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“A Miraculous God”
Thus far, in this short sermon series called “The Prophecies of Christmas,” we’ve considered “A Miraculous Child” and “A Miraculous Line.”
Today, we’re going to get directly to the point and learn that the prophecies of Christmas teach us that Jesus is not only a miraculous child, He’s not only from a miraculous line, but He is, in fact, a miraculous God.
You see, we’ve read this prophecy a few times already during our series. It’s a prophecy that, if it’s true, is absolutely incredible and miraculous.
The prophecy is Isaiah 7:14, and it says, “Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.”
There’s that word; that name, Immanuel.
We learn that Immanuel means “God with us.”
Think about this, church: if God is with us, that is truly miraculous! If God walked among us, that is truly miraculous! If God can relate to our human condition, that is truly miraculous! If Jesus is the one whom Isaiah prophesied, that is truly miraculous!
Today, we will learn about “A Miraculous God.”
Before we go any further, let’s go to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to speak to us.
(prayer)
As we consider this prophecy from Isaiah 7, let’s see how Matthew connects the dots to help us see that Jesus fulfills this prophecy.
Let’s look at Matthew 1:18–23: “The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit. So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly. But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which is translated “God is with us.”
See, Matthew makes the connection for us. He says at the end of this passage that what the prophet Isaiah spoke was, at least in part, a reference to the birth of Jesus. The Son who was to be born (that is Jesus) is to be God with us.
This prophecy and this fulfillment are absolutely amazing.
So, let us see, from the prophecy, birth, life, and death of Jesus, how God is with us.
First, we experience . . .
I. God with us in presence.
In the life and ministry of Jesus, we see God with us in His presence.
Even before Jesus was born, we see the presence of God when Jesus was being carried in Mary’s womb.
Let’s look at Luke 1:39–44 to remember this moment. The passage says, “In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and your child will be blessed! How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For you see, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped for joy inside me.’”
What’s happening here is that Mary is going to visit her relative, Elizabeth, who is also carrying a baby. We will come to find out that the baby Elizabeth is carrying is John the Baptizer.
As Mary comes into Elizabeth’s presence, Elizabeth’s baby (John) leaps for joy inside her.
Elizabeth says to Mary, “How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lor
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Thus far, in this short sermon series called “The Prophecies of Christmas,” we’ve considered “A Miraculous Child” and “A Miraculous Line.”
Today, we’re going to get directly to the point and learn that the prophecies of Christmas teach us that Jesus is not only a miraculous child, He’s not only from a miraculous line, but He is, in fact, a miraculous God.
You see, we’ve read this prophecy a few times already during our series. It’s a prophecy that, if it’s true, is absolutely incredible and miraculous.
The prophecy is Isaiah 7:14, and it says, “Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.”
There’s that word; that name, Immanuel.
We learn that Immanuel means “God with us.”
Think about this, church: if God is with us, that is truly miraculous! If God walked among us, that is truly miraculous! If God can relate to our human condition, that is truly miraculous! If Jesus is the one whom Isaiah prophesied, that is truly miraculous!
Today, we will learn about “A Miraculous God.”
Before we go any further, let’s go to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to speak to us.
(prayer)
As we consider this prophecy from Isaiah 7, let’s see how Matthew connects the dots to help us see that Jesus fulfills this prophecy.
Let’s look at Matthew 1:18–23: “The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit. So her husband, Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly. But after he had considered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which is translated “God is with us.”
See, Matthew makes the connection for us. He says at the end of this passage that what the prophet Isaiah spoke was, at least in part, a reference to the birth of Jesus. The Son who was to be born (that is Jesus) is to be God with us.
This prophecy and this fulfillment are absolutely amazing.
So, let us see, from the prophecy, birth, life, and death of Jesus, how God is with us.
First, we experience . . .
I. God with us in presence.
In the life and ministry of Jesus, we see God with us in His presence.
Even before Jesus was born, we see the presence of God when Jesus was being carried in Mary’s womb.
Let’s look at Luke 1:39–44 to remember this moment. The passage says, “In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and your child will be blessed! How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For you see, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped for joy inside me.’”
What’s happening here is that Mary is going to visit her relative, Elizabeth, who is also carrying a baby. We will come to find out that the baby Elizabeth is carrying is John the Baptizer.
As Mary comes into Elizabeth’s presence, Elizabeth’s baby (John) leaps for joy inside her.
Elizabeth says to Mary, “How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lor