What is Jesus to YOU 4-18-99 Intro --When you come into this Place what are thinking about --Are you thinking about the length of the Service what you are going to do when you get home kids/dog /mother in --Where is your focas --- WE enter in here to have JESUS to be our FOCAS --we msut be THINKING ABOUT HIM if we are going to get anything out of our Worship TIME -- He is the REASON we are here --we can never lose focas of this fact --Lets look at what we have in Christ tonight and I ask you the question WHO IS JESUS TO YOU?? -- I can not explain in an hour WHAT AND WHO JESUS IS!!! -- He is A THOSAND TIMES MORE Than what I can tell you about tonight! -- What is he to YOU ; who do you say HE IS??? -- Tonight you will SEE HOW without JESUS YOU HAVE A TREMNOUS VOID(hole) in your life TEXT: Mat 16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? Mat 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. Mat 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Points 1. Peters Confession 2. What is CHRIST TO YOU? I. Peters Confession a) Peters confession is not the CONFESSION of the WORLD! --- Jesus ask who do men say that I the SON of MAN aM" It is important to notice who the World said HE WAS REmber what a man THINKS about JEUUS will determine their Eternal Destiny how we are to Reach out to them their REACTION to us as we WITNESS TO THEM To a large degree the morality and justice of Society b) The World had a FALSE Confession of who JESUS WAS --The Popular opions shows the HE was Highly Esteemed Even considered one of the Greatest Men of all time --This OPION IS DANGEROUS-- BECAUSE IT IS Full of HALF TRUTHES!! People were and are MISLED by HALF TRUTHES and Opions! c) Some said Jesus was John the Baptist -People thought and were professing that Jeusu to be a SPIRIT of Righteousness ; one martyred for the faith THIS is what Herod thought Mat 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, Mat 14:2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. ---- Herod OPION was that JOHN was revived or HIS SPIRIT was in this man JESUS Some of the Common man held the same opion! d) Some THOUGH THE was ELIJAH ELijah was considered to be the GREATEST PROPHET and TEACHER of all time The Jews Expected the Elijah to return BEFORE THE MESSIAH Mal 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: THEY MISSED WHAT JESUS SAID Mat 17:12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. e) Some said JESUS WAS JEREMIAH The opion was that this man was REVEALING SOMETHING to men about GOD // That he was going also appear before the Messiah f) SOME THOUGH HE was GREAT PROHET One sent to With a message from God for them in their time He was etihter a NEW one sent or HAD THE SPIRIT OF AN OLD ONE IN A NEW BODY 2. The World has THE WRONG IDEA of WHO HE IS -- He is more than a Prohet HE is more than one marytred for what HE Belived He is more that a great teacher He is more than some who reveals things pertanant to today --PETER CONFESSION BY HTE CONVICTION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TRUE HE is the Son of the Living GOD!!! ** WHO IS JESUS TO YOU II. WHO is JESUS TO YOU?? a) I ll tell you Who He is to ME/HE IS SALVATION Heb 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; It was around this time a YEAR that Jesus was born( another message) HE CAME TO BE A SAVIOUR TO ALL MEN!! Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. -- God GAVE HIM to Free us from the Bondages of SIN and Degration --to provide a way back to a HOLY and Righteous FATHER -- First we must Pass Calvary and meet HIM as Purifier; our Justification; santification - our REEDEEMER -- He want to BE a SAVIOR to ALL MEN!!! NOt only did HE save me From HELL --He keeps me SAFE day to day * JESUS IS A WONDERFUL SAVIOUR TO ME!!!!! 2. NOT only is He my Savior/He is MY REEDEMER a) Reedmed= BOUGHT BACk HE SATISFIED the JUSTICE that our HOLY GOD DEMANDS -- WE WERE DOOMED Because of our Father Adams Sin Adam sold us into sin - Rom 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: --THE Curse of the LAW was upon the BACKS of ALL MEN--HE FREED us form that CURSE with HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD!!! Gal 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: *** Who is Jesus to me He is my Salvation -He is MY REEDMER 3. Jesus Christ is more than Salvaton; Reedmer//HE is MY DELIVER! a) Many People have been to the Jesus for the Cleansing POWER of SALVATION/Reedmtion but they forget HE IS A GREAT AND MIGHT DELIVER --He came to Deliver us from all TEMPATAION; Appetites and UNGODLY LUST! b) Gods Children were safe behind the BLOOD at Goshen When they came to the RED SEA and heard the Might Chariots roaring fro the camps of the Egyptians --the VERY GOD of Heaven showed HIS MATCHLESS POWER as a DELIVER!! -- He told moses to 'STRECH forth thy rod" THE SEA PARTED and the GODS people were DELEVIERS! ** Jesus is my DELIVER HE keeps me safe and out of the HANDS OF THE ENEMY HE Establishes my comings and going He is the Strong and Mighty Fortess- the SHEILD the BUCKER He is ABLE TO DELIVER US 4. He is more than SALVATION/REEDEMER/ DELIVER HE IS THE GREAT PHYSIAN!! a) HE is the Doctor that has NEVER LOST a case He is in the Still in the Healing bussiness He STILL HEALS the BROKEN HEARTED!!! b) He Still works thru the Medical Professional and the Prayers of His GOOD PEOPLE to see us THRU our times of INFIRMITIES! -- HE has the POWER to do as HIS WILL DICTATES FOR His Divine Purpose HE healed the Woman with the Issue of Blood She had not doubt been to every doctor around perhaps spent all her money//;only to be worse AS JESUS passes by SHE TOUCHES the hem of His Garment --- AND she was made WHOLE THERE IS POWER when we are in TOUCH with JESUS HE is the GREAT PHYSICAN c) He healed the MAN that was in the TOMBS Mark 5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. Mark 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Mark 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Mark 5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. Mark 5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, Mark 5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. Mark 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. -- THIS Poor Man Vexed with a Physical and MENTAL CONDITION Yet at the WORDS of the GREAT PHYSICAN the man was MAN WHOLE!!! -- This man wanted to Follow JESUS// Wouldnt you? Yet Jesus told him to go HOME and TELL what had Happened * Can you see him walking down the street to his house? People who once hid and were deathly afraid of him SAW A NEW MAN Can you HEAR HIS TESTIMONY JESUS OF NAZETTH came and SPOKE and I was HEALED I am free of the Demons that were possing ME JESUS HEALED ME//He is a wonderful pwerful man b) It doesnt matter WHAT IS AILING you today Jesus can Deliver you No matter what Affliction you have HE WILL SEE YOU THRU IT!! ** Jesus is Salvation/Reedemer/Deliver/Physican/ HE is LIGHT 5. JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD a) WE dont have to walk in darkness any more John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. -- We dont have to stumbel adm bumlbe around and HURT OURSELVES --He lights our PATH He shows us the WAY we should go - Sin had darkended our way our Eyes were blinded by the god of this world --Jesus came and gave LIGHT to all who desire to see -- OUR SIN Now we can see b) One day very soon we will see the GLORY of HIS BRIGTNESS In a City that HE is the LIGHT Of ' We will be able to walk and live in the LIGHT OF HIS GLORY!! We never to fear of the DARKNESS ANY LONGER! *******WHO IS JESUS TO YOU?? 6. He is more than all that HE IS A FREIND Jesus is one you can go to when all others have turned a af ear to you ( in fact you need to go to HIM first) He will stick closer than a brother You can talk to HIM and be sure of a Grand out come by HIS POWER HE will ALWAYS show you LOVE;COMPASSTION;MERCY ; LONSUFFERING He will is WORKING Every Circumstance to our good and HIS GLORY!! -- He will be faithful to you even if you love toward HIM is cold -- He will carry your burden/ lift your everycare -- YOU can TRUST HIS MIGHT and HIS POWER --He is an EVERLASTING FREIND! 7. He is the VERY WORD oF GOD a) IN HIm is the ANSWER TO EVER one of lies problems and question --John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. -- So many today will not BEHOLD HIS GLORY Will ot bow their knee to HIS WORD-- Bow to HIS WILL -- But in HiS WORD is the hope of all ages we can learn all about us MORE IMPORTANTLY all about HIM!!! --TO HIM BE THE GLORY!!! *************JESUS IS SALVATION/ REEDEMTION/ DELIVER/ PHYSICAN/ lighT/ fREIND/tHE VERY WORD OF GOD He is the ALPHA OMEGA BEGGINING END MIGHTY COUNILOR PRINCE OF PEACE THE GREAT IAM LILY OF THE VALLEY ROSE OF SHARION BRIGHT AND MORINGSTAR FAIRESTOF TEN THOUSAND THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE HE IS ALL THESE AND MORE BECAUSE HE IS CHRIST THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD WHO IS HE TO YOU WHO DO YOU SAY HE IS DO YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM HOW IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM CALLLLLLLLLLLL