We Believe that Jesus is Lord

We’ve just been singing about a Name. Not just any name, but the Name. The Name that makes demons tremble. The Name that breaks chains. The Name that heals wounds you thought would never heal.

In the ancient world, names meant something. A name wasn’t just a label, it carried authority, identity, and reputation.

Paul tells us in Philippians 2 that there is one Name that stands above every name. It’s the Name that heaven celebrates, the Name that hell fears, and the Name that will one day bring every knee to the ground. That Name belongs to Jesus Christ — and He is Lord.

Today, we continue our journey through the Apostles’ Creed, focusing on this: “I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord.”

From the cradle to the cross to the crown, I want to show you why this Name is like no other. Because when you truly understand who Jesus is… you won’t just know His Name — you’ll trust His Name, you’ll call on His Name, you’ll live under His Name.

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Before Bethlehem ever heard a baby’s cry, Jesus was God. Before Mary ever held Him in her arms, He was the Word made flesh. Before the angel said, “You shall call His name Jesus,” He was already Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Paul says, “Though He was in the form of God, He did not count equality with God something to be grasped… He emptied Himself and took on the form of a servant.” That’s the Incarnation.

The eternal Son stepped down from the throne of heaven, and entered the womb of a teenage girl from Nazareth. Matthew tells us this fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel, which means, ‘God with us.’”

The One who flung stars into space became small enough to fit into a woman’s womb. He is Lord in His coming, born of a virgin, God wrapped in flesh, Heaven’s King in a feeding trough.

Can you imagine a king removing his royal robes, stepping out of his palace, and moving into the poorest neighborhood, not for a visit, but to live there. This wasn’t an undercover boss story, but the King of kings taking on the role of a servant to save you. 

You see friends, “I know a Name… that came down for me.”

The Name that spoke galaxies into being chose to be called “Jesus,” Yeshua “The Lord Saves.” If our Lord could stoop that low in love, there’s no one beneath us to serve. [PAUSE]

Paul also says, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.”

Jesus’ life was radically different: He loved His enemies. He prayed for those who hurt Him. He forgave the unforgivable. He blessed the broken, the poor, the meek, and the outcast.

His teaching was like a compass, but His “north” pointed toward a Kingdom the world couldn’t see. That Kingdom looks upside-down to everyone else.

Jesus revealed to us what God looks like in human form, holy, righteous, merciful, compassionate. He is Lord in His living, our example, our pattern, our model, our Master.

Jesus Christ was humble, willing to give up His rights to obey God and serve people. Like Christ, we should have a servant’s attitude, serving out of love for God and for others, not out of guilt or fear.

Friends, you can choose your attitude. You can approach life expecting to be served, or you can look for opportunities to serve others.

The Incarnation the act of the preexistent Son of God voluntarily taking on a human body and human nature shows us what that humility looks like. Without ceasing to be God, He became the man Jesus.

He didn’t give up His deity to become human, but He set aside His right to glory and power. He willingly limited Himself to space, time, and human weakness, the only difference being that He was without sin. And in that humanity, He showed us everything about God’s character that could be expressed in human terms.

Often, people excuse selfishness, pride, or even sin by claiming their rights:

“I can cheat, I deserve to pass this class.” “I can spend all this money on myself; I worked for it.”

“I can get an abortion; I have a right to control my body.”

But as followers of Jesus, we should have a different attitude, one that lays aside our rights to serve others. If we say we follow Christ, we must also say we want to live as He lived. That means developing His humility as we serve, even when we’re not likely to get recognition.

“I know a Name… that shows me how to live.”

But don’t get it twisted, He didn’t just come to give us moral teaching. He came to deal with sin once and for all. Paul says, “He became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.” That’s not the death of a hero. That’s the death of a criminal. The shame of the world.

And yet, in that shame, He broke the chains. On that cross, He was the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

He bore my sin.

He bore your sin.

He faced death and stripped it of its power.

Picture a venomous snake. Its bite is deadly. But Jesus takes the bite, absorbs the poison, and renders the serpent powerless.

“I know a Name… that broke my chains.”

That cross had your name on it. But Jesus took your place. And now you walk free.

He is Lord in His dying, the Sacrifice, the Substitute, the Savior.

But the story doesn’t end in the tomb.

Early Sunday morning, before the dew had dried, before the sun had climbed the sky, the stone was rolled away. He got up!

With all power in His hands!

Power over death.

Power over hell.

Power over the grave.

He is Lord in His rising, the firstborn from the dead, the One who lives forevermore.

Paul writes, “Therefore God has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name above every name…” The resurrection was God’s public declaration: “Everything My Son said is true.” And the ascension — that was His victory parade into Heaven.

Peter preached at Pentecost: “God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”

Picture a triumphant King riding into the capital city, the crowd shouting in celebration, that’s Jesus, ascending to His throne.

“I know a Name… that reigns forever.”

Right now, He’s not just our Savior… He is Lord, reigning with all authority.

The Bible says God has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name above every name.

That means He is Lord over kings and kingdoms.

He is Lord over presidents and parliaments.

He is Lord over sickness and storms.

He is Lord over demons and darkness.

And when He comes again — not as a baby in a manger, but as King of kings and Lord of lords, every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess: Jesus Christ is Lord!

Church, I wish I could describe Him to you…

But He’s more than I can say.

He’s not just a man — He’s the God-Man.

Not just a prophet — He’s the Promise.

Not just a teacher — He’s the Truth.

He’s the Alpha and Omega.

The Beginning and the End.

The First and the Last.

The Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Pharaoh couldn’t stop Him.

Nebuchadnezzar couldn’t shake Him.

Pilate couldn’t find fault in Him.

The grave couldn’t hold Him.

And death couldn’t defeat Him.

He heals the sick.

He raises the dead.

He comforts the broken.

He breaks the chains.

He saves the lost.

He is higher than the highest.

Greater than the greatest.

Stronger than the strongest.

Better than the best.

He is Lord in His coming.

Lord in His living.

Lord in His dying.

Lord in His rising.

Lord in His reigning.

And one day — every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth — that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father!

So let me ask you one question: Is He Lord in your life?

Because you can bow now in love… or you’ll bow later in judgment.

Romans 10:9 says, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead — you will be saved.”

Church, I don’t just know His Name… I trust His Name. I call on His Name. I live under His Name. Jesus Christ is Lord!

That’s my Lord. Do you know Him?