Domestic Jesus

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Domestic Jesus

• He stilled a storm with one command.
• He raised the dead with one proclamation.
• He rerouted the history of the world with one
  life.
• Max Lucado

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Domestic Jesus

• Jesus. He could hold the universe in His palm
  but gave it up to float in the womb of a maiden

• Jesus our concepts of Him as a man often strive
  to keep Him somewhat soft, more palatable, less
  fanatical and appealing to all!

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Domestic Jesus

• Who is it you are looking for?
• Jesus in John 20

• Questions to be considered
• Has our concept of Jesus, the God man made Him
  safe, sane and logical in our minds?
• Is Jesus predictable?
• Is Jesus offensive?
• Have we domesticated Him in our thoughts
  expectations?
• How Tame Will The Return of Jesus Be?

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Domestic Jesus

• The Caught Up aka Rapture Jesus
• 1 Thess. 417 Greek word harpazo to
  seize, pluck/pull out by force
• Latin word
  "rapiemur" rapture
• The Millennial reign of Jesus
• The Tribulation
• The return of Jesus to the earth
• The most notable of theologians do not agree on
  the timing of the end time events I will not
  presume to tell you when, only that these
  things will happen.

• To speak about the enormity of the second coming
  of Jesus, we must briefly discuss 4 separate
  events of the end times to provide a look into
  the stage of events to which He comes.

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Domestic Jesus

• Acts 111
• Hebrews 928

• He WILL return again-suddenly and bodily for the
  whole world to see
• His purpose to save
• There are those who distort these facts and deny
  the true purpose of the second coming of Christ.

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Domestic Jesus

•  Look! I am sending my messenger, and He will
  prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are
  seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The
  messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so
  eagerly, is surely coming, says the Lord of
  Heavens Armies. But who will be able to endure
  it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and
  face him when he appears? For He will be like a
  blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong
  soap that bleaches clothes. He will sit like a
  refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He
  will purify the Levites, refining them like gold
  and silver, so that they may once again offer
  acceptable sacrifices to the Lord. Then once more
  the Lord will accept the offerings brought to him
  by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did
  in the past. At that time I will put you on
  trial. I am eager to witness against all
  sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak
  against those who cheat employees of their wages,
  who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive
  the foreigners living among you of justice, for
  these people do not fear me, says the Lord of
  Heavens Armies.

• Have we tamed Him down in our expectations?
• Malachi 31-6
• Prophetic
• Image

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Domestic Jesus

• Because of Gods covenant with His people, a new
  period of Grace is beginning.

• Gods people are destined to be preserved as His
  distinct people!
• The Jews understood this promise, but struggled
  with

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Domestic Jesus

• The Jews were looking for THIS Messiah
• they ignored the prophetic word from Isaiah 53
• Unjustly condemned, he was led away. No one cared
  that he died without descendants, that his life
  was cut short in midstream. But he was struck
  down for the rebellion of my people. He had done
  no wrong and had never deceived anyone. But he
  was buried like a criminal he was put in a rich
  mans grave.

• Messianic dualism
• The Jews could not come to grips with a Messiah
  who would be both
• One who suffers
• One who conquers

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Domestic Jesus

• In the NT letter to the Hebrews, believers are
  instructed to understand that Jesus will return
  to save us.

• so also Christ died only once as an offering
  for the sins of many people and he will come
  again, but not to deal again with our sins. This
  time He will come bringing salvation to all those
  who are eagerly and patiently waiting for him.
  Heb. 928
• but he will save those who eagerly wait for
  him. Gods Word

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• 2 levels to consider
• What do I expect of my LORD, healer, redeemer,
  friend, Savior.NOW in this present life Im
  living?
• What do I expect looking forward to when He
  returns?

• So our question
• Have we tamed Him down in our expectations? Is
  very pertinent because we
• need to have a good understanding of
• WHAT to expect!

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Domestic Jesus

• John 213-17
• Matt. 2112-17

• Jesus clears the temple the first time
• Jesus clears the temple the second time
• Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from
  the Scriptures Passion for Gods house will
  consume me.
• My Temple will be called a house of prayer, but
  you have turned it into a den of thieves!

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Domestic Jesus

• Though Jesus thus purified the temple at the
  commencement of his ministry, yet in three years
  the same scene was to be repeated.

• And from this we can learn
• 1st. -How soon men forget the most solemn
  reproofs, and return to evil practices.
• 2nd. -That no sacredness of time or place will
  guard them from sin. In the temple, under the
  very eye of God, these men soon returned to
  practices which they knew God disapproved.

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Domestic Jesus

• Again What do YOU expect?
• Jesus asks Who do YOU say I am?

• Gods people are destined to be preserved as His
  distinct people!
• Our expectations of who He is to us should come
  under our own scrutiny, through the grace of the
  Holy Spirit.

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Domestic Jesus

• So comfort and encourage each other with this
  news.
• 1 Thess. 418