The Gospel
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Welcome
New Series - Matthew
21 Days Ongoing
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Intro
Intro
NEW SERIES = MATTHEW = KING OF KINGS
Who do you serve?
What do you serve?
We just had an election but there is already a King…
C.S. Lewis = Liar, Lunatic, Lord…?
3 Groups of people to side with...
Leaders - complete rejection
Crowds - casual observation
Disciples - unconditional following
Main Text: Matthew 1:1
Big Idea: The Gospel of Matthew is an account of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Messiah and King predicted by the Old Testament.
Application Point: Matthew is making a very strong claim and you have to decide who you believe Jesus is.
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
God’s promises are true and sure…
Salvation is of God alone…
Matthew is claiming that Jesus is the Messiah King…
Your response is demanded…!
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:
23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.
PRAYER
Message
Message
The Gospel of the Kingdom
Gospel = good news - life/world changing
Promised people - ruler - saviour - king
not congregational letter
not comprehensive biography
not chronological history
Kingdom = of God - 5 sections
Mtt 7.28
Mtt 11.1
Mtt 13.53
Mtt 19.1
Mtt 26.1
Matthew = 1/4
Mark - Suffering Servant
Luke - Son of Man
John - Son of God
Matt - Sovereign King
3/14 - generations… numerical significance
Introduction to The King
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
He is the worlds Saviour - Jesus - Joshua - Yeshua - “Yahweh Saves”
genealogy a response to Jewish slander...
He is the promised Messiah - Primary Jewish audience… Link = OT / NT
Messiah = Christ = “anointed one”
Isa 9.6-7; 11.1
He is son of David - kingdom promise
2 Sam 7.12-16
enduring seed
enduring kingdom
David Platt:
As readers in the twenty-first century, we should be struck by the fact that a promise given in 2 Samuel 7 is still active today. This promise is literally shaping eternity.
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
1 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
10 In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.
5 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
He is son of Abraham - gentile blessing
Gen 22.18
His response to Jewish slander...
proof of Gods sovereign control over all history and even individual events
3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
Overview of Kingdom
Gospel = the kingdom message
Repent because the kingdom is here (Mt 4.17)
Disciples = the kingdom citizen
Mt 5-7 = what do kingdom citizens look like?
Discipleship = the kingdom demand
citizenship is costly- Mt 10 = “lose and find life”
Church = the kingdom outpost
only gospel writer to use this word ekklesia
citizen saints in action!
Missions = the kingdom spread - Mt 16
Salvation through the King
salvation only by sovergine grace
ultimately for His global glory
Demons = the kingdom enemies
11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
Devil / Minons in opposition = limited power… victory
Hope = the kingdom come
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
Present Reality… The King Is Here!!!
Future Realization… The King Will Return!!!
How Jesus Came = Born…
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.
Virgin Mother
Adoptive Father
Amidst Fallen World
Who Jesus Is
21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
Son of Man - Fully Human
Son of God - Fully Divine
The most extraordinary miracle in the Bible
The most profound mystery in the universe
What Jesus Confirms
God’s promises are true and sure…
Salvation is of God alone…
Matthew is claiming that Jesus is the Messiah King…
Your response is demanded…!
Close
Close
Exalting Jesus in Matthew Our Mysterious and Majestic King 1:18-25
You are not at the center of history. I am not at the center of history. Our generation is not at the center of history. The United States of America is not at the center of history. Billions of people have come and billions have gone; empires have come and empires have gone; countries, nations, kings, queens, presidents, dictators, and rulers have all come and gone. At the center of it all stands one person: Jesus the Christ. This is the bold claim of Matthew's Gospel. And if this Jesus is the King of all history, then it follows that He should be the King of your life. When you realize His rule and submit to His reign, it changes everything about how you live. Everything.
3 Groups of people to side with...
C.S. Lewis = Liar, Lunatic, Lord…?
Leaders - complete rejection
Crowds - casual observation
Disciples - unconditional following
PRAYER
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