{"id":6215,"date":"2020-12-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/?p=6215"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:37:11","slug":"the-prism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/sermon-series\/12\/28\/the-prism\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prism"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We all know how when white light goes through a prism, a rainbow pops out the other side. But did you know that the reverse is also true? A rainbow entering a prism can produce white light? The prism is able to take these different beams and converge them into a single, unified beam.<\/p>\n

As we read the Scriptures, Jesus is like that prism. The different strands of ideas, concepts, goals, and longings in the Old Testament are all brought together into a unified whole through Christ. <\/p>\n

We\u2019re often tempted to think of the Old Testament\u2019s witness to Christ being isolated prophetic lines like, \u201cborn in Bethlehem.\u201d While these certainly exist, Jesus and the apostles believed Jesus wasn\u2019t merely on the periphery of the Old Testament plot, but at the very core. Jesus believed that ALL the Scriptures bore witness to him (John 5:39). <\/p>\n

In every story, in every law, in every psalm, we are pushed to long for Jesus more deeply. As Christ\u2019s church, we find our own identity is shifted as we find who we are in him. <\/p>\n

In this sermon series we are giving just a taste of how the Hebrew Bible finds its completion and fulfillment in Jesus and what that means for us as God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n

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Series Playlist<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tElizabeth City EMC Podcast\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Jesus: the Fulfillment of the Law<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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