THE PURPOSE OF THE INCARNATION OF JESUS CHRIST
Exploring the profound significance of Christ's incarnation, Pastor Marc Simeon delivers a gripping sermon at Christ The Rock Congregation. Join us on December 25th, 2022, as we delve into the true essence of Christmas and the divine purpose behind Jesus Christ's birth.
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CHRIST THE ROCK CONGREGATION SUNDAY DECEMBER 25TH2022 Sermon by Pastor MARC SIMEON THE PURPOSE OF THE INCARNATION OF JESUS CHRIST
LECTURE LECTURE : : COLOSSIANS 1:12 COLOSSIANS 1:12- -20 Col Col 1 1: :12 12 giving giving thanks Father Father who who has has qualified partakers partakers of of the the inheritance saints saints in in the the light light. . 13 13 He He has has delivered delivered us power power of of darkness darkness and into into the the kingdom kingdom of of the love, love, 14 14 in in whom whom we we have through through His His blood, blood, the sins sins. . 20 the be the thanks to to the qualified us inheritance of of the us to to be us from from the and conveyed conveyed us the Son Son of of His the us His have redemption redemption the forgiveness forgiveness of of
15 15 He God, God, the 16 16 For created created that are are on on earth, whether whether thrones principalities principalities or or powers were were created created through Him Him. . 17 17 And And He He is is before in in Him Him all all things things consist He is is the the firstborn firstborn over For by by Him that are earth, visible thrones or or dominions powers. . All through Him the image image of of the over all Him all are in in heaven visible and the invisible invisible all creation creation. . all things things were heaven and and that and invisible, invisible, dominions or or All things Him and were that things and for for before all consist. . all things, things, and and
18 18 And the the church, church, who firstborn firstborn from things things preeminence preeminence. . 19 19 For For it it pleased Him Him all all the the fullness 20 20 and and by by Him to to Himself, Himself, by on on earth earth or or things made made peace peace through cross cross. . And He He is is the who is is the from the the dead, He He the head head of of the the beginning, beginning, the dead, that may may have have the body, body, the all the the that in in all pleased the fullness should Him to to reconcile reconcile all by Him, Him, whether things in in heaven, through the the Father Father that should dwell, dwell, that in in all things things things having blood of of His whether things heaven, having the blood His
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION we contemplate contemplate the God, we we can can observe everything everything for for a a purpose Although Although God God called creation creation to to existence, came came to to the the creation see see that that God God got Man Man was was formed formed by hands hands. . When When we God, the wisdom wisdom of of that God God does purpose. . called the the rest existence, but but when creation of of mankind, mankind, we got personally personally involved by God s God s very observe that does rest of of the when it it the we involved. . very own own
Mankind Mankind was the the image image and God God. . We We see see breathed breathed the turn turn him him into In In His His created created mankind for for the the totality totality of of His to to take take residence residence in in the was majestically majestically crafted and in in the the resemblance resemblance of of crafted in in that that first breath breath in in Adam into a a living living soul soul. . infinite infinite wisdom, wisdom, mankind with with the His being being to to be the human God God personally personally Adam to to the first God God potentiality be able human body so so the potentiality able body. .
David David was are are wonderfully wonderfully made With With the the fall mankind mankind died became became disconnected disconnected with The The divine divine side being being became became inoperable inoperable by by the Think Think of of the the software software in in crashed crashed. . was right right for made. . fall of of our died spiritually spiritually and for saying saying that that we we first parents parents and thus with God God. . every human paralyzed paralyzed the effect effect of of sin hardware hardware a a computer computer our first thus side of of every human and and sin. . and and the the being being
Although Although the on, on, it it is is to to no longer longer be which which it it was After After the the fall displayed displayed the love love and and mercy surprised surprised even Instead Instead of of eradicating race race from from the the face went went full full pledge pledge in in a a program restoration restoration for for mankind mankind. . the computer computer can no avail avail because be used used to to do was created created. . fall of of our our forefathers, the most most amazing mercy toward toward mankind even the the devil devil. . eradicating the face of of the can be be turned turned can no functions for because it it can do the the functions no for forefathers, God amazing act mankind that God act of of that the human human the earth, earth, God program of of God
The The restoration restoration process be be by by far far enduring enduring project project that undertaken undertaken. . There There is is no no logical why why would would go save save such such a a feeble There There is is no no rational God s God s love love toward This This is is like like a a family wealth wealth on on the the line infant infant from from a a terminal process was the the most most that God was going going to to costly costly God had had ever and and ever logical explanation explanation as go to to such such a a distance feeble creature creature as rational explanation explanation for toward humanity humanity. . family who who put line to to save save a a one terminal disease disease. . as to to distance to to as man man. . for put all all their their one day day
This This guaranteed guaranteed and remain remain sick sick all The The family family may in in chasing chasing to to save child child. . The The father father or or the to to have have vital vital parts removed removed to to extend child child. . child s child s survival survival and he he is is bound all the the days days of of his may likely likely go save the the life is is not not bound to to his life go bankrupt bankrupt life of of that life. . that the mother mother is is going parts of of their their bodies extend the the life going bodies life of of the the
At At the of of a a heart parents parents are on on the the line live live. . The The illustration illustration I I just the the proximity proximity of of God s humanity humanity. . The The love love of of God John John 3 3: :16 16. . the end end the heart transplant, transplant, and are willing willing to to put line so so that that the the child child will will be be in in need and the put their their lives the child child can need the lives can just gave gave put God s love put us love for us in in for God is is exhibited exhibited in in
John John 3 3: :16 world world that Son, Son, that should should everlasting everlasting life Today, Today, celebrating celebrating Christmas Jesus Jesus is is excellence excellence. . Jesus Jesus left left heaven impossible impossible adventure 16 "For "For God that He He gave that whoever whoever believes not not perish perish life. . everyone everyone Christmas. . the the God so gave His His only believes in in Him so loved loved the only begotten begotten the Him have have but but everywhere everywhere is is missionary missionary per per heaven for adventure. . for a a mission mission
The The smallest smallest error forfeited forfeited the humanity humanity forever forever. . In In my my message, message, I I ran underlines underlines 7 7 reasons had had to to come come on error would the whole whole mission would would would have mission and be be doomed doomed have and preparation preparation ran into into an reasons why on earth earth. . for for this this that an article article that why Jesus Jesus
Before Before we to to say say this much much mankind, mankind, I I conclude had had to to come come because the the one one and and only the the human human salvation salvation. . we get this. . Considering Considering how it it cost cost God God conclude that because that only possibility possibility for race race get to to them, them, I I want want how save Jesus that was to to save that Jesus was for to to access access
SEVEN REASONS WHY JESUS HAD TO COME 1. 1. Jesus Jesus had had because because of of mankind s mankind s sin The The presence presence of of sin him him from from God God and toward toward death death. . The The spiritual spiritual instantly instantly at at the the consumption forbidden forbidden fruit fruit physical physical death death. . to to be be born born sin. . alienated sin in in man and gravitated gravitated him man alienated him death death consumption of of the followed followed happened happened the the the by by
Eph Eph 2 2: :5 5 even trespasses, trespasses, made with with Christ Christ (by saved), saved), The The sin sin problem irreversible irreversible without God God. . In In the the sacrificed sacrificed a a lamb but but the the true true sacrifice sin sin of of man man was the the true true Lamb Lamb of of God even when made us (by grace when we we were were dead us alive alive together grace you you have dead in in together have been been problem of of mankind without the the mediation mankind was mediation of of was Garden Garden lamb to to cover sacrifice to to wipe was done done Jesus God on of of Eden, Eden, man s sin wipe out out the Jesus Christ on Calvary Calvary. . God God sin the Christ cover man s
2 2-- Jesus Jesus had God God wanted wanted to character character to After After the the fall chase chase Adam Adam and Garden Garden. . In In so so doing, doing, mankind connections connections with The The human human depraved depraved that that God flood flood to to exterminate exterminate all Noah s Noah s family family. . had to to be to reveal reveal His to humanity humanity. . fall of of man man God and Eve Eve out be born born because because His own own God had out of of the had to to the mankind lost with God God. . race race God had had to to send all men, lost all all his his became became so so the send the men, saved saved
Jesus Jesus had could could have God God. . Jesus Jesus had way way of of God Heb Heb 1 1: :1 1 God, and and in in various past past to to the 2 2 has has in in these us us by by His appointed appointed heir whom whom also also He had to to come have a a proper come so proper perspective perspective of of so that that humanity humanity had to to come God. . God, who various ways the fathers fathers by these last His Son, Son, whom heir of of all He made made the come to to show show us us the the who at at various ways spoke spoke in in time by the the prophets, prophets, last days days spoken whom He all things, things, through the worlds worlds; ; various times times time spoken to to He has through has
3 3-- Jesus Jesus had remove remove the through through a a perfect The The justice justice of of God justified justified when when the The The principal principal debt mankind mankind kept kept on in in man s man s debt debt to to God The The animal animal sacrifices Testament Testament interest, interest, but but the same same. . had to the sins sins of perfect sacrifice God can the just just price debt or or original on generating generating interest God. . sacrifices of of the were were like like the loan loan remained remained the to be of humankind humankind sacrifice. . can only price is is paid original sin be born born to to only be paid. . sin of of interest be the Old paying paying Old the the the
Jesus Jesus acceptable acceptable sacrifice, ransom ransom for for humanity, God God is is satisfied satisfied with can can claim claim Jesus substitute substitute payment payment for One One has has to to be Jesus Jesus for for His His sacrifice or or made made efficient efficient for Jesus Jesus has has to to give code code of of His His credit can can shop shop with with it it. . had had to to dying as the justice justice of of with everyone everyone who Jesus sacrifice sacrifice as for their their sin be in in connection connection with sacrifice to to be for him him. . give you you the the personal credit card card before to to come come be be the the sacrifice, by humanity, the by dying as a a who the debt. . with as the sin debt be activated activated personal before you you
Heb Heb 9 9: :11 High High Priest come, come, with perfect perfect tabernacle tabernacle not hands, hands, that that is, 12 12 Not Not with with the calves, calves, but but with entered entered the the Most for for all, all, having having obtained redemption redemption. . 11- -14 Priest of of the with the 14 But But Christ Christ came the good good things the greater greater and not made is, not not of of this this creation the blood blood of of goats with His His own own blood Most Holy Holy Place obtained eternal came as things to to and more more made with creation. . goats and blood He Place once eternal as with and He once
13 13 For goats goats and sprinkling sprinkling the for for the the purifying purifying of of the 14 14 how how much much more of of Christ, Christ, who who through Spirit Spirit offered offered Himself to to God, God, cleanse cleanse your from from dead dead works living living God? God? For if if the and the the blood blood of of bulls the ashes ashes of of a a heifer, the unclean, unclean, sanctifies the flesh, flesh, more shall shall the through the Himself without without spot your conscience works to to serve bulls and heifer, sanctifies and the blood blood the eternal eternal spot conscience serve the the
1 1John John 4 4: :14 and and testify testify that the the Son Son as 14 And that the as Savior Savior of of the And we the Father Father has the world we have have seen has sent world. . seen sent John John 3 3: :17 His His Son Son into the the world, world, through through Him 17 "For "For God into the the world but but Him might might be God did world to to condemn condemn that that the the be saved saved. . did not not send send world world
4 4-- Jesus Jesus had mankind mankind to A A mediator mediator has parties parties. . Jesus Jesus being God God can can make for for both both God Jesus Jesus kingdom kingdom and of of the the human human race had to to have have a a Mediator has the the interest interest of of both to be be born born for Mediator. . for both being fully make a a perfect God and and mankind is is the the and He He is is also race. . fully man perfect mediation mankind. . head head of of also the man and and fully mediation fully God s God s head the head
1 1Ti Ti 2 2: :5 5 For Mediator Mediator between Man Man Christ Christ Jesus, Heb Heb 9 9: :15 15 And the the Mediator Mediator of of the means means of of death, of of the the transgressions transgressions under covenant, covenant, that that those may may receive receive the eternal eternal inheritance inheritance. . For there there is is one between God Jesus, And for one God God and God and and men, men, the and one one the for this this reason the new new covenant, covenant, by death, for for the the redemption under the those who who are the promise promise of of the reason He He is is by redemption the first are called called first the
Col Col 1 1: :19 Father Father that should should dwell, 20 20 and and by things things to to Himself, things things heaven, heaven, through through the 19- -20 that in in Him dwell, by Him Himself, by on on earth earth having having the blood blood of of His 20 For For it it pleased pleased the Him all all the the fullness the fullness Him to to reconcile reconcile all by Him, Him, whether or or made made His cross all whether things things peace peace cross. . in in
5 5-- Jesus Jesus had provide provide of of Abraham Abraham. . When When God God called several several promises Most Most of of the Abraham Abraham would descendants descendants. . The The highest highest of of the was was going going to to be had to the the to be promised promised be born born to to Seed Seed called Abraham, Abraham, he promises to to Him the promises promises of of God would be be fulfilled he made made Him. . God to to by His fulfilled by His the seed seed of of Abraham be Jesus Jesus Christ Christ. . Abraham
All All the blessed blessed through Jesus Jesus was Jewish Jewish Messiah, the the whole whole world Ge Ge 49 49: :10 depart depart from from Judah, from from between between his comes comes; ; And And to to Him obedience obedience of of the the nations nations of of the through Jesus was not Messiah, but world. . 10 The The scepter Judah, Nor the earth earth are Jesus Christ Christ. . not just just the but the are being being the awaited awaited the Savior Savior of of scepter shall Nor a a lawgiver his feet, feet, Until Until Shiloh Him shall shall be the people people. . shall not lawgiver Shiloh be the not the
Ga Ga 3 3: :16 and and promises promises made not not say, say, "And of of many, many, but "And "And to to your Christ Christ. . 16 Now Now to to Abraham his his Seed Seed made. . He "And to to seeds," but as as of of one, your Seed," Seed," who Abraham were were He does seeds," as the the does as one, who is is
Ga Ga 3 3: :27 were were baptized baptized into on on Christ Christ. . 28 28 There There is is neither there there is is neither there there is is neither for for you you are are all 29 29 And And if if you you you are are Abraham's heirs heirs according according to to the 27- -29 29 For For as as many many of of you into Christ Christ have you as have put as put neither Jew neither slave neither male all one one in in Christ you are are Christ's, Abraham's seed, the promise Jew nor slave nor male nor Christ Jesus Christ's, then seed, and promise. . nor Greek, Greek, nor free, nor female female; ; Jesus. . free, then and
Lu Lu 1 1: :32 will will be Highest Highest; ; and give give Him Him the David David. . 33 33 "And "And He house house of of Jacob kingdom kingdom there 32- -33 be called called the and the the throne 33 "He "He will will be the Son the Lord Lord God throne of of His be great, great, and Son of of the God will His father and the will father He will Jacob forever, forever, and there will will be be no will reign reign over over the and of of His no end end. ." " the His
6 6-- Jesus Jesus had to to make make His all all humankind humankind. . The The Spirit Spirit of of Jesus Spirit Spirit. . The The Spirit Spirit of of Jesus of of adoption adoption or or ( (sonship had to His Spirit Spirit available to be be born born for available to for God God to Jesus is is the the Holy Holy Jesus is is the sonship) ) to to God the Spirit Spirit God. .
1 1Jo Jo 3 3: :2 2 Beloved, are are children children of of God has has not not yet yet been what what we we shall know know that that revealed, revealed, we Him, Him, for for we we shall as as He He is is. . Beloved, now God; ; and been revealed shall be, be, but when when we shall shall be shall see now we and it it revealed but we He He be like see Him we we is is like Him
Php Php 3 3: :20 is is in in heaven, heaven, from also also eagerly eagerly wait the the Lord Lord Jesus Jesus Christ, 21 21 who who will will transform body body that that it it may to to His His glorious glorious body, to to the the working working by able able even even to to subdue to to Himself Himself. . 20- -21 21 For For our our citizenship citizenship from which which we wait for for the the Savior, Christ, transform our may be be conformed conformed body, according according by which which He subdue all we Savior, our lowly lowly He is is things all things
Ac Ac 2 2: :32 has has raised raised up, all all witnesses witnesses. . 33 33 "Therefore "Therefore being the the right right hand having having received received Father Father the the promise Spirit, Spirit, He He poured you you now now see see and 32- -33 33 "This "This Jesus up, of of which Jesus God which we we are God are being exalted exalted to to hand of of God, God, and from from promise of of the poured out out this and hear hear. . and the the Holy which the Holy this which
7 7. . Jesus Jesus had God God to to redeem The The plan plan of of God fore fore parents parents Adam bring bring salvation salvation to to the race race. . God God had had to to a a lot one one man man to to make Through Through Abraham, Abraham, God Jesus Jesus to to enter enter in in this had to redeem mankind mankind. . God since since the Adam and to be be born born for for the fall and Eve Eve was the whole whole human fall of of our was to to human our lot of of gymnastic gymnastic to to find make alliance alliance with the the ancestral ancestral God pave pave the the way this world world. . find with. . line line way for of of for
Although Although the always always have heart heart of of God, redemption redemption of of the that that Jesus Jesus incarnated incarnated a a human Ac Ac 4 4: :12 12 "Nor "Nor is is there any any other, other, for name name under under heaven men men by by which which we the Jewish Jewish people have a a special special place God, it it was the entire left left human body, there salvation for there there is is no heaven given we must must be people will place in in the was for for the entire human heaven heaven body, salvation in in no other given among be saved saved. ." " will the the human and and other among
Ac Ac prophets prophets witness His His name, name, whoever Him Him will will receive sins sins. ." " Mt Mt 1 1: :21 21 "And "And she a a Son, Son, and and you name name JESUS, JESUS, for His His people people from 10 10: :43 43 Him Him that, through through whoever believes believes in in receive remission remission of of "To "To all all the the witness that, she will you shall for He from their their sins will bring bring forth shall call call His He will will save sins. ." " forth His save
1 1Pe Pe 1 1: :18 not not redeemed redeemed with like like silver silver or or gold, conduct conduct received your your fathers, fathers, 19 19 but but with with the Christ, Christ, as as of of a a lamb and and without without spot 20 20 He He before before the the foundation but but was was manifest manifest in in these for for you you 18- -20 20 knowing knowing that with corruptible corruptible things, gold, from from your received by by tradition tradition from that you you were were things, your aimless aimless from the precious precious blood lamb without without blemish spot. . indeed indeed was was foundation of of the these last blood of of blemish foreordained foreordained the world, last times world, times
CONCLUSION CONCLUSION birth of of Jesus Jesus was accident accident but but a a fulfillment Jesus Jesus left left heaven heaven to to accomplish manifold manifold mission mission. . He He came came to to pay pay the humanity humanity. . He He came came to to reconcile reconcile mankind to to God God He He came came to to destroy destroy the devil devil. . The The birth was not not an an fulfillment. . accomplish a a the sin sin death death of of mankind back back the works works of of the the
He He came salvation salvation. . He He came came to to be glorious glorious body He He came came vanquish He He came came to to take He He came came to to regain mankind mankind upon He He came came to to manifest God God. . came to to pave pave the the way way of of the prototype prototype of of the body of of the the redeemed redeemed. . vanquish death death. . take the the seat seat of of Adam regain the the dominion upon His His shoulder shoulder. . manifest the be the the Adam. . dominion of of the love love of of
He He came while while will He He came came to to fulfill God God to to Abraham Abraham He He came came to to restore creation creation. . Jesus Jesus had had to to come this this earth earth otherwise have have any any name came to to create will His His future, create the future, bride fulfill the the promises the church church bride. . promises of of restore order order in in the the come in in person otherwise we name to to call call upon person on we would would not upon. . on not
Because Because he become become heavenly heavenly Christ, Christ, and Lord Lord. . We We safeguarded safeguarded for he came came we children children citizens, citizens, and redeemed redeemed of of the we can of of bride bride can now God, God, now of of the are are saved, saved, for all sanctified, sanctified, eternity. . all eternity
He He will on on earth earth someday Jewish Jewish people, people, to to seat throne throne of of David David and confront confront and and vanquish adversary adversary and and his Praise Praise be be to to Jesus kings! kings! will make make a a second someday to to liberate second touchdown touchdown liberate the seat at at the and at at the the end vanquish Satan Satan the his associates associates. . Jesus the the King the the end to to the King of of AMEN!!!! AMEN!!!!
