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-Mrs. Bessie WUbon ■■■■ 1 ZiC IV#. t * V ; INTRODUCTION When John the Baptist, in prison, sent word to Jesus, asking, “Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?” (Matt. llJ3), he was voicing the hope of the Jewish people for the Deliverer whom God h£d promised to send to them. The com mon tittajby which this anticipated one was known was the Messiah, the one anointed of ,God for. the task of deliverance. I; term Messiah, referring to the 'social agent of the Lord, appears in only ;one passage of the Old Testament, Daniel ?0:25, 26. Nevertheless, there are so many ; prophecies related to this person - so many ; and sospecific, in fact that a dominant tenet 'of theiJewishJfaith was that the Messiah ! wouldjcorae. There are two other aspects 'regarding the Messiah that are presented in • : the Old Testament. One of these is that He *)vpuldjbe God’s spokesman. God said to l Moses, “I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren like unto thee, and ■ will pu^my words in his mouth, and he shall ; speak unto them all that I shall command %him,” (Det. 18:18). The New Testament 'clearly indicates that this prediction was' fulfullfcd (see Acts 3:30-22). \ LJS.SSUN BACKGROUND We Rave indicated that the prophecy, .relative to the servant, found its fulfill ment lb Jesus Christ. However, the ex pression “servant of the Lord” was more extensive in its meaning until it came • Specified lly to indicate the Messiah. j In Isaiah 4:1-8, 9, we read, “But thou, J Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have } chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. jThou whom I have takenlfrom the ends of ;the earth, and called thee from the chief {men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art ! my servant: I have chosen thee and not jeast thee away.” The language is clear. [Israel was God’s chosen servant; however, ;the reference is to Israel as^a unity, not as ian aggregate of persons. In similar fashion {we can say today that the church is the servant of the Lord. This is hot to say that every person making up the church is faithfully seeking to do God’s work. It does mean tni*ihe. church beats a special'. relationship to God, will continue to do so as Hu servant and will realize His promise tfflt “the1 gates of hell shall not prevail against it,” (Matt. 16:18). it 1 m t # v Isaiah 42:1-4) The Lord says, ‘{Here is my servant whom I strengthen - the one I have fchosen, with whom I am pleased. I have filled him with my spirit and he will bring justice to every nation. He will npt shout or haise his voice or make loud speeches in the fetreets. He will not break off a bent reed nor put out'a flickering lamp. He, will bring {lasting justice to a 11.'He will not lose hope or pourage; he will establish justice on the •parth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his [teaching.” In the eyes of the world the •position of a servant is one of humility. Yet riven among the proud it is considered a Signal honor to be the servant of a king, and [Certainly it is an honor to be called the [ServajtyA of the Lord. Our first Scripture •introduces the Servant as one specifically [choseil and loved by the Lord. » r! ; ! Israel had been chosen by the Lord and j endowed to become a light to the nations, { the servant of the Lord for a special task. • But a4 a ribtion, she failed her responsibi ; lily. The -Messiah would not fail in His jmission. -He would be God’s Servant to, ; bring blessing to all families of the earth. t . The theme of a world mission for Israel is 'prominent in the Old Testament, although [the nation was slow in accepting the Tesponpitflity. It would remain for the [Messiah to implement this mission of taking ike judgment of (Sod to' all nations. The (Servant Would bring forth for all nations that w|l<|i i* right, the truth, the true form of judgment (God-given) - the basis upon Which meaningful human reiauonsraps may [ be r“tofd ; '< Verse 4 intimates that the Servant would ; have to undergo hardship and suffering in '^His mission- Yet, he would not flinch frpm : the task, He shall not fall. He will not grow weak; He will not be “dimmed.” Nat would jHe be discouraged. However nigged the 'Way. He would presevere. . j Ij Upon the completion of the Servant’s missions the supreme good would be seen to "be fellowship With God through Jesus Christ iWhom mb fenfj and with others as brothers *nd aWtfers, bi/folve happiness but pot that which 9 focused upon sensual pleasure. This wofild be a true happiness of the spirit fa tune with God. Perfectionism would also be a factor but not that of the self-made man. would be the result of fargiveness and cleansing by the Lord. And aMWrealisstmrr would be tip Joydus out Uonf fp( those who would give heed to the ^ •- . . .V'1 Tony Brown, host and executive producer of "Tony Brown's Journal," will be the guest speaker at a United Negro College Fund fundraiser sponsored by Johnson C. Smith University. The fundraiser will be held February 13 at McDonald's Cafeteria, 7 p.m. The |15 tickets to the wine sip and dinner can be purchased at the Office of Development, Johnson C. Smith University. Charlotte, N.C. 28218. During Black History Month JCSU Special Calendar Of Events Sunday, February 12 through Friday, February 24 - The Charlotte Black Artists’ Exhibition, the fifth annual event spon sored by the JCSU Art Department, will be held in the campus library. A pu blic reception for the art ists will kick off the two week exhibition from 3-5:30 p.m., Sunday, February 12. For more information, call Charles Rogers at 378-1000, ext. 2005. Library hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.. Monday through Thurs day; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and 2-10 p.m. Sunday. Monday, February 13 - A special convocation fea turing nationally syndicat ed television journalist Tony Brown as guest speaker, will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the University Church on campus. Pepsi Cola of Charlotte is spon soring Mr. Brown’s visit as part of the Black History Month, open to the public free. For information, call Dr. Gloria Duval at 378 1024. Monday, February 13 - Johnson C. Smith Univer sity-United Negro College Fund fundraising wine sip and dinner featuring journalist Tony Brown as guest speaker. Come and ' meet Tony Brown at the wine sip from 7-8 p.m. at McDonald’s Cafeteria on Beatties Ford Road and 1-85. Dinner and speech will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 which includes all food and beverages. AD pro ceeds will benefit JCSU’s UNCF campaign. For in formation, caD Dr. Gloria Duval at 378-1024 or Mar garet Braun-at Pepsi-Cola at 523-6761. . .Thursday, February 18 - Workshop III of the Urban Studies' Black History Month series: “City Growth and the Black Community.” Stanley Wat kins of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission will discuss the Charlotte growth plan and how it will affect the black communities: Mc Crorey HaD, Rm. 308, from 7-10 p.m. For infor mation, caD Hattie Leeper at 378-1887. _ ..Sunday, February 19 - “Hats: A Tribute to Har riet Tubman.” Atlanta actress Sandra Dunson Franks will present a one woman show in the tribute to Harriet Tubman, one of black history’s greatest conductors on the under ground railroad. Harriet personally led over 300 slaves to freedom using a series of safe houses on 19 trips through the South despite a paralyzing illness and a $40,000 reward for her capture, dead or alive. Tubman served in the Union Army as a soldier, nurse, spy, scout and cook as well as taking on active leadership roles in the AME Zion Church. The show is open to the public free of charge and will be held at 8:15 p.m. in the University Church on cam pus. “Black Heritage Week” Planned HmtageWeek” The Central Piedmont Community College Stu dent Association invites the public to its concluding performance of Black Heritage Week, which be gan February 6. Friday, February 10, at 8 p.m. in Taylor Hall, Room 100, the CPCC Dance Group, gospel musician John Key, and the Aware ness Arts Ensemble will perform for Afro-American Night. Reggae and gospel music will be featured. For more information, contact Ross Surphlis at 373-6584. A&T Alumni The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Charlotte chapter of A&T State University alumni will meet Friday, Februa ry 17, at 7 p.m. at Holi day Inn, Sugar Creek Rd. The guest speaker will be Sampson Buie, Jr., Direc tor of Alumni Affairs at A&T. 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