Advent: Unwrapping the Names of Jesus – Messiah

Unwrapping the Names of Jesus – Wk. 1

Banner Statement:

Jesus, the , proves that God fulfills His promises – even when all seems lost.

Observations:

1. We follow a God who promises that He has a to rescue, redeem, and us.

• Jeremiah 29:11-12

2. God’s plan involves an person called the .

• Genesis 3:15
• Isaiah 61:1-3

3. Despite Israel’s disobedience and , Jesus came and fulfilled the promises of God.

4. The fact that Jesus is the Messiah should give us that God will keep his promises to us too – even if our look bleak.

Application:

1. Read your .
2. Highlight or write down the of God.
3. Trust God and wait with !

Family Discussion Points:

*Open by reading Isaiah 61:1-3

1. In your own words, explain God’s plan to restore our broken fellowship with Him.
2. How can we rest in God’s plan to rescue, redeem and restore us?
3. What other scriptures can you think of that point to Jesus being the person at the center of God’s plan for redemption?
4. How does Jesus perfectly fulfill the promises of God?
5. Is He what the Jews expected? Does God always fulfill His promises to you in ways that you expect?
6. How has God provided hope to you in the past when your circumstances seemed hopeless?
7. Do you have anything going on in your life right now that seems bleak? How can your small group pray for you?
8. It is impossible to trust the promises of God without knowing them. How is your personal Bible reading going?

*Close by thanking God for our eternal hope, Jesus, the Messiah.