"Mary, Did You Know?” (Sermon On The Incarnate Son Of God)

WHAT IS THE INCARNATION OF CHRIST?

“INCARNATION” — is a theological term for the coming of God’s Son into the world as a human being.

When the Lord Jesus went about establishing who He was He had a monumental task.

Put yourself in the Lord’s position.

Illus: Suppose you were the Son of God, but nobody knew you were GOD IN THE FLESH but now it is time for them to know.

Did you know?

(1) Mary the mother of Jesus did not fully know He was the Incarnate Son of God!!!

There are two groups today who have two different ideas about the mother of Jesus whether she FULLY KNEW CHRIST WAS THE INCARNATE SON OF GOD OR NOT!

A. One group believed she knew WHO HE WAS based on…

Luke 2:9-11 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

That sounds very convincing like she knew…doesn’t it?

Especially these words in verse 11, For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Some use this passage of scripture to state she knew who He was because of the angel of the Lord spoke these words in this passage to her.

Here is the problem with using that passage of scripture, the angel did not appear unto Mary in this passage of scripture the angel appeared to the shepherds in the field.

Luke 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

When the Lord appeared to Mary it is in Luke chapter one.

Look at Luke 1: 27-33 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

What the angel of the Lord said to Mary was that she WAS HIGHLY FAVORED AND SHE WAS TO NAME THE CHILD JESUS WHICH SHE DID!

Just as the disciples came to understand whom they followed.

• Mary realized day by day,

• Revelation by revelation,

that she had indeed given birth to the Son of the living God.

B. Another group (Including myself) believed she did not fully know at Christ birth that the child she was to bare as a virgin was going to be the INCARANATE SON OF GOD.

WHY DO SOME OF US DOUBT SHE FULLY KNEW THAT JESUS WAS THE INCARNATE SON OF GOD?

Look at Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Let me explain why I align myself with the group that she did not fully know.

The mother of Jesus when the angel of the Lord appeared to her this was the most outstanding day of this young girl’s life.

(1) She is thinking about her wedding that is soon to take place with this young man call Joseph.

(2) She has kept herself pure for marriage…SHE WAS A VIRGIN.

During this exciting time in her life some outstanding things in her life took place as a young lady.

While the Bible does not specifically state how old Mary was when Jesus was born, most Christian historians speculate that she was around 15—16 years of age at the time of Jesus’ birth.

According to Jewish customs at the time, a young woman might become betrothed to a young man as early as 12 years of age, though the consummation of their marriage through ceremony and physical intimacy would not happen until they were legally married, many months or even years later.

In the life of this young teenage lady…