Week Four: Recognizing Jesus Christ- The Lamb of God.

Many people believe that Jesus was just a man or just a prophet. Many in his day only knew him as the son of Joseph and Mary, but he was and is much more than these things. This week we study who Jesus really is and why it is important to confess and believe who he is and what makes him different than any other person that ever lived and walked amongst us. Only one man has ever died for the whole world's sin, only one man has ever loved all people so much that He would lay down His life to reunite them with their God by justifying them, by becoming their lawyer in their defence and asking God's forgiveness so that they may live. That man is Jesus! He came that we would live.

Read John 1:1-34 What questions did you have after reading this?

In the beginning where was Jesus and what was he?

What was the testimony of John?

What did John’s two disciples do when John announced who Jesus was?

After they heard Jesus speak?

What makes Jesus different than any other man? Mohammad, Buddha, Nostradamas? Etc?

Read Genesis 1:1-30 What questions did you have after reading this?

Who is present in the beginning according to this scripture?

According to John 1:1?

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In some "religious circles" (Jehovah's Witness) they argue that there is no such thing as the Trinity in the Bible, it is true the word Trinity itself is not written in the Bible, however Trinity represents three, there are three persons in what is called the Godhead, here we read of two of those from the Godhead that we will later discuss as making up the Trinity or Three persons of God. "God the Father" and "God the Spirit", pay close attention and try to locate the first signs of "God the Son" Can we find God the Son(Jesus) in the first chapter of The Old Testament book of Genesis? For now, let us return to the New Testament though:

Read John 1:1, 14, 32 What questions did you have after reading this?

Was God in the beginning?

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Was the word?

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Was the spirit?

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 What happened to the word of God?

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Read 1John 5:7 What questions did you have after reading this?

Are they three?

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Who are the three?

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Are the three one?

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See here that we have returned to this Trinity, this time we find it in the New testament book of 1John as we have just read. The reason we must be so sure of this fact that Jesus is God or the person of God is because many have tried to tear down His identity by making Him merely a man or just a prophet as we have earlier mentioned, as you can see this is not true! Jesus is the thrid person of the Godhead and for this cause is known to us as God the Son or The Son of God. This is very important because only God can save us, no man can saved you, no church, no religion, or any other thing can save you except Jesus Christ the Son of God! Let us now take a look at the role of the Spirit of God in this three persons of the Godhead.

Read Isaiah 61:1 What questions did you have after reading this?

In the beginning the spirit of God moved where according to what we read in Genesis 1:1-2?

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Can the spirit of God also be upon man?

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Read John 2:1-11 What questions did you have after reading this?

What happened early in Jesus’ ministry?

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Why did Jesus do this miracle? Does Jesus care about things in our life?

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Did his mother know that he could perform miracles?

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Why at a wedding feast?

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Read Hebrews 1:1-3, 8-14 What questions did you have after reading this?

Where is Jesus seated?

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He is above all of what?

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Read 1John1: 1-4 What questions did you have after reading this?

Answer the following questions:

Who is our fellowship with?

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Who do you say Jesus is?

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What was his purpose?

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What is your purpose as a child of God and a disciple of Christ?

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Memory verses test # 4:

Memory verses:

1John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful…”

Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing…”

Hebrews 11:1 “Faith is the substance of things…”

Hebrews 11:6 “Without faith…”

Mark 9:23 “If thou can believe all…”

Mark 11:22 “Jesus said unto them have…”

Finish these verses and quote these verses, repeating them until they are easily repeated.

Memory verses:

John 1:1 “In the beginning was the …”

John 1:4 “In him was life and …”

John 1:14 “And the word became flesh…”

John 1:17 “For the law was given by …”