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  1. One name repeatedly emerges from the heart and mind of Paul: Jesus. Jesus is Messiah, Jesus is Savior, Jesus is the world’s rightful and reigning King.
  2. For the Israelites, the language of restoration cannot be separated from the language of resurrection.
  3. Our words of proclamation from the pulpit not only bring repentance and comfort, enacting in our hearers an exchange of sinful identity for the identity of God’s child, but also the motivation and fuel for loving others.
  4. In chapter 41 the servant is identified as Israel, but chapter 42 is a different servant. In fact, Matthew 12:18-21 makes the ID clear—this Servant is Jesus!
  5. This text explicates the Christian life in light of the reality of Christ’s lordship and the gift of the Holy Spirit amidst a world and a Church which has not experienced the fullness of redemption and recreation itself.
  6. Jesus did not need to be baptized. But he did it. Why?
  7. God reveals Himself to us in Word and Sacrament but sometimes these revelations happen in unexpected ways.
  8. Every verse rings with the Gospel, declaring the giving of God the Father consisting of the Son and the Spirit and we, contrary to what we deserve for our sins, the recipients of His “lavish” love and grace.
  9. Solomon asks for what is necessary to carry out this task, an understanding/wise and discerning mind.
  10. ‘What’s so great about Christmas?” That is the question which the preacher must answer!
  11. If the LORD is faithful to His Covenant—and He must be—then He will remember His people and take action.
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