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Colossians 1:18-20

Acts 20:7 Now on the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and continued his message until midnight.

1 Corinthians 16:1-2 [1] Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: [2] On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

Greatness of Jesus Christ Colossians 1:18-20

Colossians 1:18-20 NKJV[18] And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. [19] For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, [20] and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? but... why is Jesus great? Jesus is GREAT! Thank you Lord for Jesus, for without Him we will be lost in our sins and destined to eternal condemnation. but... why is Jesus great? Can we as Christians give some reasons why our Savior is Great? We love Jesus, we respect Jesus, we revere Jesus, we honor Jesus, we sing to Jesus, we pray to Jesus and we are waiting for Jesus.

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Hebrews 4:15 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED Hebrews 4:15 “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? 1 Peter 2:22-23 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED 1 Peter 2:22-23 “Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth; who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 8:46 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED John 8:46 Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me?

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER DID HIS FATHER’S WILL HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 4:34 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL John 4:34 “Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 6:38 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Luke 22:42 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL Luke 22:42 “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HIS LOVE HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL HIS LOVE

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 13:34 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL HIS LOVE John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 15:9 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL HIS LOVE John 15:9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 15:13 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL HIS LOVE John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Matthew 9:36 BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER HE NEVER SINNED DID HIS FATHER’S WILL HIS LOVE Matthew 9:36 “But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 3:16 BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 1:14 BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 8:58 BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD John 8:58 “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 1:1-3 BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY Jeremiah 23:5 “Behold, the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Jeremiah 23:5 WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY John 18:37 “Are You a king then?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.’”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY Acts 2:29-36 “…let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh, He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, he, foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption.

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY Acts 2:29-36 This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool."' "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? 1 Timothy 6:15 BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY 1 Timothy 6:15 “…which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Matthew 28:18 BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY Matthew 28:18 “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY John 20:30-31 “And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? John 3:2 BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. THE SON OF GOD HAS ALL AUTHORITY John 3:2 “…we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. SAVE THE LOST

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Matthew 1:21 BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. SAVE THE LOST Matthew 1:21 “…and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Hebrews 7:25 BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. SAVE THE LOST Hebrews 7:25 “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? 1 Timothy 1:15 BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. SAVE THE LOST 1 Timothy 1:15 “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Acts 4:12 BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. SAVE THE LOST Acts 4:12 “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Romans 5:10 BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. SAVE THE LOST Romans 5:10 “For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? 2 Corinthians 5:19 BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. SAVE THE LOST 2 Corinthians 5:19 “…that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Matthew 16:18 BECAUSE OF HIS CHURCH. Matthew 16:18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Ephesians 5:25 BECAUSE OF HIS CHURCH. Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Ephesians 1:22-23 BECAUSE OF HIS CHURCH. Ephesians 1:22-23 “And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.”

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Acts 2:47 BECAUSE OF HIS CHURCH. Acts 2:47 “…praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

WHY IS JESUS GREAT? WHY IS JESUS GREAT? Acts 2:47 BECAUSE OF HIS CHURCH. Acts 2:47 “…praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

Greatness of Jesus Christ Matthew 22:42 NKJV[42] saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The Son of David."

Greatness of Jesus Christ WHY IS JESUS GREAT? BECAUSE OF HIS CHARACTER. BECAUSE OF HIS POWER. BECAUSE OF HIS WORK. BECAUSE OF HIS CHURCH.

Greatness of Jesus Christ PLAN OF SALVATION Hear (Rm. 10:17). Believe (Mk. 16:16). Repent (Lk. 13:3; Ac. 2:38). Confess faith (Rm. 10:9-10). Be Baptized (Mk. 16:15; Ac. 2:38) Live faithful life (Rv. 2:10).