Section One: The Son of God became the Son of
Lesson 2 (outline)
Title: The Anointed One
Text: Acts 10:38 'How God anointed Jesus
of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing
all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.'
Introduction: The ministry of Jesus
was in the power of the Holy Spirit not through His inherent power as the Son
of God.
Question: In His humiliation
Jesus did nothing by His power as the Son of God. Why was this important?
Because
He came to make us like Himself. (John 14:12; Colossians 3:3; Acts 1:8).
Illustration: The world should see the life of Christ, the
love of Christ, and the power of Christ in believers. People see everything in the Church except
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Main Points:
1.
Jesus always produced the fruit of holiness, but He
performed no miracle before He was baptised with the Holy Spirit.
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Jesus in the temple. (Luke 2:46)
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Jesus increased in
wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. (Luke 2:52).
Stature
refers to growing physically, growing to maturity. Favour refers to giving pleasure, delight.
2.
The ministry of Jesus was in the power of the Holy
Spirit.
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His ministry began after He was baptised with the
Holy Spirit. Matthew 3:16-17
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Immediately He was led of the Holy Spirit to be
tempted. Matthew 4:1 He was tempted to move in His inherent
power as the Son of God instead of moving under the leadership and in the power
of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 4:3,6; Matthew 27:40.
3.
The anointing brought persecution.
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Jesus came out of the wilderness in the power of the
Holy Spirit. Luke 4:14
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Jesus was rejected when He returned to
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Jesus read from Isaiah 61:1-2a. He does not read the whole passage, Luke
4:17-19. He closed the book and did not
read 'the day of vengeance of our God' Isaiah 61:2b.
Summary:
1)
Jesus became like us so that we can become like Him.
2)
His ministry began when He was baptised with the
Holy Spirit. This is why He could say to
His disciples 'as my Father has
sent me, even so send I you' (John 20:21b).
3)
The anointing of the Spirit brought Him into
conflict with those with whom He had favour before He was anointed with the
Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit
will bring the body of Christ into greater spiritual warfare.