Week 6: Jesus Is the Savior We Need

Over the last several weeks, we’ve looked at a number of different ways that we can finish the sentence, “Jesus is.…” Today we look at the ultimate way to finish that sentence, “Jesus is the Savior we need.” As we consider the glorious scene on the Mount of Transfiguration where Jesus’s divine glory came shining through for a time, and as we think about his willingness to leave that glory behind to carry out the work of our salvation, it becomes clear that Jesus is indeed that Savior we needed.

Week 5: Jesus Is the One Who Heals and Helps

What a comfort it is to know that our Lord has the power to heal, no matter what illness or affliction we face. But even more than that, we have his promise to help in all situations—to be with us and bless us, and use things for our good—no matter what.

Week 4: Jesus Is the One Who Has Authority

What a tremendous comfort it is that when we hear Jesus speak his promises in his Word, he does it with ultimate authority. When he goes to work to fend off our enemies, he does it with a Word that cannot be challenged. As his people, we go about our lives here on earth safely and confidently—because we know that we are protected by our Savior, the one who has true authority.

Week 3: Jesus Is the Only One Worth Following

The question we’re asking today is, “Why do we follow Jesus?” We’ll see the example of Elisha leaving his previous way of life behind to follow the call God had given him through Elijah. We’ll see the example of some of the first disciples—Peter and Andrew, James and John—leaving behind their life and career as fishermen to follow Jesus as his disciples. And here we are, continuing to follow Jesus in his Word and in regular worship. Why do we do it? The truth we’ll consider in this message is that Jesus truly is the only one worth following.

Week 2: Jesus Is the Stairway to Heaven

No, not the song. In this week’s message, we’ll be thinking about the incredible dream Jacob had in the wilderness, where he saw a stairway that led down from heaven to earth. And we’ll see how Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of that dream—that Jesus is the stairway that connects his people to God on high.

Week 1: Jesus Is God’s Beloved Son

As we start our sermon series, "Jesus Is," there are so many ways we might end that sentence. But in this series we look at a number of gospel accounts and let God finish that sentence for us, in amazing ways. For our first message, we consider the Baptism of Jesus, and remember the words that the Father spoke on that day, “This is my Son whom I love. With him I am well pleased.” We consider what it means that Jesus is God’s beloved Son, and what that means for us as well.