TOPIC:‌"The Lordship of our Savior"

                  by Rev. Dr. Reg Dunlap

 

TEXT:‌John 13:1-17

 

"You call me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, for that is what I am" (John 13:13, NIV).

 

‌There are two important words in that verse that demand our close attention. They are the words "Teacher" and "Lord." It is worthy to note that Jesus gladly accepted both titles. As an instructor He was rightly called "Teacher," but being called "Lord" denoted His supreme sovereignty and absolute supremacy over all things. That is why, I believe, the Apostle John describes the coming Christ this way: "His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns" (Revelation 19:12). There you have the majestic Lordship of Jesus Christ.

 

‌A group of English authors were discussing what they would do if certain famous men of history were suddenly to enter the room. What would they do if heroes of the past like Shakespeare, the English novelist, or Dante, the Italian poet, or Cicero, the Roman orator, or Horace, the Roman philosopher were to appear before them? Then, finally, one author asked, "What would you do if Jesus were to appear before us?"

 

‌Charles Lamb, famous British critic, who was a member of that group declared: "If Shakespeare were to enter this room, I should rise up to do him honor, but if Jesus Christ were to enter, I should fall down and give Him worship." Why? Because the greatness of Jesus is found in the fact that He was genuinely human and gloriously divine. And as such He lived a sinless life. That is the reason why we kneel in worship and call Him "Lord." And that is the reason why in every sermon I have ever preached I have endeavored to make Him central. That is why 2 billion people claim to be followers of Christ. That is why 70 thousand books have been written about Him. Jesus is everything to Christianity.

 

‌There are many titles given to our glorious Savior on the pages of the New Testament. He is called "Jesus," "Christ," "Master," "Teacher," "Son of Man," and "Son of God," but the one title that speaks of His absolute sovereignty is the one used in our text which is "Lord." It was the favorite title of those early believers. Their theme was "Jesus Christ is Lord," while they frequently used the title "the Lord Jesus Christ."

 

‌Let us look into the Gospel of John to behold the different aspects of the Lordship of our precious Savior.

 

I.

 

‌Consider, first of all, as Lord, Jesus is the REVEALER of all TRUTH. In John chapter . . .