“Jesus Christ” – 1 Corinthians 2:2
1 Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Matthew 28:19-20 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
I. The Cross is Our
Missionary Amy Carmichael: “God Hold us to that which drew us first, when the Cross was the attraction, and we wanted nothing else.”
C.H. Spurgeon: “On whatever subject I may be called to preach, I feel it to be a duty which I dare not neglect to be continually going back to the doctrine of the cross – the fundamental truth of justification by faith which is in Christ Jesus. This topic is essential to the life of the soul.”
One thing that has remained unchanged is our message because it is the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross.
Galatians 6:14a But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Through the words of Jesus, we learn that when the message of the cross is preached, and a sinner turns to Jesus in faith, all of Heaven celebrates.
Luke 15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
II. The Cross is Our
Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, Saith the Lord of hosts.
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
God has infused His message with dynamic power that can bring the forgiveness of sins and can totally transform a life.
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may also be.
We are not here to win the approval of men or to blend in with the world. We are to be people of the book, and it is our calling to share the good news of Jesus with all who will hear.
Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
III. The Cross is Our
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
2 Peter 2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
The price Jesus paid on the cross is so incredible that it is sufficient for all who come to Him in faith.
Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.