LC3 Sermon Notes

November 16 & 17, 2024 – Missionary Curt Chanda

Genesis – Joseph: Seeing the Bigger Picture

A King for the Nations & A Tale of Two Levis

Genesis 49

Genesis 49 is best understood as a

over Jacob’s sons rather than a

Reveal Answer

.

Our sins have long lasting

for us and

Reveal Answer

.

This is the first time that the

is associated with the

Reveal Answer

and likened to a

Reveal Answer

.

“Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.’ Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.” —Revelation 5:5-6

The Two-Fold Messiah
A. Look!

!

B. I saw

.

C. God’s Two-Fold Purpose: To

a people for Himself from every people, to

Reveal Answer

a Kingdom over all kingdoms

“This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham.” —Matthew 1:1

a. Jesus the son of Abraham
b. Jesus son of David

“Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: ‘All nations will be blessed through you.’” —Galatians 3:8

The Promise to Abraham is

.

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” —Matthew 24:14

This sermon includes clips from A Knight’s Tale (2001).