What Manner of Man?

TEXTMatt. 8:23-27

INTRODUCTION:

A.  WHAT KIND OF MAN WAS JESUS?

          1.  The disciples saw sign after sign and wondered – Miracles.

          2.  Understandably amazed at his works and his words.

          3.  Others were also amazed (John 3:1-27:45-464:39-42).

B.  WHAT MANNER OF MAN?

          1.  Just a legend?  He is a historical fact.

          2.  Just a good man?  A great teacher? Leader?  Prophet?  Is that all?

C.  WE NEED TO STUDY THE GREAT QUALITIES OF JESUS LEST WE TAKE THEM

          FOR GRANTED OR DISBELIEVE.

I.  HE WAS A HUMAN MAN (1 Tim. 2:5).

A.  A HUMAN BIRTH (Luke 2:1-7Gal. 4:4).

B.  DEVELOPED AS A HUMAN (Luke2:4051-52).

C.  WITH HUMAN DESIRES AND EMOTIONS:

          1.  Mental – love, anger, joy, sorrow, dread, …LUST (Luke 22:15Heb. 4:15).

          2.  Physical – Hunger (Matt. 4:1-2), thirst (Luke 19:28), fatigue, pain …

D.  THE SON OF MAN.

          1.  Prophetic sense (Luke 9:4419:10John 6:62).

          2.  His connection to us (John 5:25-27).

E.  NECESSARY (Heb. 2:9-18).

II.  HE WAS A DIVINE MAN (John 20:26-29)

A.  VIRGIN BIRTH (Matt. 1:21-23Luke 1:26-35).

B.  ETERNAL (John 8:581:1-3, 14).

C.  SON OF GOD (John 10:30-365:17-18).

          1.  Inspired testimony (Matt. 3:1717:52 Pet. 1:16-18Rom. 1:4).

          2.  Uninspired testimony (John 3:1-2).

D.  JESUS AND GOD.

          1.  The form of God (Phil. 2:5-8).

          2.  The image of his substance (Heb. 1:3, 8-9 ).

III.  HE WAS A POWERFUL MANMIRACLES!

A.  HE RAISED THE DEAD (John 11:39-44).  POWER OVER DEATH!

B.  THE QUESTION OF JOHN (Matt. 11:2-6).

C.  HEALED THE SICK, STILLED THE STORM (John 3:1-2Acts 2:22Matt. 8:27).

D.  ENEMIES COULD NOT DENY (Matt. 12:22-24John 12:42-4311:47-53).

IV.  HE WAS A FORGIVING MAN (Col. 1:14).

A.  THIS HE DEMONSTRATED ON EARTH (Mark 2:5-11).

B.  HE HAS THAT POWER NOW (Heb. 5:8-97:25).

C.  THRU A SUFFICIENT SACRIFICE.

          1.  For all time (Heb. 7:26-2810:12).

          2.  For all  men (Titus 2:11-121 John 2:1-2).

          3.  Redeemed by his blood (Eph. 1:7Heb. 9:11-12).

D.  HOW DO WE CONTACT THE BLOOD (Rom. 6:3-4).

V.  HE IS THE MAN WHO WILL JUDGE US (John 5:26-27).

A.  HE IS THE STANDARD BY WHICH WE ARE TO BE JUDGED:

          1.  His life (Acts 17:30-31).

          2.  His word (John 12:48).

B.  VENGEANCE OF THE DISOBEDIENT (2 Thess. 1:7-9).

C.  HE WANTS TO SAVE (1 Tim. 2:6Luke 19:10).

D.  HIS SAVING POWER – THE GOSPEL MESSAGE (Rom. 1:15-17).

CONCLUSION:

A.  THIS IS THE KIND OF MAN JESUS WAS.

B.  ARE YOU READY TO MEET HIM? (2 Cor. 5:10).