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We began our study, verse-by-verse through the Gospel of Matthew last year, now we are back at it
But as we get back to Matthew, this morning I want to LOOK BACK BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
The Bible is the Word of God
The truth of the Bible will change my life
Lord open my heart and awaken my mind
And give me grace to respond.
Change me, for you glory and my joy, Amen.
We start this morning by looking back...
In the Bible, there are four different accounts of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
They are known as the gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
The word gospel in the original language means Good News
And it was goods news because the Messiah had come down from heaven.
Now one thing I want you to know is that even through there were four accounts of Jesus’ life told by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, they do not have the exact same information.
Not all of the things that Luke includes are written in Mark.
And not all the things that Matthew writes are written in John.
For example, Matthew includes the birth of Jesus, but John doesn’t.
Why are they different?
Does this mean that you cant rely on the Bible because there are differences written about from these four books?
No.
Each person, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were writing to a specific audience, so the information they wrote about Jesus was the information that the intended audience needed to hear.
And by the way before I go any further, remember, these gospels may have been written by one of these men, but it was the Holy Spirit that guided them in what to write about. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
2 Timothy 3:16–17 (ESV)
16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
So what was the purpose that Matthew was writing?
Who was his audience?
And when did he write this gospel?
The Gospel of Matthew
When?
AD 60-65
Audience?
First to Jewish Christians
Purpose?
To show that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah who the prophets spoke of in the Old Testament
Like a barrister would present evidence in a court of law to support their client, Matthew, in his gospel, presents evidence that this Jesus is the promised Messiah.
So how did he do this?
He appealed to their beliefs as a Jew.
If you were a Jew, you knew very well your Jewish heritage.
As a Jew,
you knew of God’s covenant promise to Abraham
you knew that the covenant extended to Isaac and Jacob
you knew that God used Moses to bring his people (your people-as a Jew) out of slavery and that Joshua would lead them into the Promised Land.
you knew of the Judges that God sent, all of the prophets that would speak for him including Samuel who would see David take the throne as King of Israel.
you knew that one would come from the line of David who would be a King forever
****And most of all, as a Jew, you knew that there was a Messiah that would come.
****As a Jew who lived at this time, you also knew that there was silence for 400 years.
It had been four hundred years since a prophet spoke the word of the Lord.
400 years…nothing…silence.
As a Jew in this day, the last thing you heard about was from the prophet Malachi who spoke of a messenger.
This is what he said...
You knew all of this, as a Jew....WHY?
Because as a Jew you were faithful to the scriptures that were available to you.
But here is what happened.
As a Jew in this time, they looked for a Messiah that would help them in their present situation, but he was coming to help them in their eternal situation.
They were looking for someone to conquer the Roman government.
But he came to conquer sin.
They were looking for someone to give them hope in their daily situations.
But he came to give them an eternal hope.
They were looking for someone to make their lives better.
But he came to give them a life beyond anything they could have imagined.
And many didn’t recognize that he was the Messiah.
So Matthew sets out to show the evidence.
Open your Bibles to Matthew 1.
In Chapter 1, Matthew includes something that no other gospel includes; a genealogy.
Starting with Abraham (Matt 1:2), he followers teh ancestors all the way down to David (Matt 1:6), then continues to show the generations that led to Joseph (Matt 1:16) the earthly Father of Jesus.
But I want you to see something.
All of these people that are mentioned from Matt 1:2-15 were very important people.
Their names and even their stories have been preserved for thousands of years, but of the greatest importance is the name Jesus, because look at how Matthew says his name Matt 1:16
That word Christ in the Greek language points to the title Messiah.
That is who he was, and who Matthew wanted his readers to understand that he was the promised Messiah.
And Matthew also makes clear something from the very start, and something that Jesus himself would declare… that he was God.
Look a the words from the angel in Matt 1:21-23
The rest of Matt 1 and Matt 2 reveals his birth from a virgin and the visit from the Magi (Wise Men) when he was two years old and how they took Jesus to Egypt because Herod was looking for him to kill him.
Matt 3 begins with the Messenger that Malachi prophesied about.
His name, John the Baptist, who prepared the people for the coming of the Messiah by baptizing them.
This baptism was a baptism of repentance and had nothing to do with salvation.
John was simply getting them ready for the one who would baptize with Holy Spirit and fire.
So John is out in the wilderness, getting people ready and Jesus (now 30 years old) ask for John to baptize him.
He does and in Matt 3:17 the voice of God announced from heaven that THIS was his Son.
Matt 4 begins with Jesus spending 40 days in the wilderness where he was tempted by Satan, but each time he was tempted he spoke Scripture to Satan and did not give into the temptation.
But again Matthew records that this is God in the flesh.
Loo at Matt 4:7
Matt 4 also shows us his main point that we will see in everything Jesus said and did…his purpose.
Matt 4:17
From there in Matt 4:18 Jesus begins to gather his disciples.
These are some of the men who would stay close to his side for the next 3 1/2 years and they would give their lives because they believed what he said was true.
Matt 4 closes with Jesus teaching and proclaiming the Kingdom of God and showing the power of God by healing those who were sick.
Matthew the records the longest sermon from Jesus in Scripture and we know it as the Sermon on the Mount.
It covers Matt 5, 6 , 7 and explains the way one who loves the Lord with live their life.
He starts with the Beattitudes, then moves on to being Salt and Light, how we should control our anger, lust, loving our enemies, and even how to pray.
After he had finished these 3 chapters on how a person shows they love God, Matthew gives us a look at how some of the people reacted:
This was important.
He wasn’t just any teacher..there was something different about him.
In Matt 8, 9 we see the difference.
Matthew brings more evidence.
More healings and more teaching and Matthew even inserts himself in his gospel by showing how Jesus walked up to him and simply said “Follow Me.”
And he did (Matt 9:9-13)
As Matthew concludes chapter 9, he records the words of Jesus:
His point.
There are people out there who need to know of the coming Kingdom, so there needs to be laborers to go and tell.
So Jesus sends his disciples (apostles) out to be laborers (Matt 10:5)
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