Getting to know Getting to know Jesus Jesus

– His mission– His mission

Getting to know Getting to know Jesus Jesus

– His mission– His mission

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Getting to know Jesus — Getting to know Jesus —

•His birth

•His mission

•His return

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The words of Isaiah are fulfilled:

The words of Isaiah are fulfilled:

Matthew 4:14-1614 That it might be fulfilled which was

spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of

Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

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Jesus’ mission declared:Jesus’ mission declared:

• To bring light and life into a world of darkness and death:– The light of God’s word– The good news of God’s Kingdom– The mediator between God and man– The means of redemption– The hope of resurrection

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The world Jesus was born into:

The world Jesus was born into:

• A world full of sin Ecclesiastes 7:20

• A world where the wages of sin is death Romans 5:12

• A world where sin is defined by God’s law Romans 3:20

• A world without the spirit of the law Matthew 23:23-24

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The inescapable conclusion:The inescapable conclusion:

“For the wages of sin is death…” Romans 6:23

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The light of God’s word:The light of God’s word:

• Darkness and death to be replaced by light and life — Matthew 4:4

• Jesus is the embodiment of God’s word — John 1:14

• God’s word, through Jesus, brings life — John 5:24

• Jesus is light — John 1:4-9

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Jesus brings ‘good news’Jesus brings ‘good news’

• Jesus preached the gospel of the Kingdom of God — Matthew 9:35

• Once the gospel has been preached to all, the Kingdom will come — Matthew 24:14

• On hearing the gospel comes responsibility — Mark 1:14-15

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Jesus the mediatorJesus the mediator

• Jesus the only means of salvation — Acts 4:10-12

• Jesus our mediator — 1 Timothy 2:3-5

• For through him comes the forgiveness of sins — Ephesians 1:5-7

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Jesus is the means of redemption

Jesus is the means of redemption

• Jesus’ sacrifice was for his followers — John 10:14-15

• Through his obedience came salvation — Hebrews 5:8-9

• Jesus is able to save his faithful followers — Hebrews 7:25

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The hope of resurrectionThe hope of resurrection

• Jesus the firstfruits — 1 Corinthians 15:20-21

• We can share in his resurrection — Romans 6:3-9

• After resurrection and judgement comes transformation — 1 Corinthians 15:50-57

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Jesus’ mission complete:Jesus’ mission complete:

• Jesus’ prayer for his disciples — John 17:1-4

• His last words on the cross — John 19:28-30

• We must be steadfast in our hope — 1 Corinthians 15:58

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1 Corinthians 15:581 Corinthians 15:58

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”

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