Message Notes

(I) BEHOLD, MY SERVANT

1. The Messiah in Prophecy

“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold,My Elect One in whom My soul delights!I have put My Spirit upon Him;He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.” Isaiah 42:1

“And now the LORD says, Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,To bring Jacob back to Him, So that Israel is gathered to Him…” Isaiah 49:5

“Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently…” Isaiah 52:13

a) He would be filled with the Spirit of God

b) He would gather Israel back to the Lord

c) Prudently, Jesus fulfilled Messianic Prophecies

2. The Messiah Fulfilling Prophecy

“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,Because He has anointed MeTo preach the Gospel to the poor;He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted,To proclaim liberty to the captivesAnd recovery of sight to the blind,To set at liberty those who are oppressed;To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” Luke 4:18-19

“And He began to say to them, ‘Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.’ ” Luke 4:21

“Then He said to them, ‘These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” Luke 24:44

a) The claim of fulfillment

b) The proof of fulfillment

(II) HE SHALL BE EXALTED AND EXTOLLED

1. Given a name above every name

“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11

2. Blessing many nations

“So shall He sprinkle many nations.Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;For what had not been told them they shall see,And what they had not heard they shall consider.” Isaiah 52:15

(III) APPROPRIATE RESPONSE

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.” Matthew 28:18-20

1. Making Disciples of all nations

2. Baptising work

3. Teaching ministry