[SERMON NOTES] Jesus Is Most Valuable: Be Established in Him

Resetting this blog to its original purpose. Finally. This is the start of a series called Sermon Notes, where I summarize our Sunday sermons at church. Originally, these articles supposedly just go to our Sunday bulletin/newsletter, but I'm adding them here for a wider reach.

JESUS IS MOST VALUABLE: BE ESTABLISHED IN HIM 

(Ptr. Jake Fuentes, July 14, 2019)

We are living in a world where concern for what is pure and true is rare. While many people rejoice on sin and their carnal passions, the Bible says that there is nothing pleasing about this. Proverbs 14:34 says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.”

In an age where society’s moral compass has gone awry, how do we, Christians, cope? How do we reclaim our godly values and keep them as our family’s foundation?



The Bible teaches us that we need to be established in Jesus. To do this, we need to…

1. KNOW JESUS

We start reclaiming our values by understanding who is the most valuable of all: JESUS CHRIST. The Bible teaches us that Jesus is not an ordinary teacher. He is not just another charismatic leader either. He is God in the flesh (Philippians 2:9-11). By understanding that Jesus is exalted above all names on heaven and on earth, we understand that we are founded on The Greatest One of all – the Solid Rock that cannot be shaken.

2. BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST

Establishing ourselves in Him goes beyond just knowing who Christ is. We have to believe in what He has done on the cross for us and we have to believe that eternal life is received through Him alone. John 14:6 says, “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”

3. DO THE WILL OF GOD

Above all, establishing oneself in Jesus Christ does not just end in the mind. It should translate into action. As we declare Jesus to be our master and absolute authority, we do so through repentance – “a change of mind and a change of direction.” This means letting go of the old sinful ways and being transformed into Christlikeness. We have to remember that being established in Jesus Christ is not just knowing or believing that He is the way to eternal life. It is also expressing this belief through our lives and following hard after God and His will. Calling Jesus “Lord” does not cut it (Matthew 7:21).



Jesus said in Matthew 7:34, “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” The world may be filled with all sorts of ungodly passions and different versions of so-called “truths,” but just as Jesus Christ – the most valuable of all – will not be shaken, so will those who establish themselves in Him be.