The Incarnation of Immanuel

Northwest Bible Church - Dec. 23, 2018 - Christmas 2018 - Alan Conner

Mt. 1:18-23

The Incarnation of Immanuel

Intro

A. THE PERSON OF IMMANUEL (Mt. 1:23).

1. The names Jesus and Immanuel.

2. The marvel of Immanuel.

B. THE PLAN OF IMMANUEL (Mt. 1:23).

1. God With Us in the garden of Eden. -

2. God NOT With Us -

3. God With Us but temporarily and distant -

4. God With Us in human flesh - INCARNATION

C. THE PARADISE OF IMMANUEL (Rev. 21:3; 22:4).

D. WHY THE INCARNATION OF IMMANUEL?

1. It was man that sinned.

2. It is man that must suffer for sin.

3. But man cannot redeem his soul from his sin, only God can.

4. Thus, the only one who can save sinful men is a sinless GOD-MAN.

Conclusion

1. Immanuel is with us now.

2. Immanuel is with us forever.

Alan Conner

Alan Conner was born and raised in Duncan, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Oklahoma where he earned a B.A. degree. During his college years he came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and embraced the reformed doctrines of salvation. He then attended Dallas Theological Seminary and graduated in 1979 with a Th.M. degree. After seminary, in 1980, he married his wife Patti and they have been blessed with two children. Alan was involved in church planting ministries from 1980-88 and then was one of the founding elders for Northwest Bible Church in the fall of 1988.