Sunday Dec 8th 2024
Sunday, December 1, 2024
Matthew’s Account of Christmas
Matthew 1:1, 18, 19, 21, 23
I. The Genealogy of ____________________________________ (v. 1-17)
A. This genealogy speaks volumes regarding God’s provision for
______________________
1. God chose Abraham & Sarah out of _______________________
2. Son of __________________
a. Promised ____________________________ (II Sam. 7:16)
b. Jesus Christ is the rightful ____________________
c. Christ is the promised fulfillment of the ________________
B. Women found in the genealogy of Jesus:
1. Tamar 2. Rahab
3. Ruth 4. Bathsheba
C. The most notorious and evil ________________________________
1. Ahaz 2. Manasseh
D. Spiritual history- these names can symbolize the “_______________
_________________” of any saved person
1. Man was born (created) to ______________________________
2. Man lost that right to rule through his _____________________
3. Man can be liberated & restored to a fulfilling relationship
____________________________________________________
4. Called the Christ: ________________________________ (v. 16)
II. The Nativity of the Messiah (v. 18)
A. Before we speak of Jesus’ birth, we must ______________________
1. Notice all the _________________________ in the genealogies
2. When you come to verse 16, it never says that ______________
____________________________________________________
3. We conclude that Jesus did not have ______________________
B. Virgin birth of Jesus Christ (v. 18; Luke 1:38)
1. The Trinity of God was ________________________
2. Never before in the history of man _______________________
3. This was God’s way for a _______________________________
4. This was God’s plan ____________________________________
C. Genesis 3:15
1. Man’s seed is not _____________________
2. Enmity (hostilities) between _____________________________
3. Prophecy of Jesus’ ___________________
4. Prophecy of Jesus’ ________________________
D. Understand the purpose of Christmas
1. The Babe was ________________________________________
2. He was to become our ____________!
III. Character of Joseph (v. 18-25)
A. Joseph sometimes gets ____________________________________
1. Joseph is from the _____________________________________
2. “Just man” means-
a. ________________ b. __________________
c. ______________________
3. Moral man- engagement period was ______________________
4. Man of _______________________
5. Man of ___________________
6. Man of __________________
7. Man of ______________________________________________
8. Man of _____________________ (v. 25)
Conclusion: Three Names of Jesus-
1. Jesus- Jehovah saves (v. 16, 21, 23)
2. Christ- anointed of God (v. 16, 18)
a. __________________ b. __________________
c. __________________
3. Immanuel
a. He relates ________________________
b. He cares ______________________
c. ____________________