1. JESUS, THE SON OF GOD “He was in the world and the world was made through him and the world knew him not” John 1:10

2. THE LORD’S PERSONA A commanding presence (John 7:46) Authoritative Bible teaching (Matthew 7:28-29)

3. JESUS HAD A FEARLESS DISPOSITION “13 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven against me: for you enter not in yourself neither suffer them that are entering to enter” Matthew 23:13

4. JESUS’ EXPECTATIONS To know and understand him (John 8:32) “43 Why don’t you understand what I’m saying? Its because you can’t really hear my words” (John 8:43) A predicament of impossibilities (John 12:37-40)

5. JESUS’ EXPECTATIONS “15 If you love me you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15) To Love him (John 14:19-24)

6. JESUS’ EXPECTATIONS To believe in him “24 Except you believe that I am he you shall die in your sins” (John 7:24) To believe in Jesus is to manifest one’s faith through obedience (Hebrews 11)

7. JESUS’ EXPECTATIONS To meet his conditions of salvation “3 Except you turn and become as little children you shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3) God’s gifts have always been conditioned upon man’s obedience (Psalms 103:17-18) “3 I tell you, except you repent you shall all in like manner perish” (Luke 13:3)

8. MAN’S EXPECTATIONS OF JESUS Preconceived religion (Matthew 11:16-19) The foolishness of the cross (1 Corinthians 1:18-19) People were not familiar with the language Jesus spoke (John 6:52-60)

9. CONCLUSION The world continues to be confused and offended by the Jesus of the Bible. Jesus’ teachings on salvation, the one church, calling the names of false teachers, MDR, work of the church, worship of the church, organization of the church… As long as people are looking for a Jesus that does not exist they will never find him!