Why We Need Immanuel

Pt. Dave Kenney
Matthew 1:18-25 (MSG)

What does it mean? and how would it impact our life?

1. We learn about God - through Jesus Christ.
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form. Colossians 2:9
Jesus helped us to learn how God is.

John 1:14-18
None of us has ever seen God, but we can see, feel, understand, can hold God through Jesus.
We can also learn from nature or human nature, but at the same time we can also learn wrong things through this.
So, the most perfect thing is through Jesus.

2. We have confidence that He understands our situation.
The confidence is for us.

Heb 4:14-16 (MSG)
Jesus has resisted every temptations.
Every situation, temptation that we faced, Jesus has faced it.
So we can have confidence that He understand what we're going through.

3. We have a start on eternity.

Rev. 221:22-23

Rev. 21:1-5
What makes heaven "heaven" cos we are with Jesus, can see His face (v.4).
But that God has already did, by sending Jesus.
"Immanuel" - God is with us. We have the best part of heaven. We already have.

4. We have Him in our lives now.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20

v. 20b is important? why? cos He is with us now.
means : we have eternity. Whatever might we are facing.