What Child is This (Luke 2:22-35,51)?
I. As the son of David He was the sovereign child (Matthew 1:1 and Luke 1:31-33).
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
A. He was the rightful king (Matthew 2:2; 27:11,29,37).
B. He was the rejected king (John 1:11)
C. He is the RETURNING king! King of all Kings! Amen (Revelation 19:16)!
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
II. As the son of Mary He was the supernatural child (Mark 6:3).
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14).
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon you and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also this holy thing which shall be born of you shall be called the son of God (Luke 1:35).
A. This birth seemed impossible (Luke 1:37).
B. This birth was thoroughly investigated
(By Joseph, shepherds, the wise men, Herod, angels, even by the devil).
C. This birth was supremely important (Galatians 4:4). When the fullness of time…
III. As the son of man He was the servant child (Philippians 2:5-8).
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28).
A. Shared the problems of the flesh weariness, hunger, thirst, pain and temptation
B. Submitted to the purpose of the Father and showed us a pattern of life.
IV. As the son of God He was the savior child (1 John 2:1-2).
Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
I. As the son of David He was the sovereign child (Matthew 1:1 and Luke 1:31-33).
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
A. He was the rightful king (Matthew 2:2; 27:11,29,37).
B. He was the rejected king (John 1:11)
C. He is the RETURNING king! King of all Kings! Amen (Revelation 19:16)!
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
II. As the son of Mary He was the supernatural child (Mark 6:3).
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14).
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon you and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also this holy thing which shall be born of you shall be called the son of God (Luke 1:35).
A. This birth seemed impossible (Luke 1:37).
B. This birth was thoroughly investigated
(By Joseph, shepherds, the wise men, Herod, angels, even by the devil).
C. This birth was supremely important (Galatians 4:4). When the fullness of time…
III. As the son of man He was the servant child (Philippians 2:5-8).
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28).
A. Shared the problems of the flesh weariness, hunger, thirst, pain and temptation
B. Submitted to the purpose of the Father and showed us a pattern of life.
IV. As the son of God He was the savior child (1 John 2:1-2).
Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.