This sermon will explore the prophecy in Isaiah 53, focusing on how Jesus, the Messiah, willingly submitted to death, was counted among rebels, and bore the sins of many, as a preparation for Easter.
We have two more weekends before Easter, which is the most important day on the Christian calendar. So we are preparing ourselves by looking at the prophecies Jesus fulfilled in Isaiah 53. The final verse of Isaiah 53 describes the unlikely circumstance that the Anointed of the Lord would find Himself identifying with the lowest of the low. – Or perhaps even lower.
The story of the Messiah finishes with a twist. It’s a surprising one: who would have expected the greatest man to ever live would die like a criminal, alongside criminals, and compared to criminals?
But maybe the twist shouldn’t be too surprising. After all, the life of the Messiah started with a twist!
…he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels. Isaiah 53:12
And yet… And yet, the story of the greatest life ever lived is that while being sentenced to death He was compared to a criminal, and while being executed, He was hung between two thieves ... View this full sermon with PRO Premium
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