It is my custom to pray before rising. Today, I spent a long time in prayer and my thoughts were of Jesus. He is my everything; which just happens to be the title of a sermon I penned in 1979 (yes, that is a picture of me in chapel).
Here it is...
JESUS:
MY EVERYTHING
INTRODUCTION
A.
WHO IS JESUS TO THE WORLD??---MANY DIFFERENT THINGS
B.
WHO IS JESUS TO THE CHURCH--EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z REV
1: 17--18
BODY
A.
Jesus is our ALL--Phil. 1:21
B.
Jesus is our BROTHER-- Rom. 8:29
C.
Jesus is our CHOICE(personal) Josh. 24:15 ; 1ki. 18:21
D.
Jesus is our DEFENSE against eternal death—Heb. 9:27 ; 1Jn. 2:1
E.
Jesus is our EXAMPLE of a perfect life Jn. 14:6 ; Heb. 5:8--9
F.
Jesus is our FRIEND-- Jn. 15:10---14
G.
Jesus is our GREAT HIGH PRIEST-- Heb. 4:14-15
H.
Jesus is our HOPE 1 Pet.1:3
I.
Jesus is our IMAGE OF GOD –Heb. 1:1-3
J.
Jesus is our JUSTIFICATION –Eph. 1:3; Rom.8:1-2
K.
Jesus is our KIND COMPANION Heb. 13:5
L.
Jesus is our LIFE-- Jn. 14:6
M.
Jesus is our MIGHTY GOD—Matt. 17:1-5; Jn. 1:1-5
N.
Jesus is our NEWS---Lk. 2:10 ; Rom. 10:16
O.
Jesus is our ONE AND ONLY WAY –Jn. 14:6
P.
Jesus is our PROPITIATION Heb. 9:14-16; Rom. 3:21-26
Q.
Jesus is our QUESTION --What will you do with Jesus????
R.
Jesus is our REDEMPTION—1 Pet. 1:18-20 ; Jn. 10:10 ;Lk. 19:10
S.
Jesus is our SAVIOR—Tit. 3:3-4 ; Lk. 19:10
T.
Jesus is our TESTIMONY-- Matt. 28:18-20 ; Ac. 4:20
U.
Jesus is our ULTIMATE COMPANION Rev. 21:3-4
V.
Jesus is our VICTORY OVER DEATH-- 1 Cor. 15:54-55
W.
Jesus is our WITNESS BEFORE GOD THE FATHER—Rev. 1:5
X.
Jesus is our XTRA SOURCE OF STRENGTH-- Phil. 4:13
Y.
Jesus is our YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW-- Heb. 13:8
Z.
Jesus is our ZENITH-- Matt. 17; Heb. 1:1-4 (peak, highest goal)
CONCLUSION:
SONG: Read - HE IS MY EVERYTHING
SIMPLE
INVITATION: LET JESUS BE YOUR EVERYTHING....
In other words....
