Instruction: Presence of the Messenger

Instruction: Presence of the Messenger

  • Instruction: Presence of the Messenger•
    A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church

    • I. MESSIAH’S MESSAGE

    A. SILENT CONTEMPLATION OF MESSIAH’S MEESSAGE
    Matthew 17:9 And as they were descending off the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

    B. JOYFUL PROCLAMATION OF MESSIAH’S MEESSAGE

    Acts 2:22-24, 31-33, 36

    Acts 3:13-15

    Acts 4:10-12

    Acts 5:29-32

    Acts 10:36-40

    I Peter 1:10-11, 18-19

    I Peter 2:21-24

    I Peter 3:18

    I Peter 4:1, 13

    II Peter 1:16-20

    II. MESSIAH’S MESSENGER

    A. QUESTIONING ABOUT MESSIAH’S MESSENGER
    Matthew 17:10 And His disciples asked Him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

    B. EXPLAINING ABOUT MESSIAH’S MESSENGER
    Matthew 17:11-12 Jesus answered them, “True. Elijah does come first and everything will be restored. But I’m telling you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they desired. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer from them.”

    C. UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MESSIAH’S MESSENGER
    Matthew 17:13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them concerning John the Baptist.