Who Do You Say That I Am? (Luke 9:18-22) - 9/10/23

INTRO

• Jesus is finishing His Galilean ministry

• He is now on His journey to Jerusalem

• His journey to the cross

• He asks a very important question.

• A question that needs to be answered.
  

THE CROWD

They had an opinion

• John the Baptist, Elijah, a Prophet

• Good man that has done good things

The believed in the person of Jesus

• They followed Him.

• They were looking for the Messiah

• The moment the cross was in sight, they turned.

• We cannot separate his suffering, death, and resurrection form His messiahship.

• If we remove the WHY OF HIS DEATH… OUR SINFULNESS

• Then we also turn Jesus into the WRONG JESUS

They were looking for healer and deliverer (From Roman rule)

• Today… Looking for a BLESSING GIVER. HEALER, PROVIDER

• While true, Jesus is SO MUCH MORE

“It is impossible to be wrong about who Jesus and right with God “ (Warren Wiersbe)

WE MUST GET JESUS RIGHT!

THE DISCIPLES

They had a conviction

• “The Christ of God”

• The anointed one. The Coming King Psalm 2:2

• Gabriel – Luke 1:32-33

• Zachariah – Luke 1:68-69

• Shepherds – Luke 2:10-11

• John the Baptist – Luke 3:16-18

Tell no one

• The were looking for a cross less Messiah

• The time was not NOW

• He MUST first suffer on the cross

Isaiah 53:4-10

Truths to Consider

1. True saving faith comes only through the person and work of Jesus Christ. This has been God’s plan of redemption from the very beginning.

• One must believe on the person and trust in the work of the Lord Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sin and the giving of a new life. (His life, death, burial, and resurrection)

• This belief is not just in the historical facts alone, but in Jesus as our personal Savior and Lord. (Our Mind and Our Heart are one)

• Jesus always has been and always will be the answer to all the questions of life. The real, biblical, and saving Jesus.