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THE GOD-MAN LIVING

MESSAGE EIGHT

THE FIRST GOD-MAN’S LIVING
FROM THE MANGER TO THE CROSS

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Scripture Reading: Phil. 2:8; Matt. 11:28-29; 12:16, 19-20; 9:36; 11:5; Luke 4:18-22; John 11:35; Luke 9:58, 53-56; Isa. 53:3, 7; 1 Pet. 4:1; 2:21-23; Luke 23:34a, 42-43; Heb. 2:18; 4:15; John 5:19, 30; 8:28; 14:10; 6:38; Matt. 26:39, 42; John 7:6, 8; 1 Tim. 3:16a

OUTLINE

  1. In His ministry:
    1. His living for His ministry:
      1. Based upon the significance of the water baptism:
        1. Realizing that a man in the flesh is good for nothing but death and burial.
        2. Denying His self and His natural man.
        3. Putting His self on the cross and living under the shadow of the cross all the time.
        4. Living a humble life by humbling Himself—Phil. 2:8.
        5. Living under the yoke of God, being meek and lowly in heart—Matt. 11:28-29.
        6. Charging people not to make Him known—Matt. 12:16.
        7. Not striving nor crying out nor making anyone hear His voice in the streets; a bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench until He brings forth justice unto victory—Matt. 12:19-20.
        8. Having a concern for God’s flock—Matt. 9:36:
          1. 1) Doing miracles to take care of the needy ones:
            “The blind receive their sight and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; and the dead are raised and the poor have the gospel announced to them”—Matt. 11:5.
          2. 2) Preaching the gospel to the poor with words of grace proceeding out of His mouth—Luke 4:18-22.
          3. 3) Sympathizing with the suffering and ignorant disciples, even unto weeping—John 11:35.
        9. Having not a place where He may lay His head, though the foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have roosts—Luke 9:58.
        10. Correcting His disciples to have a right spirit toward the rejecting ones—Luke 9:53-56.
        11. Suffering afflictions without avenging, leaving us a model so that we may follow in His steps—Isa. 53:3, 7; 1 Pet. 4:1; 2:21-23.
        12. In His crucifixion He prayed for those who were crucifying Him, that the Father would forgive them their sin of ignorance—Luke 23:34a.
        13. Even in His suffering and dying He extended His salvation to one of the criminals who were crucified with Him—Luke 23:42-43.
        14. Being tempted but without sin—Heb. 2:18; 4:15; 1 Pet. 2:22.
        15. Doing nothing from Himself—John 5:19, 30a; 8:28.
        16. Not speaking any word from Himself—John 14:10a.
        17. Not seeking His own will but the will of God—John 5:30b; 6:38; Matt. 26:39, 42:
          “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”
          “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
        18. Being obedient to God even unto death, and that the death of a cross—Phil. 2:8.
      2. Having no freedom to live according to Himself:
        1. He said to His brothers, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready”—John 7:6.
        2. “You go up to the feast; I am not going up to this feast, because My time has not yet been fulfilled”—v. 8.
      3. Coordinating with the Father who abides and works in Him for the accomplishment of His economy—John 14:10b.
      4. Manifesting God to express God’s attributes in His human virtues—1 Tim. 3:16a.

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