Jesus Christ

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Jesus Christ (Simply Stated)

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Jesus Christ Jesus Christ We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, one Person in two natures. Jesus-Israel's promised Messiah-was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate.

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Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, one Person in two natures.

Jesus Christ

I. What Jesus is.

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Colossians 2:8-10 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. 8

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I. What Jesus is.

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Hebrews 1:3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high

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John 1:1, 14, 18 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

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Matthew 16:13-18

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” 3

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John 20:25-26 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe." 26 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you." 25

John 20:27-29 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe." 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!" 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." 27

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Jesus Christ

I. What Jesus is.

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II. What Jesus does.

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Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ Jesus-Israel's promised Messiah-was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate.

Jesus Christ

II. What Jesus does.

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2 Corinthians 5:21

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

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II. What Jesus does.

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Hebrews 10:11-14 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. 14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

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II. What Jesus does.

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1 Corinthians 15: 12-19 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. 12

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John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?" 25

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“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell.

You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” ― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

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Jesus Christ

II. What Jesus does.

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Application: What do I do now? 1. 2. 3.

Make sure you’ve trusted the right Jesus. Take time to think and reflect upon our last three messages so that you can “connect the dots” for others (who ask). Be willing (and courageous) to teach what you know.

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Sermon Questions: • Many religions believe in Jesus but fail to believe Jesus. Do you understand the difference? • Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-18. How important is the resurrection of Jesus Christ? • How has this sermon changed your view of humanity? Or has it? Why? Why not? • If Jesus is not God then Jesus is not who He claimed to be. If Jesus is not God, then why can He not be good? Can someone who lies about His identity or is deluded be a teacher worth following? Why? Why not?

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