1. Grace Community Church October 5, 2008
Encountering Christ
Who Do You Say That I Am?
Matthew 16:13-17
Grace Community Church October 5, 2008

2. Everyone has an opinion about Jesus.
Matthew 16:13
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
Everyone has an opinion about Jesus.

3. Who is Jesus? Charlton Heston Jesus Barry Gibb Jesus
Bearded Lady Jesus
Bob Marley Jesus

4. Who Is the Jesus of the Cults?
Jehovah’s Witness – Michael the archangel, a created being that became a man.
Mormons – a man who became one of many gods who happened to be Lucifer’s brother.
New Age - Christ is a state of consciousness we can all aspire to.
Scientology – Jesus is an implant forced on a Thetan about a million years ago.
What’s a Thetan?

5. Scientologist Tom Cruise will clear it all up…

6. Jesus of other Religions
Baha'is –manifestation of God and a prophet but inferior to Muhammad and Bahaullah.
Buddhism – not God but an enlightened man like the Buddha…
Hinduism – wise man or incarnation of God like Krishna…
Islam – merely a man and prophet inferior to Muhammad.

7. Matthew 16:13-14
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

8. Matthew 14:1-2
1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, 2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”

9. Malachi 4:5
5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

10. Matthew 16:15-16
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

11. Matthew 16:17 Who do you say Jesus is?
17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
Who do you say Jesus is?