Message: “Isaiah: Prophecy of the Savior Being Born – Traditional 9:30 AM” from Rev. Arthur Jones

Many of us think the story starts with Jesus- it doesn’t. The story begins with God and the people He’s called to follow Him. In the outworking of this, we meet a person in scripture who is essential to the narrative, John the Baptist. John fulfills Isaiah’s prophecy as a forerunner for the one who will pave the way ahead of the Messiah. He will call out to people and proclaim the good news of the kingdom that God is inaugurating. To understand Jesus’ role in this redemption story, it is essential to understand those around Jesus whom God provided as integral pieces of the narrative. Enter John the Baptist.

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From Series: "Carry the Light"

Carrying the light forward describes the connection between Isaiah and the Old Testament story in which Jesus is the fulfillment of the greatest promise ever made: a savior. The prophet of old, Isaiah, writes poignant descriptions of the divinely inspired message given to him. In these texts lies the promised hope of the Messiah to come. This Advent season, as we await the birth of Jesus Christ, who changed the world, we will find the threads that are pulled through to the New Testament and embodied in the Christ-child who is born on that special evening, long ago, in the humble means in a manger in Bethlehem.