This morning, we have traced the biblical account of Jesus’ birth all the way from Genesis to the Gospel accounts. Each of these passages tell us something about who Jesus is and what he came to do.

Only two of the Gospels include the account of Jesus’ birth—Matthew and Luke. Mark begins his Gospel with the preaching of John the Baptist. John begins his Gospel with creation and describes Jesus’ birth as the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us.

Matthew and Luke give us more of a historical account of Jesus’ birth. John describes these events in more theological terms. John tells us very little about Jesus’ birth, but he does tell us a great deal about who Jesus is.

As we approach Christmas, it’s very important that we keep in mind who Jesus really is. People have all kinds of weird, unbiblical ideas about Jesus. At Christmastime, we celebrate Jesus’ birth because of who he is and what he did.

John 1:14 nicely breaks into five parts for us. Let’s look at the story of Christmas under five headings. Each of these headings tell us something about who Jesus is and what he did.