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Speaker 2We're going to go to the Old Testament . We're in the book of Hosea . We're in the book of Hosea and we are in chapter 11 . And I just want to reference a scripture that I've been mentioning quite a lot lately . It's just a quick mention , and then we're going to drop back into the book of Isaiah . You know , we are living in really beautiful times . When you look at the screen , when you look at that beautiful picture on the backdrop just behind me , the cross to that side , and then on the TV screen , you can see you've got three crosses and you've got the crib . You know , do you believe in miracles ? Do you believe in the Father , the Son , the Holy Spirit ? Do you believe in the power of the Word ? Do you believe in the love of Jesus ? Do you believe that you are born again , spirit-filled , you are blessed and highly favoured ? Do you believe in miracles ? We are sitting in a very interesting position at this moment in this world , especially in this , this christmas , this festive time of recognizing that jesus christ is the savior of the world , that he came to this earth as an infant , as a child .
Speaker 2But I just want to read out from the old testament , from the book of hosea , chapter 11 , verse 1 , and it just reads off and it says when israel was a child , I loved him and out of egypt , I called my son . I just want to reference that because yesterday I didn't reference that , the other day I didn't reference that we , we mentioned that quite a lot and , uh , we , we clearly get what god was doing through there . And when you think about these scriptures , the book of hosea , maybe about around , about 500 years before the birth of christ , and when you look at that , what he says there out of Egypt , this is what God is saying through this small prophet , through this Hosea , this guy , this is what God is saying he says out of Egypt I called my son . The son hadn't even been birthed , the son hadn't even been brought into existence through the natural realms at this particular moment in time . But here we have the Old Testament prophets prophesying of about what is going to happen . So we've just read that and that was in the book of Hosea , chapter 11 , verse one , out of Egypt . I call my son . Now that could only happen , and the fulfillment of this was we find in the new testament , in the gospel of luke , when god told very clearly through the angel go down and give a message to to joseph and tell joseph that he's got to take the child , he's got to take christ , he's got to take his wife , and you go into egypt . So this is critical .
Speaker 2Now , why did God choose and why did he speak about Egypt ? It's pretty simple when you look at the text , because if you was to turn now to the book of Exodus , chapter 12 , it talks about the Passover . The Passover is such a fundamental part of Christianity , not of the church . The Passover is about being born again . It is referring to the blood of jesus . So in this little book that is nestled just in the old testament , in chapter 11 of verse 1 out of egypt , I call my son and if you have a bible , if you was to turn to the book of exodus , chapter 12 , you will really clear and see and read clear instruction about the passover . Jesus christ is the passover , he is the one that was slain , he is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords . So these Old Testament scriptures are so strong and so powerful . That's why we need to reference the Old Scripture , the Old Testament and the New Testament , because they run together , and especially for the season that we're sitting in , at this moment in time , in this festive time , in this Christmas time , as we remember through Christianity , the birth of Christ .
Speaker 2Now , if you have a Bible , turn to the book of Isaiah . So , just remembering what I said in the book of Hosea , now we're going to go to the Old Testament again . We're going to go back 735 years before the birth of Christ . So we're back 735 years approximately before the birth of Christ . So we're back 735 years approximately . And I would love for you to turn to Isaiah , chapter 7 . Let's go to Isaiah , chapter 7 . And we're going to pick it up . Let's pick it up in verse 14 . Isaiah , chapter 7 , verse 14 .
Speaker 2Therefore , the Lord himself will give you a sign . This is prophesying 735 years before the birth of Christ . That's what's really really important for me to grasp is all this has been foretold , all this has been prophesied , all this has been given , given out , 735 , 750 years before Christ was birthed , when the gospel of John came into full fruition . So when you look at this scripture , it's really , really important for me , as a Bible-believing believer , to understand what is going on here . This is prophecy . The book of Hosea was telling us very clearly that out of Egypt I will call my son . But the son hadn't been birthed , the son hadn't came as the living word , he hadn't been projected into the world , if I can use that , sorry , jesus . Jesus was projected out of the womb of Mary , he was accelerated and he came down that tube and he came out in the arms of Mary . So when you look at verse 14 of Isaiah , chapter 7 , critical , therefore , the Lord himself will give you a sign . The Lord himself will give you a sign . The Lord himself will give you a sign . So when we are looking at what the Bible talks about the Lord , what the Bible says about God , what the Bible says about Christ , what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit , you find that they flow together . You find that there is no way of separating the Father , the Son , the Holy Spirit . It is really really clear . So as you look at these scriptures , this is powerful .
Speaker 2Now , if you was to take something like islam at this moment in time , the quran has only just about reached . I believe it's about 2.4 billion books sold , something like that . The bible has stretched over five and a half billion books sold . So the reason I'm talking about Islam is simply because it is the next one down on the peg . So when you look at the Bible , when you look at what we're looking at , we're talking about Christmas , we're talking about the birth of Jesus , we're talking about the longevity of the word . So Islam just under 2.5 billion Quran sold .
Speaker 2It has only been translated into a hundred languages . Now you take the , you take the word of God over 5.5 , something like that , billion sold . They can't print the Bible quick enough . How many languages is this Bible that we have in our hand ? How many languages has it been translated into ? Over 3000 . Has it been translated into Over 3,000 . So you've got this word of God that has been translated into over 3,000 languages . The Quran is 2,900 languages .
Speaker 2Behind the gospel of Jesus Christ , the Bible is fact and true . The Bible is 3,500 years old . Think about that . The Bible is 3,500 years old . The Quran is hanging around 1,350 to 1,400 years old . So there's a 2,000 gap . The Bible is 2 000 years ahead of the quran . So when you look at the quran , when you look at other world religions , nothing can come near the word of god . The word of god is 3 500 years old .
Speaker 2It took 1496 years to write over 40 authors . The qu Quran took 23 years to write by one man . It was 635 years after Christ . So when you are looking at what you are looking at , you are talking about biblical prophecies that have come into being . So , like I said yesterday , just as the prophets were prophesying about the coming of Christ , the first coming of Jesus as an infant , the Bible also prophesies about the coming of the King , the Savior of the world . The King is coming . So as we celebrate the birth of Jesus even though that this time of year he wasn't birthed on the 25th of December you know , when you look at these scriptures , it's really , really important for us to grasp that the word of God is power , the word of God is truth , the word of God is hope , the word of God is healing .
Speaker 2This Bible is 3,500 years old . It took 1 , 1496 years to write , 40 different different authors , 66 books . It is a book that is filled with power and authority . Come back to the sows alone . The book has sold over 5.5 , 5.4 billion books around the world . It has been translated . This Bible has been translated into over 3,000 languages . The Quran has only been translated into 100 languages . 2,900 languages less than the word of God . Just grasp that a moment . This is the greatest book the world has ever seen . It is fact , it is truth , it is hope , it is power . It is beyond human understanding . This book that we have in our hands is the greatest book the world has ever seen . Greatest book the world has ever seen 5.4 , 5.5 billion copies sold , accelerating .
Speaker 2You know , you might look at the stats in certain areas and certain parts of social media and you might hear that Islam is growing quicker than Christianity . Isn't the only reason it is moving , as the way it says is moving is because of the birth rate . That's what you've got to understand . It is the birth rate . As soon as a child is born , he belongs to Islam . It is just a statistics . It doesn't mean to say that that person believes in the Quran . Come on , we got to get this right .
Speaker 2But when you talk about Christianity the amount of Christians on the earth it is a choice . Hang on , I know what you're saying . It is a choice that we follow Jesus . Salvation has been given . So when salvation has been given and you get the statistics , that is beyond human understanding . The Quran turns children simply into children that follow Islam , because it is their law that they have to follow . So as soon as you're knocking out four or five kids in a family , each one that comes down the tube of life suddenly becomes indoctrinated straight into Islam itself . It doesn't have a choice . Even if it doesn't believe , it still belongs in the grip of Islam . But in Christianity , what you've got to understand is God saves the human being and God sets the captive free . So when you get statistics from Christianity , you are getting clear-cut information .
Brothers and sisters , this is the greatest book the world has ever seen and it is prophesied about the birth of christ . Now the book of hosea that we was in four , five hundred years before christ is telling us , is telling us that , out of egypt , I will call my son . Now imagine what that was like all those thousands of years back . What are you talking about , hosea ? We haven't even had a birth of a child . So why would God pull his son ? Why would God draw his son out of Egypt ?
Speaker 2Simply because what we are telling you now through the word of God , as God is telling us at this moment , when you look at the Passover , the Passover lamb is Jesus Christ . It is fundamental to Christianity that we understand that Jesus Christ is the Passover lamb . He is the great I am , he is the king of kings and he is the lord of lords . So when Hosea was prophesying , in chapter 11 and verse 1 , when he was saying , god said out of Egypt , I call my son . What he is doing is telling us that there is going to be a sacrifice , the lamb that was slain . The king of kings and the lord of lords , he is the great I am . He is the God above all gods , he is the king above all kings .
Speaker 2And he prophesied and he told the world through his Bible , through his word , through his scriptures , that Jesus Christ is coming to this world A few hundred years , 700 years , 400 years , 300 years . We have clear understanding that the Bible was telling the world that Jesus Christ is coming . And just as the Bible told the world that Jesus Christ is coming , it is telling us of his second coming . And just as the Bible told the world that Jesus Christ is coming , it is telling us of his second coming . And we are getting closer to the second coming of Christ like we've never seen before . Yes , we're in the festive area , yes , we are celebrating Christmas , the birth of Jesus Christ , but wherever you are at this moment in time , I would encourage you to get yourself in the Bible , because that great prophet , hosea said very clearly God said out of Egypt I call my son Now . He wasn't just calling him Jesus Christ , he was calling him as himself the Passover lamb , he was calling out the lamb of God .
Speaker 2As I said yesterday , and we've dissected and we've looked at many times before , when John see Christ come around the corner at the river Jordan , he said look , the lamb of God . Actually , in one translation he says behold , behold , the lamb of God . There is power in your king . Do you realize that Jesus Christ is living inside of you ? So we have these Old Testament prophets prophesying of the coming king , this baby Jesus , this Christ , this savior of the world . He's going to present himself to the world .
Speaker 2And if you have a bible , if you turn to isaiah , chapter 7 , and if we look at chapter 7 and we pick up verse 14 and it says therefore , the lord himself will give you a sign . The virgin will be with child and give birth to a son , and he will be called emmanuel . This is 735 years before the birth of Jesus Christ . Think about that . Pause a moment . Whether you're listening in the world of podcast , whether you're on the live stream with me at this moment in time , whether you're listening on radio , whatever channel that you may be listening to when you look at this book , the book of Isaiah , chapter 7 , 14 , it says therefore the lord himself will give you a sign . The lord himself will give you a sign . The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son . Come on , you can't make this up , you can't plan this . You could never foretell this without the power of the holy spirit . So , just as the bible was prophesying the coming of christ as the savior of the world , as as an infant , as a child , as a son , and he's telling us 735 years there will be a virgin and she will will be with child and will give birth to a son , and and he will be called Emmanuel . When you look at the word Emmanuel alone , that simply means , as we're pretty well sure of at this moment in time , emmanuel means God with us . She will give birth to the God of the heavens and the earth . She will give birth to the King of kings and the Lord of lords .
Speaker 2If you have your Bible bible , I think it's really important that we turn to colossians , chapter 1 , verse 15 and 20 . I reference this so much , but . But it's filled with creation , it's filled with hope , it's filled with love , it's filled with power , it's filled with authority . I believe stewart's online and he will pop that up in just a few moments . But when , when you look at that scripture and that scripture alone , when you see about these scriptures that we're in at this moment in time , the book of 1 Colossians sorry , colossians chapter 1 , I should say Colossians chapter 1 , verse 15 to 20 , it says Christ is the image of the invisible God . So if we just hold it there a moment , christ is the image of the invisible god , christ is , christ is the image of the invisible god . Come back 700 and probably from when the book of Colossians was written , come back 773 years , something like that , so 773 years . Stuart's just put that up online for those that want to have a look .
Speaker 2When you look at that , it says the sun is the image of the invisible God , the firstborn over all creation , for in him all things were created things in heaven , things on earth , visible , invisible , whether thrones or powers , rulers or authorities . All things have been created through him and for him . He is before all things and in him all things hold together and he is the head of the body . The church in this is at the beginning of all things . When you look at that scripture there , if you just hold your your place at this moment and you just pick up in verse 15 , when you look at verse 15 , it says the sun is the image of the invisible god . Now , god , bring that back to what . What does that ? What does that mean ? Who ? Who is this god ? This god is the creator of heaven and earth . This god is this untouchable god that sits in an unapproachable light , that sits that is so holy , that is so pure that no human being can see god and live . But when you look at that scripture that's just on on the timeline on the feed there that stewart has put up there , the son is the image of the invisible God . You have so much power of the Old Testament , so the Old Testament runs very fluid with the New Testament . When you look at this stuff that we are reading tonight . Verse 14 therefore , the Lord himself will give you a sign . The virgin will be with child and she will give birth to a son . Now we have that reference there . The son is the image .
Speaker 2So when you look at that scripture in colossians , chapter 1 , verse 15 through to 20 , we have the old testament being referenced over and over and over again . Jesus christ is from genesis to revelations . Jesus christ is the living word . Jesus christ is this reason for this season that we are looking at and that we are reflecting in . Brothers and sisters . Tell the world that jesus christ is alive and he's not coming back as a baby jesus , he's coming back as the savior of the world . He's coming back as the savior . So when you look at these scriptures , let's just reference these two again . Let's just bring a parallel from the New Testament to the Old Testament .
Speaker 2When you have a look at these scriptures verse 14 of Isaiah , chapter 7, . Therefore , the Lord himself will give you a sign . The virgin will be with child and give birth to a son . The virgin will be with child and give birth to a son . We are just referencing what is on the screen . Verse 15 of colossians , chapter 1 , a son give birth to a son and we'll call him emmanuel .
Speaker 2When you look at verse 15 of colossians , chapter 1 , the son is the image of the invisible God . What can we say If you have a Bible ? Turn to the Gospel of John . Turn to the Gospel of John , chapter 1 , verse 1 . You know what I'm going to say . You know exactly what I'm going to say . In the beginning was the Word , and the Word was with God and the Word was God . He was with God in the beginning .
Speaker 2When you look at these scriptures , you will find Jesus Christ , from Genesis to Revelation . You will find him in the prophets . You will find him in the book of the Kings . You will find him in Chronicles . You will find him in Matthew , mark , luke and John . You will find him in Revelation . You will find him in Songs of Solomon . You will find him in the Old Testament . You will find him within the New Testament .
Speaker 2But when you look at these prophets that we are reading about , they are prophesying this guy here , the book of Isaiah . When you look at this , 735 years before the event took place , before it happened , 735 years telling the world that there is a son on the way , there is a virgin that is going to carry child and when she gives birth to that child , you're going to call him Emmanuel . God with us . Emmanuel , when you look at these scriptures Colossians , chapter 1 , verse 15 the son is the image of the invisible God . Emmanuel is with us , the king of kings and the lord of lords . I pray that , wherever you are seated across the world , I pray that wherever you are , as you read these prophets , as these prophets are prophesying , as the king is being prepared to reveal himself . In the beginning was the word , and the word was with god , and he was with god in the beginning . He is God . Jesus is God . God is Jesus . The Holy Spirit is entwined in the Godhead . The Holy Spirit is the comforter . The Holy Spirit is your peace . The Holy Spirit is your lead . The Holy Spirit is your God . The Holy Spirit is with you . The Bible says I will not leave you as an orphan .
Speaker 2On the 40th day when Christ was taken up , on Ascension Day , the power of the Holy Spirit descended and we see the birth of the church of Jesus Christ , not of Pentecostalism . We see the birth of the church . We see the birth of the kingdom of God in the eyes of humanity . In the gospels , in the book of Acts , we find that beautiful text where Jesus tells him get ready and wait for a gift that I have prepared . Go and prepare a place . I want you to wait in that place and wait there until until what ? Until the outpouring of the Spirit , the outpouring of the Holy Spirit , the outpouring of the Holy Glory of God , the outpouring of the Comforter , the beginning of the church . That is what we belong to . We belong to the kingdom of God , and God is within each and every one of you .
Speaker 2And just as the prophets foretold , just as the prophets told , there is a king . The king is coming and the king showed up . And the king guess what is coming back for you ? The king is coming back . He's coming back on that horse , faithful and true . He's coming back as the king of kings and the Lord of lords .
Speaker 2So , when you look at these prophets prophesying the book of Isaiah and the book of Hosea , when you see these clear cut scriptures , jesus Christ showed up and he's going to show up , and let me tell you this , he will show up in your life . Now , when you look at Thomas doubting Thomas , thomas said look , don't talk to me anymore about this Jesus . I don't want you me anymore about this Jesus . I don't want you to discuss it anymore in my presence . I don't want to know . I need to see him . I need to touch the now marks . I need to have this physicality before my very eyes . Jesus will show up and the Bible says that he stepped through the wall , he stepped through the flint , he stepped through the masonry , he stepped through that , that impossible . He came through the impossible to do the possible to someone that was in need of help .
Speaker 2Let me tell you about a king that turns the things that are not as though they are . If you have , have your Bible , turn with me up to the New Testament . We are going to go up to the New Testament . We're going to go up to the Gospel of Luke and we're going to turn into the Gospel of Luke and we're going to stay in chapter 1 . And as we're in chapter 1 , I just want to read something out that is really , really important and I want us to understand something really clear Verse
37 of luke , chapter 1 .
Speaker 2Now , this is about the birth of christ . This is about the reason for the season . This is about the word became flesh . This is about the prophecies that were foretold 700 years , 800 years , 400 years , 500 , 300 . When the prophets were giving their prophecies , the gap that was left was phenomenal . But then , all of a sudden , in the Gospel of Luke , chapter 1 , we start to see the manifestation of the spiritual world entering into the physical realm . So suddenly we start to see these mad prophets , these crazy men that got put outside of cities , that got chased out because of the words that they delivered . We see these men that lived in hedgerows . We see these men that just completely was obscured and they looked to be crazy by the world around them , delivering these prophecies about there will be a virgin , she will carry a child and when she gives birth she will give birth to a son and the son will be called Emmanuel , god with us 735 years ago . Suddenly , accelerate up to the timeline of Luke , chapter 1 , and you will find the fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah very , very clear . You will find it from verse 26 and it will go all the way through , but I want to pick it up in verse 37 .
Speaker 2For nothing is impossible with God . Out in verse 37 . For nothing is impossible with god . I want to tell you tonight , sister and brother , atheist , if you're in islam , if you're in hinduism , if you are a Sikh , if you are on the fence , if you're an agnostic , if you're lost in the world of church , if you're religious , I want to tell you very clearly and very powerfully tonight that nothing is impossible with God . Nothing is impossible . Don't give up in your dreams , god is with you . The power of the Holy Spirit is inside of you , the Father , the Son , the Holy Ghost , wherever you are . Tonight , we want to tell you that the glory of God is with you . We want to tell you that all glory of god is with you . We want to tell you that all things are possible to those who believe , for nothing is impossible with god . Anxiety will go at the name of jesus , fear will go at the name of jesus , doubt will diminish at the name of jesus .
Speaker 2So what we got to do is we got to remind ourselves of the prophets that I have just referenced , these prophetic languages that we are reading out , these words that are 700 years old , that are 500 years old , that are 300 years old , these prophets from Isaiah all the way through to Jeremiah , all the way to Hosea . When you read about these prophets as they prophesy about the coming of the King , the first coming of the King Jesus Christ . The Bible came to completion and the Bible brought all this to completion in the Gospel of Luke , chapter 1 . When you look at that , when you look at that that this angel came down , this heavenly host was given a message to deliver to Mary . He delivers the message to Mary . She carries this child for the trimester of her time . She carries this child , she carries this word and then suddenly , we start to see the fulfillment of the carrying of the word . It is still a mystery . So not only do we have 735 years of prophecy coming into being , but suddenly there is this virgin , there is this young woman , there is this person carrying a child . It wasn't uncommon , of course not . It's been around forever and a day come on reverend , we know that .
Speaker 2But when you take the text and you look at it , she will carry child , she will be a virgin . It will be beyond human understanding . It will be outside of the realm of natural perception . It will be outside of senses . It will be outside of physics . It will be outside of senses . It will be outside of physics . It will be outside of quantum physics . It will be outside of mathematics , it is outside of science , because nothing is impossible with God . Everything is possible . When you look at verse 37 , when you look at verse 37 , that is powerful . When you look at that , for nothing is impossible with God . Never give up on your dreams , never give up on the word of God . Never give up because God is moving .
Speaker 2When you think about the prophets , and the prophets alone , that the prophets foretold that jesus christ is coming to the world . And god already gave us an inkling right at the very beginning of time . Jesus said I am the light of the world through the seven , I ams . And if you have a bible and if you was to turn to the old testament , go to genesis , chapter 1 , verse 3 . And God said let there be light . He is talking about the light that we understand it . He is talking about the light that keeps the human being moving . He is talking about the light that is reflected from the moon , the light that is reflected from the stars and the sun and every area of life . Yes , he is telling us all that sort of stuff , but also he is telling us deeper than the natural and the physical realms of this earth in which we live . He is telling us that there is coming to this world , even though that I am going to create this world , even though this world is going to foul , even though this world is going to drop off the peg , even though there's going to be things happening , even though this world is going to foul , even though this world is going to drop off the peg , even though there's going to be things happening , even though this beautiful angel , this angel that I created , that I put in charge of worship in my heavenly realms , even though I knew that this angel was going to foul and pick up the mantle of pride , I still decided to choose , because I am all power , I am all God , I am all king , I am who I am . He is a jealous God . He is the coming king . God came to this earth . He came down 14 generations .
Speaker 2You've only got to look through the chronological scriptures . You've only got to look through it chronologically . In the gospel of matthew , chapter one , god came down the staircase and when it was time to present god to the world , jesus Christ came out and the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us . So in the Gospel of Luke , we have the fulfillment of the prophecies that were foretold coming into action . We suddenly find that there is this young girl , this young virgin that is carrying this mysterious baby . Who is this child ?
Speaker 2Suddenly , we find that these prophets that were pushed out of the cities , that were abandoned , that was called crazy . Get away from me , isaiah . You do not know what you are talking about . Go away . Hosea was called crazy . Get away from me , isaiah . You do not know what you are talking about . Go away , hosea . You are crazy . We do not believe what you are saying . What do you mean ? Out of Egypt , I will call my son . What do you mean , isaiah ? In 735 years , there's going to be a virgin that is going to carry a child and she is going to call him Emmanuel . What are you referring to ? See , they call them crazy , they call them outcasts . They push them outside of the prophets and the prophecies . So I should say more like the pro .
Speaker 2The prophetic language that they spoke kept them outside of society , but then , all of a sudden , outside of the Torah , outside of the law , suddenly we find these prophets that have been prophesying speaking this crazy language , this crazy speech . Suddenly , there is someone , there is this young Mary , and now she's about to give birth . And then suddenly , when she gives birth and this child is pushed out , suddenly there is a star found in the heavens above that has never shone so bright . Suddenly we find the wise men . Suddenly we find an earthly king called Herod suddenly starting to worry . I want you to tell me where is this Messiah , because I want to worship him too .
Speaker 2Suddenly , we find the king in fear of a child . Suddenly we find why was this king fearful of this young child , this infant ? Because he knew what the prophets foretold was suddenly in his generation , was suddenly in his backyard , that this Jesus that had been foretold and spoken about is suddenly on his watch . Suddenly , this Jesus is around . Suddenly , this king is around , suddenly this Messiah is around , and I cannot allow this to go on . So he commands and he brings the most brutal action that we've heard and that we have seen .
Speaker 2Isn't it interesting ? It's what happened back in the book of Exodus , chapter 12 and 13 . God said I will strike down . I will strike down the firstborn will strike down . I will strike down the firstborn . If the blood is not over the doorpost and over the windows of your house , the blood will be a sign . Herod said I've got to strike the firstborn . You can't work this stuff out naturally . You can't work it through science . The scripture is alive . So suddenly we're coming to the table in just a few moments . We're coming to the table . Brothers and sisters , we've got about six minutes left of this service .
Speaker 2I want to encourage you right now to understand that jesus christ is coming back . Jesus christ is coming back as the savior of the world , not an infant . We've got to stop lifting up advent in the way that we lift Advent up . We've got to lift up Jesus Christ and we've got to lift up the cross of Calvary . We have got to lift up the cross and we've got to lift up the saviour of the world . So suddenly we find Hosea , the prophet that we was in . Suddenly , we find Isaiah , the prophet that we was in in . Suddenly we find isaiah , the prophet that we was in .
Speaker 2These prophecies that they told us about have come true through the gospel of luke , chapter one . The virgin is carrying a child . Suddenly we find , from luke to the gospel of john , the fulfillment of all the Old Testament is revealed in John 1 , verse 14 . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us . We have God being revealed to the physical realm . To the physical realm , we have god revealing himself through his son , through himself , jesus christ of nazareth . Because when you look at the scripture , the gospel of john , chapter 1 , verse 1 , in the beginning was the word and the word was with god and the word was God . He was with God in the beginning .
Speaker 2We're coming to the table . Are you prepared to come to the table with me ? Are you ready to come to the table ? Come on , we got to get this moving . We got to get to the table . Come on , let's break bread together . Wherever you are across the world , join with me tonight . Break bread together . Wherever you are across the world , join with me tonight . Brothers and sisters , what we're about to take is the body of christ , symbolic of the body of christ .
Speaker 2So when I read from the book of hosea , chapter 11 , verse 1 , out of egypt , I call my son . The Passover is coming out of Egypt . What are we celebrating ? We're celebrating the Passover , the passing over of God , because the blood , the blood will be a sign . The blood of what ? The blood of himself , the blood of his son , jesus Christ , the blood of the savior of the world . You are born again , you are spirit filled . You are blessed and highly favoured . You are chosen and God is with you . Father , as we come to the table , we break bread together right now , in the mighty name of Jesus Christ . God bless everybody online , through the world of podcasts , through the world of the platforms that we use , through radio , through streaming , through every area . God bless every one of you . But just remember the prophecy of Isaiah came true . The prophecy of all the Old Testament prophets have come true .
Speaker 2The book of Hosea , out of Egypt , I call my son . He was being referred to about two years after the birth of Christ . That is very clear . They're very , very important . Father , bless this bread in the mighty name of Jesus Christ . We thank you that this bread symbolizes the body of Christ . Come , holy Spirit . Bless us in Jesus' name .
Speaker 2Amen , name , amen , jesus Christ , we come to you right now as brothers and sisters that are covered in the blood of Jesus . And right now , lord , father , will you cleanse us from the crown of our head to the sole of our feet ? Will you wash us in the crimson tide ? Because , out of Egypt , I call my son . Out of Egypt , the Passover lamb is coming . Out of Egypt , the living word is coming . The glory of god is going to hit this earth .
Speaker 2The power of the holy spirit is with you at this season , at this advent . Advent just simply means recognizing the savior is here . J Jesus is alive . Father , we thank you for this cup that symbolises the blood of Jesus . Cleanse us from the crown of our head to the sole of our feet In Jesus' name . Amen .
Speaker 2God is with you . The power of the Holy Spirit is over you . Don't ever let the devil tell you anything else . You are blessed and highly favoured . The King is alive . Jesus Christ has conquered sickness , disease . God bless every one of you , wherever you are right now , and I'm so sorry that I had to fast forward so much of that , but let's just remind ourselves the prophecies have come true about the birth . The prophecies about Jesus Christ going to the cross have come true . The prophecies about him coming are about to come true . Live your life for Jesus Christ , wherever you are across the world . We thank you so much for sharing everything . God is with you . We'll see you soon . Take care . Have a blessed day wherever you are across the world . We'll see you soon . Take care , bye-bye .
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