SUNDAY TEACHING NOTES
July 5, 2026 (Sunday Worship @ 9:00am and 11:15am)
ELEMENTS OF FAITH | PART 5: THE INCARNATION
We believe… Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who became fully human without ceasing to be fully God. He is one Person with two complete natures: truly God and truly man.
The incarnation
Jesus is fully man
The incarnation
- "Incarnation" from the Latin "carni" means _________________
- In Jesus Christ, God took on flesh.
Jesus is fully man
- "The Word [Jesus] put on flesh" (John 1:14a)
- John Calvin called it God "accommodating" us like a mother to her child.
Jesus is fully God
1. The earliest Christians _____________________ Jesus is God.- “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1)
- “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made” (John 1:3)
2. Jesus receives ___________________ as God.
- Matthew 2:11, 8:2, 9:18, 14:33, 15:25, 28:9,17; Mark 5:6; Luke 24:52; John 9:38, 20:28; Revelation 1:17-18, 5:8-14, 7:11, 11:16, 19:10-16
- “Before Abraham was, I am.” (John 8:58)
- At this, they picked up stones to stone him… (John 8:59)
1. Comfort in ________________________
- Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. (Hebrews 2:18)
- In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. (Philippians 2:5)
3. Hope for __________________________
- The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. (John 1:14)
