthew 2:1-6.
Read Zechariah 9:9 & Matthew 21:1-7.
Read Zechariah 11:12-13 & Matthew 27:3.
Read Zechariah 12:10 & John 19:31-37.
Describe the confidence these prophecies give you in the identity of Jesus the Christ:
Ask the Lord: what one step is He inviting me to take today to walk as Jesus and make disciples?
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