Developing A Great And Intimate Relationship With God, The Son - Jesus - Part 2 Series

A. What is YOUR answer to each of these questions:

1. Who is Jesus?

2. Is He your personal Savior?

3. Is He the center of your thoughts?

4. Do you accept the total redemption He paid for you or do you think you have to earn it somehow?

5. Do you have to pay penitence for your sins?

6. Do you love Him? He said if you love me, you will keep my commandments.

7. What kind of a relationship do you have with Jesus?

B. These are some of the ATTRIBUTES and CHARISTERISTICS of Jesus:

1. Jesus is our Lord and Savior.

2. Jesus was the Lamb of God who came to take away the sins of the world.

3. Jesus is our provider. He made a provision for us to go directly to God.

4. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He is the door.

5. Jesus is our brother and friend.

6. We are heirs with Him.

7. He is God's Son!

8. He came to show us the Love of God our Father.

9. We are also children of God because of what Jesus did.

10. Jesus tore the wall down so we had free access to God ourselves (John 16:25-27).

11. Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith (Heb 12:12).

12. Jesus was a carpenter. He's building a home for us in Heaven.

13. Jesus was the Word made flesh. (Jesus is the Godhead bodily).

14. Jesus helped God build the earth. He was there when all was being created.

15. We were made in His image.

16. Jesus experienced what it is like to live in this fallen world. Yet he did not sin.

17. Jesus has the power over death (Hebrews 2:14).

18. Jesus is the great high priest (Hebrews 4:14).

19. Jesus is there in the time of need (Hebrews 2:18 and Hebrews 4:15).

20. Jesus sets people free.

21. Jesus is faithful (Hebrews 3:1).

22. Jesus is my teacher, master, Rabbi.

23. Jesus is the great physician.

24. He has all things under his feet (Hebrews 2:8).

25. Jesus sits at the right hand of God, making intercession for us.

26. Jesus is the sole expression of God's glory.

27. Jesus is the very imprint of God's nature.

28. He is higher than the angels.

29. Jesus is light.

30. Jesus is life.

31. Jesus is light and in him is no darkness.

32. Jesus was obedient.

33. Jesus sits on the throne beside God (Hebrews 12:2).

34. Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).

35. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8).

****QUESTION: Do you believe that Jesus is the answer?

C. The CHARACTER and NATURE of Jesus

1. Jesus Christ is: (REFER to 1 Corinthians 13)

Very patient, Kind, Never jealous or envious.

Never boastful or proud

He will be loyal to you.

He doesn't demand His way

He's not irritable or touchy

He doesn't hold grudges

He is never glad about injustice.

He rejoices whenever truth wins out.

He loves you

Never haughty or selfish or rude

He will always believe in you.

You can always expect the best of Him

He will always stand His ground in defending you.

2. God, the Father, identifies us IN Christ Jesus.

3. "And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus" (Eph 2:6-7 NIV).

"…let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,' declares the Lord." (Jer 31:34)

D. You Take His BREATH Away.

1. You took His breath away to create the Universe.

"By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. (Ps 33:6 NIV)

2. You took His breath away when He formed You.

"The time came when the Lord God formed a man's body from the dust of the ground and breathed into it the breath of life. And man became a living person." (Gen 2:7 TLB)

3. You took His breath away when you chose Him as your Lord and Savior.

"Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." (John 20:21-22 NIV)

4. Now, it is your turn to let Him hold you so close that He takes your breath away because ever since the beginning of time, you have been taking His breath way every moment of every day.