I would like for you to open
your Bibles with me to the book of Matthew. Matthew chapter 1. Now I've preached a lot of sermons
a lot of years. But this sermon that I'm going
to bring this morning is one that I preached for the first
time about two or three months ago. And
I've preached it several places since then. And I would have
to say, it's just about my favorite sermons. I believe it is. After all these years, I've got
a favorite. Because it exalts and magnifies
my Savior. And I want you to listen to this. This is the title of the message.
Call His name Jesus. Thou shalt call His name Jesus.
They say that several times in the Scriptures. Thou shalt call
His name Jesus. Alright, let's read it. Matthew
1, verse 18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ
was on this wise, when as His mother Mary was a spouse to Joseph,
before they came together, She was found with child of the Holy
Ghost. Then Joseph, her husband, being
a just man and not willing to make her a public example, was
minded to put her away secretly. But while he thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in
a dream, saying, Joseph, thy son of David, Now Joseph was
in the house and lineage of David, as was Mary, the tribe of Judah. Fear not, thou son of David,
fear not to take unto thee thy wife, for that which is conceived
or begotten in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall
save his people from their sins. Now all this was done that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet,
saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Immanuel. Immanuel. which is interpreted, God is
with us. God with us. Then Joseph, being
raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden
him, and took unto him his wife, and knew her not, till she had
brought forth her firstborn son, and Joseph called his name Jesus. Now there are two words There
are two words which actually, I believe, sum up the gospel.
They're the words substitution and satisfaction. Isaiah said
this, he was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our
iniquities. That's substitution. And Isaiah
said, and by his stripes were healed. That's satisfaction.
Second Corinthians says this, For he hath made him to be sin
for us who knew no sin. That's substitution. That we
might be made the righteousness of God in him. That's satisfaction. The substitute satisfied. Christ Jesus is the substitute. Christ Jesus is the mediator. Christ Jesus is the representative
of his people. Not just on the cross, but from
the cradle to the cross to the crown. He's our substitute. He's
our substitute. And I'll go back further than
that. Clear back in eternity. God Almighty ordained him to
be the Lamb's reign before the foundation of the world. He was
my substitute when God Almighty gave him the covenant of grace
on our behalf. on a cross lifted high, when
a man forth to die. And the arm of the Lord was revealed. All others are scarred, by sin
they are marred, but by His stripes we are healed." Our substitute. All right. Open your Bibles to
Luke chapter 2 now. Luke chapter 2. Luke 2, verse
4-7. Now watch this carefully. Luke
2, verse 4-7. Let's read this together. Luke
2, forward. And Joseph also went up from
Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judea unto the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem. Because Joseph was of the house
and lineage of David. If you trace David's house and
lineage clear from David back to Joseph and Mary, they would
be in the line of the throne. Joseph would have been. That's
what he's talking about here. So they went to Bethlehem to
be taxed. Verse 5. Went to Bethlehem to
be taxed with Mary, his spouse's wife, being great with child.
And so it was that while they were there, the days were accomplished
that she should be delivered. And they brought forth her firstborn
son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger."
Laid him in a manger? Why? There was no room for him
in the inn. No room for Joseph? in the house
and lineage of David? No room for Mary, who's bringing
forth a Son, the Son of God? Jesus Christ, the Son of God? Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah? Jesus Christ, the desire of all
nations? No room for Him? That's the story
of this world. He was in the world. He was made
for the world. And they didn't know him. He came into his own, his own
nation, his own people, and they received him not. But they sent
him to a barn to be born. There's no room for him in the
inn. No room. Jesus Christ came into
this world unknown, unrecognized, unwelcome, An outcast born in
a manger outside the city of Bethlehem. No room for him. You
know why? Because he was our substitute.
He was an outcast because he came to die for the outcasts.
That's you and me. Because he was a substitute of
the outcasts. He's one with us. He began this
thing as a substitute of his people, born in a stable, laid
in a manger. Because Adam and all his posterity,
and us included, were not allowed to enter into Eden, God put us
out. God put us out. Just like they
put out Mary and Joseph, they put out the Lord Jesus. By one
man, sin entered this world, and death by sin. And God drove
the man out of the garden and placed at the east end of the
garden a flaming sword which turned every way to keep the
tree of life away from these outcasts. Christ Jesus was not
allowed to be born in Bethlehem. Christ Jesus was not allowed
to die in Jerusalem. They put Him outside the gates,
outside the walls. Read it. Turn to Hebrews 13.
Let me show you this. Hebrews chapter 13, verse 12
and 13. Listen to this. In Hebrews 13, 12, Wherefore
Jesus, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood,
suffered without the gate. So let us go to him, therefore
unto him, bearing his reproach without the care. That's where
we belong. All right. That's the way it
started. That's the way it started. The outcast cast out because
the outcast was cast out. Our substitute. All right. Turn
to turn to Matthew chapter one. Matthew chapter one. Our substitute,
Matthew 1, verse 21 and 22. I read this a while ago. Listen
to this. Matthew 1, verse 21. She shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. For he shall save his people
from their sins. Now this was all done that might
be fulfilled by the prophet, spoken by the prophet of the
Lord, which said, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and bear
a son, and you shall call his name Immanuel. Immanuel? Isaiah called him Immanuel. Joseph
called him Jesus. Where do we get this Jesus business? The Prince of Israel, the mighty
God. What did Isaiah say? His name
shall be called Emmanuel. His name shall be called Wonderful,
Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father. What is Jesus? I'll tell you. That's his name
of humiliation. That's his name of his humanity. That's his name when he became
flesh and dwelt among us. Let me show you that in Hebrews
chapter 2. Listen to this. Hebrews chapter
2 verse 16 and 17. Listen to this. Hebrews chapter
2 verse 16. Barely he took not on him the
nature of angels, he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore
it behooved him, as our substitute, to be made like his brethren,
that he might be a merciful, faithful high priest in thanks
pertaining to God to make reconciliation for the sins of his people. Call
his name Jesus. But listen, those who knew him
called him Lord. Those who knew him and loved
him called him Lord. And if you go through your concordance,
you'll find that the disciples never spoke to the Lord Jesus
Christ and called Him Jesus. They wrote about Jesus. And they
preached about Jesus. But when they spoke to Him, they
called Him Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ. Over 70
times in your concordance, He's called Master and Lord. And He said to His disciples,
You call me Master and Lord. You say, well, so I am." That's
who He is. Now His name is Jesus because
He took flesh. Call Him Jesus. He came from
the womb like us. Call Him Jesus. He laid in a
manger and nursed a mother's breast like us. Call Him Jesus. He was subject to His parents.
Father in a carton shop. Call Him Jesus. He walked the
earth as a man. Call Him Jesus. I don't understand
this, but listen. And He increased in wisdom and
stature and in favor with God and man. I don't understand that.
Do you, Scott? Jesus, a man, born as a child,
increased in wisdom and stature and favor with God and man. Not
Emmanuel, Jesus, the man. He became a real man. A real
man. Called his name Jesus. He was
tempted as a man. Tempted in all points as we are.
Yet he never sinned. Never did Jesus of Nazareth perform
a miracle for his own good, for his own strength. When he was
thirsty, he asked for water. He never created it. When he
was weary, it says, Jesus was weary with his journey and sat
down on the well. When he was hungry, he sent his
disciples to town to buy some food. Now, he did miracles to
heal the sick. He performed miracles to feed
the loaves and fishes. He did that, but not for his
own benefit. Satan tempted him forty days
and he was hungry and he said, make these stones into bread.
And our Lord said, don't tempt the Lord thy God. Why couldn't
he make them into bread? He was hungry. He was a man. You see what I'm trying to say?
He was our substitute. He couldn't make those stones
into bread because I can't do it. When he bore our sin in his body
on the tree, he did what I'm going to do someday. He died. I can't figure all this out.
I just know it's so. And men only call him Lord by
the Holy Spirit. Arthur Peake wrote a tract one
time, Scott, on the Lordship of Christ. And He said, all you
preachers, everybody else, quit calling Him Jesus. Call Him Lord. He is Lord. He's Emmanuel. He's
our substitute. He's our substitute. He took
our place. He took our sins and died. And was buried in the tomb. Alright, look at Luke 2 again.
Let's look at Luke 2. This is the reason I call this
my favorite message. It's all about Him. My substitute. My substitute. I have to have
one. I have an advocate with the Father.
Look at Luke 2, verse 20. Luke 2, verse 20. I believe Brother
Milton read this a while ago. Listen. Luke 2, verse 20. And
when eight days were accomplished by the circumcision of the child,
His name was called Jesus. Immanuel was a child. He called his name Jesus. And
they circumcised him? They circumcised Jesus? What is circumcision? Well, turn
to Genesis chapter 17. This circumcision belonged to
the sons of Abraham, Jesus the Son of God. This circumcision
refers to a covenant of mercy. He didn't need any mercy. This
circumcision refers to guilt. He is immaculately holy. Circumcision
refers to cleansing. He knew no sin. Let's look at
Genesis chapter 17 a minute. Listen to this. Genesis 17 verse
9, And God said to Abraham, Thou
shalt keep my covenant. Therefore, thou and thy seed
after thee in their generation. And this is my covenant, which
you shall keep between me and you. and the seed after you,
every man child shall be among you, shall be circumcised." Jesus
Christ was a man child among us, our substitute, and had to
be circumcised. Had to be. Every Sabbath day,
he went to the synagogue. Don't you imagine him listening
to some old little Pharisee trying to pray, but he went to the synagogue. That's right. And his mother,
you know, took him for Simeon to do after him according to
the law. He's a man. He's a man. No sooner was he born than he
shed his blood. My substitute. My substitute. Though he were a son, he learned
obedience by the things he suffered. My substitute. Alright. No room for him. He's His outcast. Call Him Jesus. Not the mighty
God, though He is. Not the everlasting Father, though
He is. Not Emmanuel, though He is. Call
Him Jesus. And He shed His blood through
circumcision. My substitute. Alright? Look with me at Matthew 3. Matthew
chapter 3. Matthew 3, verse 13. Now you hold on to your seat. Old Brother Shelton used to say,
hold on to your seat. Now we're going to jump a creek.
Be careful. Watch this now. Matthew 3, verse
13. Then cometh Jesus, this man,
from Galilee of Jordan unto John, To be baptized? I don't blame John for saying
what he said in the next verse. John forbade him saying, I have
need to be baptized to thee. Comest thou to me to be baptized? What is baptism? Well, let me
tell you. Baptism has to do with repentance. That's right. Jesus had no sins,
but He's there to be baptized confessing our sins. We have plenty of them. It took
our place. Baptism says, I justify God. The Pharisees would not be baptized
because it wouldn't justify God in His claim against them. But
Jesus Christ came as a sinner to be baptized, justifying God. And baptism says, I'm going to
die, be buried, and rise again. And that's what he did. He was
baptized, put under the water, he died, and he came forth. And
that's what we declare when we're baptized. We declare that I died
with Christ, I was buried, and rising again to die no more. And look at what our Lord said
to John here in verse 15. He said, I have need to be baptized
to thee, comest thou to me? And Jesus, answering, said, suffer
it to be so now. For it becometh me, us, to fulfill
all righteousness. Then he suffered. Christ had
to be baptized. He had to be circumcised. He
had to go to the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He had to keep
the law in our place instead. Because He is our righteousness.
Let me show you a scripture. Turn to Jeremiah 23. Jeremiah
23. Verse 5 and 6. Listen to this. Behold, the days
come. Jeremiah 23, 5. Behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, that I raise up unto David a righteous branch. Who's this talking about? The
Lord Jesus Christ. A king shall reign and prosper
and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. And in
his days, Judah shall be saved. Israel shall dwell safely. And
this is His name, whereby He shall be called the Lord our
righteousness." Christ is the Lord our righteousness. He fulfilled
all righteousness on our behalf. But now watch this verse. Turn
to Jeremiah 33. You remember that? I just read.
You remembered every word of it, didn't you? Listen. Jeremiah
chapter 33, verse 15. Chapter 33, verse 50. Almost
the same words I just read. Verse 15, Jeremiah 33. In those
days, at that time, will I cause the branch of righteousness to
grow up unto David. And he shall execute judgment
and righteousness in the land. And in those days, Judah is going
to be saved. All of Israel. All of God's people.
And Jerusalem is going to dwell safely. And this is the name
whereby..." What's that word first? That word there? She. She? It says He is the Lord our
Righteousness. She shall be called the Lord
our Righteousness. Same name. But that's the church. His church. We are the Lord our
Righteousness. He's our substitute. Took our
place. Gave us. His righteousness. He's
the Lord our righteousness, and that's exactly what your name
is. You have a new nature, partaker
of a divine nature, and you have a righteousness He gave you.
That's right. That's a substitute. That's a
substitute. Alright, one more. Luke chapter
22. Luke 22. Luke 22, verse 39. This is the man, Christ Jesus.
Verse 39, Luke 22. And he came out and went as he
was wont to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples also followed
him. And when he was at the place,
he said unto them, Pray that you enter not into temptation.
And the Lord Jesus was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast. And he kneeled down and he prayed. And he said, Father, if thou be willing, remove this
cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, thy
will be done. And there appeared an angel unto
him from heaven, strengthening him, and being in agony." The
Son of God in agony. Being in agony. Prayed more earnestly. And his sweat was as it were
great drops of blood going from his veins through the pores dropping
to the ground. What's going on here? All the
sins of all the elect of all ages were laid on Him right then. He bore our sins in His body. And that's when the man, Jesus
Christ, said, Father, I'm going to die. That's the reason the
angel came and strengthened Him. I'm going to die under this pressure
bearing all the sins of all his people were laid on him and he
was about to be crushed under the full judgment of God. All
the guilt and the shame and the iniquity of his people had plunged
his soul into such agony. My soul is exceeding sorrowful
even to death. And the blood dropped on the
ground. And verse 45 says, And he rose
from prayer, and was come to his disciples, and found them
sleeping. He said, Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, ye enter not
into temptation. Our Lord Jesus Christ bore our
sins in His body. Somebody wrote a poem. They borrowed a bed to lay his
head when Christ the Lord came down. They borrowed an ass on
the mountain pass for him to ride to town. But the thorny
crown that he wore and the cross he bore, they weren't borrowed.
They were his own. Mine. They borrowed the bread. When the crowd he fed on that
grassy mountainside, they borrowed the dish of little fish with
which 5,000 were satisfied. But the crown he wore and the
cross he bore, they were his own. They borrowed a room on
the way to the tomb to pass over lamb to eat. They borrowed a
cave for him a grave. They even borrowed a winding
sheet But the crown he wore and the cross he bore, they were
his own. They were his own. He took our
place, died on the tree, our substitute. That's it. That's the glorious good news
of substitution and satisfaction. Paid it all, all the debt I owed. Sin left the criminal sane. Watch
this, watch this. All right. God bless. Thank you.