Message Notes

INTERMEDIATE SUNDAY SCHOOL 9 January 2022

Text: Matthew 1:1-17
Subject: Following the Lord Jesus as His Disciples
Focus: The Birth of the Lord Jesus Christ

INTRODUCTION

1. Recall lessons about the Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 9:9-13)

a) Teacher

b) Spiritual Physician

c) Saviour

2. Essential Lessons about the Lord Jesus Christ

a) Basic

b) But Important

c) Foundational knowledge

MATTHEW’S PRESENTATION OF THE GENEALOGY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

1. The Significance of the Genealogy of the Lord Jesus

a) Ancestry was important to the Jews

b) It shows Authenticity

2. The Lineage of the Lord Jesus

a) He is “The Son of David” Matthew 1:1a

b) He is called “The Son of Abraham” Matthew 1:1a

3. Why was the word “Son” capitalized?

a) To show that the Lord Jesus was not just an ordinary son of David/ Abraham

b) Joseph was also called “son of David” Matthew 1:20

c) This was how an angel addressed him

d) Simply put, the Lord Jesus was called “The Christ” Matthew 1:16, 17

THE CHRIST

1. The word “Christ” is not a name

2. It was a Title

3. It means, “The Messiah”

PROPHECY ABOUT THE MESSIAH AS THE SEED OF ABRAHAM

1. There were many prophecies concerning the Messiah

2. The Seed of Abraham

Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as of many, but as of one, “And to your Seed,” who is Christ Galatians 3:16

In your Seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice. Genesis 22:18

a) The word “Seed” can mean “Son”

b) The Lord Jesus was that special Seed of Abraham

c) He was the Son (Seed) of Abraham

PROPHECY ABOUT THE MESSIAH AS THE SON OF DAVID

1. King David

19 Then You spoke in a vision to Your [d]holy one,
And said: “I have given help to one who is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen from the people.
20 I have found My servant David;
With My holy oil I have anointed him,
21 With whom My hand shall be established;
Also My arm shall strengthen him.

Psalm 89:19-21

2. The Seed (Son) of David

34 My covenant I will not break,
Nor alter the word that has gone out of My lips.
35 Once I have sworn by My holiness;
I will not lie to David

36 His Seed shall endure forever,
And his throne as the sun before Me;

37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.”

Psalm 89:34-37

WHAT MATTHEW WAS TRYING TO TEACH IN TRACING THE GENEALOGY OF THE LORD JESUS

1. Prophecies of God

a) They are “the words of God”

b) They are Promises

c) They are Plans of God

2. Fulfilment of Prophecies

a) God will always fulfil what He has said

b) His Power will ensure that His prophecies are fulfilled

3. Three sets of 14 Generations Presented

a) Some Generations were difficult ones

i) Israel sinned grievously against God

ii) It was duly punished with exile

b) But the Promises of God were kept

i) The line of Abraham was preserved

ii) The line of David was also preserved

c) The Promise of:

i) The Son (Seed) of Abraham was kept

ii) The Son (Seed) of David was also kept

THINGS THAT COULD HAVE GONE WRONG

1. The line of Abraham could have gone extinct

2. The line of David could have gone extinct too

3. How so?

a) Through war

b) Through disasters

c) Over time

CONCLUSION

1. The Power of God is at work

a) To Protect

b) To Preserve

2. The Promises of God

a) They may be prophecies

b) They may be Truths/ Principles

c) All that God has promised will be fulfilled

3. Our Challenge

a) To know the Scriptures better

b) To know God better

c) To believe in the Scriptures

d) To cultivate our Faith