Isaiah 9:6-7 (NLT)
“For a child is born to us, a son is given to us.
The Government will rest upon His shoulders.
And He will be called:
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
His ever expanding, peaceful government will never end.
He will rule forever with fairness and justice!
The picture of Jesus holding the sheep around His neck depicts Him as a rescuer from death. We are reminded of that when we read (John 10:11 NKJV) “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. “He is a personal Savior that would leave His flock to go and rescue even one lost sheep.
(John 3:16 NKJV) says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasitng life.”
Jesus desires to do His Father’s will and His love for us propelled Him into this life of sacrifice even while we were sinners. (John 5:8 NLT) “But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”
New Life Chapel is a Foursquare Church and the name Fousquare represents the four-fold ministries of Jesus.
The Savior “But He was wounded for our trangressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him. . .” -Isaiah 53:5 (Titus 2:14, Isaiah 55:7, Hebrews 7:25, Isaiah 1:18)
The Baptizer with the Holy Spirit “For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit. . . you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” -Acts 1:5,8 (John 14:16-17, Acts 2:4, Acts 8:17, Acts 10:44-46, 1 Corinthians 3:16)
The Healer “He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses. . .” – Matthew 8:17, (Mark 16:17-18, Matthew 9:5-6, Acts 4:29-10)
The Soon-Coming King “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout. . . the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.” -1Thessalonians 4:16-17 (Titus 2:12-13, Matthew 24:36-44, Hebrews 9:28, Luke 19:13, Luke 12:35-37)
If Jesus stood in front of you today and asked “Who do you say I am?” Would you answer as Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16 NKJV)
Let Jesus be your role model today! (I John 3:16) “By this we know love because He laid down His life for us. We also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
