You pass an orchard bursting with sun-ripened fruit! But you find out the farmer refuses to pick them, hoping instead for a smaller yield! Sadly enough, that’s how some folks view church. Today on Focal Point, Pastor Mike Fabarez reminds us that the primary reason for church isn’t to please us, but to harvest something God’s been cultivating all along!
Where and what was Jesus doing before the incarnation? Are there hints of Christ in the Old Testament? Yes! There was magnificent preparation and planning, which foreshadowed the incarnation that only a sovereign God could accomplish.
Be sure to request the book The Unfolding Mystery by Edmund Clowney and discover Christ in the Old Testament.