THE MIRACLE BIRTH OF JESUS
Luke 1:26-38
PROPHECIES FULFILLED
V:26-27. "In the sixth month, God sent the angel
Gabriel to Nazareth , a town in Galilee ,
to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a
descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary
A. In these two verses, God announced the fulfillment of
prophecies made hundreds
of years earlier.
1. God the Father
spoke about Jesus as the promise seed in Genesis 3:15 4000 BC
2. The prophets spoke of Jesus being called a
Nazarene. Matt 2:23 .
a. The name Nazareth
come from the root word netzer which means branch
Isa 11:1
, 700 BC
3. Isaiah spoke of
Jesus being born of a virgin. Isa 7:14
4. Jeremiah spoke
of Jesus being a descendant from the house of David. Jer 23:5,
600 BC
5. Micah 5:2 is
the prophecy of the city of Jesus
birth; Bethlehem . 700 BC
6. Daniel 9:6 gives the time frame of Jesus birth and
death. 600 BC
7. God is in no
hurry to fulfill His prophecies, but they will be fulfilled.
8. Whatever God
says He will do for you, He will do, but in His time.
B. God's plan for your life supercedes your plans.
1. Mary and Joseph
had a planned marriage.
2. God changed
their plan to fit His plan.
3. God's plan for
your life is better than any plan you can make.
C. The Lord uses
those who are faithful and just to carry out His plans.
1. Mary and
Joseph came from the line of David and were both righteous in their lives.
2. We can infer
this by what is said about Jesus.
3. We can also
infer that God would not have chosen unfit parents for His Son.
THE FAVOR OF GOD
V:28-29. " The angel went to her and said,
"Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you. Mary was greatly troubled at his words and
wondered what kind of greeting this might be."
A. Our faithfulness gets God's attention.
1. God rewards us
on this earth for our love for Him
2. God is on the
side of the faithful
3. There is no end
to the favor of God for the righteous.
B. God's favor to us does not prevent us from facing the
trouble of the world.
1. God is with us
through our trouble
2. God comforts us
in our trouble.
C. Like Mary, we ought to meditate on the Word of God.
1. We ought to
bless the Lord in our troubles and through our troubles.
2. We ought to
consider the favor of the Lord in our lives with thanksgiving.
3. We ought to
show our gratitude by our obedience to His commands.
GOOD NEWS FROM THE FATHER
V:30-32. " But the angel said to her, "Do not be
afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.
You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him
the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,"
A. God's favors include particular blessings.
1. Not only will
God bless us with children, but He has a plan for
the future
success of our children.
2. God named Jesus according to the mission He had for Him.
a. The name Jesus means savior or
deliverer.
b.
Traditionally, Jewish male babies were named at the time they were circumcise .
c.
Traditionally, Jewish babies were name after a decease relative (grand parent).
3. Jesus was not a
traditional baby, therefore was not named according to tradition.
B. The birth of Jesus was not by human conception, but by
the Holy Spirit.
1. Normally for
the ancient Jewish marriage there were two celebration, the betrothal
and then
wedding celebration.
2. Normally, the
conception of a baby took place after the marriage celebration.
3. Since Mary was
espoused to Joseph, a dowry had been paid to her father.
a. She was
legally married to Joseph, but the wedding celebration
had not taken place.
4. God eliminated
the marriage celebration so Joseph would not have any
part in the birth of Jesus or could claim
he had any part.
C. Jesus is not the
son of Joseph, but the Son of the Heavenly Father.
1. Joseph was
father in the care taker sense.
2. Joseph had the
role of taking care of Jesus during his childhood.
D. God's plan for
Jesus was greater than any plan Mary and Joseph
could develop.
1. Jesus is the
Son of God.
2. Jesus is the
king of mankind forever.
3. As His name
implies, He is the Savior of mankind.
THE MISSION
V:33. " And he will reign over the house of Jacob
forever; his kingdom will never end."
A. Jesus holds three eternal positions.
1. He is King.
2. He is our High
Priest.
3. He is our
prophet.
B. Jesus is our Lord.
1. He is our
Shepherd.
2. Jesus is our
Savior.
3. Jesus is our
intercessor seated at the right hand of the Father.
WHEN GOD SPEAKS, IT'S OK TO ASK QUESTIONS
V:34 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel,
"since I am a virgin?"
A. This question from Mary seem strange to me.
1. Since Mary was
espoused to Joseph, why wouldn't she naturally
think that her
wedding to Joseph would take place and she would
conceive a son?
2. Why would Mary
think that the angel was speaking of a birth that didn't include
her husband?
3. Why was Mary not
alarmed that the Angel was speaking of something that
would be
considered adultery by her community, punishable by death?
4. Why didn't God
inform Joseph first of His plan for Mary?
5. Why didn't Mary
immediately inform Joseph?
6. Is it possible
that Mary had a conversation with the Angel that is not recorded?
7. Don't worry, God
told us all He wanted us to know.
B. Sometimes God's plan for our lives does not follow our
normal thought
process.
1. Before we jump
to conclusions, we have to listen to the Word of God.
2. If we don't
fully understand God's Word, we should ask questions.
3. God's plan for
our lives always follows His Word. Isa
7:14.
THE ANSWER IS IN THE WORD
V:35. " The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will
come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy
one to be born will be called the Son of God."
A. It take faith to act on God's Word.
1. It takes faith
to allow God to use you in a controversial way.
2. It takes faith
to believe that God can do something extraordinary with you.
3. It takes faith
to act on God's Word without consulting those you trust.
4. It takes faith
to act on God's Word when you have never witness what
He commands
you to do.
B. The body of Mary was used to house the Spirit of Jesus in
human flesh.
1. Jesus was God
first, then God in human flesh.
2. The Holy Spirit
took charge of Mary's body to perform the Holy conception.
3. The Holy Spirit
was in charge of the growth and the development of the
baby Jesus in
Mary's body.
4. The Holy Spirit
claimed God as the Father of Jesus.
5. Notice Joseph
was left out of the process all together.
6. God does not
need your approval to do what He desires to those you love.
GOD CONFIRMS HIS AUTHORITY BY POINTING US TO HIS WORKS
V:36. " Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a
child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month."
A. To give Mary comfort that God performs miracles, The
angel pointed Mary to
her relative who
was pregnant in her old age.
1. Elizabeth
was well past the child bearing age, yet she was 6 months pregnant.
2. While Elizabeth 's
pregnancy was a miracle, in my mind it was not on the same
level as
Mary's.
B. Everyday, life on
this earth is God's miracle. We just don't see life as a miracle.
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE FOR GOD
V"37. " For nothing is impossible with God."
A. God created man
out of the dust of the earth.
1. God spoke the
universe into being.
2. If we can
believe the creation story in Genesis, it should be
easy to
believe God can do anything He desires.
3. Just because
we can't understand something, does not mean it is
impossible for
God.
B. Our ways are not God's ways and our thoughts are not
God's thoughts.
1. We must leave
room in our prayers for God to do unexpected miracles
in our lives.
2. I believe we
need to expect God to do the unexpected.
OBEDIENCE, A PROPER RESPONSE
V:38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered.
"May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. "
A. Complete submission to God's Word takes complete faith in
God.
1. Mary set an
example of what it takes to be faithful.
2. We first have to
see ourselves as servants of God.
3. We have to allow
God to take control of our lives.
4. We have to be
willing to suffer to follow God's Word.
B. We have to ignore the opinions of others when serving
God.
1. We have to put
complete trust in God to carry us through
any adversity
we face while serving Him.
2. We have to thank
God for using us in His plan of redemption.
THANK GOD FOR JESUS
Rev M Mitchell
Asst Pastor of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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