Part 1: The Promise of Jesus The Second Christmas Part 1: The Promise of Jesus

Whose Son are You? Matthew 1:1-20 Part 1: The Son of God

All eyes on the Christmas Child

Jesus is the Son of God Matthew 16:15-16 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

1. In Contrast to every other son Matt 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matt 1:2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers… … 1. In Contrast to every other son

1. In Contrast to every other son Every other son had a human father (“begat”) 1. In Contrast to every other son

1. In Contrast to every other son Every other son had a human father (“begat”) 1:16 Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ 1. In Contrast to every other son

1. In Contrast to every other son “Whose son are you?”

2. In Comparison with the first son Luke 3:23ff Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of… …the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God 2. In Comparison with the first son

2. In Comparison with the first son Adam’s Genealogy: Genesis 5:1ff “and he died” 2. In Comparison with the first son

2. In Comparison with the first son Adam’s Genealogy: Genesis 5:1ff “and he died” Jesus is not the son of Adam (Luk 3:23) 2. In Comparison with the first son

2. In Comparison with the first son “Whose son are you?” You return man to dust and say, "Return, O children of man!" Ps 90:3

3. In the Conception of this Son Matt 1:20 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. 3. In the Conception of this Son

3. In the Conception of this Son Matt 1:20 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. He is the only begotten Son of God 3. In the Conception of this Son

3. In the Conception of this Son “Whose son are you?” As every other son from Adam

Jesus is the Son of God The Only Begotten Son of God (John 3:16)

Jesus is the Son of God The Only Begotten Son of God (John 3:16) The New Adam (1 Cor 15:22) (Rom 5:18-19)

Jesus is the Son of God By Faith in Him, your genealogy can be changed. (John 1:12-13, 3:3) he gave the right to become children of God, who were born … of God.