As the Lord allows, on next Sunday, 3/3, I will continue our series on Bible Doctrines that will kick off 7 sermons on “Christology” (The Doctrine of Christ). I have planned to study the Messiahship of Jesus on Palm Sunday and His death and resurrection on Easter.

Of course, I want to encourage you to not miss any of these messages! This coming Sunday our first sermon will cover these basic issues of the deity and incarnation of Jesus. As you prepare your heart for hearing God’s Word, please read through, think through, and pray through the passage in Luke.

One of the first and most vital things to understand is simply this… Jesus Christ is 100% God and 100% man. As the old saying goes, “Jesus is just as much God as if He were not man at all, and just as much man as if He were not God at all.” But, He is God and He is man; and, He is both 100% God and 100% man!

I hope you will take careful note that this passage also has a lot to say about those who followed Him then, and those of us who are following Him now. People have not changed so much after all.

In this passage, the humanity of Jesus is clearly on display. It appears that these events took place very soon after He delivered the Sermon on the Mount, one of his longest recorded sermons. As any weary human would do, He got into a boat and went to sleep.

We will look at snapshots of Jesus from His earthly life that highlights His humanity. His birth, childhood, ministry, and death demonstrate clearly that He was completely human and like all humans, he was often weary. And, of course, because He was human He could die. While He accomplished several vitally important things in His earthly life, the reason He came to earth was to die on the cross and pay for our sins. He did that and He had to be human to do so.

Of course, He was still 100% God and we will look at several events in his life that show that truth. One of the classic ways to do this is the seven “signs” given in The Gospel of John. And, we will look at three implications of His deity and Lordship over His creation.

The passage also deals with His followers. As we look at these men in the face of the storm, we wonder if they have any faith at all. And, we are reminded that often it may appear that we do not have any real faith at all!

Finally, we will see how our lack of faith affects our fears. We tend to have several fears and the fearfulness of these followers will give us insight in to our fears as well.

This is an exciting passage and I have been blessed beyond words as I have worked through it. I hope you will be able to attend and bring others with you to be part of our worship service.

I hope to see you Sunday with a smile on your face, your Bible in your hand, and your family and friends by your side!