The Courage of Asa, Son of David

Series Title: Son of DavidSeries Summary: When the angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus, he told Mary that her son would rule on David’s throne. Matthew’s gospel opens with a genealogy which emphatically connects Jesus of Nazareth with the kingly family of David. This is because the prophets had told God’s people that the coming “Son of David” would also be the Son of God. The Old Testament kings of Israel were flawed–some more than others. The best ones, although far from perfect, were remembered by Israel as displaying some of the marks and virtue of the Ultimate Son of David. In this Advent series, we are focusing our attention on four sons of David, four men named in  Jesus’ genealogy–Solomon, Asa, Hezekiah, & Josiah. Each one points us to something true about their future son. Each one’s flaws remind us that we needed a great King. Passages: 2 Chronicles 15Speaker: Omar OrtizWhen God calls Asa to revitalize Israel’s worship, he responds with remarkable courage. Asa's faithfulness leads the whole nation to seek the Lord. Sadly, this is not how his story ends. Asa ultimately points us to Jesus, the King who seeks the Father with perfect courage to the very end and who leads us to seek him as well.(This is a recording of the sermon Omar preached at First Presbyterian Church on the passage the previous week. The audio for the sermon preached at Harbor was not available. )