Jesus – Man among Men
– Luke 2:1-11
Intro: Today we are
going to spend some time in the book of Luke.
The essence of today’s message is simple. “I bring you tidings of great joy. In the town of
1. Luke who was the
physician of Paul the Apostle wrote His gospel to his friend
Theophilus. He wanted to present a systematic and
orderly account of Jesus’ life
And work.
a. In
Luke’s account we are introduced to the parents of John the Baptist, John’s
Conception and that family’s
connection with Mary, mother of Jesus.
In
This account we are the
audience to Gabriel’s visit to Mary and how Jesus would
Be born in a miraculous way
to a virgin.
b. Luke, recalls Mary’s visit to
Zechariah’s, Song to the
Lord. In Luke 2, we have Mary and
Joseph being
Summoned by royal decree by
an Ungodly ruler to their family’s home. Luke shows
Us that all human
events surround this one person’s life.
To Luke and to all believers,
Jesus is the
central focus of life, human history and drama.
In the Luken account,
Jesus
is born in a stable, because there was no room for Him in the inn. Even today
Most have no room
for Jesus.
c. Angel’s
announce His birth to shepherds who had the privilege to see Him and be
The first
witnesses of the coming of the Saviour.
They were never the same. Jesus
Later is presented at the
temple and two wonderful old saints.
Simeon and Anna get
To tell all that they have
seen God’s answer to sin. One
footnote, Simeon who had
Been promised by
God he would see the Messiah & he did.
The lesson we learn is
that when God
makes a promise he keeps it. Paul said in 2 Cor 1:20, that the promises
of God and yea
and Amen.
2. Luke as an
educated Greek, physician, scholar, writer and theologian wanted all to
See Jesus as the Man among
men. From the very beginning of
his account Luke
Present Jesus as the divine redeemer who came into
the world to save those who
Were lost.
a. Our text this
morning, has the angels introducing his birth as a time of good news
And great
joy. There is no greater news than
Jesus. He is the answer to all
questions.
This message we
bring is for all people and is universal.
b. A Saviour has been
born to us and for us. He is Christ, the
Messiah, the Lord. Jesus
Has power over
death, hell and the grave. He saves from
the power of the devil and
Sin.
c. Luke wrote this
book for a Greek audience but Jesus wants to save the whole world.
This 42nd
book of the bible, with its 24 chapters, 1151 verses, 25944 words. Talks
About a saviour who
brings a message to save and those who reject it are only
Destroying
themselves.
3. Luke has five
simple themes to share with us
a. Jesus
is the Almighty Saviour and those who confess Him as Lord are free. John
Stated in John
8:36, “who the son sets free is free indeed.
No religious leader,
Teaching,
philosophy, religion, motivational speaker or positive message will set you
Free. Only Jesus.
Talk about the man who was set free when he came to Christ.
b. Jesus
came to save all no matter what the race, creed or colour. Luke as a Greek
And Gentile saw
the beautiful of the universality of the gospel. Sonship was no
longer just for
the Jews but for all men. You can see
Paul’s influence here. Luke
Emphasized to his
audience that through Jesus as gentiles we had the opportunity to
Be adopted into
the family of God with all the rights, privileges and inheritance that
Goes with it.
c. Jesus
is not only redeemer but the only begotten Son of God. Luke strongly
Emphasized the
deity and humanity of Christ. Like John
he believed Jesus was God
With a face This doctrine of Jesus being God is a central
truth of Christianity. Even
In Luke’s day,
the question of Jesus’ deity is a hot topic.
This book was written
Around 70 A.D. just before the Book of Acts.
d. Through
His resurrection and ascension He proved beyond a shadow of a doubt
Who He is. Luke like John spent time on post
resurrection appearances. He records
The two disciples
on the road to Emmaus, and How Jesus appeared to His disciples.
Luke as
a physician emphasized Jesus’ physical makeup after the resurrection. He is
Flesh and
bones. This fascinated Luke because he
was aware that life is in the
Blood. He also recorded Jesus showing his disciples
his hands and feet. Luke is also
The only writer who
recorded the ascension and he picks up that theme immediately
in the Book of Acts.
C.S. Lewis wrote, “The resurrection is
the undisputable truth that
Jesus was who He
claimed to be.”
e. He
came to do so much for us if only we will let Him in. Luke’s gospel has 140
Promises and only
the book of John has more. Luke records
more miracles, shares
More parables and
covers more ranges of topics about
Jesus’ life than any other
Writer. He wanted to present as full of a picture of
Jesus as possible. Jesus states in
Rev 3:20, He is
standing at the door of our hearts and knocking. All we have to do
Is let Him
in.
Conclusion.
1. Luke asked 165
questions, revealed 9 O.T. prophecies, 54 new prophecies & 930
Verses of
history. He through his book reveals 118
verses of fulfilled prophecies
And tells of 103
verses of unfulfilled prophecy.
2. Today as our
thoughts turn towards Christmas let us let the full impact of what this
Season
represents. Jesus the babe, the essence
of love, giving and peace fully
Envelope us.
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