Who is Jesus #5

Who Is Jesus Overview

In this fifth installment of the Who Is Jesus series, the pastor leads the congregation through a profound and theologically rich exploration of Jesus Christ as both Creator and Redeemer. Beginning in Genesis, the message traces how God laid out His redemptive plan from the very moment sin entered the world, declaring in Genesis 3:15 the first promise of salvation. The sermon carefully builds on previous sessions, reminding listeners that Jesus cannot be left in the manger, on the cross, or even on the throne — He is the fullness of God’s redemptive purpose. Through vivid illustrations, including a boy who built and then had to repurchase his beloved sailboat, and a memorable golfing story about aiming at the right target, the pastor makes the doctrine of redemption personal and urgent. Drawing from John 1:14, Isaiah 53:6, Galatians 4:4-7, Romans 5:6-10, and 2 Corinthians 5:21, this message reveals that Jesus took upon Himself every sin, every consequence, and every punishment so that believers could be adopted as sons and daughters of God, becoming heirs of all He is and all He has. A powerful call to stop living as slaves and to walk boldly in the inheritance Christ purchased.

Who Is Jesus Outline

• 0:00:00 – Opening Worship and Prayer: The congregation enters into worship, declaring the presence and worthiness of Jesus Christ, setting the atmosphere for the Word of God.
• 0:12:00 – Introduction: You Cannot Leave Jesus in the Manger: The pastor opens the teaching by urging believers to see the full picture of Jesus — from the manger to the cross, to hell, to the resurrection, to the throne, and to His return.
• 0:18:00 – The Bible as God’s Family Photo Album: Using the analogy of a family photo album, the pastor explains how Scripture reveals context and fills in what surrounds each biblical picture, building precept upon precept.
• 0:26:00 – Jesus as Creator and the Fall of Adam: Returning to Genesis 1, the sermon establishes Jesus as Creator who gave Adam dominion, and traces how Adam’s sin brought the earth-curse system upon all mankind.
• 0:35:00 – The First Promise of Redemption — Genesis 3:15: The pastor examines the proto-evangelium, showing how God immediately declared war on the serpent and promised that the seed of the woman would crush his head, obligating Jesus to fulfill the plan.
• 0:45:00 – The Sailboat Illustration — What Redemption Means: Through the story of a boy who built, lost, and then purchased back his prized sailboat, the pastor unpacks the costly nature of redemption: paying twice for what you already loved.
• 0:54:00 – Jesus Became Sin So We Could Become Righteous: Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:21 and Isaiah 53:6, the message explains how Jesus bore all rebellion, perversity, and divine wrath so that believers could receive righteousness as a gift through union with Him.
• 1:03:00 – Heirs of God Through Christ: From Galatians 4:4-7, the pastor declares that through redemption believers are no longer slaves but sons, and as sons they are heirs of everything God is and everything He can do.
• 1:10:00 – Reconciled to God While Still Enemies: Romans 5:6-10 is opened to show the staggering love of God who sent Christ to die for the ungodly, reconciling enemies into friends and securing for them salvation from wrath.
• 1:15:00 – Lord’s Table and Final Exhortation: The service moves toward communion and a closing charge to fix eyes on the cross, trust in the Redeemer, cast burdens on Jesus, and walk in the fullness of the inheritance He secured.

Scripture References

Genesis 1:1, Genesis 3:14-15, Genesis 3:17-18, John 1:14, Isaiah 44:6-8, Isaiah 53:6, Numbers 23:19, Psalms 103:2-4, Matthew 27:29, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Galatians 4:1-7, Romans 5:6-10, Hebrews 4:12, Acts 20:32, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Key Takeaways

• Jesus cannot be left in the manger — the full gospel encompasses His birth, death, descent into hell, resurrection, ascension, and imminent return.
• Redemption means paying for something twice: Jesus created us with everything He had, and then purchased us back at the cost of His own life.
• In Genesis 3:15, God immediately declared the plan of salvation the moment sin entered the world, proving that His redemptive purpose was never an afterthought.
• Jesus became sin — taking upon Himself every act of rebellion, perversity, and its consequences — so that we could become the righteousness of God through union with Him.
• Through Christ, believers are no longer slaves to the earth-curse system but adopted sons and daughters who are full heirs of everything God is and everything He possesses.
• God’s holiness demanded that sin be punished, and His love demanded that sinners be saved — the cross is the only place where both realities are perfectly satisfied.
• To walk in your inheritance, you must know what it is: ignorance of what Christ secured keeps believers parked in neutral rather than moving into the fullness God prepared.

Who Is Jesus Notes

Jesus as Creator and Redeemer Together

One of the central revelations of this message is that the same person who spoke creation into existence is the same person who bled to purchase it back. The pastor grounds this in John 1:14, showing that the Word who was with God and was God became flesh — fulfilling the very promise He spoke in Genesis 3:15. Jesus is not merely a Savior who appeared in history to fix a problem. He is the eternal Creator who personally invested Himself into the fallen order He made, refusing to abandon His masterpiece to destruction. Understanding this dual identity transforms how believers relate to Jesus, moving from seeing Him as a distant helper to recognizing Him as the one who is deeply, personally, and irreversibly committed to their redemption.

The Sailboat Story and the Cost of Redemption

Perhaps the most vivid illustration in the sermon is the story of a young boy who spent months hand-crafting a beautiful sailboat, only to lose it in a storm. Months later he found it in a secondhand shop, bearing his own initials on the deck, yet forced to purchase it back with money he had to earn through hard labor. The pastor uses this image to define the word redeem: to pay for something a second time, something you already gave everything to create. This is precisely what Jesus did. He crafted humanity with infinite care and then, when sin sold us into bondage, He came and paid again — this time with His own blood — to bring us home.

Genesis 3:15 as the Gospel’s Foundation

The pastor gives significant attention to Genesis 3:15, identifying it as the first scripture of salvation in the entire Bible. The moment Adam sinned, God did not simply announce judgment — He announced a plan. He declared war on the serpent and promised that the seed of the woman would bruise the head of the enemy. The word head in theological terms denotes authority, meaning Jesus would come to crush Satan’s authority over humanity. This passage, the pastor explains, put God under a self-imposed obligation: having spoken it, He was bound to perform it. His faithfulness is proven by the fact that four thousand years after that declaration, Jesus came to fulfill every word of it.

Adopted as Sons, Heirs of Everything God Has

Building on Galatians 4:4-7, the pastor leads listeners from the doctrine of redemption directly into the doctrine of adoption. Because Jesus was born under the law and redeemed those under the law, believers are no longer slaves to the earth-curse system. They have been placed into the family of God as full sons and daughters, crying out Abba Father. And because they are sons, they are heirs — heirs of God through Christ. The pastor uses the illustration of a credit card given with unlimited access to bring this home: whatever a believer asks the Father in Jesus’ name, Jesus Himself backs it, because His redemption purchased unlimited access to the riches of the Father.

Practical Call: Stop Carrying What Jesus Already Bore

Throughout the message, the pastor returns to a practical and pastoral concern: believers who are saved yet continue to carry the weight of their problems as though Jesus never took them. He draws from Matthew 11 and the image of a heavy yoke, reminding the congregation that Jesus took the problem, not just the penalty. When weariness, confusion, and darkness press in, the answer is not to endure harder but to cast the burden onto the Redeemer and let the cross be the fixed point of focus. This is not passivity — it is the active act of faith that puts the gear in motion and allows the inheritance to flow.

Righteousness Received, Not Achieved

Closing the theological arc of the sermon, the pastor unpacks 2 Corinthians 5:21 with care: God made the only sinless One to become sin, so that sinners could become the righteousness of God. This exchange is not earned through moral improvement or religious performance. It is received through confession of faith in the lordship and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The pastor is clear that no human goodness, however impressive, can balance God’s righteousness on a scale. But the moment a person yields to Jesus, everything changes — the full weight of divine righteousness, holiness, and inheritance is credited to the one who simply believed and obeyed.

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