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This study is about relationship.
Don’t think of this as a study of someone who walked this earth 2018 years ago.
Any study of Jesus is a relationship building study.
Share short testimony
Your Testimoney
My life Before Christ
How I came to know Christ
My life since I’ve come to know Jesus
Goal tonight - Get to know Jesus better
Why is this important?
1. Knowing Jesus is life’s continuing PRIORITY.
Worthless compared to knowing Jesus...
Once a year.
Christie's auction house in New York City offers a free appraisal weekend.
People bring in items from the back of their closet or a corner of their attic hoping to learn they have had an undiscovered treasure right under their roof.
Often the items are of little value, but one appraiser still remembers the woman who brought in an 11 .4-carat
ruby that a jeweler had told her was costume jewelry.
According to Christie's president Kathleen Guzman, "We were able to confirm that it was made in 1904 by Tiffany and Co.
They sti II had the original drawing for the piece, and, consequently, sold at auction to them for $385.000.
But this was a lady who kept it in the back of her closet in her grandmother's costume jewelry box, along with everything else. and was convinced that this was fake."1
She kept a piece of jewelry of great value in a costume jewelry box!
Lord help us to always treat our relationship with you as valuable… not common.
2. Knowing Jesus is the Believer’s continuing CHALLENGE.
Suppose you meet someone new tomorrow.
You don’t know it but they will become your best friend.
How does that happen?
First you learn their name.
How many people do you know at this level - thousands...
Second, You learn some details of their life
You learn where they grew up, went to school, hobbies, work, family.
What names come to mind that you know at this level?
Third, you begin to know and like who they are
You like their personality, interests, their heart...
You begin to count that person as a friend.
Same with Jesus.
Do you just know his name?
Do you just know some historical facts about him?
Do you Him personally and count him as a friend?
Each of these levels are important.
Names of Jesus
184 different names for Jesus in the Bible.
The preacher Billy Sunday counted even more and said,
"There are two hundred and fifty-six names given in the Bible for the Lord Jesus Christ, and I suppose this was because he was infinitely beyond all that any one name could express.
Names help you to identify someone.
The names of Jesus help you to know who he is as well.
In the bible, names had more significance than the names we have today.
That’s why often times, when people would encounter God, he would change their names.
If a little boy was given a name that meant "strong in battle," that name pointed to his reason for living, to his position in society, and to future promise.
That’s why Jesus had so many names.
His life is filled with purpose.
Joshua (Aramaic) salvation of God
In Jesus day, that name was common… kind of like Boudreaux or Thibidoux...
Savior: Showing Jesus PURPOSE.
Jesus came to save you and I from a life seperated from God for all of eterntity.
Messiah / Christ: Showing Jesus PROMISE.
Christ was not Jesus last name.
It meant “promised one from God.”
A lot of people carried the name Jesus, but only one was the Messiah.
Lord: Showing Jesus POSITION.
Even at his birth, Jesus was recognized as the Lord of the Universe.
Jesus is both our Lord and our friend.
We can draw close to him as a friend even though he has such great power.
If you don’t have a personal relationship with Him, now is a good time to do so.
You may know him by reputation, but he wants you to know him personally.
You can begin a relationship with him right now.
Jesus Christ, today I want to begin a relationship with you.
I don't want to just know about you; l want to know you personally.
I ask you to forgive me for the wrong things I've done.
I want to learn from you how to live.
I choose today to begin to live by your direction and guidance.
I don't even know all that that will mean, but I'm trusting you to show me the way.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Certain names have power.
Think about names in our world that have authority or power or clout.
Trump, Putin, Xi, Bill Gates, MLK, Einstein,
You could add up all the clout in our combined lists and they do not even approach the purpose, promise and power in the name of Jesus.
1. Jesus Name is above all other names.
2. As Believers, we live in His name.
We are anointed
We are forgiven
We are Baptized
We are justified in Jesus name
We assemble in his name
We bear his name
We believe in his name.
We call on his name
In his name we give thanks
have life
preach
speak
Suffer
We do everything in his name.
Poss ending
The Details of Jesus Life
Suppose you are sitting across from Jesus at Starbucks … trying to get to know him.
What would you talk about?
How would you get to know him better?
At some point, you would probably ask about his life… where he was born… about his family...
What do you know about his life before he was born?
After his resurrection?
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