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MATTHEW 27:54

"TRULY THIS WAS THE SON OF GOD"

I. HIS MIRACULOUS BIRTH.
        A. Angels announcement to Mary, a virgin.
        B. Birth in Bethlehem.
                1. Fulfilling Micah's prophesy.
                2. Angels announcement to shepherds.

II. HIS MARVELOUS LIFE.
        A. Power over elements.
                1. Water to wine (By him all things consist).
                2. Wind and waves obedient.
                3. Multiplying bread.
        B. Power over sickness.
                1. Physical blind, lame, diseased.
                2. Mental or spiritual.
        C. Power over death.
                1. Daughter of Jarius.
                2. Widow of Nain's Son.
                3. Lazarus.

III. HIS SUPERNATURAL MINISTRY.
        A. Soldier "Never a man spake as this man."
        B. His words inspired his followers.
                1. All willing to die for Him and did.
                2. Continue to inspire.
                        a. 5 martyrs of Ecuador.
        C. His words confounded his enemies.
                1. Continually sought to trip Him up.

IV. HIS ATONING DEATH.
        A. His being put to death without just cause.
        B. Miracles attending his death.
                1. Revolution of nature.
        Consider:
        For 2,000 years men of God, prophets, were telling of this one to
        come, Over 300 prophesies.

V. IF HE WAS NOT THE SON OF GOD.
        1. All fulfilled prophesies mere coincidence.
        2. Greatest fraud in history.
        3. Christians today living in delusion. 
        4. Death brings complete and to all existence Since He was Son of
           God.
                1. His warnings must be needed to be saved.
                        a. "Ye must be born again."
                        b. "Except a man be born again, he cannot
                           inherit."
                        c. "No man cometh to the Father buy by me."
                        d. "He that hath the son hath life, but he that
                           hath not the Son, hath now seen life, but the
                           wrath of God abideth in him.
                2. He is only way to salvation.
                        a. "Neither is there salvation in any other."
                3. Our faith not in vain.
                4. Physical death beginning of glorious eternity with Him.