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This sermon was preached by Ian Watson at the Fallowfield site of Christ Church Manchester on Sunday 14th August 2022.

BIBLE VERSES

This sermon was based on Zechariah 9:9-13.

The Coming King of Zion

9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

Behold, your king is coming to you;

righteous and having salvation is he,

humble and mounted on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the war horse from Jerusalem;

and the battle bow shall be cut off,

and he shall speak peace to the nations;

his rule shall be from sea to sea,

and from the River to the ends of the earth.

11As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,

I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;

today I declare that I will restore to you double.

13For I have bent Judah as my bow;

I have made Ephraim its arrow.

I will stir up your sons, O Zion,

against your sons, O Greece,

and wield you like a warrior’s sword.

KEY POINTS

The Messiah Would Not Be Coming to Conquer, but Would Be Coming in Peace

• Zion is identified as symbolic of the church.
• The donkey plays a role of peace.
• God is a parent, a Father, He’s protective.

The Messiah Will Come, Not Just for the Jews, but for Everyone

• The Jews will carry peace and prosperity but the Gentiles will also share in it.
• Making a connecting between Joseph and the waterless pit.
• Hope amongst torment.

God Builds up Their Lives, as They Build His Temple

• God encourages to continue to work hard and He’ll to be among them.
• The covenant has been established through God’s son, Jesus.
• Building truths of who you are in Christ.

Further Resource(s)

• Hebrews 12
• 1 Peter 2:6
• Isaiah 28:16
• 1 Kings 33
• 2 Samuel 16
• Matthew 28:18
• Genesis 37:24
• John 10
• Romans 6

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