Confirming that Jesus is YOUR Lord - 8/25/2024 Sunday Sermon

Confirming that Jesus is YOUR Lord

What does it mean when you call Jesus your Lord?

Biblically there is no debate: Jesus is Lord whether or not you now acknowledge Him as Lord! The Bible teaches that the Day is coming when everyone who has ever lived will acknowledge that Jesus is Lord, but it will be too late for those in Hell to respond to that knowledge in a saving way.

The Greek word for Lord is Kyrios (G 2962), which occurs 748 times in the New Testament. It is often translated as Lord, Master, and Sir. It means “He to whom a person or things belong.” Biblically, the way you respond to a Kyrios is to submit to their authority in your life.

Our Lord Jesus Christ…who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and the Lord of lords. - 1 Timothy 6:14b-15a

Matt. 7:21-23

Two sobering realities:

There are people who call Jesus ‘Lord’ but won’t be in Heaven - V. 21a

There are people who do many religious things who won’t be in Heaven - V. 22

There is such power in the name of Jesus and the preaching of the gospel that godly outcomes can result even when lost people preach and do things in the name of Jesus.

For those who trust that speaking and doing good works for Jesus will get them saved or keep them saved, a rude awakening awaits – the Day of Judgment that Jesus speaks of in verse 22.

What it means to know Jesus as Lord and Savior:

To know Jesus as Lord is to really know Him - V. 23

“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; but it is they that bear witness about Me.” - John 5:39

“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” - John 17:3

To know Jesus as Lord is to do the Heavenly Father’s will - V. 21

The Greek word for will is Thelema (G2307), which occurs 64 times in the New Testament. It can also be translated “desire.” It means “what one has desires or has determined should be done. It is used of God’s desire to bless mankind through Jesus Christ.

…God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. - 1 Timothy 2:3b-4

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality. - 1 Thess. 4:3

Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. - 1 Thess. 5:16-18

So what are you saying when you call Jesus your Lord and Savior?

Jesus, I trust in you alone to save me by your grace. For the rest of my life, I submit to your authority in my life, and I want You to be glorified in and through me, not myself.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. - Romans 13:14