THE BIRTH OF A KING
Matthew 1:18-25
A NEW FAMILY IN CHRIST
V:18 "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about:
His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came
together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. "
A. Throughout the Old Testament, God has been giving us
information about the
Savior of
mankind starting in Genesis 3:15.
4000BC
" And I will
put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her
seed; it shall
bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
1. Since a woman
does not have a seed, the indication was that a miracle birth
would take
place.
2. God never gave
the total details regarding the coming of the redeemer at
one time.
3. God chose specific events at specific
times to add to the story of the redeemer.
B. It was in the book of Isaiah 7:14 that we were told that
a virgin would bear a child.
1. Isaiah 7:14
740 BC
Therefore the
Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will
give birth to a
son, and will call him Immanuel.
2. The miracle
birth was through the power of the Holy Spirit
DON'T MAKE A CONCLUSION WITHOUT THE FULL STORY
V:19. " Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man
and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce
her quietly. "
A. What God does, the logic of man can not understand.
1. According to
the Jewish law a woman caught in adultery could be stone to death.
2. Those who God
uses follow the law, but are filled with compassion.
3. Joseph loved
Mary enough not to expose her, but not enough to marry her.
B. We should never judge someone when we don't know the full
story.
1. Mary accepted
God's plan for her life regardless of the consequences.
2. Joseph saw the
consequences as a reason not to get the full story from
Mary.
3. God does not
tells us whether Mary told the full story of her pregnancy to
Joseph.
4. If she did,
Joseph did not accept her word.
THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
V:20. " But after he had considered this, an angel of
the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not
be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is
from the Holy Spirit."
A. God's plan for man is not changed by the desires of man
nor his ignorance of the
the Word.
1. Whenever we are
confused by the Word, God will make it plain to us.
2. Joseph got a
Word from the Lord that he valued more than his opinion.
3. The Word of God
has authority over any man made laws.
4. If we govern
ourselves by the Word of God, our opinions become useless.
COMMUNICATION, A KEY TO MARRIAGE
B. Three things about marriage stands out in this text.
1. In a marriage , the couple must learn to
communicate with each other.
a. 50 percent
of communication is listening
b. In our
listening must be an understanding of the others persons
point of
view.
2. In a marriage or
any relationship there must be trust.
a. Joseph may
not have trusted Mary's explanation of her pregnancy.
b. Or, his mind
may have been closed to her situation.
c. He could have
made up his mind based on sight.
d. It is evident
that Joseph did not trust Mary's devotion to him
before he
heard from God.
e. A lack of
trust can destroy a relationship.
3. God intends for marriage to be permanent.
a. In any
relationship, there will be good and bad.
b. You should not abandon the relationship as soon as the bad
shows up.
c. What we
perceive as bad, God may intend for our good.
d. All things
work for the good of those who love the Lord
is easy to
say when the bad is not happening to you.
e. Faith and love
grows when we endure the tough times together.
WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, PRAY
C. The Word gives us more wisdom than all of mans
thoughts.
1. By listening
to the Word of God, Joseph got an understanding
of God's work
in Mary.
2. God choices
for us, is not always logical to us without the
guidance of
the Holy Spirit.
D. God identified the mother of Jesus and the step father of
Jesus
at His appointed
time.
1. Joseph was descendant
from King David.
2 Samuel 7:11-13 1040 BC
"The Lord
declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: 12
When your
days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your
offspring to
succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish
his kingdom.
13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will
establish the
throne of his kingdom forever."
3. Before His
birth, God established Jesus as king of kings.
THE WORD CONFIRMS THE WORD
V: 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him
the name Jesus, because he
will save his
people from their sins."
A. God confirmed the mission of Jesus, given in Genesis 3:14. 4000 BC
1. The mission was
also confirmed in Isaiah 7:14. 740
BC
2. The name Jesus
means Savior, from the Hebrew word which means
"whose
help is Jehovah".
3. Notice that
throughout Old Testament history, God is constant in promoting
His plan of
redemption to us.
4. God's plan does
not change with time or circumstances.
B. The Lord gave us a name for the Savior, Jesus.
1. The Lord placed
Jesus in a God fearing family.
2. When Jesus
comes into our lives we learn our purpose in life.
3. Greatness is in
God, but it may come without fame or glory.
4. We are
connected to the one who every head shall bow and every
knee shall
bend.
5. The Christian
life is not about us, but about lifting up Jesus.
GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES
V:22. " All this took place to fulfill what the Lord
had said through the prophet:
23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth
to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with
us."
A. The Lord keeps His promises, but not on our time.
1. God uses us to
fulfill His plan for mankind.
2. We may never
know the importance of our lives in God's plan.
3. Before the
foundation of the earth, we were chosen to be
in Jesus.
B. God established Jesus, not only as our Savior, but to be
our
constant
companion.
1. Since God is
with us, why worry.
2. God is bigger
than our problems.
3. God is the
solution to our problems
THE JUST
LIVE BY FAITH
V:24-25. When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the
Lord had commanded him
and took Mary home as his wife.
25 But he had no
union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
A. When God speaks, we must listen.
1. When God
speaks we must act on faith.
2. Obedience to
God's Word not only blesses you but others also.
B. Accepting God's Word may not always be popular, but it
will always be
for our best.
1. Joseph respected
God Word and His wife by not have sex with her
until after the
birth of Jesus.
2. Joseph obeyed God
command and named the baby Jesus.
3. By following
God's command, the lives of Mary and Joseph were
protected and
blessed.
4. Our life with
Jesus is not without problems, but it is always protected.
THANK GOD FOR JESUS, OUR
SAVIOR
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
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