Discovering Jesus Part 2

January 23, 2011

Series: Discovering Jesus

Passage: John 1:1-17

Speaker: Pastor Glenn Harvison

Tags: sermon, harvison, christianity, greenwich, connecticut

Heinrich Hofmann Portrait of Christ

Discovering Jesus: John 1:1-18

Who is Jesus?

  • Jesus, the Logos, is eternally pre-existent
  • Jesus, the Logos, is distinct from the Father and bound in intimate fellowship with Him
  • Jesus, the Logos, is God
  • Jesus, the Logos, changed His status
  • Jesus, the Logos, is the only One like Him

 

What does Jesus do?

  • Jesus, the Logos, is the ultimate revelation of the Father
  • Jesus is the zenith of all God’s acts of self-disclosure
    • Through His Creation
    • Through the inner light of human consciousness, intelligence & conscience
    • Through the Old Testament Covenants
    • Through the Law of Moses
    • Through the Old Testament Prophets
    • Through His saving acts in history

 

Jesus is the only authentic source of spiritual truth

  • Jesus is the complete revelation of the Father
  • Jesus reveals the relentless love of the Father
  • Jesus lights the only way to the Father
    • Jesus, the Logos, is the only authentic source of spiritual truth
    • Jesus, the Logos, lights the way to a love relationship with the Father
    • Jesus, the Logos, lights the way to LIFE