2021 0725 Jesus Said I Am
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Background
Background
Jesus said follow me
he also said on other occasions to forgive
he said we need faith for healing
there are many other sayings and teachings that are recorded in the Scriptures
this leads to a very fundamental assumption - the basic premise behind all these sayings
The Highest Authority
The Highest Authority
Jesus declared that he had a higher authority tha any other human
this brought him into sharp dispute with the Pharisees and religious types
there was the occasion when the subject of forgiving sin comes up
Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
only God can forgive sin hence Jesus being not God ...
Jesus was making an implicit claim to be God = blasphemy
Bombshell Moment
Bombshell Moment
Jesus said that he saw Abraham when he was in the midst of a discussion with some Jews
then he said this
“Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!”
this was the final straw for the religious Jews
MONTY PYTHON SKETCH
Jesus used the words of God Himself
God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”
I AM has a timeless application, an absolute existence outside of time unlike Abraham
Jesus was identifying as God
and the Jews knew this - hence the outrage and the mindless anger to stone him as a blasphemer
Jesus has made a huge claim, one that reverberates in every generation and in the heart and mind of every human being
have you made a decision that Jesus is Lord?
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
finally in the closing book of our Scriptures,Jesus is clearly identified as Lord and God
his claim to divinity is clearly supported by his exalted status
Our Response to I Am
Our Response to I Am
our faith is based on the divinity of Jesus - he is God
if he is God then he has all the authority
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.
Jesus must be God in your heart and in your mind, in your whole being
there is no half way position
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
Our Pathway
Our Pathway
we may be convicted of our sinfulness, being dead in sin so what happens next
for some, we believe and confess with our mouth Jesus is Lord Romans 10:9
Jesus is Lord before he is a Saviour
we may be hurt and broken - declare Jesus is Lord and we are healed
we may be desperate and in turmoil - declared Jesus is Lord and we are rescued
we may be lost in our sin and dead to all - declared Jesus is Lord and we are saved
we may be hopeless yet Jesus brings us the hope of eternal life
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
Heart Felt
it is the matter of the heart
it is a deep spiritual transformation
just knowing Jesus is not enough - he must be Lord of our heart
just feeling Jesus is not good enough - he must be Lord of our heart
allow Jesus to change your heart if Jesus is not Lord in your life
if he is Lord then keep your heart soft to the things of the Spirit