T1L9 Person of Jesus [Discipleship Class]

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9 – The Person of Jesus Christ

Warm-Up: Snap Impressions 

When people around you talk about Jesus, what portraits do you hear?

Key Verse To Memorize

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1

“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

“And He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called the Word of God.” Revelation 19:13

1. Jesus Is God

1.   Read John 1:1–3

2.   Question: What relationship does the Word have to God and to creation here?

2.   John 1:14

1.   Question: What changed when the Word became flesh, and what did not change?

3.   John 8:58 and John 10:30

1.   Question: Why would these words (“I am” and “I and the Father are one”) provoke opposition if they were not claims to deity?

2.   One in the LIT: ἓν

1.   The primary number one in Greek

2.   Used in scriptures as;

1.    singular man

2.   only

3.   first

4.   individual

2. Jesus Is Man:

1.   Galatians 4:4 and Luke 2:7

2.   Question: What ordinary human beginnings do you see?

1.   Born of a woman

2.   Born under the Law

3.   Experienced the hardships of life from day one

2.   Hebrews 4:15 and John 11:35

1.   Question: How do temptation and tears prove true humanity without denying sinlessness?

Jesus had emotions

1.   Anger (righteous anger John 2:13-17 at the beginning of His public ministry during the Passover visit after His baptism. And again in Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17 and Luke 19:45-46 during the final week before His crucifixion.)

2.   Fear (Mark 14:33 before He was taken into custody, Jesus said “My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”)

3.   Disgust (Jesus was disgusted with the Pharisees in the synagogue waiting to see if He would heal a man on the Sabbath in Mark 3:3 He it reads, “after looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart,” and Revelation 3:16 where Jesus says, “So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew you out of My mouth,” to the church at Laodicea.

4.  Sadness (In John 11:35 when He wept because of the lack of faith in those at the tomb of Lazarus, and in Luke 19:41 when He cried over Jerusalem for rejecting Him as Lord.)

5.   Joy (Happiness) Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and joyfully praised the Father in Heaven in Luke 10:21, and verses John 15:11, John 17:13, and Hebrews 12:2 talk about the Joy of Jesus.

6.  Surprise (Matthew 8:10, Luke 7:9, and Mark 6:6)

7.   Contempt (Matthew 23:27-28, Matthew 23:33, Matthew 12:34 and John 8:44 mostly against the Pharisees and scribes.)

8.  Anticipation (Luke 22:15-16, Matthew 26:29, John 17:24)

9.  Trust (Hebrews 2:13, 1 Peter 2:23, etc. Numerous verses about trusting the Father in heaven.)

3.   Luke 2:52 and Matthew 4:2

1.   Question: Which everyday human experiences are unmistakable here?

4. One Person, Two Natures: Holding Truths Together

1.    Philippians 2:6–8

1.   Question: How do equality with God and the taking of a servant’s form live together in one person?

2.   1 Timothy 2:5

1.   Question: What does ‘Mediator’ require Him to be?

2.   Optional clarifier: Acts 20:28

3.   Question: How does ‘God purchasing the church with His own blood’ guard the unity of Christ’s person?

4. Why Both Natures Were Necessary: Case-Making

A) Hebrews 2:17, 1 Corinthians 15:21

Question: Why did He have to be truly human to die as our substitute and rise as our representative?

B) Hebrews 9:11–12, Hebrews 9:14

Question: Why must His person have divine worth for His sacrifice to secure eternal redemption?

C) Romans 1:4, Hebrews 7:26, 2 Corinthians 5:21

Question: How do resurrection power and sinless holiness show that He can truly save?

5. Jesus’ Sinlessness: Objection and Response

Read: 1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:5

Ask: If Jesus had sinned even once, what would follow for our salvation?

Read: Hebrews 7:26

Ask: What does ‘holy, innocent, undefiled’ teach about His fitness to be our High Priest?

Pastoral challenge: How does His sinlessness comfort you when your conscience accuses you?

Defense Drill: Thirty-Second Conversations

1.    How does Jesus’ full deity shape your obedience to His words this week?

2.   How does Jesus’ full humanity comfort you in a present temptation or grief?

3.   Which common mistake about Jesus did Scripture correct for you tonight?

4.   What will change in your prayer and worship because of who He is?

Oral Review Game

1.   True or false: Jesus is a created being and less than the Father.

2.   Fill in from John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was ____.”

3.   From John 8:58 When Jesus said, “Before Abraham was, I am,” He was claiming to be whom?

4.  True or false: “Jesus only appeared human.”

5.   From Colossians 2:9 “For in Him all the fullness of ____ dwells bodily.”

6.  From Hebrews 4:15 Was He tempted like we are, yet without sin?

Memory Verse Rehearsal

Recite John 1:1

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