John 12:32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”
Many have the knowledge of a historical Christ but not the Christ of today
- Jesus Christ is not a discovery, it is a revelation
- Who is Jesus? Jesus changed history, Jesus who rose again, Jesus who heals the sick, Jesus who casts out demons. Who is He?
- Other religions can function without their leader because they do not require a relationship because their god is dead
John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
- Jesus has 365 names, and each name represents an aspect of what He is and what He can do.
Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the region \ ˈrē-jən /of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
- Son of Man: The Hebrews knew that when Jesus said The Son of Man, He was referring to the Messiah
- The Messiah is Christ which means The Anointed One
- When you become familiar with a person, they are so close that you do not see them.
- Familiarity brings contempt \ kən-ˈtem(p)t/ : a feeling that someone or something is not worthy of any respect or approval
- In familiarity you compare yourself to that person
Matthew 9:6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
- Anointed means to be supernaturally empowered with divine ability to do the impossible.
- The word Christian means tiny anointed
- Christ is not a name but a title
- The criteria for entering the ministry is to be anointed
Matthew 16:15-17 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
- Peter was called Simon before the revelation. Then he was Peter.
- Simon means brittle \ ˈbri-tᵊl cane that bends easily in the wind. : easily disrupted, overthrown, or damaged : FRAIL \ ˈfra-jəl/
John 15:26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
- When we bare\ ˈber / witness of someone is because you know them. The Holy Spirit witness about Jesus because He was present during the birth, crucifixion, and resurrection
- The title God means the self-sufficient who does not depend on anything or anyone to exist
John 5:26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,
Matthew 16:18-19 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
- You legalize or prohibit
a. Matthew 16:18 Petros means small rock
b. Matthew 16:18 Petra means massive rock
- Keys represent authority
John 4:25-30
The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When He comes, He will tell us all things.” 26 Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.” 27 And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?” 28 The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, 29 “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” 30 Then they went out of the city and came to Him.
We are going to see the Name of Jesus in every book of the Bible:
In Genesis He was the seed of the woman
In Exodus He was the Passover lamb
In Leviticus He is our pillar by day and our pillar by night
In Deuteronomy He is the prophet like Moses
In Joshua the Captain of our Salvation
In Judges He is our legislator
In Ruth He is our kinsman redeemer
In 1 and 2 Samuel He is our trusted prophet
In Kings and Chronicles He is our reigning King
In Ezra He is our faithful scribe
In Nehemiah He is the rebuilder of the broken walls
In Esther He is our lawyer
In Job, He is our Eternal Redeemer
In Isaiah, He is the prince of peace
In Jeremiah and Lamentations, He is The Prophet of Tears
In Ezekiel He is the wonderful four-faced man
In Daniel He is the fourth man in the fiery furnace
In Psalms He is the Lord, our Shepherd and we will lack nothing
In Proverbs He is our Wisdom
In Ecclesiastes He is our Goal
In Song of Songs, He is our lover and bride
In Hosea He is the eternal husband with the believer
In Joel He is The Baptizer in the Holy Spirit
In Amos He is our burden bearer
In Obadiah He is our Savior
In Jonah He is the great foreign missionary
In Micah He is the messenger with beautiful feet
In Nahum \ ˈnā-əm/ He is our avenger
In Habakkuk He is the evangelist pleading for revival
In Zephaniah He is the Lord mighty to save
In Haggai He is the restorer of the lost inheritance
In Zachariah He is the fountain that springs with eternal life
In Malachi He is the son of justice who rises with healing in His wings
In Matthew He is the Messiah
In Mark He is The Wonderful Worker
In Luke He is The Son of Man
In John He is the Son of God
In Acts He is the Holy Spirit moving among men
In Romans He is the Justifier
In 1 and 2 Corinthians He is The Sanctifier
In Galatians He is the redeemer from the curse of the law
In Ephesians He is the Christ of inscrutable \ in-ˈskrü-tə-bəl /riches
In Philippians He is the God who supplies all our needs
In Colossians He is the bodily fullness of Deity
In 1 and 2 Thessalonians He is our King who will soon come
In 1 and 2 Timothy He is Mediator between God and men
In Titus He is the faithful Shepherd
In Philemon He is the friend of the oppressed
In Hebrews He is the blood of the everlasting covenant
In James He is the Lord who heals the sick
In 1 and 2 Peter He is The Prince of Shepherds who will soon appear
In 1, 2 and 3 of John He is Love
In Jude He is the Lord who comes with ten thousand of His saints
In Revelation He is The King of Kings and Lord of Lords