Only Jesus is Lord
April 21, 2019
Five Solas [Latin for “Alone”]
Grace Alone
Faith Alone
Christ Alone
Bible Alone
God Alone
Solus Christus
We are saved in and through and by Jesus Christ
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 NLT
“Do you want to know how he was healed? 10 Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. …There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:10,12 NLT
1. Only Jesus is
Jesus is fully man - Word became flesh - John 1:1
Jesus is fully God - Col 1:15,16
God knows what it’s like to be
“For this reason he [Jesus] had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” Hebrews 2:17-18 NIV
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.” Hebrews 4:16 NIV
2. Only Jesus led a
life
Sin is a root problem in our life – and we will never be smart enough or good enough to overcome it or fix it.
3. Only Jesus has Conquered
“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 NIV
“I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive.” 1 Corinthians 15:3-6 NLT
4. Only Jesus is
“My Lord, and My God!” John 20:28 NIV
Hebrew “Yahweh”; Greek “Kurios” = Lord
“With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.” Acts 4:33
“While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Act 7:59
“Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.” Acts 16:31
“They were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.” Acts 19:5
“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus has sent me to that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 9:17
We all look to something or someone as Lord, as kurios. we all trust our lives, our worth, our significance, and our success into the hands of something or someone. We all serve something as Lord. What is that for you?
5. Only Jesus can give you a
with God
Jesus wants to be with you so much, that he’d rather die than lose you.