Mighty God

“MIGHTY GOD”

• “Mighty” – gibbor– Strong or Powerful

• “God” – El– Almighty, or Mighty One

“MIGHTY GOD” AT BIRTH

• “Unto us a Child is born...a Son is given” – “Son of the Highest” “of God” (Luke 1:31-32, 35)

• “His name shall be called…Mighty God” – “Immanuel” “God with us” (Matt 1:23)– “in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead

bodily (Col 2:9)

IT TOOK A “MIGHTY GOD”

• To redeem us (Titus 2:13-14).

• To abolish death & bring life & immortality to light (2 Tim 1:9-10).

• To destroy Satan’s hold over us (Heb 2:14).

• To reconcile us to God (Rom 5:10; 2 Cor 5:18; Col 1:21-22).

“MIGHTY GOD” BEFORE BIRTH

• “From Everlasting” – (Micah 5:2; Psa 90:2)

• “Before Abraham was I am” – (John 8:56-59; Exo 3:14)

• “The First & Last” – (Rev 1:17; 22:13; Isa 44:6)

“MIGHTY GOD” BEFORE BIRTH

• “God”– (Heb 1:8-9; Psa 45:6)

• “Great God & Savior” – (Titus 2:13-14; 2 Pet 1:1)

• “Jehovah” – (Mark 1:2-3; Isa 40:3)

• “True God” – (1 John 5:20)

“MIGHTY GOD” BEFORE BIRTH

• “True God” – 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has

come & has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; & we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God & eternal life.

“MIGHTY GOD” BEFORE BIRTH

• “True God”

– 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come, & he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, & he is eternal life. (NLT)

“MIGHTY GOD” BEFORE BIRTH

• “True God” – Jesus accepted worship (John 20:27-29)

– God commanded His worship (Heb 1:6)

– He is the exact image of God (Col 1:15; Heb 1:3)

– He is in the form of God (Phil 2:6)

• “Form” – morphe: the sum of qualities that make a thing precisely what it is.

“MIGHTY GOD”• We should desire to give Him our most

humble & sincere obedience.

• We should have a sense of fear at the thought of doing something He would not condone.

• It should cause to rely completely on Him & follow His word in all aspects of our lives.

“MIGHTY GOD” – HISTORY How else will you explain his mark on history? Nearly twenty centuries ago he was born contrary to all the laws of human reproduction. He lived in poverty & was reared in obscurity. As an infant he was exiled to Egypt to escape the wrath of a jealous king. His hometown of Nazareth was synonymous with that which is little & least. He seldom moved outside an area no larger than our county. Yet millions call him “Lord.”

“MIGHTY GOD” – HISTORY As a lad of twelve, Jesus startled the professors of his day with his knowledge. In his manhood he ruled the course of nature, walked on the surface of the sea, & stilled the tempest & healed every type of illness or malady. He never wrote a book, but volumes have been written to explain what He said. He never attended an academy, yet scholars recognize his greatness. He never commanded an army, but no commander had more volunteers than He. EXPLAIN THIS IF HE IS NOT THE MIGHTY GOD.