JESUS 100 Pt. 4

JESUS 100 Pt. 4

7 WAYS TO GET CLOSER TO JESUS

I. THE MEASURE OF MATURITY IS DEVOTION

1. First Commandment

Matthew 22:37-38

Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all

your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38  This is the first and great commandment

2. Devotion is Weighed

Philippians 3:12-15

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I

may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13  Brethren, I

do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those

things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

14  I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

15  Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you

think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you

3. Heart is Weighed

Matthew 15:8-9

“These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips,

But their heart is far from Me. 9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as

doctrines the commandments of men. “

II. WHAT LOVE WILL DO FOR YOU

1. Highest form of Life

Luke 9:23-24

Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny

himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24  For whoever desires to save

his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

2. Endurance

1 Corinthians 13:7-8

“Love…bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things…

Love never fails

Song of Solomon 8:6-8

Hang my locket around your neck, wear my ring on your finger. Love is invincible

facing danger and death. Passion laughs at the terrors of hell. The fire of love

stops at nothing— it sweeps everything before it. Flood waters can’t drown love,

torrents of rain can’t put it out.

3. Extravagance

Matthew 26:6-13

And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, 7  a woman came

to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on

His head as He sat at the table. 8  But when His disciples saw it, they were

indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9  For this fragrant oil might have been sold

for much and given to the poor.” 10  But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to

them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.

11  For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. 12  For in

pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. 13  Assuredly, I say to

you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has

done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

4. Purity

Matthew 22:35-40

Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying,

36  “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37  Jesus said to him,

“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with

all your mind.’ 38  This is the first and great commandment. 39  And the second is like

it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40  On these two commandments

hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

III. HOW TO LOVE HIM

1. Ask Him to help you Love Him More

John 17:25-26

O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and

these have known that You sent Me. 26  And I have declared to them Your name,

and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I

in them.

1 John 4:19

We love Him because He first loved us

Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me away! We will run after you

2. Learn to Gaze at Him

Luke 10:38-42

Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain

woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39  And she had a sister

called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. 40  But Martha was

distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You

not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore, tell her to help

me.” 41  And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried

and troubled about many things. 42  But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen

that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

3. Try not to offend Him and if You do Deal with it Quickly

1 Thessalonians 5:19

Do not quench the Spirit

Ephesians 4:30

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day

of redemption.

4. Read the Bible with Him

John 5:39

You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these

are they which testify of Me.

JESUS IN EVERY BOOK OF THE BIBLE

 In Genesis, HE is The Seed of the woman.

 In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb.

 In Leviticus, He is our High Priest.

 In Numbers, He is the Pillar of cloud by day and the Pillar of fire by night.

 In Deuteronomy, He is the Prophet like unto Moses.

 In Joshua, He is the Commander of the Lord’s army.

 In Judges, He is our Judge and Lawgiver.

 In Ruth, He is our Kinsman Redeemer.

 In 1st and 2nd Samuel, He is the Seed of David.

 In Kings and Chronicles, He is our reigning King.

 In Ezra, He is our faithful Scribe.

 In Nehemiah, He is the Rebuilder of everything broken.

 In Esther, He is our Mordecai, our Advocate.

 In Job, He is our ever-living Redeemer.

 In Psalms, He is our Shepherd.

 In Proverbs, He is our Wisdom.

 In Ecclesiastes, He is our meaning for life.

 In the Song of Solomon, He is the loving Bridegroom.

 In Isaiah, He is the Prince of peace.

 In Jeremiah and Lamentations, He is our weeping Prophet.

 In Ezekiel, He is the Glorious Lord.

 In Daniel, He is the fourth Man in the "fiery furnace."

 In Hosea, He is the faithful Husband.

 In Joel, He is the Outpourer of the Holy Spirit.

 In Amos, He is our Burden-bearer.

 In Obadiah, He is our Judge and Savior.

 In Jonah, He is the risen Prophet.

 In Micah, He is the Ruler of the world from Bethlehem.

 In Nahum, He is our Stronghold.

 In Habakkuk, he is the Watchman.

 In Zephaniah, He is Mighty to save.

 In Haggai, He is the Restorer.

 In Zechariah, He is the branch of David; the One pierced for us.

 In Malachi, He is the Son of Righteousness.

 In Matthew, He is King of the Jews, the Messiah, the Christ, the Son of the living

God.

 In Mark, He is the Servant, the Miracle Worker.

 In Luke, He is the Baby in the manger, the Son of Man.

 In John, He is the Son of God; the Living Word; the way, truth, and life.

 In Acts, He is the Savior of the world, Ascended Lord.

 In Romans, He is the Justifier.

 In I Corinthians, He is the Resurrection.

 In II Corinthians, He is our Comfort.

 In Galatians, He is our Liberty.

 In Ephesians, He is Head of the Church.

 In Philippians, He is our Joy.

 In Colossians, He is our Completeness and the glue that holds our world together.

 In 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, He is the Coming King.

 In I & II Timothy, He is our Mediator.

 In Philemon, He is our Benefactor.

 In Titus, He is the Blessed Hope.

 In Hebrews, He is our Perfection.

 In James, he is the Power behind our faith.

 In I, II Peter, He is our Chief Shepherd and Chief Cornerstone.

 In I, II, III John, He is our Truth and Everlasting Life.

 In Jude, He is the Foundation of our faith. Our security

 In Revelation, He is The King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

5. Give Him Your Cares Always

1 Peter 5:7

casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you

Philippians 4:6-7

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with

thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7  and the peace of God,

which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through

Christ Jesus.

Matthew 11:28-30

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart,

and you will find rest for your souls. 30  For My yoke is easy and My burden is

light.”

6. Sing to Him Not Just About Him

Ephesians 5:18-19

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the

Spirit, 19  speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing

and making melody in your heart to the Lord

7. Look for His Appearing

2 Timothy 4:7-8

7  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the

faith.  8  Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,

the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to

all who have loved His appearing.

He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End!

He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!

He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times.

He always was, He always is, and He always will be...

Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, but never Undone!

He was bruised and brought healing!

He was pierced and eased pain!

He was persecuted and brought freedom!

He was dead and brought life!

He is risen and brings power!

He reigns and brings Peace!

The world can't understand him!

The armies can't defeat Him!

The schools can't explain Him!

The leaders can't ignore Him!

Herod couldn't kill Him!

The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him!

The grave couldn't hold Him!

Nero couldn't crush Him!

Hitler couldn't silence Him!

Other religions can't replace Him!

The world can't explain Him away!

He is Light

He is Love

He is Longevity

He is Lord

He is Goodness

He is Kindness

He is Gentleness

He is God

He is Holy

He is Righteous

He is Mighty

He is Powerful

He is Pure

His ways are right

His word is eternal

His will is unchanging

and His mind is on us

HE IS!!!