God’s
Great Gift
Galatians
4:4-5
December 20,
2009
Introduction
– My Outline
When the time was come, what
did God the Father do?
God
sent forth His Son.
How did God the Father send
us His Son?
Made
of a woman
When did God send forth His
Son?
Made
under the law
Why did God send forth His
Son?
To redeem them that were under
the law
What was
the result of God sending His Son?
That we might receive the (position), ‘adoption of Sons’
(vs 6-7)
I When the fullness of the time was come…The
Coming of Christ was at a set time
1. From the beginning God has set
some rules
They
have not, they do not, they cannot be changed
Genesis 1:14-17 cf
Jeremiah 31:34-36 covenant of day and night
Genesis 1:24-25 creatures reproduce after their
kind cf 1
Corinthians 15:39
Ecclesiastes 3:2 time to be born, time to die
Psalm 102:13,16, cf Matthew 24:26 there is a set time for Christ’s
return
II When the time was come, God the Father sent forth His Son
John 3:16 God so loved..
John 3:17 sent ,
not to condemn, but to save
Isaiah 9:6 a
child was born. A Son was given
III How did He send forth His son?
Made of a woman
Here
is the Virgin birth
Luke 1:27 Mary was a chosen vessel among women
IV When did God the Father send His
Son? “the time
of the law”
John 1:17 law
was given by Moses- grace and truth by
Jesus Christ
Matthew 15:21-24 during
time of the law, sent o lost sheep of
Galatians 3:13 under
the law was to be under the curse of death
Romans 6:14 receive
Christ and then you are no longer under the law
V Why did God the father send His Son?
One great purpose of His
Christ’s Coming was to redeem from the laws’ curse
VI The result of God the Father sending His Son?
We received the adoption of
Sons. (verses
6-7)
We
are born into the family of God as His dear children
By
adoption, he gives us the position of adult sons in His family