Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Creator and Saviour
John 1.1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testifyconcerning that light, so that through Him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, Who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
II Corinthians 5.1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Dwelling in John 1.14
This is the idea of camping, of pitching a tent, a temporary place to live in.
Jesus did that.
We do that.
Peter spoke of departure in thise terms... Breaking camp.
II Peter 1.12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
Put is aside= put off or away
Tent= tabernacle.... folding up the tent when we are about to break camp... My Dad and camping. The Israelites
Departure= exodus, exit, close of one’s life’s work The end
Now let’s go back to the beginning...
1. Through And In The Son of God of All Things Were Created.
Colossians 1.16 For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.
John 1.3, 10
3 Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made.
He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him
Jesus was with God in the beginning. Jesus is God. Jesus is the Wisdom of God.
When we understand this, it makes the implications of Christ coming to earth all the more amazing!
Nehemiah 9.6 You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship You.
The whale...
80 different species
The Blue Whale (Mystaliceti) has a filtering beard. They take in krill (crabs and shrimp). They get caught in the beard and then they lick it off with their tongue, which is big and weighs as much as an elephant. His liver is as big as an ox, the kidney as big as an elephant.
There are toothed whales (ldontoceti) which feed on bigger fish. They have lower teeth which fit into holes in their upper lip. They are for holding the food in their mouths until they are ready to swallow. They are not like lion’s teeth which are for tearing apart their food.
The Gray Whale makes its way down from the Arctic Circle through the Bering Straight along the coast until they get off of Mexico where they give birth. It is a 10 to 12,000 mile round trip. They travel in a school of 40. They travel as couple as these mammals pair for life. The males protect the females from attacks from killer whales along the route. If needs be the gray whales can travel at 50mph.
The babies are born. At birth they weigh 1 1/2 tons. They are born in the breech position. This is done so they will not drown. Remember they are mammals. If there are complications at birth the other whales will assist.
After they are born the mother, who has been fasting for the whole trip, squirts the milk into the mouth of the babies. In 8 days they double in weight. The milk is 45% fat! They take in 50 gallons per feeding.
Who told the Gray Whales way up there in the Arctic Circle to travel all those thousands of miles to that warm water where there is a suitable nursery?
The Gray Whale has a compass in it! With the sperm the size of a pin head and an egg the size of a pin containing all of the instructions of a super compass which they follow the magnetic line?
The Designer knew how to do this. With stomachs that can hold a ton of food, the Blue Whales have been found to have 28,000 octopus in it.
Perfectly fit nursery, milk in amounts that are perfectly fit as well. Jesus Christ is that Designer.
The amazing works of God’s creation. The precision with which it operates. Leaf Mulch, The length of daylight and darkness throughout the days of the year. Think of the plants, the stars, the moon and the sun. The migration of the Monarch Butterflies, the trees that already have buds.
And Can It Be?
He is the Creator. He left His Father’s throne above,
So free, so infinite His Grace, Emptied Himself of all but love
And bled for Adam’s helpless race.
Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Creator and Saviour makes The Father, God Almighty known unto us.
2. If You Have Seen Him You Have Seen God, The Father.
Colossians 1.15. The Son is the image of the invisible God
Hebrews 3.3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
John 14.7-11, 1.14
If you have seen Him you have seen the Father!
We tend to separate the Trinity. God, the Father is represented perfectly by Jesus His Son.
That is how we come to the Father...
O come to the Father through Jesus His Son ne give Him the glory great things He has done!
God the Father is revealed to us by His Son , Jesus Christ.
3. Christ Is The Head of The Body, the Church.
Colossians 1.18 18 And He is the head of the body, the church;
How we need to hear that today.
We talk about about the church so often without mentioning Him, we talk about worship apart from Him. So much goes on and it is forgotten almost that it was He Who said, “I will build My Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.”
We need to here the words of Jesus in Matthew 28.9 And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him.
All Hail The Power of Jesus Name, Let Angels Prostate fall! These guys were on their faces before God.
With Him as the Head we have
His Wisdom
His Leadership
His Direction
4. By Believing We Have Life In His Name.
The whole purpose of John writing his Gospel
John 20.30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
5. He Is Our Peace.
We have peace with God through Him.
Romans 5.1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2.14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility
Both the absence of internal was and eventually peace on earth goodwill toward men. Love towards everybody!
The world is in desparate need of Him. People are deeply hurging themselves from the consequences of sin.
Philippians 3.18 For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Jesus is the Son of God, the Creator of all things in the heavens and on the earth and He is the Savior of the world. That is the Good News for both sinner and saint today!
