God Gives Us His Words of Eternal LifeLuke 1:26-38

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Today’s Scripture:

1 The royalty of Jesus

2 The reign of Jesus

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26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

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31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

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35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”

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38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.Unison: Thanks be to God!

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31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

Luke chapter 1

“I know men; and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charle-magne, and I have founded

empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius?

Upon force! Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men

would die for Him.”

~ Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821

“Jesus’ impact was greater a hundred years after his

death than during his life; it was greater still after five

hundred years; after a thousand years his legacy

laid the foundation for much of Europe; after two

thousand years he has more followers in more

places than ever.”

King Herod “The Great”

“The King of the Jews”(74/73BC - 4BC)

32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.

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35 …the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.

Luke chapter 1

“Jesus’ establishment as ‘the Son of God’ was officially

proposed and voted on by the Council of Nicea [325

AD]...until that moment in history, Jesus was viewed by

his followers as a mortal prophet...a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless.”

Professor Teabing in Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code

“The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of

God.” !

~ the Gospel of Mark, 1:1

“And those in the boat worshiped him,

saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’”

!~ the Gospel of Matthew 14:33

“Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the

Son of the living God.’”

!~ the Gospel of Matthew 16:16

“...these are written so that you may believe

that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his

name. !

~ the Gospel of John 21:31

“And the angel answered her, ‘The Holy

Spirit will come upon you, and the power of

the Most High will overshadow you;

therefore the child to be born will be called holy--

the Son of God.’” !

~ the Gospel of Luke 1:35

32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

Luke chapter 1

“…I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will

establish his kingdom…I will establish his throne forever. I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son. And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before

me. Your throne shall be established forever.” !

~ 2 Samuel 7:12ff

“ ‘As for me, I have set my King in Zion, my holy hill.’ I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, ‘You are

my Son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me,

and I will make the nations your heritage,

and the ends of the earth your possession.’”

~ Psalm 2

But what is this Kingdom

of God? ?

The Kingdom of God is the reign of God descending

in and through King Jesus to a broken and bent world.

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men and women still seek Him

“…our great God and Saviour,

Jesus Christ”

~ The Apostle Paul in Titus 2:13

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Joy to the world! The Lord is come: let earth receive her King;

let every heart prepare Him room and heav’n and nature sing….

Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns: let men their songs employ;

while fields and floods, rocks hills and plains repeat the sounding joy…

No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground;

he comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse if found….

He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove

the glories of His righteousness and wonders of his love…

Joy to the world! The Lord is come: let earth receive her King;

let every heart prepare Him room and heav’n and nature sing….

“The kingdom of self is heavily defended

territory.”

~ Eugene Peterson

“There is not one square inch of the entire

creation about which Jesus Christ does not cry out, ‘This is mine! This belongs to me!’”

~ Abraham Kuyper Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands

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