Message Outline

He Had A Secret

The Real Jesus

Pastor Jonathan Stockstill
Sunday, May 9, 2021

John 3:34 (NLT) - 34 For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit.

Matthew 12:18 (NLT) - 18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen. He is my Beloved, who pleases me. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.”

Luke 4:18 (NLT) - 18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free…”

Acts 10:38 (NLT) - 38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.


5 Ways We See the Secret Manifest:

1. Secret of His RELATIONSHIP

  1. It was apparent to everyone that Jesus had unusual access to God.
  2. The disciples said, “Teach us to pray.”
  3. He was connected to Heaven.
  4. He lived in a state of fellowship with God.
  5. “The Father will give you the Spirit” (Luke 11).

2. Secret of His PRECISION

  1. Precise timing: The festival in Jerusalem, the water into wine
  2. Precise wording: He was speaking truth for billions of future believers.
  3. Precise interactions: He went into the covered porch and found one man.
  4. Precise relationships: He chose specific disciples.
  5. He didn’t lead the Holy Spirit; He followed the Holy Spirit.

3. Secret of His WISDOM

  1. At 12, He was debating in the temple with the rabbis.
  2. The Bible says the Spirit of wisdom rested upon Him (Isaiah 11).
  3. You can have access to this same wisdom, like having Google next to you.

4. Secret of His POWER

  1. He had explosive power. 
    1. Power to control weather
    2. Power to resist elements
    3. Power to change an item’s molecular composition
      1. Water to wine
      2. Stone to bread
    4. Power to multiply an object
      1. Fish and bread
    5. Power to restore human bodies
    6. Power to resurrect the dead
    7. Power to be transformed
    8. Power to expel demons
    9. Power to vanish
    10. Power to know what people were thinking 
  2. Luke 4:14 (NLT) — 14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region.

5. Secret of His MINISTRY

  1. He was a vessel; the Holy Spirit flowed through Him.
  2. We see Jesus teaching and ministering in the gifts.

If we are going to be like Jesus, we have to see the underlying secret to who He was: the Holy Spirit.


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