The Lord Jesus ChristOur Model Of Good Works“THOU ART GOOD, AND DOEST GOOD” PSALM 119:68

Goals/Approach

• Meditate on the Lord Jesus– What did He do?– How did He do it?

• Approach– As we meditate on the Lord Jesus, let’s keep asking ourselves, “can

this be true of me?”

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Why did He go about doing good?

• “He went about doing good” Acts 10:38

• Because God is good!– He is God, that is His nature– He is God’s son– He is God’s man (Christ)

Is it realistic to think of the Lord Jesus as a model?

• Yes!

• Obviously, we are not God, but…

• We are sons of God (Romans 8:16)– We have God’s Spirit living in us (a Spirit of power and love and a

sound mind) (2 Tim 1:7)– “Be ye therefore imitators of God as beloved children” (Ephesians

5:1)

• We are God’s men “created in Christ Jesus unto good works” (Ephesians 2:10)– We have God’s Word, which can make us “complete, fully fitted to

every good work.” (2 Tim 3:16-17)

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He did good because He is God’s son

• As the Son of God, being one with His Father, he did the works of His Father to represent and honor Him.

• “Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for what things soever he does, these also does the Son likewise. “ - John 10:32

• “Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father...” – John 10:37-38

He did good because He is God’s son

• “Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father...” – John 10:37-38

• “If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.” – John 14:9-10

• “…he that hath seen me hath seen the Father…”

He did good because He is God’s son

• “Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.” – John 10:25

• “the works that I do in my Father's name…” – John 10:30

He did good because He is God’s Man

• “But his delight is in Jehovah’s law, and in His law doth he meditate day and night.” Psalm 1:2

• “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power”

• As a “good man”—God’s man (Christ)—He was full of “good treasure” and brought forth “good things”– Matthew 12:33-35

What did He do?

• “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.” - Acts 10:38

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What did He do?

• He ministered to those in need – Touched the leper (Mark 1:41)

• (he healed him too)

• He didn’t make assumptions – “What will ye that I shall do unto you?” Matthew 20:32

• He freely gave of His time– “Who touched me?” – Mark 5:31– “Go, call thy husband” – John 4:16– “This man receives sinners, and eats with them.” – Luke 15:2

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What did He do?

• He stood up for those who were oppressed– “Let her alone; why trouble ye her?” Mark 14:6– “Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan

hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day? – Luke 13:16

• He empathized with those in pain– “Jesus wept” John 11:35

• He ministered to people’s basic needs– “I have compassion on the crowd … and would not send them away

fasting lest they should faint on the way.” Matthew 15:32

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What did He do?

• Comforted those who were suffering. – “He saith unto his mother, Woman behold thy son!” Then saith he to

the disciple, Behold thy mother!” John 19:26

• Taught God’s word

• He spoke soothing words– “that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary.” -

Isaiah 50:4– “Thy sins are forgiven” – Luke 7:48– “Neither do I condemn you: go, and sin no more” – John 8:11

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What did He do?

• Prayed for others– “but I have prayed for thee” (Luke )– John 17

• Resisted Satan’s assaults against Himself and others– Matthew 4 / Luke 4– “come out of him, and enter no more into him.” Mark 9:25

• Treated God’s people equally– Pharisee: “we know that … you do not court anyone’s favor because

you show no partiality.” Matthew 22:16

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