Jesus Is the Christ (1 of 4)
Series: Jesus Is _______
Scott Maze
Luke 9:18-22
We begin a new series in our time in Luke's gospel this morning. Over the course of the next five weeks, we will see five traits Luke wants to show us about Jesus. We begin this morning by telling why Jesus is called the Christ.
It is hard to underestimate the significance of Jesus. No other person has had a greater historical impact. Even those who refuse to follow Jesus as the Christ, acknowledge this. Science Fiction writer, H. G. Wells, has said, ''I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily the most dominant figure in all history.''
We come to a major turning point in Luke's presentation of Jesus. Throughout this section of Luke's gospel, we will see Jesus' frequently correcting His disciples. Though the twelve disciples are among the first to know Jesus' real identity, we will see that they have a great deal to learn.
Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, ''Who do the crowds say that I am?'' 19 And they answered, ''John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.'' 20 Then he said to them, ''But who do you say that I am?'' And Peter answered, ''The Christ of God.''
And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, ''The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.''(Luke 9:18-22)
1. There Are Two Kinds of People in the World
The phrase, ''There are two kinds of people in the world'' is one of the most often quoted sayings in conversations and movies. You have heard some of these before. There are two kinds of people in the world: those who follow the rules and those wh ...
Series: Jesus Is _______
Scott Maze
Luke 9:18-22
We begin a new series in our time in Luke's gospel this morning. Over the course of the next five weeks, we will see five traits Luke wants to show us about Jesus. We begin this morning by telling why Jesus is called the Christ.
It is hard to underestimate the significance of Jesus. No other person has had a greater historical impact. Even those who refuse to follow Jesus as the Christ, acknowledge this. Science Fiction writer, H. G. Wells, has said, ''I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of history. Jesus Christ is easily the most dominant figure in all history.''
We come to a major turning point in Luke's presentation of Jesus. Throughout this section of Luke's gospel, we will see Jesus' frequently correcting His disciples. Though the twelve disciples are among the first to know Jesus' real identity, we will see that they have a great deal to learn.
Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, ''Who do the crowds say that I am?'' 19 And they answered, ''John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.'' 20 Then he said to them, ''But who do you say that I am?'' And Peter answered, ''The Christ of God.''
And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, ''The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.''(Luke 9:18-22)
1. There Are Two Kinds of People in the World
The phrase, ''There are two kinds of people in the world'' is one of the most often quoted sayings in conversations and movies. You have heard some of these before. There are two kinds of people in the world: those who follow the rules and those wh ...
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