Pulpit Message Introduction for Dec.16

Pulpit Message Introduction for 3rd Sunday of Advent
John the Baptist is in prison about to be beheaded by King Herald. Jesus seems helpless in the situation. He is disappointed with Jesus. He sends some of his followers to talk to Jesus, to ask him if he is really the Messiah they have been waiting for, or if they should keep looking. Rather than getting into a bunch of theological jargon, which God's Son could probably do even better than most preachers, Jesus simply tells them to look around at what they see going on and decide for themselves. What they see is amazing; the blind are receiving sight, people who haven't walked in years are dancing, untouchable lepers are hugging and kissing their children, deaf people are listening to Jesus stories, some dead people are up walking around, and the poor are hearing a sermon that makes them smile. The book of Isaiah has predicted the coming of this reign of God. “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned… For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” This Jesus most definitely is the Messiah! To the people whose hearts are filled with disappointment they will see nothing but disappointment. But to the people whose hearts are filled with love, they will see everything God is doing to fulfill his promise on Christmas day.
講壇信息介紹
施洗約翰在監裏很快就要被希律殺頭了。耶穌對這個情況好像是無能為力。施洗約翰對耶穌大失所望。他打發他的門徒去問耶穌說：那將要來的彌賽亞是你嗎？還是我們等候別人呢？耶穌回答說：你們去把所聽見所看見的的事告訴約翰。就是瞎子看見，瘸子行走，長大麻瘋的潔凈，聾子聽見死人復活，窮人有福音傳給他們。其實先知以賽亞早已經預言過，這個上帝要治理祂國的情況：在黑暗中行走的百姓，看見了大光。住在死陰之地的人有光照耀他們。。。因有一嬰孩為我們而生，有一子賜給我們。政權必擔在他的肩頭上。他名稱為奇妙，策士，全能的神，永在的父，和平的君。這耶穌就正是這個彌賽亞了。對於那些心裏大失所望的人，他們永遠只會看見失望。但對那些心裏有愛的人，他們很快就要看見上帝在今年的聖誕節裏，如何把祂答應過我們的諾言一一應驗出來。