Homiletics Study
– Matthew 2021-2022
Lesson 1 Passage: Matthew 1:1-25
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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God’s promise through generations
to Jesus the Messiah… Salvation for all the people (Matthew
1:1-17) a. Messiah’s genealogy from
Abraham to David; women noted (1-6a) 1. Tamar; a Canaanite – desiring lineage, 2. Rahab;
a prostitute - hiding God’s
spies, 3. Ruth; a redeemed Moabite by Boaz b. Messiah’s genealogy from
David to exile to Babylon (6b-11) c. Messiah’s genealogy from
exile to Joseph (12-16) d. Fourteen Generations
times 3: (17) 1. Abraham to David 2. David to exile to Babylon 3. Exile to Jesus (Messiah) |
Mary’s pregnancy and Joseph’s
initial thoughts… A gentle man (Matthew 1:18-20) a. Mary pledged to marry
Joseph and found to be pregnant by Holy
Spirit (18) b. Joseph faithful to law (19a) c. Joseph doesn’t want to
expose Mary to public disgrace (19b) d. Joseph considers divorcing
Mary quietly (19c) e. Angel appears telling
him that baby conceive of Holy Spirit (v20) |
God’s assurance to Joseph… Naming
Messiah Jesus and Immanuel (Matthew 1:21-25) a. Joseph told that Mary
would have a son and he should name Him Jesus… Save his people from sins (21)
b. Jesus fulfills prophecy a
virgin will have son called Immanuel (22) c. Joseph takes
Mary as wife; not consummating marriage until after Jesus birth (24-25) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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God’s promise through generations
to Jesus the Messiah… Salvation for all the people |
Matthew 1:1-17 |
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Mary’s pregnancy and Joseph’s
initial thoughts… A gentle man |
Matthew 1:18-20 |
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God’s assurance to Joseph… Naming
Messiah Jesus and Immanuel |
Matthew 1:21-25 |
Subject
Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10
words)
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Genealogy of Messiah with Mary’s
pregnancy angel proclamation to Joseph |
Aim (Main
Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATLT God’s promises and His
handiworks through history of his
people bringing salvation in King Jesus
the Messiah |
Specific
Application Questions
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1 |
How have you seen God at
work in your history? How are you impacting future generation for Jesus? |
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2 |
What difficult situations
in your life reveal the work of the Holy Spirit? How have you thanked God for
His presence? |
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3 |
Where have you sought God’s
guiding direction in a current situation? What is your response to His
leading? |
Principles to Remember
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1 |
God is at work in our
history |
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2 |
A gentle spirit honors God |
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3 |
God is with Us. |
Characteristic
of God
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Present in history |
Theme
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God’s purpose transcends
history and salvation is provided in Jesus |
God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God
care about?
Today’s World – How does this
connect to what is happening in my world today
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