Opening Reading: Isaiah 51:1-16

Outline:

• Who is Jesus?

• Jesus is God the Son

• Jesus is Sovereign Over All Creation

• Jesus as Creator (“in” and “through”)

• Jesus is the Goal of All Creation (“for”)

• Jesus is the Sustainer of All Creation

• Jesus is the Beginning and the End

• The Only Rational Response

Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon:

• Psalm 139:1-3, 7

• Proverbs 15:3

• Hebrews 4:13

• Colossians 1:18

• Acts 4:12

• Colossians 1:15-17

• Mark 4:26-29

• John 17:3

• Matthew 16:15

• Statements from the following will be made without reference in the sermon, but they are provided so you know where the statements come from: Matthew 16:16; John 1:14; Hebrews 1:3; 2:14; John 20:28; 12:41; Isaiah 6:5; 53:2-3; Mark 1:27; Matthew 21:11; 9:27; 12:18; 12:8; 14:30; John 1:36; 6:69; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 5:1-10; Revelation 1:18; Romans 11:26; Revelation 22:16

• 1 Timothy 2:5

• John 6:48; 8:12; 10:9, 11; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1

• John 21:25

• John 8:58

• Exodus 3:14

• Mark 14:19

• Romans 1:19-20

• John 4:24; 1:18

• Genesis 1:27

• Romans 8:29

• Hebrews 1:3

• John 14:9

• 2 Corinthians 4:4

• John 1:3

• Exodus 4:22

• Hebrews 1:2

• Psalm 89:27

• Romans 11:36

• Hebrews 2:8

• 2 Peter 3:9-10

• 2 Peter 3:7

• Revelation 21:6

• Philippians 2:10-11