The Name, Part 3: Everlasting Father // Jamie Nunnally

How can a baby be an "Everlasting Father?" In this message, Lead Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares about this name given to our Savior before His birth. 

The name Jesus in Hebrew is Yeshua (Joshua). Yeshua in Greek is Iēsoûs. Translated from Greek to English, it becomes Jesus.

Joshua, Yeshua, Iēsoûs, and Jesus are the same name in different languages, all meaning "Yahweh is salvation."

"Christ" comes from the Greek word Christos, meaning "anointed one." Christ is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew Mashiach or "Messiah." It's not Jesus' last name—it's His title. In the end, it doesn't matter which language you use to call on the Savior; what matters is that you call on Him.

Isaiah 9:6 tells us that His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

In Hebrew culture, names don't just identify a person; they declare purpose, describe ability, and reveal character. So why is a baby—who grows into a man with no natural-born children—called Everlasting Father?

Everlasting means "from here on out." From this point forward, Jesus is the perfect and final representation of God the Father.

Jesus made this clear in John 14: "Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father." He wasn't just a prophet bringing God's message—He was bringing God Himself to us.

He said, "The Father and I are one" (John 10).

Scripture declares that Christ is "the visible image of the invisible God" (Colossians 1:15) and "the exact imprint of his nature" (Hebrews 1:3).

Five ways Jesus displayed the Father to us:

1. A father protects.
    When danger came, Jesus stepped forward so His disciples could go free (John 18). Protection is love in action.
2. A father provides.
    God meets your needs through your relationship with the Son (Philippians 4:19). Jesus didn't just preach to the 5,000—He fed them.
3. A father is approachable.
    We come boldly to God's throne to receive mercy and grace (Hebrews 4:16). In Christ, the throne room isn't a courtroom—it's a living room.
4. A father disciplines.
    God's correction is proof that we belong to Him (Hebrews 12). Discipline is formative, not punitive—it's about who you are becoming.
5. A father loves unconditionally.
    God loved us first and sent His Son because He is love (1 John 4).

You may not have had a father in the home, but you have a Father in heaven who wants to be the Father of your heart.

Humanity misunderstood God's heart, so God didn't shout louder from heaven—He translated Himself into flesh.

Jesus is God, translated into our language.

At Christmas, God didn't just send a message—He sent us one of us.

Some of us believe in Jesus but still relate to God through fear or distance. Let God translate Himself through the Son. Receive Jesus as your Everlasting Father.

Are you letting Jesus be your Everlasting Father?