Messiah

Messiah

Jeffery Anselmi / General

Core 52 / God's Power / Psalm 110:1

Psalm 110:1 shows us how great Jesus is!

INTRODUCTION

• We want to welcome you to FCC today!

• Today is a special day because we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

• Jesus would have been another case of false hope and promise without the resurrection.

• Today, we are in week twelve of our Core 52 study.

• We are examining 52 of the most significant passages in the Bible to show how everything ties together.

• Once we complete this series, if you put 15 minutes a day, five days per week into the study, you will have a good grasp of about 80% of the Bible.

• You will see how it all fits together, and this will help you understand more of the Bible.

• Throughout history, many people have claimed to be the Messiah or to have a path to God.

• As a result, many religions have developed since the dawn of time.

• Anyone can make claims about anything, and people are free to make up as many religions as they want, but when push comes to shove, what gives their claims and their religion any teeth, any power?

• Today, we will examine what sets Jesus apart from the rest and why His claims to be Messiah are the only valid claims.

• To get there today, I would like to take you on a journey through a passage in the Old Testament book of Psalms.

• The Psalm we will focus on this morning is called a Royal Psalm, denoting the content of the Psalm is about a King.

• The passage has been long recognized as a Messianic Psalm, a Psalm that is written about the Messiah.

• Psalm 110 is quoted more in the New Testament than any other passage.

• The first time is by Jesus himself, in Matthew 22:44.

• It came after a full day of debates when Jesus's opponents sent experts to trap Jesus with questions.

• He answered each one and then asked a question of his own: "What do you think about Christ? Whose son is he?"

• The big idea for the message today for you to consider is that without the resurrection, Jesus was just another good guy who died.

• A dead Messiah is no Messiah.

• A dead Messiah cannot be the one the Psalmist sings about.

• A dead Messiah has no promise or power.

• A dead Messiah is no Messiah.

• Let's turn to Psalm 110:1 together this morning as we dive into our message, Messiah.

Psalm 110:1 (NET 2nd ed.)

1 Here is the LORD’s proclamation to my lord: “Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool”

SERMON

I. The Lord's position of authority.

• Let's unwrap the passage a bit before diving into the authority issue.

• In Matthew 22, the religious leaders were peppering Jesus with a variety of questions.

• Jesus was making these leaders look bad.

• Jesus asked them a question that shut them down because they could not answer it.

Matthew 22:41–46 (NET 2nd ed.)

41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:

42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said, “The son of David.”

43 He said to them, “How then does David by the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ saying,

44 ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet” ’?

45 If David then calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”

46 No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

• Jesus quoted a well-known Messianic prophecy.

• Jesus asks what they think about the Christ (another term for Messiah), whose son is He?

• They responded that the Christ was the son of David, which was technically accurate.

• In Hebrew culture, I would be considered the son of not only my father but also my grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and so forth.

• Now, Jesus stumps them.

• First of all, Jesus says that David wrote Psalm 110:1 by the inspiration of the Spirit.

• Then Jesus asks how David can call his son Lord.

• The first part of Psalm 110:1 read in the Hebrew Jehovah said to Adonai or the Father said to the Messiah…

• The rabbis of the day accepted Psalm 110:1 as a Messianic Psalm; however, they missed the most crucial part of what it said.

• In Hebrew culture, the father was always considered greater than the son.

• If David calls his son LORD, who can he be David's son?