Pulpit Speech II                                                KL Paulson
Preacher Silcox                                                     2/1999

OUTLINE: The Gospel Of Luke

LUKE 2
'Birth Of The Son Of Man'

   KEY VERSE: 2:11 -- "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord."

I. CAESAR AUGUSTUS TAXES ALL THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1-5)

II. THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST (6-7) 

  A. Virgin Birth 

     1. Prophecy Demands It.

        a. Genesis 3:15 -- 'the seed of a woman.'

        b. Isaiah 7:14 -- "a sign", "a virgin".
   
     2. The Blood Demands It.

        a. Could Not Be Adam's Blood; All Of Mankind Has This Flowing In Its 
           Veins. 

        b. Could Not Be Joseph's Blood.

        c. Could Only Be The Blood Of God.

     3. Our Redemption Demands It.

        a. The Price Of Redemption

           i. I Peter 1:18-19 -- "the precious blood of Christ[.]"
     
           ii. The Only Cleansing From Sin -- I John 1:7 -- "the blood of 
               Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." 

           iii. Revelation 1:5 -- washed in Blood NOT water.

  B. At Bethlehem (4)

     1. Fulfills Micah 5:2

     2. "in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger;" (7)

     3. Shown By A 'star in the east,'

     4. Seen By "shepherds" (8).

     5. See Also Matthew 2:1

III. AN ANGEL RELATES IT TO THE SHEPHERDS, AND MANY SING PRAISES TO GOD FOR IT 
     (8-14) 

IV. THE SHEPHERDS GLORIFY AND PRAISE GOD (15-20)

V. CHRIST IS CIRCUMCISED (21)

  A. On The Eight Day According To The Abrahamic Covenant

     -- Genesis 17:12

  B. Named JESUS That Day

VI. MARY PURIFIED (22)

  See Leviticus 12:2-6

VII. JESUS DEDICATED IN THE TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM (22-23)

  A. The First Born Male Was To Be "holy to the Lord" (23)

  B. Children Ought To Be Dedicated To The Lord

  C. See Exodus 13:2

VIII. HIS PARENTS OFFER "sacrifice" (24)

  A. "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." (24)

  B. Joseph and Mary Were Poor, But Offered Something 

  C. See Leviticus 12:8

IX. SIMEON AND ANNA PROPHESY OF CHRIST (25-38)

  A. Of Universal Atonement
    
  B. Of Gentile Salvation (32)

  C. Of Israel's Rejection (34)

  D. Of Regeneration By The New Birth

X. RETURN TO GALILEE, TO THEIR OWN CITY NAZARETH (39)

  A. Fulfills Isaiah 11:1

  B. See Matthew 2:19-23

XI. "the child grew" (40)

  A. "waxed strong in spirit,"

  B. "filled with wisdom:"

  C. "and the grace of God upon him."

XII. QUESTIONS IN THE TEMPLE WITH "the doctors" (41-50)

  A. The Passover Every Year At Jerusalem

  B. He Was Able To Discuss The Scriptures At Age Twelve

XIII. AND IS "subject" TO JOSEPH AND HIS MOTHER (51-52)

  A. "Jesus increased" (52)

     1. "in wisdom" -- Mentally

     2. "and stature" -- Physically

     3. "and in favour with God" -- Spiritually

     4. "and man" -- Socially