Silence

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Silence only promises left

• The promises of Jesus through the Old Testament

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The silence of God

• Is God saying anything to you through this?
• Is God silent?
• On your own

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The silence of God

• How does God speak?
• Reading the Bible
• Other Christians
• Our conscience
• Our thoughts after praying about it

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The silence of God

• Why might we not hear God speak?
• Not reading the Bible
• Wilful deafness
• Wax in the ear sin
• No connection not yet a Christian
• Too much noise

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The silence of God

• And yet
• God has said all that needs to be said
• Trust and wait

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The silence of God

• So, if God seems silent
• He still cares
• Keep faithful
• Hang on to God and His promises
• Get support from other Christians

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Promises about Jesus

• How many?
• 48
• 465

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Promises about Jesus

• Though many Christians assume that the OT, and
  especially the prophets, contains mainly
  predictions of a future messiah, this is far from
  the case.Even when they do speak about a
  messianic figure, much remains unclear and
  mysterious.
• Martin Selman

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Promises about Jesus

• Prophecy or promise?
• Foretelling or forthtelling?

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Promises about Jesus

• The prophetic eras
• Now
• Later
• Much later - the Day of the Lord

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Promises about Jesus

• Purpose of prophecy
• Change behaviour now
• NOT emphasis on the future

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Promises about Jesus

• Messiah in the Old Testament
• Jesus
• Suffering Servant vs Messiah
• Isaiah 96-7
• The inter-testamental period
• Forgetting

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Promises about Jesus

• That was then, this is now
• Key event the Ascension, end of an era

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Promises about Jesus

• End of OT prophecy
• End of an era
• Promises
• Messiah Day of the Lord
• Fulfilled Unfulfilled

• The Ascension
• End of an era
• Promises
• Holy Spirit 2nd Coming
• Fulfilled Unfulfilled

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Promises about Jesus

• Application
• Walk daily life, work, witness
• Talk about salvation

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