The DNA of Jesus Christ

1. The DNA of Jesus Christ Mt 1:1-17

3. The DNA Diagnostics Center performs 3 out of 4 paternity tests in the country.

4. The DNA Diagnostics Center performs 3 out of 4 paternity tests in the country. They performed the DNA testing on Anna Nicole Smith’s baby daughter.

5. The fact that we need paternity testing shows how corrupt our society is.

6. The fact that we need paternity testing shows how corrupt our society is. • I have never once doubted the paternity of my sons!

7. The fact that we need paternity testing shows how corrupt our society is. • I have never once doubted the paternity of my sons! • But, I know a guy who did!

8. The fact that we need paternity testing shows how corrupt our society is. • I have never once doubted the paternity of my sons! • But, I know a guy who did! “When [Jesus’] mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly” (Mt 1:18-19, ESV).

9. Mary & Joseph were planning on getting married.

10. Mary & Joseph were planning on getting married. • But, before they could get married, Mary was found with child.

11. Mary & Joseph were planning on getting married. • But, before they could get married, Mary was found with child. • At first, Joseph did not know that this Child was conceived of the Holy Spirit.

12. Mary & Joseph were planning on getting married. • But, before they could get married, Mary was found with child. • At first, Joseph did not know that this Child was conceived of the Holy Spirit. • Even if Mary told Joseph about the visit of the angel, he likely did not believe.

13. Mary & Joseph were planning on getting married. • But, before they could get married, Mary was found with child. • At first, Joseph did not know that this Child was conceived of the Holy Spirit. • Even if Mary told Joseph about the visit of the angel, he likely did not believe. • Remember that God has been silent for 400 years.

14. Mary & Joseph were planning on getting married. • But, before they could get married, Mary was found with child. • At first, Joseph did not know that this Child was conceived of the Holy Spirit. • Even if Mary told Joseph about the visit of the angel, he likely did not believe. • Remember that God has been silent for 400 years. • Also, no other child has ever been born without a biological father!

15. Imagine if this narrative took place with our technology.

16. Imagine if this narrative took place with our technology. I really wonder what DNA testing would have shown!

17. Matthew provides the DNA line of Jesus all the way back to Abraham.

18. Matthew provides the DNA line of Jesus all the way back to Abraham. Because v 16 mentions the father of Joseph, this is certainly Joseph’s genealogy.

19. Matthew provides the DNA line of Jesus all the way back to Abraham. • Because v 16 mentions the father of Joseph, this is certainly Joseph’s genealogy. • If Joseph adopted Jesus, Jesus would have Joseph’s genealogy.

20. Matthew provides the DNA line of Jesus all the way back to Abraham. • Because v 16 mentions the father of Joseph, this is certainly Joseph’s genealogy. • If Joseph adopted Jesus, Jesus would have Joseph’s genealogy. • Plus, those of royal descent had their genealogies kept in the temple.

21. This morning, we want to look at the genealogy of Jesus Christ.

22. This morning, we want to look at the genealogy of Jesus Christ. We often skip over the genealogies in the Bible.

23. This morning, we want to look at the genealogy of Jesus Christ. • We often skip over the genealogies in the Bible. • The names are hard to pronounce.

24. This morning, we want to look at the genealogy of Jesus Christ. • We often skip over the genealogies in the Bible. • The names are hard to pronounce. • Our society doesn’t place nearly the emphasis on genealogies as did previous societies.

25. This morning, we want to look at the genealogy of Jesus Christ. • We often skip over the genealogies in the Bible. • The names are hard to pronounce. • Our society doesn’t place nearly the emphasis on genealogies as did previous societies. • But, this genealogy is the word of God.

26. This morning, we want to look at the genealogy of Jesus Christ. • We often skip over the genealogies in the Bible. • The names are hard to pronounce. • Our society doesn’t place nearly the emphasis on genealogies as did previous societies. • But, this genealogy is the word of God. • The purpose of this genealogy is to establish Jesus as Jewish (the son of Abraham) & to establish Jesus as the Messiah (the son of David).

27. THE DNA OF JESUS CHRIST: • Inaugural DNA. • Imperial DNA. • Insured DNA. • Imperfect DNA.

28. Inaugural DNA

29. Presidential Inaugurations often mark the beginning of a new era.

30. Presidential Inaugurations often mark the beginning of a new era. • President Kennedy: “Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.”

31. Presidential Inaugurations often mark the beginning of a new era. • President Kennedy: “Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.” • President Nixon: “Each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique. But some stand out as moments of beginning, in which courses are set that shape decades or centuries. This can be such a moment.”

32. Matthew begins his book with the inauguration of a new era in world history.

33. Matthew begins his book with the inauguration of a new era in world history. • “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (v 1, ESV).

34. Matthew begins his book with the inauguration of a new era in world history. • “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (v 1, ESV). • The record of human history begins with the same words.

35. Matthew begins his book with the inauguration of a new era in world history. • “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (v 1, ESV). • The record of human history begins with the same words. • “This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God” (Gn 5:1, ESV).

36. Matthew begins his book with the inauguration of a new era in world history. • “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (v 1, ESV). • The record of human history begins with the same words. • “This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God” (Gn 5:1, ESV).

37. Matthew begins his book with the inauguration of a new era in world history. • “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (v 1, ESV). • The record of human history begins with the same words. • “This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God” (Gn 5:1, ESV). • The words in the Gr OT (the Bible of the Jews in Matthew’s day) & the words of Matthew are the same.

38. Matthew’s point: Just as the genealogy of Adam begins the history of man, the genealogy of Jesus begins a new chapter in human history.

39. Jesus’ DNA is INAUGURAL DNA. It brings about a new era in human history.

40. “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned” (Mt 4:15-16, ESV).

41. Mt 4:15-16. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” (Lk 4:18-19, ESV).

42. Mt 4:15-16. Lk 4:18-19. “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them” (Lk 7:22, ESV).

43. All those texts have the common theme of a new day.

44. We live in a new era!

45. We live in a new era! • Therefore, we can start anew.

46. We live in a new era! • Therefore, we can start anew: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away behold, the new has come” (2 Cor 5:17, ESV).

47. We live in a new era! • Therefore, we can start anew: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away behold, the new has come” (2 Cor 5:17, ESV). • Therefore, we have a new relationship with God.

48. We live in a new era! • Therefore, we can start anew: “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away behold, the new has come” (2 Cor 5:17, ESV). • Therefore, we have a new relationship with God: “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are” (1 Jn 3:1, ESV).

49. Are you living with all the benefits of Jesus’ INAUGURAL DNA?

50. Imperial DNA “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”