May 3, 1997
Who is this man called Jesus? Names of Jesus Series...
Jesus' Names Series #2
By: Ron George Jr.
Today's Text: Acts 4:10-13
A blind man once stood on a corner at a busy intersection reading
aloud Acts 4 from a portion of a Braille Bible. A gentleman on his way home stopped at
the edge of the crowd that had gathered to listen. At that very moment, the sightless
man lost his place. While trying to find it, he kept repeating the last three words
he had just read: "No other name... No other name... No other name..." Many smiled, but
the inquisitive bystander went away impressed. He had been searching for
inner peace and therefore was ready to be influenced by a few words spoken "in season."
He had heard the verse before, but that one phrase haunted him. Before morning
he surrendered to the Holy Spirit's wooing and accepted the Savior. "I see
it all now," he cried. "I've been trying to be saved by my own works and prayers. But
Jesus alone can help me. He is my mediator. There is no other name whereby I must
be saved." Thus a blind man's witness, given in a stumbling manner, was used to
lead a seeking soul to Christ.
Read today's Scripture: Acts 4:10-13
Acts 4:10 let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of
Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom
you crucified, whom God raised from the dead.
Acts 4:11 This Jesus is 'the stone that was rejected by you, the
builders; it has become the cornerstone.'
Acts 4:12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name
under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved."
Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized
that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as
companions of Jesus.
There are two hundred and fifty-six names given in the Bible for the
Lord Jesus Christ, and I suppose this was because He was infinitely beyond all that any one
name could express. Billy Sunday, in a sermon, "Wonderful," quoted in The Real
Billy Sunday He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life. Jesus
ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water. Jesus was
weary, yet He is our rest. Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King. Jesus was accused of
having a demon, yet He cast out demons. Jesus wept, yet He wipes away our tears. Jesus
was sold for thirty pieces of silver, yet He redeemed the world. Jesus was brought as
a lamb to the slaughter, yet He is the Good Shepherd. Jesus died, yet by His death He
destroyed the power of death. Gregory of Nazianzus, A.D. 381
6. Elect: The chosen of God:
Chosen to be for you and for me. Chosen to be our Savior, our Sacrifice,
and our Substitute.
Isai 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in whom] my
soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment
to the Gentiles.
Acts 2:22 (KJS) Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a
man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God
did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of
God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
7. Faithful Witness:
To a world of uncertainity He is the one sure
thing. With out a doubt He is the real thing. He is faithful and true to us, so much so
that he has washed us in his own Blood.
Reve 19:11 (KJS) And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and
he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he
doth judge and make war.
Reve 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and]
the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him
that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
8. God:
The Creator of the universe..Have you believed on Him by
following Him..? Have you recognized Him as the only God in your life.?
Isai 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
John 1:1 (KJS) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God.
9. Holy One of God:
He is the Holy..the one who knows no sin.. We can
never assume sinlessness apart from being in Christ and allowing Him to take
your place on the cross. Let him be your holiness and let him transform your life..
Holiness is the presence of the living God . Allow Him entrance into your life. To know
God is to know his holiness.Are you Set apart for the Lord.Are you reserved for
the Lord.Holiness.
Def:
1) consecration, purification
2) the effect of consecration
2a) sanctification of heart and life
Mark 1:24 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou
Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
1Pet 1:15 (KJS) But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy
in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
He is the Elect, chosen of God for you and me..He is the Faithful and
True Witness of God in the world. He is God the living Word.. He is the Holy one of God.
Do you know him and have you followed Him.?