Jesus' Credentials
The sermon emphasizes Jesus' credentials as the appointed Saviour and the significance of His resurrection for believers' justification.
Robert Hawker preaches about the fulfillment of God's promise in raising up Jesus as the Savior for Israel, emphasizing Jesus' credentials as the Father's gift, sent and anointed for salvation. Jesus embodies all the promises of the Bible, revealing God as the great Promiser who not only gave the rich Savior to sinners but also raised Him from the dead for their justification. Believers are urged to examine their relationship with Jesus, acknowledging their need for Him, accepting Him as their Savior, and finding complete salvation in Him.
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AUGUST 24.
MORNING.
"According to the promise, God raised up for Israel a Saviour: Jesus." Acts 13:23
Mark, my soul, the blessedness of these words. Jesus is not only Israel's Saviour, and has fully lived up to, in every point, that glorious description- but here we are led to discover his credentials. This is faith's warrant. I believe in Jesus. Why? He brings with him the name, the authority, the commission of God the Father. Jesus is the appointment, the enactment, the method Jehovah has sent forth for salvation. Sweet thought! So that, added to all that I behold in the Lord Jesus, adapted to my case and circumstances, I here see that Jesus as the Father's gift, the Father's sent, the Father's anointed, full of grace and truth.
Jesus is therefore the great promise of the Bible; for in him are enfolded and contained all the promises. And I see also, that God our Father was, and is, the great Promiser. And I see that God not only gave this rich Saviour to poor sinners, but, according to his promise, raised him up also from the dead, when he had made his soul an offering for sin, to bless them: for it is said, "that he was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification." My soul, pause over this blessed account, and look for your own interest in it. If God has raised up to Israel this Saviour, what do you know of him? Have you felt your need of a Saviour? Do you accept the Father's Saviour? Is Jesus your Saviour? Are you come to him for salvation? Now that God the Father has raised him up, does he appear to you in all his beauty, in his suitable and complete salvation?
Sermon Outline
- I points: - Introduction to Jesus as Israel's Saviour - Understanding Jesus' credentials - The significance of Jesus' authority
- II points: - Jesus as the Father's gift - The role of Jesus in God's promise - The implications of Jesus' anointing
- III points: - The resurrection of Jesus - Jesus' role in justification - Personal reflection on accepting Jesus
Key Quotes
“Jesus is the appointment, the enactment, the method Jehovah has sent forth for salvation.” — Robert Hawker
“In him are enfolded and contained all the promises.” — Robert Hawker
“If God has raised up to Israel this Saviour, what do you know of him?” — Robert Hawker
Application Points
- Reflect on your personal need for a Saviour and seek Jesus.
- Recognize the authority and promise of God in Jesus' resurrection.
- Embrace Jesus as the complete solution to your spiritual needs.