Mighty God
Christmas 2006 Series
December 10, 2006 AM
Last week we began on a journey discovering the meanings of the names of the Messiah as listed in Isaiah 9:6 with “Wonderful, Counselor.” Wonderful – meaning miraculous, full or wonder and counselor being our advisor. Today, we continue our study of the Names as we venture to the second name, which is “Mighty God.” One specific thought this morning for us to feast upon, “Is Jesus the Mighty God of your life?”
TEXT (9:6)
I. Mighty God –derived from gibbor (ghib-bore’)
a. Mighty defined:
i. “He is our mighty hero”
ii. POWERFUL
iii. “Strength of God, Strong God, Divine Hero”
iv. Name is used to remind people of God’s strength
v. Champion/Mighty Warrior
How is the Messiah “Mighty” for you and I?
• Jesus Christ is the mediator between God and Man
o How? He died on the cross for our sins and our shortcomings
o 5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; - 1 Timothy 2:5
o See Hebrews 12:24-25
He is our go-between!
• Jesus Christ is our Savior
o How do I know? A few examples from Scripture.
o 14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. – Isaiah 7:14
o Text today
o And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and of truth – John 1:14
o He died on the cross, shed His blood so that we might have life and have it more abundantly.
o John 14:6 – I am the way, the truth and, the life – no man can enter into Heaven except by me.
o John 20:24-31
• It’s all a matter of Faith! – Believing in something that you and I cannot see
• Hebrews 11:1
How has the Messiah proven to be Mighty God?
Pastor Spurgeon is quoted:
This Child born, this Son given, came into the world to enter the lists against sin. For thirty years and upwards He had to struggle against temptations more numerous and terrible than man had ever known before. And yet, without sin or taint of sin, more than conqueror He stood. We know also that Christ proved Himself to be "the mighty God" from the fact that at last all the sins of all His people were gathered upon His shoulders, and "He bare them in His own body on the tree." But He did more than this -- when He led captivity captive, add crushed death and ground his iron limbs to powder, He proved Himself then the mighty God. Oh, my soul, thou canst say that He has proved Himself in thy heart to be a mighty God. I beg and beseech of you all, come add put your trust in Jesus Christ; He is the mighty God.
• He has conquered sin, Satan, and the world – what more can we ask?
How can we see the might of God in our lives today?
1. A Mighty God has come to give you His strength to move mountains in your life!
a. Mountains: anything that comes in between you and the Great Commission and the Great Commandment of Jesus Christ
i. Examples: Lack of Faith, Lack of Prayer, Lack of Study, Gossiping or Listening to Gossip, Disobedience, Selfishness, Unforgiveness, Lying, Finances, Unemployment, Illness, Death, and even Christmas.
Isaiah 11:1-5 (NASB)
Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Abd He will delight in the fear of the Lord, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a decision by what His ears hear; But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the brath of His lips He will slay the wicked. Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins, And faithfulness the belt about His waist.
This is sure power – all of it in our Mighty God, the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Do you want to have the greatest Christmas you’ve ever had? Give you all to the Mighty God. Allow Him to give you the strength to remove the mountains that are hindering you from being all that you can be for Him.
2. A Mighty God has come to show the world He has no limitations!
a. Mark 5:21-43
i. Story of a desperate father names Jairus and his dying 12 yr. old daughter. On the way to the home, everything goes wrong – they are told that she has already died – Jesus said – just believe, keep going. When they get there, it is a crazy scene, people weeping, screaming, etc. Jesus said, she’s not dead, she’s just sleeping.
ii. We know the ending, the girl is brought back to life by the Mighty God.
Our lives are filled with limitations and roadblocks. Everywhere we look, someone has erected a boundary that we dare not cross over:
- Medically speaking, this can’t get any better
- Financially speaking, you can’t do this
- This thing you dream of cannot happen with you resources
Jesus, the Mighty God, knows nothing of limitations! He crosses every barrier, breaks through walls and nothing hinders Him from accomplishing His goals!
He is the mighty God who transcends time, space, hearts, money, obstacles, the economy, the doctors, the paycheck, the government, the courts—ALL THINGS!!
3. A Mighty God has come to show the world that He cannot be held by our rules!
a. Acts 3:13-15
i. They conspired to kill Jesus, killed Him on the cross
ii. Jesus defied their plans, turned their plans upside down and created a plan of His own.
iii. RESURRECTION POWER
1. Taking the most difficult thing and doing something amazing with it
Reversing the irreversible
Fixing the unfixable
Doing the undoable
Beating the unbeatable
Saving the unsavable
Changing the unchangeable
---AND YOU WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT A MIGHTY GOD!
Nothing could hold Jesus, not even death and a rock rolled on top of his grave!
He is in control – we are not!
4. A Mighty God has come to show that He Owns Satan!
a. Luke 11:20-22
i. Satan is big, bad, and tough until someone shows up with more muscle.
ii. Satan threw His best shots at Jesus, but could never win:
He threw disease at Jesus…”by my strips you are healed”
He threw temptation…”not my will but my fathers will be done”
He threw fame…”you will worship God alone…”
He threw demon possessed…he said, “get out.”
He threw the depressed and hopeless and the addicted…”you are whole”
He threw hatred…”father forgive them…”
He threw messed up religion…I will build my church
He threw political muscle…”the government is upon my shoulder…”
He threw false accusations Against his character…”You’ll see, on the 3rd day…”
He threw storms…”peace be still”
He even threw death…”Lazarus, come forth…”
We serve a mighty God! He beat them all…
Jesus is the over comer. That means whatever Satan may have Jesus has more!
iii. Anything in your life has been allowed by God above and God has already determined how this is going to back fire on Satan.
b. Romans 8:33-39
i. WE DO SERVE A MIGHTY GOD!
5. A Mighty God has come to show us that He even owns death!
a. Death is turned into a doorway!
b. 1 Corinthians 15:54-57
There is a bee buzzing around the room, but we have no need to fear, the stinger has been removed. He may be a pest, be he cannot hurt you!
We serve a mighty God…(adapted from SM Lockridge’s sermon)
My King was born Mighty God.
He’s the MG of righteousness. He’s the MG of the ages. He’s the MG of Heaven. He’s the MG of glory. He’s the King of kings and He is the Lord of lords. Now that’s my King and he is the Mighty God
Do you know Him?
He is the MG of limitless love.
He knows no end to His supply.
No barriers can hinder Him from pouring out His blessing.
Our MG is strong.
Jesus the MG is so knowledgeable that there is nothing hidden from Him.
He’s the centrepiece of civilization
He stands alone in Himself.
He’s unique. He’s unparalleled. He’s unprecedented.
I’m talking about Jesus, the MG.
He’s the miracle of the age.
.He supplies strength for the weak.
He’s available for the tempted and the tried.
He sympathizes and He saves.
He’s mighty God and He guides.
He heals the sick.
He cleanses the lepers.
He forgives sinners.
He discharged debtors.
He delivers the captives.
He defends the feeble.
He blesses the young.
He serves the unfortunate.
He regards the aged.
He rewards the diligent.
He’s the master of the mighty. He’s the captain of the conquerors. He’s the head of the heroes. He’s the leader of the legislatures. He’s the overseer of the overcomers. He’s the governor of governors. He’s the prince of princes. He’s the King of kings and He’s the Lord of lords. He’s the mighty God!
He’s incomprehensible. He’s invincible. He’s irresistible.
The heavens of heavens cannot contain Him. You can’t get Him out of your mind. You can’t get Him off of your hands. You can’t outlive Him and you can’t live without Him.
There’s nobody before Him and there’ll be nobody after Him. You can’t impeach Him and He’s not going to resign.
He’s the mighty God!
Do you know the Mighty God today as your Savior and Lord, you can – and if you will, you can have the greatest Christmas season of your life, receiving the best gift of all – a Savior, called Jesus Christ – the NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES
