1. ANNA & SIMEON

2. …Who Answer the question “Why Jesus?”

3. but they’re not
Talking about a
baby in a crib
They’re talking about..

4. ……Jesus The king Born as a man, Lived as a man,
Died as a man, Rose from the dead
as a man, Reigns in Heaven as a
Man; He will return, as a Man

5. 4 IMPORTANT THINGS
God’s Promise (to Israel) God’s Purpose (for Israel) God’s Person God’s Precondition

6. GOD’S PROMISE TO COMFORT – pity,sigh,avenge
TO CONSOLE – Implore, exhort,entreat,invite
What is the purpose of God’s promise?

7. GOD’S PURPOSE To reach the Nations, the ends of the earth. Isa 49v6
God’s purpose is always far greater than anything we can imagine

8. GOD’S PERSON
JESUS!!
No one else could do this
Isa 52 v 13 – 53 v 12

9. GOD’S PRECONDITION
‘Something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen’
When Jesus arrives, things can never be the same again

10. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN JESUS COMES
He will be a stone that makes people stumble Isa 8v14
He will startle many nations and Kings will shut their mouths because of Him Isa 53

11. He did not come to bring peace on earth, but division! Lk12v51
The question is “WHY?” and why is this God’s precondition?
The gospel - too radical to fudge

12. God’s Promise, God’s Purpose and God’s Person – Are these for us?

13. In which case -
God’s precondition must be for us also.
When Jesus arrives things can never be the same again

14. 3 QUESTIONS...
Should He have what He asks for – your life; your heart; your all?
Has He got that?
Still?