Jesus 100 Pt. 2

Jesus 100

 Focus: 1) Pay particular attention to 2) Adapt to the prevailing level of light and become

able to see clearly

I. Jesus Must Be Our Focus

1. Jesus is above all

John 3:27-31 27  John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been

given to him from heaven.  28  You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the

Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him.’  29  He who has the bride is the bridegroom;

but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of

the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.  30  He must increase, but

I must decrease.  31  He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is

earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

2. Jesus is the Head

Ephesians 1:22 22  And He (Father) put all things under His (Jesus) feet, and gave Him to

be head over all things to the church

3. We must look to Jesus

Hebrews 12:2 1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of

witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let

us run with endurance the race that is set before us,  2  looking unto Jesus, the author

and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross,

despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Psalm 120:6- 121:2 6  My soul has dwelt too long with one who hates peace. 7  I am

for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.   1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills—From

whence comes my help? 2  My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

 When you focus on one thing, it is impossible to focus on anything else! (Try it) While you

can see other things, you cannot look at anything other than what you choose to focus

on.

II. The Hindrance to Focus

1. Looking at the wrong thing

Genesis 3:2-7 2  And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees

of the garden;  3  but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has

said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”

4  Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.  5  For God knows that in

the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good

and evil.”

6  So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the

eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave

to her husband with her, and he ate.  7  Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and

they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made

themselves coverings.

2. Having a ‘Plan B’

2 Kings 5:20-26 20  But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my

master has spared Naaman this Syrian, while not receiving from his hands what he

brought; but as the Lord lives, I will run after him and take something from him.”  21  So

Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from

the chariot to meet him, and said, “Is all well?” 22  And he said, “All is well. My master has

sent me, saying, ‘Indeed, just now two young men of the sons of the prophets have

come to me from the mountains of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two

changes of garments.’ ” 23  So Naaman said, “Please, take two talents.” And he urged him,

and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and

handed them to two of his servants; and they carried them on ahead of him.  24  When he

came to the citadel, he took them from their hand, and stored them away in the house;

then he let the men go, and they departed.  25  Now he went in and stood before his

master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you go, Gehazi?” And he said, “Your servant did

not go anywhere.” 26  Then he said to him, “Did not my heart go with you when the man

turned back from his chariot to meet you? Is it time to receive money and to receive

clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female

servants?  27  Therefore the leprosy of Naaman shall cling to you and your descendants

forever.” And he went out from his presence leprous, as white as snow.

 Jesus is not first; He must be only. To view Him from this perspective leaves us with no other

option than to look to Him.

3. Avoiding the Straits

Matthew 7:13-14 13  “Enter by the narrow [strait] gate; for wide is the gate and

broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by

it.  14  Because narrow [strait] is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and

there are few who find it.

John 14:5-6 5  Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and

how can we know the way?” 6  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the

life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

III. Seeing/Experiencing Who He Is

1. Lonely? John 15:15

2. Anxious? Isaiah 6:9

3. In darkness? John 1:9

4. Unsure? Revelation 3:14

5. He upholds all things by the word of His power. Hebrews 1:3

6. In Him all things are held together. Colossians 1:17

7. He is THE First and THE Last. Revelation 1:17