Matthew 16:13–17 (NLT) — 13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" 14 "Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets." 15 Then he asked them, "But who do you say I am?" 16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus replied, "You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

SO WHO IS HE? 

• Jesus - the name of God in the flesh. There are many names for God, but only one for his incarnation.
• The name Jesus means - "God saves." 
• The name Jesus means "God has a face."

How do you label Him?

How the FATHER labeled Jesus

• "My dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy"
• God's favorite topic - Every time God spoke in the gospels, it was about His Son

 How the DISCIPLES labeled Jesus

• "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God" - Peter
• "My Lord and my God" - Thomas

How the DEMONS labeled Jesus

• "You are the Son of God"
• Mark 3:10–11 (NLT) — 10 He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him. 11 And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, "You are the Son of God!"

How the WORLD labeled Jesus

• "He's a mad man"
• "A resurrected prophet"
• "A good teacher"
• Our world is still on the fence on how to label Jesus.

How JESUS labeled Jesus

• I AM
• I am the bread of life 
• I am the light of the world 
• I am the door 
• I am the good shepherd 
• I am the resurrection and the life 
• I am the way, the truth, and the life
• I am the vine

How do YOU label Jesus?

• "Jesus claimed to be God. His claim is either true or false. If it is true, then, ipso facto, He is God. If the claim is false, then either He said it knowing it was false, in which case He is a liar, or He said it not knowing it was false, in which case He was mad. Therefore, we are left with three logical options: He is either God, or a liar, or a lunatic."
• Liar?
• Lunatic?
• Lord?