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- The Life of Christ
- Course II
- Lesson 2
- Copyright ©1991 The Mailbox Club, International
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- Dear Friend,
- The purpose of this course is that you might know more about Jesus
Christ-who He is and what He has done.
- In this lesson, we are going to see that Jesus is "The Mighty
God," and that His name is truly wonderful.
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- At the very beginning of His public ministry, the Lord Jesus
- faced our great enemy, Satan, and defeated him.
- The Bible says that the Lord Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit
- into the wilderness. He was without food for forty days and
- nights. At the end of this time, when Jesus was tired and hungry,
- Satan came to tempt Him.
- Satan first tempted Jesus by trying to get Him to perform a
- miracle to satisfy His own needs. Satan knew that Jesus was very
- hungry, and he said, "If thou be (you are) the Son of God, command
that these stones be made (become) bread."
- Jesus could have done this, but it was not the will of His Father
- for Him to use His power in this way at this time.
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- Three times Satan tempted Jesus, and three times Jesus answered
- him with the Word of
God. What was Satan trying to get
Jesus to do? Satan was trying to get the Lord Jesus to disobey His
Father. But Satan utterly (completely) failed. He could not get the Lord Jesus to
sin. Jesus would not disobey His Father's will. Satan was defeated.
- How did Jesus defeat Satan? He defeated Satan:
- (1) by obeying His Father's
will,
- (2) by using the Word of God,
- (3) by depending on the Holy
Spirit.
- We, too, can have victory over Satan if we obey God's will, use
- the Word of God, and depend
on the Holy Spirit.
- The Lord Jesus defeated Satan
again at the Cross of Calvary. We
- are going to learn more about
this in another lesson.
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- Jesus said that He was the Son of God. He showed that He was the Son of
God by His mighty works. He had power
- (1) over the wind and sea;
- (2) over evil spirits;
- (3) over sickness and disease; and
- (4) over death itself.
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- In Matthew, chapter 8, we read that Jesus was in a ship with His
disciples. He fell asleep in the ship. As He slept a great storm arose.
The disciples were afraid that the ship would sink. They woke Jesus up
saying, "Lord, save us. We will drown."
- Jesus spoke to the wind and the sea saying, "Peace, be still.“ The wind and waves became calm. The
disciples marveled and said, "What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the water obey
Him!"
- --Matthew 8:27
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- Evil spirits are the servants of Satan, Oftentimes, they enter into
people and cause them to do many terrible things.
- The evil spirits recognized Jesus as the Son of God. When He commanded,
they obeyed Him. When the people saw this they marveled and said, "What
a (powerful )word is this! For with authority and power He commands the
unclean spirits, and they come out."
- ----Luke
4:36
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- Jesus had power to heal all sicknesses. He caused the lame to walk
again; He restored sight to the blind;
- and He healed diseases. The Bible says that many sick people came to
Him, and "He laid His hands on every one of them, and healed
them.“-- Luke 4:40
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- Lazarus and his two sisters, Martha and Mary, were friends of Jesus.
Jesus loved these friends and spent much time visiting in their home.
One day, when Jesus was away, Lazarus became very sick. Martha and Mary
sent for Jesus, but by the time Jesus reached their home, Lazarus had
been dead four days. Martha and Mary were very sad. They felt that if
Jesus had only been there, Lazarus would not have died. But Jesus told
them not to be sad because God was going to use this miracle to show His
power and glory. Jesus said, "I am the resurrection. I am life. The
person that believes in Me will have life again after he dies."
---- John 11:25
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- When Jesus reached the tomb
where Lazarus was buried, He told the people to take away the stone that
lay against the opening of the cave. Then Jesus spoke to Lazarus and
said, "Lazarus, come forth (out)." Lazarus, who had been dead
four days, came forth still bound in his grave clothes. Jesus said, "Loose
(untie) him, and let him go." They loosed him. Lazarus was alive
and well again!
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- The Lord Jesus not only had the power to heal people and to raise people
from the dead, but He could do something that was far more important. He
could forgive their sins.
- One day four men brought a friend of theirs to Jesus. This man
- was paralyzed, and they
brought him to Jesus so He could
- heal him. There were so many
people around the Lord Jesus that
- they could not get near Him.
They climbed up on the house, made a hole in the roof, and lowered the
sick man down where Jesus was.
- Jesus knew that this man needed to be healed, but He saw a
- greater need in his life--he
needed to be forgiven of his sins.
- Jesus said to him, “Friend,
your sins are forgiven."
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- The scribes and Pharisees who were present did not like this. They were thinking, "How can this
man forgive sins? Only God can do this!"
Jesus knew their thoughts. He said, “—I will prove to you that
the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins.” So Jesus said to the
paralyzed man, “I tell you, stand
up! Take your bed and go
home." Luke 5:24
- Immediately the man rose up, took up his bed, and went to his house,
glorifying (praising) God.
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- One day Jesus showed His glory to three of His disciples--His
- glory as the only begotten
Son of God. Jesus took Peter, James
- and John up on the mountain.
There He knelt down to pray. The
- disciples prayed also. Then
something strange happened. Jesus'
- face began to shine, bright
as the sun. His clothes began to
- shine also. He was so bright
that the disciples could hardly look
- at Him. Then, all at once,
two men were with Jesus. They were shining bright also. These two men
were Moses and Elijah, and they were talking with Jesus. Then God the
Father spoke from Heaven and said, "This is My Son, and I love
him. I am very pleased with Him.“
- The disciples never forgot what they saw. Many years later, Peter wrote,
"We saw the greatness of Jesus with our own eyes. -- that was when Jesus received
honor and glory from God the
Father ... And we heard that
voice. It came from heaven while
we were with Jesus on the holy
mountain." 2 Peter 1:16-18
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- Some people think of Jesus Christ as a great man and a marvelous
teacher. Others speak of Him as a great leader who founded a new
religion, but Jesus Himself declared that He was God. He said, “The
Father and I are one." John 10:30.
When the Jews heard Jesus say that He was one with the Father,
they took up stones to kill Him. Jesus said to them, “I have done many
good things from the Father. You
have seen those things. Which of those good things are you killing Me
for?“
- The Jews answered, “We are not killing you for any good thing you
did. But you say things that are
against God. You are only a man, but you say you are the same as
God! That is why we are trying to
kill you with rocks!“
- If Jesus were not really God, it would have been a terrible thing
- for Him to have claimed to be
God. He would have been a liar and
- a deceiver and could not even
be called a good man.
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- Yes, it does. There are many Scriptures which make it clear that
- Jesus is truly God.
- The Bible says, "In the
beginning was the Word (the Lord
- Jesus), and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God... And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelled (lived) among
us...." John 1:1, 14a
- In Hebrews 1:8, the Bible says,
“God says this about his Son: ’Your throne, O God, is forever and
ever....’"
- Colossians 2:9 says, “All of God lives in Christ fully (even in Christ’s
life on earth)."
- Jesus Himself declared that He
was God. He said, “The person that has seen Me has seen the Father
too." John 14:9
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- Jesus permitted His disciples to
worship Him as God. When He appeared to Thomas after His resurrection,
Thomas worshipped Him, saying, "My Lord and my God." John
20:28
- In Isaiah 44:6, God said, "I
am the first, and I am the last;
- and beside Me there is no
God." In Revelation 22:13 the Lord Jesus said that He is "the
first and the last"; therefore, He is God. Jesus said, "I am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.“
- In John 5:22,23, the Bible says, “…the Father judges no one. But the Father has given the Son power
to do all the judging. God did
this so that all people will respect the Son the same as they respect
the Father. If a person does not
respect the Son, then that person does not respect the Father. The Father is the One who sent the
Son..“
- Yes, Jesus is God. He has always
been God. He will always be God.
But He did become a man.
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- The Lord Jesus is sometimes called "the God-Man." This is a
very good name for Him because He is truly God and He is truly man.
- Because He lived on this earth as a man, the Lord Jesus understands us
perfectly. He knows what it is to be tempted, to be misunderstood, to be
hated, to be poor, to be hungry, and to suffer persecution. Because He
is a man, He knows what it is like when we suffer and are tempted.
- Because He is God, He is wonderfully able to help us when we call on
Him.
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- Because of who Jesus is and what He has done, there is great power in
His name.
- The name of Jesus is powerful:
- (1) in the salvation of men,
- (2) in our prayers, and
- (3) in the warfare against
Satan.
- Let us consider (think about)
each of these (three things).
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- The Bible says,
- “Yes, the Scripture says,
“Every person that trusts in the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13 (Quoted from Joel 2:32)
- If you are not saved take the
Lord at His Word and call upon His name. Open your heart to Him and say,
"O Lord Jesus! O Lord Jesus!" Confess your sins to Him. Thank
Him for loving you and for dying for your sins. Ask Him to come into
your heart and be your Savior. He will hear you and save you. He said “I
will always accept every person that comes to me."
- ----John 6:37
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- We should always pray to the Father in Jesus' name. His name has great
power. The Bible tells us about a
lame man who lay at the gate of the temple begging. Each day someone had
to carry him to the temple. When the Apostle Peter saw him, he said, “I
don’t have any silver or gold, but I do have something else I can give
you: By the power of Jesus Christ of Nazareth--stand up and walk.“ (Acts
3:6}
- The man leaped up and walked and went into the temple with them,
praising God. When people wondered how the man had been healed, Peter
told them that it was by the power of Jesus' name. Peter said, "His
name through faith in His name has made this man strong (well)...." Acts 3:16
- How wonderful is the name of Jesus! Begin now to pray to the Father in
Jesus' name. Pray for your unsaved friends and loved ones. Pray about
everything that concerns you. The Lord Jesus said, “You have never asked
for anything in my name. Ask and
you will receive. And your joy
will be the fullest joy."
----John 16:24
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- Our enemy, Satan, hates us and wants to destroy us. The Bible says that
he walks about "as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may
devour."
- But, if Jesus is our Savior, we don't have to fear Satan or his evil
spirits. The Bible says, "Resist the devil, and he will flee (run)
from you." James 4:7b
- How do we "resist the devil"? We resist him in Jesus' name.
The Lord Jesus has defeated Satan, and He has given us the right to use
His name. In the book of Acts, we read about a girl who was possessed of
an evil spirit. She followed the Apostle Paul for many days. Paul was
grieved (sad) in his spirit concerning this poor girl. He turned and
said to the evil spirit that possessed her, "I command you in the
name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." Immediately the evil
spirit came out of her.
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- Begin now to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus. Whatever your need
is, you can call upon (to) Him. He is the mighty Son of God and He loves
you. He wants you to call upon (to) Him. The Lord says,
- "Call upon (to) Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you (make
you free) and you shall glorify
(praise) Me." Psalm 50:15
- DISCOVERED GEM (Precious Truth)
- Jesus is the mighty God! I can
call on Him and He will help me.
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- There is a Bible passage listed for each day. Read it carefully and
prayerfully. Write out the verse(s) that
you like most.
- Then write down in your own words what it is in the verse(s) that you
like. Perhaps you have a personal need that the Lord answers for you in
the Scripture. Or perhaps He shows you something about Himself that you
have not known before. This is your personal Quiet Time with the Lord,
so keep it personal.
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- Monday Read: John 2:1-11
- Verse(s) that you like
most:
- This is what I like about
the verse(s):
- Tuesday Read: John 2:12-25
- Verse(s) that I like most:
- This is what I like about
the verse(s):
- Wednesday Read: John 3:1-15
- Verse(s) that I like most:
- This is what I like about
the verse(s):
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- Thursday Read: John 3:16-21
- Verse(s) that I like
most:
- This is what I like about
the verse(s):
- Friday Read: John 3:22-30
- Verse(s) that I like
most:
- This is what I like about
the verse(s):
- Saturday Read: John 3:31-36
- Verse(s) that I like
most:
- This is what I like about
the verse(s):
- Sunday Read: John 4:1-26
- Verse(s) that I like
most:
- This is what I like about
the verse(s):
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- Would you like to seriously study a series of courses like this
one? You can, try these links.
- Original Mailbox Club: www.mailboxclub.com
- Studies on paper lessons and mailed back and forth. There are tests at
the end of each lesson.
- Internet lessons at Charity Baptist Church:
- www.charitybaptist.org/Mailbox/Main%20Pages/MBC%20Main%20Page.htm These are the same lessons as the
paper lessons, but only over the Internet.
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