The Big Reveal
“Luke, I am your father!”
“You’re a wizard, Harry.”
"The truth is...I am Iron Man."
We all love big reveals. Those moments in movies and stories when all the lines of conflict and struggle weave together into one wonderful unveiling.
The brilliance and wonder of threads in a person’s life that are seemingly opposed and different finally reveal themselves and wow—we glimpse what a powerful story we’re in.
And this Sunday, we saw all the threads of the Explore God sermon series climax in this question “Is Jesus Really God?”
Did you notice how all our questions weave together in Jesus?
If not, check this out…first, let's review where we've been:
Yes, our Purpose is found in our identity as the Image of God to Reign in Love. Identity is first.
Yes, and we miss Him so often because of our Relational Wound (separation from God) in choosing the Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil.
Why Does God Allow Suffering & Injustice?
That deep “Why” in suffering & injustice comes from our Relational Wound and points to a “What” and a “Who.”
Narrowness is in all of our decisions, and despite extremes, a Narrow line of who’s in and who’s out is needed to heal our Relational Wound.
And so, Is Jesus Really God?
Yes, He is the Image of God, who Reigns in Love,
And, yes, heals the symptoms of our Relational Wound,
And, in the deepest suffering and injustice, He carries our “Why’s” and “What’s,” and is the “Who” we need.
Jesus as God-with-us reveals the highest Narrow Line in living a perfect life and…
As God, is the Way Through that heals our Relational Wound by restoring us to God!
If you’d like to revisit this, take a look at Sunday’s video of Is Jesus Really God? and consider again this “big reveal” of Jesus as God-with-us!
And there’s more to come, this Sunday we have a special Explore God service on “Why Pray?” It’s going to be refreshing, resetting, and restorative.
Let’s join in asking God to continue to move through this series and HSCC,
Pastor Dave
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Resources
Videos
Jesus, the Royal Priest – A short Bible Project video connecting the Biblical themes of the Image of God and Ruling/Reigning from the Garden of Eden to the work and person of Jesus in the gospels
Jesus & A New Humanity – A short Bible Project video connecting the person of Jesus and His intentionality as a human, taking on the powers of evil, and bringing us the Eden-Reign, that Kingdom of God, which we can do as we follow Him now.
Articles
Jesus Reveals His Deity – A quick overview of many scriptures where Jesus and those around Him recognize His deity. A faith-booster if you’re wondering about Who Jesus really is!
Liar, Lunatic or Lord? – Two wonderful and powerful chapters from More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell, taking us through C.S. Lewis’s argument that if Jesus isn’t a Liar, and isn’t a Lunatic, then there’s no option but to call Him Lord.
The God-Man – This is an enriching study on the incarnation and work of Jesus as both God and human, and how that reality powerfully changes us and our world. Worth reading!
How the Incarnation Works – Kenosis Theory – For those scientifically/theologically minded, here’s a brief article explaining the Kenosis theory, which is an argument for how Jesus could maintain being God in nature while also taking on the nature of a human too. Dig in!