The Mission of Jesus
By Apostle Joshua Selman
Philippians 3:10
John 17:3
The stability of your Christian experience depends on your accurate knowledge of the person Jesus.
You can know a lot, but if any dimension of knowledge you have is greater than that of Jesus, then your Christian experience will be found wanting.
Everything you know will be tested, and if you do not know the person Jesus, you may fall by the way side.
The mission of Jesus
Who is Jesus?
Mathew 16:14
Proximity does not bring revelation
Matthew 16:16-18
The wisest way to know about Jesus is to study what he said about himself.
Some expressions that Jesus said about himself
Mark 1:1
- Jesus is the son of God
- Jesus came to the world for 3 principal assignment:
- To be an accurate representation and manifestation of the misunderstood God
Hebrew 1:1-3
- To reconcile men back to God, and make the life of Available and accessible to all men
Ephesians 2:14-16
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
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As a model of God's expectation for man
Jesus came as a pattern man
*Hebrew 11:2
John 14:12
The most accurate pattern to follow is Jesus; a model for effective living
1 Corinthians 15:1-3
John 3:16-17
Hebrew 23:17
Acts 4:33
Matthew 9:37
The blessings that come to believer upon encountering Jesus
- Access to eternal life; Jesus came to upgrade us - to give us the life of God (victory and dominion after death)
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Peace
Philippians 4:7
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Joy
Acts 8:5-8
Psalm 51:12
Nehemiah 8:10
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Purpose
Acts 1:8
Hebrew 10:7
- To be an accurate representation and manifestation of the misunderstood God
John 20:31