BELIEVABLE A WRITTEN FAITH: SCRIPTURE A PERSONAL FAITH: CHRIST

BELIEVABLE

EVIDENCE

CONFIDENCE

A WRITTEN FAITH:

SCRIPTURE

A PERSONAL FAITH:

CHRIST

A PERSONAL FAITH:

CHRIST

A Personal Faith: Christ

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A Personal Faith: Christ

Recap: A Written Faith - Scripture• Stands up to Harsh Scrutiny• Scope of Authorship• Consistent and Accurate

A Personal Faith: Christ

Today: A Personal Faith – Christ• The Scriptures Are:

One Story About One Christ

With One Purpose The Revelation of Jesus Christ

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Why is This Story Believable?1. The Story Was Written Before It Happened2. The Holy Spirit Confirms It

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Why is This Story Believable?1. The Story Was Written Before It Happened

• Genesis 3:14 “…he shall bruise your head, and you

shall bruise his heel.”

• Revelations 22:12-13 “Behold, I am coming soon,

bringing my recompense with me, to repay each

one for what he has done. I am… the beginning and

the end.”

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Why is This Story Believable?2. The Holy Spirit Confirms It

He Convicts Non-Believers

• John 16:8 “And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment…”

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Why is This Story Believable?2. The Holy Spirit Confirms It

He Gives a Guarantee to Believers

• 2 Corinthians 1:21-23 “And it is God

who establishes us with you in Christ,

and has anointed us, and who has also

put his seal on us and given us His Spirit

in our hearts as a guarantee.”

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Why is This Story Believable?2. The Holy Spirit Confirms It

He Unifies the Body of Believers

• 1 Corinthians 12:6-7 “…but it is the same

God who empowers them all in

everyone. To each is given the

manifestation of the Spirit for the

common good.”

A Personal Faith: ChristProphecy• 1,817 Biblical Prophecies

(Payne, J. Barton. Encyclopedia of Biblical prophecy)

• Over 900 Fulfilled (Walvoord, John F.. Every prophecy of the Bible, Page 10)

• 332 Distinctly Christ-Fulfilled(The Basis of Christian Faith, 160)

• 60 of those are “Major Prophecies” Daniel 9:25-26a “490 years from the

command to rebuild the temple (457 B.C.) the Messiah will be cut off.”

A Personal Faith: Christ8 Prophecies• Born in Bethlehem• Preceded by a Messenger• Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey• Betrayed by a Friend• Sold for 30 Pieces of Silver• Money Thrown in Temple/Buys a

Potter’s Field• Stand Silent Before Accusers• Death by Crucifixion

A Personal Faith: Christ8 Prophecies

1. Micah 5:2 – Born in Bethlehem“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah… from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.”

A Personal Faith: Christ8 Prophecies

2. Malachi 3:1 – Preceded by a Messenger

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple...”

A Personal Faith: Christ8 Prophecies

3. Zechariah 9:9 – Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey

“…Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey”

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8 Prophecies

4. Psalm 41:9 – Betrayed by a Friend“Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me...”

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5. Zechariah 11:12-13a – Sold for 30 Pieces of Silver

“…And they weighed out as my wages 30 pieces of silver. Then the Lord said to me, ‘Throw it to the potter’- the lordly price at which I was priced by them…”

A Personal Faith: Christ8 Prophecies

6. Zechariah 11:13b – Money Thrown in Temple/Buys a Potter’s Field

“So I took the 30 pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to the potter.”

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7. Isaiah 53:7 – He Would Stand Silent Before Accusers

“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.”

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8. Psalm 22:6,14 – Death by Crucifixion

“…a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet... They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots…and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast; my strength is dried up like a potsherd and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust to death.”

A Personal Faith: ChristAre you a Bettin’ Man?*

1. Born in Bethlehem2. Preceded by a Messenger3. Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey4. Betrayed by a Friend5. Sold for 30 Pieces of Silver6. Money Thrown in Temple/Buys

a Potter’s Field7. Stand Silent Before Accusers8. Death by Crucifixion

*Bridges Does Not Endorse Gambling of Any Kind.

A Personal Faith: ChristIt’s More Likely…• To Die From Hot Tap Water

(1 in 50,000,000)• To Win the California Lottery

(1 in 130,000,000)• To Contract Mad Cow Disease • (1 in 400,000,000)• A Meteorite Landing on Your Home

(1 in 1,800,000,000,000,000)

Fulfilling Those 8 Prophecies (2 x 1028)http://www.funny2.com/odds.htmhttp://sciencespeaks.dstoner.net/Christ_of_Prophecy.html

A Personal Faith: ChristThat is 1 in 20 Octillion!

1 in 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

That’sBillion

That’sQuadrillion

That’sOctillion!

A Personal Faith: ChristThat’s Like:• Having 2 x 1028 Silver Coins• Marking 1 of Those Coins• Spreading Them Across Texas• Giving a Blind Man a Chance to

Pick Up That Marked Coin

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• 400 Years of Silence• Christ Appears

His Words His Touch His Power

• Everything Changed

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• His Words – To an Outcast WomanJohn 4:29 “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did...”

• His Touch – To the Untouchable ManLuke 5:13 “And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him…”

• His Power – To a Hopeless Dead WorldJohn 20:12 “two angels… sitting where the body of Jesus had lain…”

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Are You in Need of Christ’s Power?

Jon Courson“When God speaks, power is released. His commandments are His enablements.”

A Personal Faith: ChristAre You in Need of Strength?

Jesus said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

Are You in Need of Healing?Jesus said, “Be healed…” Matthew 8:13

Are You in Need of Direction?Jesus said, “I am the way…” John 14:6

Are You in Need of Salvation?Jesus said, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” Matthew 16:24

A Personal Faith: ChristAre You Looking to Experience Christ’s Power?

Acts 1:8“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

A PERSONAL FAITH:

CHRIST