Jesus was fully man and also fully God. Jesus lived the perfect life as a man and fulfilled everyone of God's commands. He was the perfect sacrifice and now He is a mediator between us and God the Father. He brings peace between and righteous and just God and a broken humanity.
2. [Jesus]Though he was God, he did not think
of equality with God as something to cling
to.
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he
took the humble position of a slave and was
born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form, he
humbled himself in obedience to God and
died a criminal’s death on a cross.
Philippians 2:6-8
3. Jesu
s
The humanity of
He was born of a woman He was taught
He obeyed his parents
He had a job
He ate and drank
He grew up
He had siblings
He grew tired
He became hungry
He got angry
He mourned
He cried
He slept
He felt pain
4. The tracks towards victory
1. Make peace with God
2. Live as Jesus lived
3. Co-operate with the Holy Spirit
5. Make your peace with God
[Job] “He is not a mere mortal like me that I
might answer him, that we might confront
each other in court.
If only there were someone to mediate
between us, someone to bring us together,
someone to remove God’s rod from me, so
that his terror would frighten me no more.
Job 9:32-34
6. Make your peace with God
This is good, and pleases God our
Savior, who wants all people to be saved
and to come to a knowledge of the
truth. For there is one God and one
mediator between God and mankind, the
man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a
ransom for all people.
1 Timothy 2:4-6
7. The tracks towards victory
1. Make peace with God
2. Live as Jesus lived
3. Co-operate with the Holy Spirit
8. Live as Jesus lived
Jesus taught: You have heard that it was
said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your
enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you.
Matthew 5:44
Jesus did: Jesus said, “Father, forgive
them, for they do not know what they are
doing.”
Luke 23:34
9. Live as Jesus lived
Jesus said: “Whoever wants to be my
disciple must deny themselves and take up
their cross daily and follow me.
Luke 9:23
Jesus did: Going a little farther, he fell to
the ground and prayed that if possible the
hour might pass from him. “Abba,
Father,” he said, “everything is possible for
you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I
will, but what you will.”
Mark 14:35- 36
10. Live as Jesus lived - Obedience
The devil said to Jesus, “If you are the Son
of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall
not live on bread alone. Luke 4:3-4
11. Live as Jesus lived - Obedience
“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus
said to him, “for all who draw the sword will
die by the sword. Do you think I cannot call
on my Father, and he will at once put at my
disposal more than twelve legions of
angels? But how then would the Scriptures
be fulfilled that say it must happen in this
way?”
Matthew 26:52-54
12. Live as Jesus lived – Obedience
Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will
obey my teaching. My Father will love them,
and we will come to them and make our
home with them.
John 14:23
13. Live as Jesus lived – Follow his pattern of life
Spent time with the father: Very early in the
morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got
up, left the house and went off to a solitary
place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35
But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places
and prayed. Luke 5:16
14. The tracks towards victory
1. Make peace with God
2. Live as Jesus lived
3. Co-operate with the Holy Spirit
15. Co-operate with the Holy Spirit
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan
and was led by the Spirit into the
wilderness, where for forty days he was
tempted by the devil.
Luke 4:1
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of
the Spirit
Luke 4:14
16. Co-operate with the Holy Spirit
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have
always obeyed—not only in my presence,
but now much more in my absence—
continue to work out your salvation with
fear and trembling, for it is God who works
in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his
good purpose.
Philippians 2:12-13