Please read Isaiah 9:2-7 and use these notes to prepare for Sunday morning worship.
Sermon Focus: The Names for the Messiah: Wonderful Counselor.
Key Verse: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined.”(Isaiah 9:2)
- What does darkness mean to you?
- How has light entered into those experiences?
- Where do you find God’s light shining in the world?
Key Verse: “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9: 6b)
- Which name speaks to your spiritual journey?
- How does your name for Jesus encourage you to see light in your life and in your world?
“Wonderful Counselor” ~ This is the name for the Messiah that we focus on this week. God blesses us with wonderful counsel through Jesus and his way of being in the world. We learn from Jesus that wisdom comes from God and enters the heart. It enters our hearts and then we live by a compassion that inspires us to be people of hope. This week we encourage you to seek the wise council from the way of love, planting seeds of hope and light for us and for the world.