Opening Reading: Isaiah 51:1-16
Outline:
• Who is Jesus?
• Jesus is God the Son
• Jesus is Sovereign Over All Creation
• Jesus as Creator (“in” and “through”)
• Jesus is the Goal of All Creation (“for”)
• Jesus is the Sustainer of All Creation
• Jesus is the Beginning and the End
• The Only Rational Response
Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon:
• Psalm 139:1-3, 7
• Proverbs 15:3
• Hebrews 4:13
• Colossians 1:18
• Acts 4:12
• Colossians 1:15-17
• Mark 4:26-29
• John 17:3
• Matthew 16:15
• Statements from the following will be made without reference in the sermon, but
they are provided so you know where the statements come from: Matthew 16:16; John 1:14; Hebrews 1:3; 2:14; John 20:28; 12:41; Isaiah 6:5; 53:2-3; Mark 1:27; Matthew 21:11; 9:27; 12:18; 12:8; 14:30; John 1:36; 6:69; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 5:1-10; Revelation 1:18; Romans 11:26; Revelation 22:16
• 1 Timothy 2:5
• John 6:48; 8:12; 10:9, 11; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1
• John 21:25
• John 8:58
• Exodus 3:14
• Mark 14:19
• Romans 1:19-20
• John 4:24; 1:18
• Genesis 1:27
• Romans 8:29
• Hebrews 1:3
• John 14:9
• 2 Corinthians 4:4
• John 1:3
• Exodus 4:22
• Hebrews 1:2
• Psalm 89:27
• Romans 11:36
• Hebrews 2:8
• 2 Peter 3:9-10
• 2 Peter 3:7
• Revelation 21:6
• Philippians 2:10-11