Message Notes

Fulfilment of Prophetic Scripture

So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is
translated,God with is.
Matthew 1:22-23

1. The prophetic text

a) Isaiah 7:14

b) Prophecy of the virgin birth of the Messiah

2. The fulfilment of this prophetic text

a) Literal fulfilment

b) Mary was the virgin chosen          Cf. Luke 1:26-56

c) The involvement of the Holy Spirit

i) Conception made possible by the Holy Spirit          Matthew 1:18, 20

ii) The power of the Holy Spirit will come upon Mary too          Luke 1:35

3. The significance of the Birth of Christ

a) It will be a miraculous birth

b) He will not carry the seed of sin in Him

c) He will be born sinless

d) He will be born the Second Adam

4.The Adam and Christ Analogy          Romans 5:12-21

a) Through Adam

i) Sin entered into the world          Romans 5:12

ii) Death through sin          Romans 5:12

iii) By one man’s sin all died          Romans 5:15

iv) His disobedience

b) Through Christ (the Second Adam)

i) The gift of grace          Romans 5:15

ii) This gift of grace results in justification           Romans 5:16, 18

iii) The gift of righteousness will reign in life          Romans 5:17

iv) His obedience          Romans 5:19

5. Prophecy of Immanuel – “God with us”

a) The Messiah as God          Isaiah 40:9

b) The Messiah as Shepherd           Isaiah 40:10-11 (Cf. John 10)

c) The Messiah as Servant          Isaiah 42:1-4

6.Fulfilment of this Prophecy

a) Declared by Jesus          Luke 4:17-19

i) Preaching of the gospel to the poor

ii) Healing of the broken-hearted

iii) Proclaiming of liberty to the captives

iv) Recovery of sight to the blind

v) Liberating those who are oppressed

viv) Proclaiming the acceptable year of the Lord

b) Proven by His miracles          Mark 1:27-28

i) Miracles as signs          John 3:2

ii) Miracles as witnesses          John 5:36

iii) As a witness from God          Hebrews 2:4

SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS LESSON

1. Fulfilment of the Scriptures

2. The Life of Christ

3. The Presence of Christ in our life

a) Through knowledge

b) Through faith

b) Through personal application/experience of Christ

4. Cultivating the Consciousness of Christ in our life

a) Is He the Saviour of our life?

b) Is He ministering to us in our daily life?

b) TIs Jesus truly Immanuel to us?