JESUS IS LORD (KURIOS)
PRESENTED BY STEVEN SCHILLER
INTRODUCTION
The expression "My Lord" is used but a few times in reference to Jesus...
David wrote, "The LORD said to my Lord..." - Ps 110:1
Mary said, "...they have taken away my Lord" - Jn 20:13
Thomas said, "My Lord and my God!" - Jn 20:28
Paul wrote, "...Christ Jesus my Lord" - Php 3:8
Yet it is important that every Christian...
Thinks of Jesus as "My Lord"
Appreciates what it means to have Jesus as "My Lord"
[To help us better understand what it means to have Jesus as "My Lord", let's consider the title of our study ("Jesus, My Lord") and focus our thoughts on each word, beginning with "Lord"...]
JESUS, MY "LORD"
THE WORD FOR LORD IS USUALLY "KURIOS"...
Related to the word "kuros" meaning "power"
Variously translated "master", "owner"
Describes one having "power" or "authority"
-- Certainly Jesus has such power or authority - cf. Mt 28:18
ANOTHER WORD FOR LORD IS "DESPOTES"...
From which we get the word "despot"
Today it is often used in a bad sense
E.g., "a person exercising power abusively, oppressively, or tyrannously"
Its primary definition is "a ruler with absolute power or authority"
Used in reference to God - Lk 2:29; Ac 4:24; Re 6:10
Used in reference to Christ - 2Ti 2:21 (Master); 2Pe 2:1 (Lord)
-- Stronger than "kurios", for it speaks of having "absolute" power and authority
Who has the power or authority to claim to be MY master, MY owner? The Christian should answer...
"JESUS," MY LORD
JESUS IS TO BE MY LORD...
As He Himself taught His disciples - Jn 13:13
The apostle Peter also proclaimed Jesus as Lord
To the Jews on Pentecost - Ac 2:36
To the Gentiles at Cornelius' home - Ac 10:36
The apostle Paul also proclaimed Jesus as Lord
By virtue of His death and resurrection - Ro 14:9
To Christians, Jesus is the only Lord - 1Co 8:6; Ep 4:5
-- Jesus is the one who is our "kurios", our "despotes" (our Lord and Master)
THIS RULES OUT ANY OTHER "LORDS"...
Such as my self
I.e., my own will - cf. Ga 2:20
No, we must deny self and follow Jesus as Lord - Lk 9:23-24
Such as my flesh
I.e., my own fleshly desires - cf. Ga 5:24
No, we must crucify the flesh, and look to Jesus as our example - Col 3:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10-11
Such as the world
I.e., anything outside my self which would lead me away from the Lord - Ga 6:14
This would include such things as:
Work and family - Lk 14:15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25-27
Philosophy and traditions of men - Col 2:6-10
Such as our brethren
Certainly we are to submit to one another - cf. Ep 5:21
But some seem to fear their brethren more than they fear the Lord!
E.g., watch their language and conduct in the presence of brethren
E.g., attend services only to please the brethren, or get them off their back
-- While we may submit to those in authority (e.g., husbands, elders, government), it is because we have made Jesus our "one Lord" above all others!
[Many Christians live as though their self, their flesh, the world, or their brethren were their "master" or "owner". It may help to avoid this divided loyalty if we truly make...]
JESUS, "MY" LORD
THINKING OF JESUS AS "MY" LORD...
Thinking of Jesus, not simply as:
"The" Lord, as easily professed by those who simply accept Jesus intellectually
"Our" Lord, as often professed by those whose acceptance of Jesus is influenced primarily by one's environment (parents, spouses, brethren, etc.)
Thinking of Jesus as "my" Lord"
Making it a more personal commitment to His authority and power
Making it more likely that as individuals we will heed what He says - Lk 6:46
-- Jesus will not be our true master and Lord unless we view Him as "my" Lord!
ATTITUDE OF JESUS AS "MY" LORD...
Involves a disdain for the things of the world - cf. Php 3:7-8
Such as popularity, prestige, family
Willing to suffer loss of these things if necessary
Consider such things as rubbish in contrast to our Lord Jesus
Involves a consuming desire to know Christ - cf. Php 3:8,9,10-11
To know Him personally
To know His righteousness
To know His power
To know His sufferings
Involves constantly pressing on toward perfection - cf. Php 3:12,13-14
Not complacent in one's service to Christ
Not satisfied with one's level of spiritual growth
Willing to leave the past behind
Neither glorying in past accomplishments
Nor wallowing in past failures
Reaching forward, pressing toward the goal
-- Paul's attitude demonstrates the attitude of one who has truly made Jesus "my" Lord, the attitude of maturity as a disciple of Jesus! - cf. Php 3:15
CONCLUSION
Such is the attitude of one who really has made Jesus...
"My" Lord!
"My" Master!
"My" Owner!
What is Jesus to you...?
You might acknowledge Him as "the" Lord
You might join others in praising Him as "our" Lord
-- Have you submitted to Him such that you can rightly say, "Jesus, MY Lord"?
Jesus would have us accept Him as Lord...
For He has all authority, and expects us to observe what He commands - cf. Mt 28:18,19-20
Yet He warned of those who profess His Lordship, but fail to truly demonstrate it - Mt 7:21,22-23
Are you doing the Father's will, and so demonstrating that Jesus is truly "your" Lord?
If you need the prayer`s of the church, or you want to obey the gospel of Christ.
please let it be known, so we can assist you.
HEAR
BELIEVE
REPENT
CONFESS
BE BAPTIZED
LIVE FAITHFULLY
- Home
- (ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN) STAYING SAVED DB
- Abortion (forced termination)
- All authority
- All have sinned
- Are you a Christian
- A place for God`s name(this is it)
- Abounding hope
- Are you the enemy of God
- Amazing grace
- Awesome Father,Son,Holy spirit
- Audio Bible (KJV)
- Authority
- Abomination
- Accuser of GOD`S people
- Accuser
- AUDIO RIVERSIDE CHURCHOFCHRIST
- Adversary
- Apologetics press
- Born again
- Baptizm search for truth
- Acts conversion chart
- Baptizm immersion not sprinkle, pouring
- Baptizm NT
- Baptizm
- Bible read & listen
- Brand new creation
- Belief more than knowing there is a GOD
- Bethel
- Baptizm (antitype)
- Brain washed (believing lies)
- BAPTIZM POINT OF SALVATION
- Bible inspiration
- Being mistreated for doing good.
- Bible charts Donnie Barnes
- Bible verse of the day
- Be not many masters.
- Beyond the logos
- Baptizm forgiveness of sin, washed in the blood of JESUS
- Bible book outlines
- Bless your enemies curse not
- Bible`s scientific foreknowledge
- Children giving glory to GOD
- Can GOD`S house be established today?
- CONTACT US
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- Church built by GOD
- Church built on Christ
- Christianity 101
- Childrens video
- Childrens : Digger Doug
- Christ
- CONTACT
- Church of Jesus Christ
- Church of CHRIST Romans 16:16
- Committed to GOD
- Cast the first stone
- Creation
- Dictionary
- Deception of false teachers
- Christs
- Did Jesus build more than 1 church?
- Divorce and remarriage
- Day of the Lord
- Denominationlism
- Drinking alcohol
- Diotrephes
- Falling away
- Does doctrine matter
- Filthy rags
- Forgiveness
- False preaching can keep u from heaven
- Faith the substance of all things
- Fake preachers
- False Teaching
- False teacher, False preacher DS
- Faith
- False Preachers
- Fabricated truth
- First gospel sermon
- Forget God?
- Give account for yourself
- GOD is righteous
- GOD`S PLAN IS NOT MAN`S DESIGN
- God`s will for you
- GOD
- Gossip David Schmidt
- GOD built true church not man
- GOD`S calling, the good new`s
- False brethren
- Gospel broadcasting network
- How do you obey the gospel?
- How beautiful are the feet that preach
- Gospel Enacted
- Homosexuality
- Heaven/Hell
- How to get to heaven?
- Heart
- Hypocrites
- Hymns
- Have you obeyed the gospel?
- Hope
- How is the church organized?
- Inspiration what is it?
- Interview with satan(father of lies)
- In Christ
- Influence of evil
- In Jesus Christ
- In Christ the fullness of the Godhead
- Is there more than 1 church? no
- JESUS
- Jesus the way
- In Christ (what is it being in Christ)
- Jesus is Lord
- Inspired word of GOD
- Jesus Jesus Jesus
- Jesus is our faith to our beloved
- JESUS CHRIST IS LORD
- Jesus has come in the flesh
- Kenya gallery1
- Kingdom come ?
- Lying wonder
- Jesus is Lord (Kurios)
- Lord`s church
- LOCATION OF ONE TRUE CHURCH
- Light at Riverside Church of CHRIST
- Lost
- LINKS
- Lying preachers
- LORDS church part 1
- Looking for things to get better
- Leaders of this world should be ashamed
- Lying Christians is their any without
- Lord`s supper
- Law of Liberty inCHRIST
- Light of the world
- Leading to Christ
- Lesson`s books of the bible gbn
- Love God, the creator of Love.
- Ladies videos
- Meddling & Gossip is sin
- Man`s device (not GOD`S)
- MURMURINGS, MURMURERS, MURMUR
- Lying 1
- None righteous no not one
- Making the change
- Man`s tradition or God`s word
- Moral issues
- New Creation
- Overcome evil with good
- No change
- Our GOD is a awesome GOD
- Preachers leading w/ no authority from GOD
- Obey the gospel
- Only 1 church (church of CHRIST)
- Pleasing God
- Pride of men hinder the advancement of the gospel
- Power of the tongue
- Persecution and Oppression
- Prayer
- Persecution
- Preaching Jesus
- Root of all evil
- practicing SIN
- REPENT!
- Riverside gallery
- Perverting the gospel
- Pray without ceasing
- Religious error
- Reject God
- Repent
- RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF GOD
- References on request
- Sober
- Scriptually organized w/o deacons?
- Stairway to heaven
- Searching for truth
- Sinners prayer 4min video
- Serving GOD or Self serving
- Salvation
- Sheet music
- Submit and we will pray for you
- Scripual and unscriptually organized churches
- Safe in the arms of GOD
- Service to GOD
- Such were some of you
- Searching for truth(book)
- Sincere,True Ministry
- STOP
- Spirit to the churches
- Speak evil of a Christian is sin against Christ
- SHEPHERD
- SERMONS
- SUNDAY APRIL 17 2022
- Slave of the creator
- Same sex marriage
- Thanks to GOD
- Truth about
- The holy spirit
- The dog has returned to his vomit
- The Church
- Truth
- Truth for the world
- The way we were
- The devil
- 2 Reasons to believe ap
- Those who persecute you
- U HAVE AN ENEMY!
- Unscriptual organization of the church
- Time for truth
- Unless the Lord build the house
- Vengeance
- What is the Gospel?
- WOE WOE WOE
- The Lord`s Supper
- When you die
- What must i do to be saves (transcript)
- James Watkins
- U WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IDLE WORDS
- Why so many churches (Transcript)
- Withdrawal fellowship
- World Video Bible School (WVBS)
- What names on your sign
- What GOD has cleansed
- Wonderful Grace
- What must i do to be saved?
- Worship
- Walking with GOD
- Where in the bible is your church mentioned
- Your unbelief
- Home
- (ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN) STAYING SAVED DB
- Abortion (forced termination)
- All authority
- All have sinned
- Are you a Christian
- A place for God`s name(this is it)
- Abounding hope
- Are you the enemy of God
- Amazing grace
- Awesome Father,Son,Holy spirit
- Audio Bible (KJV)
- Authority
- Abomination
- Accuser of GOD`S people
- Accuser
- AUDIO RIVERSIDE CHURCHOFCHRIST
- Adversary
- Apologetics press
- Born again
- Baptizm search for truth
- Acts conversion chart
- Baptizm immersion not sprinkle, pouring
- Baptizm NT
- Baptizm
- Bible read & listen
- Brand new creation
- Belief more than knowing there is a GOD
- Bethel
- Baptizm (antitype)
- Brain washed (believing lies)
- BAPTIZM POINT OF SALVATION
- Bible inspiration
- Being mistreated for doing good.
- Bible charts Donnie Barnes
- Bible verse of the day
- Be not many masters.
- Beyond the logos
- Baptizm forgiveness of sin, washed in the blood of JESUS
- Bible book outlines
- Bless your enemies curse not
- Bible`s scientific foreknowledge
- Children giving glory to GOD
- Can GOD`S house be established today?
- CONTACT US
- Condemn your brother with your tongue
- Church built by GOD
- Church built on Christ
- Christianity 101
- Childrens video
- Childrens : Digger Doug
- Christ
- CONTACT
- Church of Jesus Christ
- Church of CHRIST Romans 16:16
- Committed to GOD
- Cast the first stone
- Creation
- Dictionary
- Deception of false teachers
- Christs
- Did Jesus build more than 1 church?
- Divorce and remarriage
- Day of the Lord
- Denominationlism
- Drinking alcohol
- Diotrephes
- Falling away
- Does doctrine matter
- Filthy rags
- Forgiveness
- False preaching can keep u from heaven
- Faith the substance of all things
- Fake preachers
- False Teaching
- False teacher, False preacher DS
- Faith
- False Preachers
- Fabricated truth
- First gospel sermon
- Forget God?
- Give account for yourself
- GOD is righteous
- GOD`S PLAN IS NOT MAN`S DESIGN
- God`s will for you
- GOD
- Gossip David Schmidt
- GOD built true church not man
- GOD`S calling, the good new`s
- False brethren
- Gospel broadcasting network
- How do you obey the gospel?
- How beautiful are the feet that preach
- Gospel Enacted
- Homosexuality
- Heaven/Hell
- How to get to heaven?
- Heart
- Hypocrites
- Hymns
- Have you obeyed the gospel?
- Hope
- How is the church organized?
- Inspiration what is it?
- Interview with satan(father of lies)
- In Christ
- Influence of evil
- In Jesus Christ
- In Christ the fullness of the Godhead
- Is there more than 1 church? no
- JESUS
- Jesus the way
- In Christ (what is it being in Christ)
- Jesus is Lord
- Inspired word of GOD
- Jesus Jesus Jesus
- Jesus is our faith to our beloved
- JESUS CHRIST IS LORD
- Jesus has come in the flesh
- Kenya gallery1
- Kingdom come ?
- Lying wonder
- Jesus is Lord (Kurios)
- Lord`s church
- LOCATION OF ONE TRUE CHURCH
- Light at Riverside Church of CHRIST
- Lost
- LINKS
- Lying preachers
- LORDS church part 1
- Looking for things to get better
- Leaders of this world should be ashamed
- Lying Christians is their any without
- Lord`s supper
- Law of Liberty inCHRIST
- Light of the world
- Leading to Christ
- Lesson`s books of the bible gbn
- Love God, the creator of Love.
- Ladies videos
- Meddling & Gossip is sin
- Man`s device (not GOD`S)
- MURMURINGS, MURMURERS, MURMUR
- Lying 1
- None righteous no not one
- Making the change
- Man`s tradition or God`s word
- Moral issues
- New Creation
- Overcome evil with good
- No change
- Our GOD is a awesome GOD
- Preachers leading w/ no authority from GOD
- Obey the gospel
- Only 1 church (church of CHRIST)
- Pleasing God
- Pride of men hinder the advancement of the gospel
- Power of the tongue
- Persecution and Oppression
- Prayer
- Persecution
- Preaching Jesus
- Root of all evil
- practicing SIN
- REPENT!
- Riverside gallery
- Perverting the gospel
- Pray without ceasing
- Religious error
- Reject God
- Repent
- RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF GOD
- References on request
- Sober
- Scriptually organized w/o deacons?
- Stairway to heaven
- Searching for truth
- Sinners prayer 4min video
- Serving GOD or Self serving
- Salvation
- Sheet music
- Submit and we will pray for you
- Scripual and unscriptually organized churches
- Safe in the arms of GOD
- Service to GOD
- Such were some of you
- Searching for truth(book)
- Sincere,True Ministry
- STOP
- Spirit to the churches
- Speak evil of a Christian is sin against Christ
- SHEPHERD
- SERMONS
- SUNDAY APRIL 17 2022
- Slave of the creator
- Same sex marriage
- Thanks to GOD
- Truth about
- The holy spirit
- The dog has returned to his vomit
- The Church
- Truth
- Truth for the world
- The way we were
- The devil
- 2 Reasons to believe ap
- Those who persecute you
- U HAVE AN ENEMY!
- Unscriptual organization of the church
- Time for truth
- Unless the Lord build the house
- Vengeance
- What is the Gospel?
- WOE WOE WOE
- The Lord`s Supper
- When you die
- What must i do to be saves (transcript)
- James Watkins
- U WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR IDLE WORDS
- Why so many churches (Transcript)
- Withdrawal fellowship
- World Video Bible School (WVBS)
- What names on your sign
- What GOD has cleansed
- Wonderful Grace
- What must i do to be saved?
- Worship
- Walking with GOD
- Where in the bible is your church mentioned
- Your unbelief
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