"Christ the True and Better David" | First Baptist Church, December 22, 2024

First Baptist Church of Delphi, IN
Pastors: Matthew DelValle, Bill Glenn, & Shawn Covington
Website: www.fbcdelphi.com
Sunday, December 22, 2024 - Music & Sermon
"Christ the True and Better"
Words and Music: Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa
(C) 2020 Getty Music Hymns and Songs; Getty Music Publishing
CCLI Song #7160820 | CCLI License #324761
"How Should a King Come?"
Words and Music: Carol Owens and Jimmy Owens
© 1980 Bud John Songs, Inc.
CCLI Song # 20223 | CCLI License # 324761
"Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus"
Words: Stanzas 1 and 4, Charles Wesley (1744); Stanzaas 2 and 3, Mark E. Hunt (1978)
Text of stanzas 2 and 3 (C) 1978 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
Music (HYFRYDOL): Rowland Hugh Pritchard (1855)
CCLI Song #31999 | CCLI License #324761
Luke 1:26-33, 67-75
“Christ the True and Better David: Good Shepherd, Mighty Warrior, Righteous King”
Introduction: King David and King Jesus
• Jesus is the Son of David [Lk. 1:32, 69; 2 Sam. 7:12-16]
• Jesus is the King over God’s People [Lk. 1:33, 70; Isa. 9:6-7]
Big Idea: Jesus is the true and better David, the Great Shepherd-Warrior-King who cares for, protects, delivers, and rules over God’s people, working out all things to God’s glory and their good now and into eternity.
1. Jesus is the Good Shepherd Who Cares for God’s People Tenderly
A. The King is a Shepherd [1 Sam. 5:1-2; 16:11; 17:15, 20; 2 Sam. 7:8]
B. The Lord is the Shepherd [Ps. 23]
C. Jesus Is the Good Shepherd [Ezek. 34:23-24; Mt. 2:1-6; Jn. 10]
2. Jesus is the Mighty Warrior Who Conquers the Enemies of God’s People Victoriously
A. David’s Victories [1 Sam. 17; 18:5-9; 2 Sam. 7:9-11]
B. Abraham’s Promise [Gen. 12:3]
C. Jesus’s Conquest [Lk. 1:68-75]
1) The World Is Our Enemy [Jn. 15:18-19; 16:33; 1 Jn. 5:5]
2) The Flesh Is Our Enemy [Gal. 5:17; Rom. 8:12-13]
3) The Devil Is Our Enemy [1 Pet. 5:8; 1 Jn. 3:8; Rev. 12:10-11; Gen. 3:15; Col. 2:15]
4) Death Is Our Enemy [1 Cor. 15:26; 2 Tim. 1:10; 1 Cor. 15:56; Phil. 1:21; Rev. 20:14]
3. Jesus is the Righteous King Who Rules Over God’s People Perfectly
A. David’s Imperfect Reign
B. Christ’s Perfect Reign
1) Perfect Because His Reign Establishes Justice and Righteousness [Isa. 9:7]
2) Perfect Because His Reign Endures Forever [Lk. 1:33; 2 Sam. 7:12-16; Acts 2:29-36]
Conclusion
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