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I want to start with where I left off last week. I kind of set myself up for probably one of the hardest questions ever asked: Who is the real Jesus? It’s easy to say what He’s not. He cant just be a good prophet, teacher, or ethicist because of certain claims. He claimed to be the truth…claimed to be equal with God. If He were not who He said He is, then he would be a nut or a liar.

I can say that He’s not this natural man, this historical "Discovery Channel" Jesus that is different from what is taught in the bible. The evidence demands that something supernatural occurred. A new religion started. The first and closest disciples believed they saw Jesus alive after He was crucified, some of Jesus harshest critics were converted because they believed they saw Him alive…

Their belief brought real change to their lives; they were willing to die for their beliefs; they did die for their beliefs. Only one possible event is sufficient enough to answers what we know happened in history: Jesus was crucified and indeed, He was raised from the dead. He’s not the historical Jesus of the Discovery channel. I’m finding it really easy to tell you what He was not.

To tell you who the real Jesus is…different story. I can give you one of His many titles. The Christ of God was the answer that Peter gave to the Jesus’ question: who do you say that I am? Jesus said Bingo Peter! You got it. Blessed are you…I could tell you that Jesus is the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Son of David, the Christ, Emmanuel, Wonderful Counselor, Everlasting Father, almighty God, Prince of Peace, the gate, the way, the truth, the light, the good shepherd…and I could go on (alpha/omega), and on (bread/water), and on (life/light) and on.

Insufficient. Those are just titles. Each title needs explaining. Each title needs its own sermon. Each one takes you down a path that never ends. I’m finding it impossible to tell you in words who the real Jesus is. Let me be honest, I don’t want you to just know a sentence, a paragraph, an illustration, or an analogy that explains who Jesus is. I dont want to be the man to try and explain who Jesus is in such a manner.  Any literary box does the real Jesus an injustice. Just words.  And no amount of words can capture who Jesus is.

Do you understand the significance of that statement? There are 800,000 words in the English language, 300,000 are technical terms. The average person knows 10,000 words and uses 5,000 in everyday speech. A journalist knows approximately 15,000 and uses around 10,000. I’m convinced that no combination of these words, used or not used; known or not known could possibly paint an accurate picture of the Real Jesus. Insufficient. Not good enough.

I have failed you as a pastor: I cant answer the question…who is the Real Jesus. I don’t have the vocabulary, the mental capacity, the time, or the stamina. So I will play the role of the politician.  I will answer another question that is similar in nature.  Who is God? Now, unlike the question “Who is Jesus?” I think that I can answer this question, and, I think that I can answer it using only one word.

And the word is just that: Word. In the Greek, it’s pronounced Logos. The gospel of John starts out, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”

The "Word" is God's communication, his express divine image of who He is...