First Lesson Isaiah 49: 1-7
Remember when the angel Gabriel
How will you feel if you happened to be
eavesdropping in on a conversation where God
the Father is speaking to God the Son?
Wouldn’t it be interesting sometime to be a fly
on the wall when members of the Holy Trinity
sat down and discussed things together? .
Isaiah had that opportunity. And in our text for
this morning, the prophet writing by inspiration
records a conversation between God the Father
and God the Son.
Verse 3 of this reading speaks of a Servant that
God was going to use. And many people have
had many different ideas of who this servant
might be. Some have thought that Jeremiah,
who lived 100 years after Isaiah, was this
servant. Some have thought that King Cyrus of
the Persians, who let the Israelites out of
captivity, was this servant etc. But the real
answer of who this servant is simple. Jesus,
God’s Son, is the Servant that this reading
speaks of. So this morning, we will look at God
commissioning his Son with the words, “You are are forgiven. Oh, and by the way, just to
my Servant, Israel.” 1. You are the Servant who
would speak with piercing words. 2. You are the
Servant who would appear to have a failed
ministry. 3. You are the Servant whose work
would extend to Israel and to all the nations of
the earth.
Part I
Did you notice whom this reading is addressed
to? Whom is this Servant talking to? He’s
talking to you, and I. He says, “Listen to me,
you islands; hear this, you distant nations.”
Isaiah wrote to the Israelites, but here, his
audience is much greater. It includes people
who live far away from Israel, and it includes
people who are separated from biblical times by
thousands of years. Here, the Servant of God is
talking to you.
And first, he reminds you that he was God’s
choice to save the world even before he was
born.
appeared to Mary? When people these days
have babies, they spend literally hours and
days trying to come up with the perfect name
for their new child. Well, Mary didn’t have to
worry about that. Gabriel told Mary what God
was going to name her baby even before he was
born. The child’s name would be Jesus – Why?
Because the name Jesus means Savior, and that
was God’s way of letting the world know that
this child was his choice to save the world from
sin.
And as Jesus grew up, he proved with his words
that he was the Son of God. And Jesus had some
powerful words to speak. He wasn’t afraid to
rebuke his own followers the disciples when
they showed little or no faith in him.
But the most powerful words that Jesus spoke
were his words of comfort.
Think of the paralytic, whose friends lowered
him down through the roof in front of Jesus,
so that Jesus could say, “Cheer up! Your sins
prove that I do have the authority to forgive
your sins, why don’t you get off your mat and
walk?” Mk 2:5, 10-11
and the paralyzed man was healed just like
that!
Think of the criminal dying on the cross next
to Jesus, hearing from Christ, “Today, you
will be with my in paradise.” Jesus was
telling that dying man that his previous life
of sin didn’t matter. Lk 23:39-43
Can you also do the same?
Second Lesson 1Corinthians 1 – 9
The city Corinth is a Business Town since it’s
surrounded by big cities Athens, Greece etc. So
one can easily perceive the sort of things that
are likely to happen in Corinth. Different
religion, Pagan, Atheist and anything so
negative that you can think of Accra for
example; they indulge themselves in all these
social vices you can think of 1Corinthians 6: 9-
11 say it.
Paul was really surprise at of the Corinthians
church, knowing the History of Corinth.
But the fact is all Christians are by baptism
dedicated and devoted to Christ, and are under
strict obligations to be holy. Christians are
distinguished from the profane and atheists,
that they dare not live without prayer; and they
are distinguished from Jews and pagans, that
they call on the name of Christ. Observe how
often in these verses the apostle repeats the
words, Our Lord Jesus Christ. He feared not to
make too frequent or too honourable mention
of him. To all who called upon Christ, the
apostle gave his usual salutation, desiring, in
their behalf, the pardoning mercy, sanctifying
grace, and comforting peace of God, through
Jesus Christ.
Sinners can have no peace with God, nor any
from him, but through Christ. He gives thanks
for their conversion to the faith of Christ; that
grace was given them by Jesus Christ. They had
been enriched by him with all spiritual gifts.
1Corinthians 1:3
He speaks of utterance and knowledge. And
where God has given these two gifts, he has
given great power for usefulness. These were
gifts of the Holy Ghost, by which God bore
witness to the apostles. Those that wait for the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ will be kept by
him to the end; and those that are so, will be
blameless in the day of Christ, made so by rich
and free grace. We will be too happy; to be kept
by the power f Christ, from the power of our
corruptions and Satan's temptations.
1Corinthians 1:4 - 9
3rd Lesson John 1: 29 – 42
Am sure majority of us here eats from the
(Restaurant) ‘Chop Bars’ and sometimes takes
in some thing to get the food settle? And am
sure there is there is one particular place we
won’t like to miss if we happen to eat from a
restaurant. And guess you sometimes refer
friends to this place. Why is it so? I need some
few reasons why you would that. Does it mean
you are given a good testimony about the
place? If that is true then clap for yourselves
and I pray you do same about Christ.
*With today’s message from John 1:29-42, it
simply giving a record people sharing what took
place when Jesus Christ is being baptized and
what happens when the Good News is shared.
*It is significant because we are gathered here
as a believer today is either we’ve been spoken
to by God from Heaven or you have had an
encounter with the Holy Spirit. I was born and
bread in the mission house and as son of a
pastor, I was part of the family who was at
church at every time something was going on.
Because Christ was always shared in the house,
I can’t but become a believer at all cost and so
will it be to my kids as well.
*People’s lives are truly changed when the
Good News is preached to them. Let’s look at
John 1:29 - 30 “On the next day John saw Jesus
coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb
of God who takes away the sin of the world”
This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me
comes a man who is greater than I am, because
he existed before me.
*The Good News there is the Lamb of God. Who
among us here won’t like it if upon all the sins
we’ve committed just a single day a (Lamb) will
be sacrificed to take away those sins.
*If you read the whole of (Isa 53) you will
understand what John is trying to say but let
look at verse 6 “All of us had wandered off like
sheep; each of us had strayed off on his own
path, but the LORD caused the sin of all of us
to attack him.” Jesus was truly made the
sacrificial Lamb - Led as a lamb to the slaughter
for our forgiveness.
(John 1:35-37
*Again the next day John was standing there
with two of his disciples. Gazing at Jesus as he
walked by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God
When John’s two disciples heard him say this,
they followed Jesus. And because John
declared His stand as being a ‘’small boy’’
before Jesus, He did not say anything. What will
happen if we found ourselves in this state?
Only God knows.
*Here you will notice Jesus saw them following
and asked, “What do you want?” I know that
day world will break lose. Visa to America, Good
wife and Husband to marry, just everything
that will make life sweet will surely come to
mind. But they in turn ask “Rabbi” (which
means Teacher), “where are you staying?”
They stayed with Jesus and you see Andrew one
of the Disciples brought his brother Simon to
Jesus and that He’s found the Messiah Jesus
then named Simon “Cephas meaning Peter.”
Matthew 16: 13-15
can as well read verse 15-68 when u gets
home.
Let’s all live a life that will give a good
testimony about Jesus so in the end victory will
ours. Read 1 John 5: 4-5; 7-13.
Yesu menono nyo wu sika sika kpakple klosalo o…….
Pray and ask God’s Guidance in your life so you
can draw people to Him only. Prayer for the
week and ask God to find you a job to do and
also to people ard you. Pray for all neighbors
and ask God to protect them even those you
think they hate.
(Romans12:18 - 21 As far as it possible for you
be at peace with all men.) If you hate them
then ask God to change that decision of hatred.
Pray for the word you just heard. Work out with
this Word and your will never be the same.
Amen.

Did you notice that Jesus changed Peter’s

name? - Before he met Jesus he was Simon
- Afterwards: Peter or Simon Peter -
Knowing Jesus might not mean that we get a
new name - But knowing Jesus always
transforms who we are
(Speaking naturally about our life styles now)
Do we live a life draw to God or drag them
away from God.
Someone here is just praying we close from
Church, He/she has case with someone and it
need to be solved violently (examples).
Matthew 16: 24
Our life outside the Church that is offices,
market places and just anywhere should serve
as a link to that will first of all draw people to
God. ‘Matthew 6:33 says Seek ye ……’ By so
doing you are more or less advertising the
kingdom of God and testifying the good name
of and also telling someone being with Jesus
you have all you need. And I assure you your
rewards from God will be really great as stated
Deuteronomy (5th Bk. Of Moses 28:1 – 14). You