In each Gospel account:
- Who is He?
- Points of Emphasis
- What is his purpose?
In Matthew we see that Jesus is the promised Messiah who came to save sinners.
Matthew 1:21
She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.
In Mark we see that Jesus is the Son of God who brings the Holy Spirit.
Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 1:8
I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
The Lord Who Rules and Reigns Forever
Luke 1:26-45
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you.” 29 But she was deeply troubled by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be. 30 Then the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will have no end.”
34 Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?”
35 The angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 And consider your relative Elizabeth—even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
38 “See, I am the Lord’s servant,” said Mary. “May it happen to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.
39 In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah 40 where she entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and your child will be blessed! 43 How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For you see, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped for joy inside me. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill what he has spoken to her!”
Who is He?
Luke 1:32
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
Luke 1:43
How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Jesus is the Lord.
John 20:28
Thomas responded to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Acts 2:36
Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.
Philippians 2:9-11
For this reason God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow—in heaven and on earth and under the earth—11 and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Jude 4
For some people… denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.
Point of Emphasis #1 in Luke
Nothing is impossible with God.
Luke 1:34-37
Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?”
35 The angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 And consider your relative Elizabeth—even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Job 42:2
I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted.
Point of Emphasis #2 in Luke
Blessed are those who believe the Word of God.
Luke 1:45
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill what he has spoken to her!
1 Thessalonians 2:13
This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the word of God, which also works effectively in you who believe.
James 1:22-25
But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was. 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works—this person will be blessed in what he does.
What is His Purpose?
Luke 1:31-33
Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will have no end.
Jesus came to rule and reign forever.
Daniel 7:13-14
…suddenly one like a son of man was coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him. 14 He was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, so that those of every people, nation, and language should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.