What Child Is This?

 

TEXT:  Matthew 22:41,42 “While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.”   

 

I.                   He is the Sovereign Child, the Son of David

A.   Matthew 1:1

   The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

B.   Luke 1:31-33

   And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

   He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

   And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

 

II.                He is the Supposed Child, the Son of Joseph

A.   Luke 3:23

   And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

B.   John 6:41-42  –  John 1:45, Nathanael

   The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

   And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

 

III.             He is the Supernatural Child, the Son of Mary

A.   Mark 6:2-3

 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

   Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

B.   Matthew 1:18-23  -  Luke 1:35

   And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

 

IV.              He is the Servant Child, the Son of Man

A.   Philippians 2:5-7

   Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

   Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

   But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

B.   Matthew 20:28

   Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

 

V.                 He is the Savior Child, the Son of God

A.   Matthew 14:33  -  Disciples

   Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

B.  Matthew 16:15-16  -  Peter

   He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

   And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

C.   Luke 4:40-41  -  Devils

   Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

   And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

D.   Matthew 27:54  -  Centurion

   Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

E.  John 1:34  -  John the Baptist

   And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

F.   John 1:49  -  Nathanael

   Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

G.   John 11:25-27  -  Martha

   Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

   And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

   She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

H.   Matthew 3:16-17  -  the Father

   And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

   And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

 

VI.              He is the Standing Child, the Son of Righteousness

A.   Malachi 4:2

   But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

B.   Revelation 3:20

   Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

C.  I John 5:12-13

   He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

   These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

 

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