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OVERVIEW
In Chapter 1
We have the very controversial genealogy of Jesus
A Genealogy tainted with sin, poor decisions, truth altering actions, adulterous behaviors, and the uncontrollable snowball effect of sin.
It wasn't until Jesus came on the scene that The Streak of His Genealogy’s was broken by the life Jesus lived and the Victory he had over sin
In Chapter 2
We have Jesus being born into a very volatile situation
Where his earthly father had to come to grips with the pregnancy of his Virgin Fiancee
A man, who could have removed himself from the drama of the virgin birth,
Instead decides to enter into the shame of Mary
Bear the burden of shame and drama of being seen as an adulterer
We also have a ruler who is so insecure about his identity
Cant deal with the fact that there are rumors of a Coming Messiah
Something that had been prophecied about
He is challenged to the core and makes a rash decision that effected so many families.
Something that God allowed
Something that doesn't look good on a PR Level for the Lord
How many people do you know that don't come to church because of the “Bad Things God has done”
They say:
“How could God had predicted that?”
“How could a Good God allow such a thing”
“Is it true that God allowed a massacre but spared his Son?”
All valid questions But they are not the right questions
The deeper question is why would man come up with such a plan, and have other men execute on that plan?
We must remember that the Genius behind Hitler wasn't what he accomplished it was that he convinced and moved others to act upon what he believed
The question we should be asking here concerning Herod are these:
Why was it safer to be one of Herod’s pigs than one of his sons?
Why would this man, one of the most powerful rulers of his time, feel threatened by a So-Called Coming-Messiah?
Why was Herod so insecure, if he had it all?
In Chapter 3
We have John the Baptist relegating himself to 2nd place in all things
His whole identity is wrapped around preparing the way for Jesus
He preached a message no one was preaching
Rolled out the red carpet of repentance
That as repentance was lived into
The presence of God would refresh and restore people from the brokenness of sin.
After Baptizing Jesus
We have a very climactic ending to his baptism
The skies open up
A Dove descends upon his head.
The Father proclaims and puts a stamp of approval on Jesus
And guess what happens?
God rewards Jesus by allowing everything he stood for to be put to the test
In Chapter 4
Jesus is led up to the Wilderness to be tempted by Satan
Here, every bit of Jesus’ humanity would be tested
The need for physical nourishment
The desire to rebel against His Father’s Word
The real temptation of exchanging the eternal for the temporal
The desire to focus on earthly empires at the sake of the eternal kingdom.
These were all real feelings that tested His real Humanity
In the Wilderness, and through out his entire Ministry,
The constant denial of the Flesh and constant embracing of God’s Will
Separated Jesus from many of the God’s that we have today
It placed him in a Category of His own.
No one in history can compare to how the Book of Hebrews describes Jesus
Before we read Tonight’s text, I want us to ask ourselves a couple questions
Whether you’ve been following Jesus for a while, or you don’t even know what that means:
If you have yet to begin your journey with Jesus today
What is causing you to fear what God has for you?
If God exists, if He is real, if this Bible is true
What things do you know are getting in the way of following Christ?
How can you live into the truths of God today?
What does God have to offer that is foreign to the framework of your life today?
What behaviors are currently misrepresenting who you are in Christ?
If you are already in your Journey with Jesus
What is preventing you from making some bold decisions today?
What areas in your life need God’s Attention?
Is there a difference between your reputation at home and your reputation at church?
Where e you constantly defeated?
TURN TO
MATTHEW 4:
IF YOU WERE JESUS, AND COULD PICK ANYWHERE TO SET UP SHOP
YOUR HQ, YOUR HUB, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
FOR SURE A SUPER HOLY PLACE
NASHVILLE, COLORADO SPRINGS, MAYBE EVEN JERUSALEM
CHECK OUT WHAT JESUS DID:
As He is looking for a place to establish his HQ, there are a couple options:
NAZARETH
Nazareth, his hometown, seemed like a great place to begin his Ministry
However, He wasnt really a hometown hero
In fact He had trouble ministering to his hometown
Even after opening and reading out of the Scroll of Isaiah in
Many people in Nazareth couldn't get passed the fact that Jesus was the Son of Joseph.
God knew that this would be a thing
In fact, the very scroll that Jesus opened in Nazareth
Had a very particular prophecy of something that would happen in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali.
It said that the people of this region
The people of Galilee, which were and are to this day, predominantly gentiles
Are people who sat in darkness
Who were accustomed to dark and evil times
These same people,
Would see a great light
Out From among these people
A people whose community was recognized as the “Shadow of Death”
From this Dark PLace
A Great Light would dawn
It is very interesting to me,
It is very interesting to me,
Bethlehem served its purpose as His birthplace
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