Tabor Baptist Church

Introduction

• It is wonderful to proclaim the death, resurrection and exhortation of the Lord Jesus
• We shall consider – who is this Person?
• The resurrection is the centre of Christianity
• The very centre of Christianity is the person of Jesus Christ
• Luke 22:70 - the Son of God
• He declares that He is the Son of God
• Now is the time to declare it
• Overview:
• What the passage says about human nature
• What the passage says about the Lord Jesus
• What the passage demands as a response from you and me

Human Nature (v63-65)

• Remember who Jesus is
• The men mock and beat Him
• There are many injustices in the world
  • Example of Billy Vunipola
• The greatest injustice was the treatment of the Son of God
• The only one who was truly innocent
• We must remember our own sin ...
• ... but He was sinless
• The foolishness of men
• They blindfolded Him ...
• ... the Man who could see into the hearts of men
• They struck Him and called Him to Prophesy ...
• ... even though they had fallen at His feet when the came to arrest Him
• Human nature is anti-God and anti-Christ
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• The men have made up their own minds (v67-68)
• They had just seen a miracle in the healing of the High Priest servant's ear
• A blind unbelief
• Example of the parable
• Feeble excuses - 'can not' is 'will not'
• They were stiff necked and resisted God
• Example of the parable of the Vineyard
• The Pharisees were offended at His teaching
• Unbelief is an offense against God

The Lord Jesus

• Tremendous condescension
• Example & explanation
• Jesus reminds the religious leaders that He is the Son of Man
• The leaders understood the prophecy of Daniel
• Jesus said that He was the Messiah
• Dan 7:13-14
• Jesus is convinced of His destiny
• Do we recognise who He is?
• Jesus is openly declaring He is the Son of God (v70b)
• At His birth He was Emmanuel
• At His baptism the Lord spoke from Heaven
• At His transfiguration the Lord spoke from Heaven
• Consider His miracles
• His ability to forgive sins proved that He was the Son of God
• He accepted worship - a declaration that He was Divine
• Now He is openly declaring He is the Son of God
• The cross proclaims His Divinity
• Only the God Man could bear the sins of men
• He rose triumph from the dead after three days
• What is your verdict?

Our Response

• What should be our response?
• We should worship Him and honour Him
• Every area of our life should come under His Lordship
• A continual sacrifice of praise
• A joyful people
• We are to flee from sin
• We are to put on Christ
• We are to be holy like Him
• We are to know we have an advocate at the right hand of God
• Love, praise and obedience
• We cannot only do this with His help
• We must be people of prayer