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Jesus is The Name
Ephesians
5:20 "Giving thanks always for all things
unto God and the Father in The Name of our LORD Jesus Christ."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
We pray in The Name because we love and trust The Name
Jesus is The One That All Will Call LORD
Philippians
2:10,11 "That at
the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth,
and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ
is LORD, to the glory of God the Father."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Dominion over what you've been given-- good stewardship
Jesus is Salvation Alone
Acts 4:12 "Neither is there Salvation
in any other: for there is none other name under Heaven given among men, whereby
we must be saved."
Matthew
1:21 "... thou shalt call His name JESUS:
for He shall save His people from their sins."
Christ-like characteristic
to follow: Sinlessness through the victory that's in His Name
Jesus is The One Who Joyed to Save Us
Hebrews
12:2 "...Who for the joy that was set
before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand
of the throne of God."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Complete obedience, but accomplished with a joyful heart of faith
Jesus is The One For Whom We Are Honored to Suffer
Acts
5:41 "And they departed
from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer
shame for His name."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Pleasing the Father with our willing pleasure of representing Him and His purposes
through our suffering
Jesus is The One Who Works Our Faith In Us
Hebrews
12:2 "Looking unto
Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith..."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Continuing to the end, in faith, through Him
Jesus is Born of Mary
Matthew
1:16 "And Jacob
begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ."
Matthew
1:21 "And she shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS..."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Don't use our birth in the flesh as an excuse for a life filled with sin
Jesus is The Second Person of the Trinity
Matthew
3:16,17 "And Jesus,
when He was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens
were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting
upon Him, and lo a Voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Please the Father, and be one with Him in our loving obedience
Jesus is Dominion Over Evil
Matthew
4:10 "Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee
hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the LORD thy God, and Him only
shalt thou serve."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Worship the Father with the righteous judgment of the wicked
Matthew
17:18 "And Jesus
rebuked the devil; and he departed."
Jesus is The Preacher
Matthew
4:17 "From that
time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand."
Matthew
4:23 "And Jesus
went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of
the kingdom..."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Have an abundant heart
Matthew
12:34 "For
out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh."
Jesus is The Great Physician
Matthew
4:23 "And Jesus
went about all Galilee... healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease
among the people."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Care-giving for the sicknesses of men-- physically and spiritually-- meeting their
needs in this physical life to secure their position in the spiritual one just ahead
Mark
2:17 "When
Jesus heard it, He saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician,
but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Jesus is The Authority of Doctrine
Matthew
7:28-29 "And it came to pass, when Jesus
had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine. For He taught
them as one having authority, and not as the scribes."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Speak boldly the doctrine of Christ, knowing-- full-heartedly-- of Whom you speak
Deuteronomy
18:19 "And it shall come to pass, that
whosoever will not hearken unto My Words which he [you-- His servant and friend]
shall speak in My Name, I will require it of him
[the rejecter]."
Matthew
28:18 "And
Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in Heaven and
in earth."
Matthew
15:8-9 "In vain they do worship Me, teaching
for doctrines the commandments of men."
Jesus is Good Cheer
Matthew
9:2 "And, behold,
they brought to Him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their
faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven
thee."
Matthew
14:27 "But straightway Jesus spake unto
them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Give Good Cheer-- that is, the cheer that comes from the Only One Who Is Good
Matthew
19:17 "There
is none good but One, that is, God."
Jesus is Omniscient
Matthew 9:4 "And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil
in your hearts?"
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Only the Almighty God can be omniscient; however, we can discern the hearts of men
by having the mind of Christ
1
Corinthians 2:12,14,16 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the
Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us
of God. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they
are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are Spiritually
discerned... But we have the mind of Christ."
Jesus is Compassion
Matthew
15:32 "Then Jesus
called His disciples unto Him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because
they continue with Me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send
them away fasting, lest they faint in the way."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Strive for His love and examine His motives, concerning His Church and concerning
the world in general (a difference between family and strangers- justly administered,
Godly in compassion). For instance, the people above had continued for "three
days", as compared to--
John
3:16 "For God so loved the world, that
He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life."
Jesus is Unselfishly Dedicated
Matthew
16:24 "Then said Jesus unto His disciples,
If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow
Me."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Dedication of self to His purposes-- even unto the martyrs cross, Spiritually and physically
Jesus is Coming
Matthew
26:64 "Hereafter shall ye see the Son
of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Get ready to come with Him at His Second Coming
Revelation
19:8,14 "And
to her [the
Bride] was granted that she should be arrayed
in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
And the armies which were in Heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine
linen, white and clean."
Matthew
16:27 "For
the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He
shall reward every man according to his works."
Revelation
1:7 "Behold, He cometh with clouds; and
every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the
earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen."
Jesus is KING OF THE JEWS
Matthew
27:22,37 "Pilate
saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all
say unto him, Let Him be crucified. And set up over His head His accusation written,
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Learn of Him now so that you'll be prepared to Rule and Reign with Him later when
He comes as KING of Kings
Revelation
20:6 "Blessed
and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death
hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with
Him a thousand years."
Jesus is God
Matthew
28:9 "And as they
went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came
and held Him by the feet, and worshipped Him."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Remember that He is truly God Who died on a cross for you-- humbly worship with gratitude
Jesus is Our Friend
John 15:15 "Henceforth I call you not servants;
for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for
all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Remember that He is truly God Who desires you as His friend-- humbly worship with
gratitude and claim His friendship as promise to reveal His secrets
Jesus is the Faithful Witness
Revelation 1:5 "And from Jesus
Christ, who is the Faithful Witness, and the First Begotten of the dead, and the
Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our
sins in His own blood."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Be a faithful student of the Witness of His WORD and you will be a faithful witness
Jesus is Our Sanctifier
1
Corinthians 1:2 "Unto
the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus,
called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ
our Lord."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Call upon His Name and believe Him to sanctify you
Philippians
2:13 "For
it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure."
Jesus is Our Intercessor
Romans
8:34 "It is Christ that died, yea rather,
that is risen again, Who is even at the right hand of God, Who also maketh intercession
for us."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Be an intercessor and take Heaven by force
Matthew
11:12 "And
from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence,
and the violent take it by force."
Isaiah
59:16 "And He saw that there was no man,
and wondered that there was no intercessor."
Philippians
2:4 "Look
not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
Ezekiel
22:30 "And I sought for a man among them,
that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before Me."
Isaiah 45:11 "Thus saith
the LORD, the Holy One of Israel... Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons,
and concerning the work of My hands command ye Me."
Jesus is More Than Conqueror
Romans
8:35-37 "Who shall separate us from the
love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness,
or peril, or sword? As it is written, For Thy sake we are killed all the day long;
we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him that loved us."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Be faithful and endure, just as that Victorious One Who Accomplishes All Things Well
shall endure forever in love with us.
Jesus is Love
1
John 4:8 "He
that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me,
he will keep My Words: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and
make Our abode with him."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Show Him you love Him-- He showed you
Jesus is The Love of God
Romans
8:38,39 "For I am
persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers,
nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our LORD."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
As ambassadors for Christ, Who is The Love of God, demonstrate the Divine Love that
endures hardships-- even death, and will not sin
Jesus is The Mercy Giver
Jude
1:21 "Keep yourselves
in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our LORD Jesus Christ unto eternal life."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Be merciful-- because He is
Matthew
5:7 "Blessed
are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
Jesus is Holy
1
Peter 1:15-16 "But
as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Be holy-- because He is
Jesus is Perfect As His Father Is Perfect
Matthew
5:48 "Be
ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Be perfect-- because He is
Jesus is The Establisher
2
Thessalonians 2:16,17 "Now
our LORD Jesus Christ Himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and
hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts,
and stablish you in every good word and work."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Obey in love as He establishes your obedience in love
Jesus is The Great Shepherd
Hebrews
13:20,21 "Now the
God of peace, that brought again from the dead our LORD Jesus, that Great Shepherd
of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting Covenant, make you perfect in
every good work to do His will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in His
sight, through Jesus Christ; to Whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Follow the Great Shepherd and be perfect
Jesus is Our Hope
1
Timothy 1:1 "
Jesus Christ, which is our hope"
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Be hopeful in all things through Our Hope
Jesus is With Us
2
Corinthians 13:14 "The
grace of the LORD Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy
Ghost, be with you all. Amen."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Walk with Him
Jesus is The Glorified Name
2
Thessalonians 1:12 "That
the name of our LORD Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in Him, according
to the grace of our God and the LORD Jesus Christ."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Trust Him to glorify us in His Name
Jesus is The Word of Truth
Matthew
24:4 "And Jesus
answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you."
John 17:17 "Sanctify them through Thy Truth: Thy Word is Truth."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Prove all things by His Word and Spirit
1
Thessalonians 5:21 "Prove
all things; hold fast that which is good."
1
John 2:27 "But
the Anointing [the
Holy Spirit] which
ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but
as the same Anointing teacheth you of all things, and is Truth, and is no lie, and
even as It hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him."
Jesus is The Christ, the Son of the Living God
Matthew
16:13.16,17 "He
asked His disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And Simon
Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. And Jesus
answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood
hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is in Heaven."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Become sons of God and believe in the power of His Name
John
1:12 "But as many as received Him, to
them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name."
Jesus is His Son,Whom We Believe
1
John 3:23 "And this is His commandment,
That we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another,
as He gave us commandment."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
Believe His Name-- and obey in love
Jesus is The Son of God
Matthew
27:54 "Now when the centurion, and they
that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were
done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
If we are sons of God, our works should glorify our Father
Jesus is The Son of the Father
2
John 1:3 "Grace
be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the LORD Jesus Christ,
the Son of the Father, in truth and love."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
As children who reflect the image of our Parent, our works should reflect grace,
mercy, peace, truth, and love
Jesus is Christ
Acts
17:3 "This
Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ."
Acts 11:26 "And the disciples were called Christians first in
Antioch."
Christ-like characteristic to follow:
If you want to be in His family, and called by His own Name, then you MUST reflect
His image-- i.e., be like Him in motivation and action. You WILL lovingly obey your
Father. His traits WILL be seen in you.
Jeremiah
15:16 "Thy Words were found, and I did
eat Them; and Thy Word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am
called by Thy Name, O LORD God of hosts."
Jeremiah 14:9 "Thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are
called by Thy Name; leave us not."
2 Timothy 2:19 "The foundation of God standeth sure, having this
seal, The LORD knoweth them that are His. And, Let every one that nameth the name
of Christ depart from iniquity."
"Grace be with all them that love
our LORD Jesus Christ
in sincerity.
Amen."
--Ephesians 6:24
In Jesus' Name. Amen.
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