Greatness
I.
Jesus had greatness in his genes
A.
Matthew 1:1-15-This is telling you the
lineage from which Jesus came
1.
To find out who somebody is, it helps to know
where they came from
B.
Isaiah 51:1-3-We are told in scripture to
look unto the rock from whence we came
1.
Whatever you see in your lineage you are much
more likely to take ownership of
2.
Done through the lineage THE BLESSING of
Abraham was working-Proverbs 10:22
a.
It is the empowerment to prosper in spite of
your circumstances-Jeremiah17:7
3.
Abraham
a.
Genesis 12:1-4-He left his hometown and
family and moved in faith and God made him very rich in silver, in cattle, and
in gold
b.
Genesis 14:14-When Lot was taken captive
Abraham and 318 of his trained servants pursued the greatest military force in
that day and defeated them
c.
Genesis 14:20-Abraham tithed because he loved
God
d.
Romans 4:16-21-Abraham stood in faith for 25
years and had a son at 100 with a 90-year old barren wife
e.
Genesis 22-He offered that very son to
sacrifice believing that God would just have to raise him from the dead because
he loved God
4.
Isaac
a.
Genesis 26-There was a famine in the land and
rather than go to Egypt and rely on them he stayed in Gerar like God said and
trusted God
b.
Genesis 26:12-He sowed in that time of famine
and reaped a hundred fold; God made him very rich so much so that King
Abimelech asked him to leave because Isaac was too rich
c.
Genesis 26-He wouldn’t allow strife at the
wells
5.
Jacob
a.
Genesis 28:4-The blessing of Abraham was on
his life
b.
Genesis 28:22-Jacob was a tither
c.
Genesis 30:27-The Lord made Laban rich
because Jacob was there
d.
Genesis 30:32-God changed the DNA of animals
e.
Genesis 30:43-Jacob became exceedingly rich
f.
Genesis 31:38-42-He’s a man of character and
God was with him
g.
Genesis 32:14-He sowed all this to Esau &
it didn’t even put a dent in what he had
6.
Boaz
a.
Ruth 2:1-Was a mighty man of wealth
b.
Ruth 2-He was a kind man
c.
Ruth 3-He was an honest man
7.
Ruth
a.
Ruth 1:16-Ruth wouldn’t leave her
mother-in-law
b.
Ruth 2:2-Ruth went to work
c.
Ruth 3:11-Ruth was a woman of character and
everybody in town new it
8.
David
a.
1 Samuel 17-He was a champion of faith
b.
1 Samuel 13:14-He was a man after God’s own
heart
c.
1 Chronicles 22:14, 29:3-He prepared billions
of dollars to build the Temple
9.
Solomon
a.
1 Kings 3:5-13-Solomon asked for wisdom-Man
of character
b.
1 Kings 10:24-Solomon was the richest King in
the Earth and the most wise
c.
Solomon lead the building of the temple of
the Lord
10.
Jehoshaphat
a.
King of Judah when he was 35. He had high
character and was one of the best and most prosperous Kings of Judah, the
greatest since Solomon. He was a zealous follower of the commandments of God.
b.
2 Chronicles 20-He was under great attack and
led the people to seek the Lord, got direction to send praisers to the front
and the Lord worked a great miracle
11.
Hezekiah
a.
One of the three most perfect kings of
Judah. He destroyed idolatry type
things that God’s people worshipped.
He led the people to repent.
He attacked the Philistines and in a series of victories rewon cities that his Father had lost and dispossessed the
Philistines. He humbled himself
before the Lord and God made him exceedingly rich. - 2 Chronicles 32:26
C.
We too are the seed of Abraham and in this
lineage-Gal 3:29
1.
You have greatness in your family
II.
The blessing of Abraham that’s on Jesus is drawing blessings to Him
A.
The moment he was born he had rich guys
looking to bless Him
B.
If these men are wise, the must be rich
because wisdom and riches are connected throughout the scripture-Proverbs 3:16,
8:18
1.
The gifts were money and money’s worth
2.
Gold was indicative of wealth and prosperity
in Biblical times
3.
This was provision sent to deliver them out
of their poor condition
C.
The wise men’s homage to Jesus reflects
Biblical language alluding to the pilgrimage and homage of nations to kings in
Psalm 72, Isaiah 60:6, 1 Kings 10
1.
In the eastern nations to do homage to their
kings, they brought presents; They
offered Jesus both homage & standard gifts and this from Eastern practices
a.
Royal courts used frankincense and myrrh so
that brought those things to a King
b.
Psalm 45:7-8-Myrrh was for kings
2.
They never brought a little bit when the did
homage to their kings
a.
1 Kings 10:1-13-Queen of Sheba visiting King
Solomon
b.
Psalm 72:10,15-This is the subjection of
kings to Jesus
c.
Isaiah 60:6-They brought abundance; they
offered him gifts that befit a King
D.
From the moment you get born again you got
rich people looking to bless you just like Jesus (The Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit)
1.
Revelation 1:6-You are a king and a priest
unto God
2.
The blessing of Abraham is on you and it’s
ready to do the same things in your life
III.
Our master’s presence put fear on hell
A.
The moment Jesus was born in rich guys
looking to bless Him and wicked guy looking to kill him; it’s the same for
us-John 10:10
B.
Herod is trying to kill him in fear of Him;
Satan tries to destroy you in fear of you
1.
Herod is troubled and afraid and killing
babies cause he’s working for the devil and the thought of this one coming who
was going to bruise his head scared Satan to no end-Genesis 3:10
2.
God is love and Satan is fear himself-1 John
4:18
a.
Satan’s nature is to took his tail and run
C.
Jesus very presence stirred fear in the heart
of the enemy-Matthew 8:29, Mark 5:7
1.
Devils, demons, and evil spirits tremble at
Jesus’ very presence
a.
Up until this point everybody was afraid of
them, but when Jesus showed up that was reversed by his very presence and now
the fear that was on the people is upon this demonic spirit
b.
The nature of every demon is the same and
therefore their response to Jesus is the same across the board
2.
Satan has a sense of inferiority in the
presence of the anointing because he has no answer for it-Acts 10:38, 1 John
4:1-4
a.
The devil fears sons of God because he knows
inside of them there is power to stop the works of the kingdom of darkness in
their tracks-Acts 2:1-4
b.
It’s foolish to fear an enemy who is inferior
to you
3.
Jesus had no sense of inferiority no matter
what he faced because he had a revelation and it was he that sent me is with me
and he has not left me alone-John 8:29,16,16:32
a.
2 Corinthians 5:20, Hebrews 13:8
D.
Deuteronomy 28:7,10, Exodus 23:37, James 4:7-Fear
was made to fit Satan
1.
1 Peter 5:9-Faith, perseverance, and
obedience puts fear in the devil