Luke 9:1-9
Luke 9:9 – “Who … is this … ?” Luke 9:1 – “Jesus … gave them power and authority.”
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Jesus’ whole life is life in the Spirit.
(a) His birth (Luke 1:35).
(b) His baptism (Luke 3:22).
(c) His temptations (Luke 4:1).
(d) His ministry (Luke 4:14).
(e) His gift to us – the Holy Spirit.
(i) The Holy Spirit comes from God.
- The new birth (John 3:3, 7).
- “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire” (Luke 3:16).
(ii) The Holy Spirit changes us.
- “Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:1-4).
- “When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you shall be My witnesses” (Acts 1:8).
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Thinking of Jesus – “Who is this?” – has led us to think of ourselves in Him – “What are we to be in Him?
- We are to be believers in Christ. The question, “Who is this?”, calls for a response of faith. We receive the Spirit by faith (Galatians 3:14).
- We are to be followers of Christ. The question, “Who is this?”, calls for a response, which shows that our faith is real. We are to live the life of a disciple. We must always remember that “faith without works is dead” (James 2:17). True faith expresses itself in a changed life – “I will show you my faith by what I do” (James 2:18).
- We are to be witnesses for Christ. We are not to keep our faith to ourselves. We are to share our faith with others.
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Jesus’ whole life is life in the Spirit.
(a) His birth (Luke 1:35).
(b) His baptism (Luke 3:22).
(c) His temptations (Luke 4:1).
(d) His ministry (Luke 4:14).
(e) His gift to us – the Holy Spirit.
(i) The Holy Spirit comes from God.
- The new birth (John 3:3, 7).
- “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire” (Luke 3:16).
(ii) The Holy Spirit changes us.
- “Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:1-4).
- “When the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you shall be My witnesses” (Acts 1:8).
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Thinking of Jesus – “Who is this?” – has led us to think of ourselves in Him – “What are we to be in Him?
- We are to be believers in Christ. The question, “Who is this?”, calls for a response of faith. We receive the Spirit by faith (Galatians 3:14).
- We are to be followers of Christ. The question, “Who is this?”, calls for a response, which shows that our faith is real. We are to live the life of a disciple. We must always remember that “faith without works is dead” (James 2:17). True faith expresses itself in a changed life – “I will show you my faith by what I do” (James 2:18).
- We are to be witnesses for Christ. We are not to keep our faith to ourselves. We are to share our faith with others.
