'Much More Than a Prophet'
(Luke 7:24-30)
I. My Messenger (Luke 7:27)[ Isaiah 40:3-8;
Malachi 3:1]
A. His Person (Malachi 3:1a; Isaiah
40:3a)
B. His Purpose (Malachi 3:1b; Isaiah
40:3b)
C. His Plan (Isaiah 40:4)
D. His Promise (Isaiah 40:5)
E.
His Proclamation (Isaiah 40:6-11)
II. Not a
Greater Prophet (Luke 7:28)
A. His Methods/Manner (Elijah-Like)
1. Confronted Political Authority
2. Confronted Religious Authority
3. Called People to
Repentance/Revival
4. Clothing/Appearance Similar
5. Calling/Conduct Similar
B. His Ministry (Elijah-Like) (Matthew
3:1-12)
1. He Stood in a Difficult Place
& Time
2. He Preached an Unpopular
Message
3. He Stood Alone (v.3)
4. He was a Non-Conformist (v.4)
5. He had God-Given Holy Spirit
Filled Magnetism (v.5)
6. He Got Results in His
Ministry (v.6)
7. He Spoke out Against God's
Enemies (v.7)
8. He was Confident in His
Life-Giving Message (v.8)
9. He Denounced Religious
Tradition (v.9)
10. He Proclaimed God's Judgment
(v.10)
11. He Announced the Ministry of
the Christ (v.11)
12. He Described the Ministry of
the Christ (v.12)
III. He [Elijah] Truly Shall Come First
(Matthew 17:11)
A. His First Appearance (I Kings 17)
B. His Second Appearance [Elijah-Like
John the Baptist] (Matthew 3)
C. His Third Appearance
[Elijah-Like??????????] (Malachi 4:5,6; Matthew 17:9-13; Revelation 11:3-12;
Zechariah 4:1-3, 11-14)