“Let the Angels Speak!”

Who Is Jesus?

1.He was a person important enough to have His birth announcement done by angels

To Zechariah(Luke 1:11-19 NLT) Zechariah was in the sanctuary when an angel of the Lord appeared, standing to the right of the incense altar. {12} Zechariah was overwhelmed with fear. {13} But the angel said, "Don't be afraid, Zechariah! For God has heard your prayer, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son! And you are to name him John. {14} You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice with you at his birth, {15} for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or hard liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. {16} And he will persuade many Israelites to turn to the Lord their God.

{17} He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah, the prophet of old. He will precede the coming of the Lord, preparing the people for his arrival. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will change disobedient minds to accept godly wisdom." {18} Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I know this will happen? I'm an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years." {19} Then the angel said, "I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!

2. He would even have a “forerunner” who would prepare the people for His arrival

To Mary(Luke 1:26-38 NLT) In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, {27} to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. {28} Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!" {29} Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. {30} "Don't be frightened, Mary," the angel told her, "for God has decided to bless you! {31} You will become pregnant and have a son, and you are to name him Jesus. {32} He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. {33} And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”

{34} Mary asked the angel, "But how can I have a baby? I am a virgin." {35} The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby born to you will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. {36} What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she's already in her sixth month. {37} For nothing is impossible with God." {38} Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant, and I am willing to accept whatever he wants. May everything you have said come true." And then the angel left.

3. He is the promised King of Israel4. He is the One Who would bring the

impossible to pass

To Joseph(Mat 1:18-25 NLT) Now this is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant by the Holy Spirit. {19} Joseph, her fiancee being a just man, decided to break the engagement quietly, so as not to disgrace her publicly. {20} As he considered this, he fell asleep, and an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to go ahead with your marriage to Mary. For the child within her has been conceived by the Holy Spirit. {21} And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins

{22} All of this happened to fulfill the Lord's message through his prophet: {23} "Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and he will be called Immanuel (meaning, God is with us)." {24} When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord commanded. He brought Mary home to be his wife, {25} but she remained a virgin until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.

5. He is the One Who would forgive people of their sins

6. He is Immanuel – God with us!

To the Shepherds(Luke 2:7-12 NLT) She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the village inn. {8} That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. {9} Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terribly frightened, {10} but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news of great joy for everyone! {11} The Savior--yes, the Messiah, the Lord--has been born tonight in Bethlehem, the city of David! {12} And this is how you will recognize him: You will find a baby lying in a manger, wrapped snugly in strips of cloth!“7. He is the Savior

To the Shepherds Again(Luke 2:13-15 NLT) Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God: {14} “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to all whom God favors.” {15} When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Come on, let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this wonderful thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

8. He is the only source of real peace

To Joseph(Mat 2:13-15 NLT) After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up and flee to Egypt with the child and his mother," the angel said. "Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to try to kill the child." {14} That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, {15} and they stayed there until Herod's death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: "I called my Son out of Egypt.“

9. He is the Son of God

To Joseph Again(Mat 2:19-23 NLT) When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and told him, {20} "Get up and take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead." {21} So Joseph returned immediately to Israel with Jesus and his mother. {22} But when he learned that the new ruler was Herod's son Archelaus, he was afraid. Then, in another dream, he was warned to go to Galilee. {23} So they went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophets concerning the Messiah: "He will be called a Nazarene.“10. He is a real man