The God Who Gets You
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In His humanity, God had human needs
In His humanity, God had human needs
Jesus was born
Jesus was born
Luke 2:7 (ESV)
7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Jesus had to grow up
Jesus had to grow up
Luke 2:40 (ESV)
40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
Jesus hungered
Jesus hungered
Mark 11:12 (ESV)
12 On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.
Jesus Thirsted
Jesus Thirsted
John 19:28 (ESV)
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.”
Jesus needed rest
Jesus needed rest
Mark 6:31 (ESV)
31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
In His humanity, God had human emotions
In His humanity, God had human emotions
Jesus Cried
Jesus Cried
John 11:35 (ESV)
35 Jesus wept.
Jesus was troubled about things to come
Jesus was troubled about things to come
Matthew 26:37 (ESV)
37 And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
Jesus had (righteous) anger
Jesus had (righteous) anger
John 2:15 (ESV)
15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables.
Jesus experienced true isolation and complete loneliness
Jesus experienced true isolation and complete loneliness
Matthew 27:46 (ESV)
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
In His humanity, God had very human problems
In His humanity, God had very human problems
Jesus was not a homeowner
Jesus was not a homeowner
Luke 9:58 (ESV)
58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.
Jesus’ Family did not trust him
Jesus’ Family did not trust him
John 7:5 (ESV)
5 For not even his brothers believed in him.
Jesus’ family thought He was crazy
Jesus’ family thought He was crazy
Mark 3:21 (ESV)
21 And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”
Jesus was slandered
Jesus was slandered
Matthew 12:24 (ESV)
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.”
Jesus’ words were twisted by those who hated Him
Jesus’ words were twisted by those who hated Him
John 8:52 (ESV)
52 The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
Jesus experienced shame
Jesus experienced shame
Hebrews 12:2 (ESV)
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Jesus had to rely on God the Father
Jesus had to rely on God the Father
Mark 13:32 (ESV)
32 “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
In His humanity, God was tempted
In His humanity, God was tempted
Jesus Suffered through temptation
Jesus Suffered through temptation
Hebrews 2:18 (ESV)
18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
Jesus was tempted by Satan
Jesus was tempted by Satan
Matthew 4:1 (ESV)
1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
In his Humanity Jesus shows us the way to God (Now & Later)
In his Humanity Jesus shows us the way to God (Now & Later)
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The way to God is through persecution
The way to God is through persecution
20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
Jesus represents us before God the Father
Jesus represents us before God the Father
5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Jesus is the way to God
Jesus is the way to God
17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
In His humanity, Jesus died, was buried, ascended and is coming again!
In His humanity, Jesus died, was buried, ascended and is coming again!
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
How do Jesus’ human experiences encourage you?
Do you tend to think of Jesus’ humanity excusing him from all the troubles of being human?