Sermon Tone Analysis

1. Joseph was to be the legal father of Jesus but not the biological father of Jesus.

In the genealogy, Joseph is not described as the father of Jesus, but only Mary’s husband.

Joseph is encouraged to take Mary as his wife instead of divorcing and disgracing her

After the angel’s message, Joseph obeyed the angel’s instructions

2. Jesus was to be the Savior of the world - Jesus’ Purpose

Jesus would later make the claim to be the only way to God

God’s Plan of Salvation

We are all separated from God by our sins - Isa 59:2

2. By Christ’s death we have been reconciled to God - Col. 1:20-22

3. Jesus was to be God with us (Immanuel) - Jesus’ Person

Quote from Isa 7:14

Jesus was both fully God and fully man

As fully God, Jesus was the light in a dark world

Jesus was also fully human

Because Jesus was both God and man, He could be the perfect mediator

Other Notes:

God makes Himself fully known to us through Jesus Christ.

He reveals Himself as our Redeemer (1 Peter 1:18–19).

Jesus is God with us as Reconciler.

Once we were separated from God through sin (Isaiah 59:2), but when Jesus Christ came, He brought God to us: “For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them” (2 Corinthians 5:19, NLT;