
SERMON: OLD NEWS
SPEAKER: GREG HALES
Oldest prophecy of the coming of Jesus
is in Gen. 3:15 and fulfilled in Luke 2:10
Jesus’ death and resurrection was the pinnacle of His mission, but He couldn’t have completed the mission if He hadn’t come to earth. (1 Pet. 1:18-21)
The fulfilled prophecies of Jesus’ birth and life not only prove the reliability of the Bible, they prove that Jesus is who He claimed to be.
There are over 300 prophecies of the coming and life of Jesus.
Prophecies of the coming of Jesus
Jesus would be born in
(Micah 5:2, fulfilled in Matt. 2:1-6). Over 700 years after prophesiedJesus would be born of a
(Isaiah 7:14, fulfilled in Matt. 1:18-23) Over 735 years after prophesiedJesus would come out of
(Hosea 11:1, fulfilled in Matt. 2:13-15) Over 700 years after prophesied.Jesus would defeat
(Gen. 3:14-15, fulfilled at the cross, then in Rev 20:1-10) 4,000 years after prophesied
You miss it all if you accept that He came but reject why He came
Discussion Questions
a. How do these fulfilled prophecies validate the Bible and Jesus as Savior?
b. Of the 3 prophecies above about His birth, which means most to you? Why?
c. Discuss the importance of the Gen. 3:15 prophesy and how it affects us all?
d. How can we use these prophesies in our witnessing this Christmas?