Series: The Sovereign King Arrives

Title: “Why Did Jesus Christ Come?” #Advent #MakeDisciples

Scripture: Matthew 1:1-17; Gen 12:1-3; 2 Sam 7:12-13; Matt 28:16-20

(Commentary helps listed at the end)

Bottom line: The sovereign, savior-king Jesus came to rescue people from the kingdom of darkness and to send us out to do the same.

INTRODUCTION

Opening story:

If you were to hold a gem in your hand to view it’s beauty, wouldn’t you almost immediately begin to turn it as you looked at it? Sure. And you’d do that because you know that it could look a little different depending on the angle from which you view it. Yet at the end of the day, it’s the same gem.

Looking at the four gospels is kind of like that.

OUTLINE

I. The Gospel of the Kingdom.

A. Matthew is a gospel or good news.

B. Matthew is 1 of 4. Yesterday, I bought a book that is a chronology of the life of Christ based on the 4 gospels (harmony of them)

1. John: Son of God

2. Luke: Son of man

3. Mark: Suffering servant

4. Matthew: Sovereign King

II. Intro to the King. King Jesus is…

A. Son of Abraham (2,000 BCE) (Gen 12:1-3)—Abrahamic Covenant

B. Son of David (1,000 BCE) (2 Sam 7:12-13)—Davidic Covenant

C. Messiah—Christ is Messiah in Greek. Means anointed one or king.

D. Jesus—Jesus is Joshua in Greek. Means Yahweh or the Lord saves.

III. Overview of the Kingdom

A. Gospel: the Message of the kingdom

B. Disciples: the Citizens of the kingdom

C. Discipleship: the Demands of the kingdom

D. Church: the Outposts (FOB) of the kingdom

E. Mission: the Spread/Expansion of the kingdom

F. Demons: the Enemy of the kingdom

G. Hope: the Coming of the kingdom (in full)

IV. Timing off the Kingdom

A. 3-14s generations

B. DVD = 14

C. Letter N

D. God designed history around the birth of his Son. Christmas is at the center of salvation history. And yet our hearts are so far from comprehending the importance of the gospel.

1. Israel was so immersed in their culture that the were blind to the arrival of the Messiah they were praying for

2. America is too.

3. John writes to Christians to, “Be in the world but not of it.”

V. The Scandal of the Kingdom

A. The pattern of unrighteousness

B. The women

C. The gentiles/races

D. The sexual immorality

Matthew 28:16-20

Notice what the Savior-King, Son of Abraham and David came to do: To send us out into this world…

CONCLUSION

Bottom line: The sovereign, savior-king Jesus came to rescue people from the kingdom of darkness and to send us out to do the same.

Questions:

A. Like the leaders, will you completely reject Jesus?

B. Like the crowd, will you casually observe/consume Jesus?

C. Like the disciples, will you unconditionally follow Jesus?

Lord’s Supper, 1 Corinthians 11:17-32

Other Notes

Platt’s bottom line: “The Gospel of Matthew is an account of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Messiah and King predicted by the OT.”

OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS:9

Song:

“Grace, grace, God’s grace,

Grace that will pardon and cleanse within

Grace, grace, God’s grace,

Grace that is greater than all our sin”

MAIN COMMENTARY HELP:

- Exalting Jesus in Matthew by David Platt

- Preaching the Word: Matthew commentary by Osbourne

- ESV Global Study Bible

- Bible in One Year by Nicky Gumbel

- Bible Knowledge Commentary

- The Outline Bible, Wilmington

- Gospel Transformation Bible

- NIV Study Bible