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Silence only promises left
  • The promises of Jesus through the Old Testament

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The silence of God
  • Is God saying anything to you through this?
  • Is God silent?
  • On your own

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The silence of God
  • How does God speak?
  • Reading the Bible
  • Other Christians
  • Our conscience
  • Our thoughts after praying about it

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The silence of God
  • Why might we not hear God speak?
  • Not reading the Bible
  • Wilful deafness
  • Wax in the ear sin
  • No connection not yet a Christian
  • Too much noise

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The silence of God
  • And yet
  • God has said all that needs to be said
  • Trust and wait

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The silence of God
  • So, if God seems silent
  • He still cares
  • Keep faithful
  • Hang on to God and His promises
  • Get support from other Christians

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Promises about Jesus
  • How many?
  • 48
  • 465

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Promises about Jesus
  • Though many Christians assume that the OT, and
    especially the prophets, contains mainly
    predictions of a future messiah, this is far from
    the case.Even when they do speak about a
    messianic figure, much remains unclear and
    mysterious.
  • Martin Selman

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Promises about Jesus
  • Prophecy or promise?
  • Foretelling or forthtelling?

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Promises about Jesus
  • The prophetic eras
  • Now
  • Later
  • Much later - the Day of the Lord

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Promises about Jesus
  • Purpose of prophecy
  • Change behaviour now
  • NOT emphasis on the future

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Promises about Jesus
  • Messiah in the Old Testament
  • Jesus
  • Suffering Servant vs Messiah
  • Isaiah 96-7
  • The inter-testamental period
  • Forgetting

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Promises about Jesus
  • That was then, this is now
  • Key event the Ascension, end of an era

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Promises about Jesus
  • End of OT prophecy
  • End of an era
  • Promises
  • Messiah Day of the Lord
  • Fulfilled Unfulfilled
  • The Ascension
  • End of an era
  • Promises
  • Holy Spirit 2nd Coming
  • Fulfilled Unfulfilled

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Promises about Jesus
  • Application
  • Walk daily life, work, witness
  • Talk about salvation

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