The Birth of Jesus Christ
The Birth of Jesus Christ
The Birth of Jesus Christ
Luke 2:1-20
A. The birth of the Lord Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of the
prophecy in the Old Testament
1. The prophecy of the birthplace of Christ (Micah 5:2)
2. God’s promised a Savior immediately after the fall of man in
the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3: 15)
3. Prophecy concerning the Savior’s virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14)
Who were the shepherds who first received the news of the
birth of the Messiah?
The angels only told the shepherds that they would find the Babe
wrapped in "swaddling cloths and lying in a manger." There was
no need for the angels to give these shepherds directions to the
birth place because they already knew. These were the men who
raised sacrificial lambs that were sacrificed in the Temple. When
the angelic announcement came, they knew exactly where to go,
as Luke 2 indicates, for the sign of a manger could only mean
their manger at the tower of the flock!
You cannot explain the meaning or direction of the sign they were
given or their response unless you have the right manger and the
right shepherds!
Conclusion:
The Lord Jesus Christ is 100% God and 100% man. The virgin
birth of Christ means the Incarnation. The Incarnation, God
becoming flesh, is the lasting state for our Lord.
Why is the virgin birth important?
1 John 5: 20
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an
understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in
him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true
God, and eternal life.
We should realize that we have a PERFECT Savior. (continue….)
Insert John 3: 16; For God so loved the world….
Luke 19: 10: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that
which was lost.