The Promised One

As we enter into the Christmas season, we are starting a new sermon series called Christmas Throughout the Bible. This week, we’ll be looking at the beginning of the Bible where we see a story of beauty, hope, intimacy, and love. Tragically, sin entered the world, brought division between God and man, and introduced chaos into the world. However, God did not leave the world to rot. God made a promise that He would send someone to provide rescue. A boy will be born who will wage war against the enemies of darkness and he will win. This promise is the first hint we get of a Messiah—the anointed one. As we keep reading the Old Testament, we get several other hints that a promised one is coming. Christmas is the culmination of this promise being fulfilled. Jesus is the long awaited Messiah.