The Gift of Myrrh: Jesus Our Savior
Tony Schachle
The Three Gifts of Christmas • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 52:52
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· 112 viewsToday we look at the third and final gift presented to Jesus by the wise men, The Gift of Myrrh, and how it represents Jesus Our Savior. The power of the cross is foolishness to those who don't believe. But to those of us who believe, it is the ultimate source of victory. Jesus conquered all sin, sickness, death, and demonic powers at the Cross of Calvary. And he now offers that victory to whosoever will believe on His name! Could you use some victory today in your life? Then tune into this message and let the power of Christ set you free!
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OPENING
OPENING
Today we’re concluding our series on “The Three Gifts of Christmas.” The wise men presented three gifts to Jesus.
11 And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
We’ve talked about the Gift of Gold: Jesus Our King. We’ve talked about The Gift of Frankincense: Jesus Our High Priest. This week we are going to take a look at the third and final gift presented by the wise men: The Gift of Myrrh which represents Jesus Our Savior.
Myrrh
Like frankincense, myrrh is an aromatic gum that is found in certain trees.
Myrrh has several uses:
Incense
Fragrance
Spices used for the burying of the dead
Mixed with wine to make a painkiller
Myrrh symbolizes Jesus is several ways:
It symbolizes the anointing that God the Father placed on Jesus His Son to be the Savior of the world.
22 Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
23 “Also take for yourself quality spices—five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane,
24 five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil.
25 And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.
It symbolizes the pain and suffering Jesus was willing to endure to pay the price for our redemption.
23 Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.
It symbolizes the death of Jesus at the Cross and His ultimate sacrifice.
39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
The gift of myrrh given by the wise men was a foreshadowing of the anointing, the suffering, and ultimately the sacrificial death of Jesus on the Cross.
SCRIPTURE
SCRIPTURE
1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
MESSAGE
MESSAGE
Who Has Believed Our Report?
Jesus didn’t look like a Messiah
He had no form, or comeliness, or beauty.
He was a Man of Sorrows.
He was acquainted with grief.
Jesus was rejected
He was despised [considered worthless] and rejected.
We hid our faces from Him [looked away out of pity].
We esteemed [considered] Him:
Stricken [defeated],
Smitten by God [cursed or damned], and
Afflicted [a plague to society].
How can it be?
How can a blessing be the result of a curse? [cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree].
How can life sprout up out of death?
How can healing flow out of suffering?
How can victory rise from the ashes of defeat?
Jesus Turned Defeat Into Victory
He was wounded for us [literally pierced through], so that our transgressions [our rebellion against God] would be forgotten.
He was bruised for us, so that our iniquities [our sins] would be forgiven.
He took our chastisement [our punishment], so that we could have peace [fellowship] with God.
Four Victories Jesus Won For Us at the Cross
Jesus Won the Victory Over Sin
The power of sin was defeated at the Cross.
The blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin.
We are no longer slaves to sin.
Jesus Won the Victory Over Sickness
He came to make us whole: soul, spirit, and body.
Surely He has borne our griefs [sicknesses] and carried our sorrows [pains].
By His stripes we are healed!
Jesus Won the Victory Over Death
He is the resurrection and the life.
He got up!
Death has lost its sting!
Jesus Won the Victory Over the Powers of Darkness
He came to destroy the works of the devil.
He made a show of them openly, triumphing over them.
Demonic spirits have no authority over a blood-bought child of God, unless you give it to them.
10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up.
12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.”
13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
CLOSING
CLOSING
Where do you need victory today?
Jesus has already won your victory at the Cross!
You just have to accept it by faith!
ALTAR CALL
ALTAR CALL