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My Hero: Jesus Christ

By Jeff Blackburn

I love the way that, in their respective translations of the Bible, Martin Luther and James Moffatt [1] rendered the phrase “mighty God” in Isaiah 9:6 as “mighty hero” [2] or “divine hero.” I encourage you to study the information listed under endnote two to really appreciate why they translated it that way. To me, Jesus is not only my Lord and Savior, he is also my hero.

I spent 21 years in the United States Air Force, and, as a military man, I love the depth of meaning in the word “hero.” Growing up, I used to think of Superman as my hero (I still love going to the movies to see him). However, as my relationship with Jesus continues to grow and I learn more and more about what he did, is doing, and will do for me, I know that it is only Jesus Christ who fulfills the definition of a true hero. I looked up “hero” on Dictionary.com and this is what it said:

1. A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: e.g., He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child.

2. A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: e.g., He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child.

3. The principal male character in a story, play, film, etc.

When I first read that definition, I thought, “Wow, that really fits with what I know about Jesus.” So I thought I would explore this definition with you in the hope that we can connect more intimately with our Lord. First, let’s look at the phrase, “a man of distinguished courage.”

What did it take for Jesus to make the correct choice to follow the will of God when he came to a crossroad in his life in the Garden of Gethsemane? There he agonized about doing what he knew God needed him to do, and finally he said, “…Yet not as I will, but as you will” (Matt. 26:39b). I say it took courage! I pondered what it must have been like for him to know he was going to be handed over to the authorities to be tortured and crucified. After all, this was not the first time anyone was crucified, and surely Jesus was very aware of the agony he would have to endure. Yet he made the freewill choice to obey God and go to the Cross for you and for me. Now, that’s a hero!

Here is a definition of courage that we used at our “Men of Courage” conference a few years ago: That quality of the mind that enables people to face difficulties or danger with firmness. Some synonyms of courage are: bravery and valor.

Back to the definition of hero, and the phrase, “admired for his brave deeds.” What did Jesus do that fits with that part of the hero definition?

I thought about the fact that he always did what was pleasing to God (John 8:29b). He healed the sick, spoke the truth in love, walked in compassion, was filled with mercy and grace, stood up to the erroneous religious leaders, willingly laid down his life for us, and how about saving all of mankind—at least those who choose to believe?! (just to name a few heroic deeds).

How about the second definition of hero?

“A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.”

The phrase, “opinion of others” got me thinking about what God thought about His Son. After all, it was God who promoted Jesus to be His right hand man after Jesus had accomplished his earthly mission in the plan of redemption. Given that “…God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name” (Phil. 2:9), and that God made him “both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36b), it is clear that God thinks very highly of His Son. Why? Because Jesus walked out the course set before him and thus retrieved God’s shattered dream of a perfect race of people living forever on a perfect earth. And in my opinion, what God thinks carries more weight than what anyone else thinks. I am sure you agree.

The last phrase I want to look at is from the third definition of hero:

“the principal male character in a story, play, film…”

How fitting it is that Jesus is the subject of the entire Bible from Genesis 3:15 onward. He is God’s favorite subject! It was Jesus who carried out God’s plan of redemption, and it is Jesus who brought to fruition the “purpose of the ages.” Without the accomplished work of Christ, we would all be “…without hope and without God in the world” (Eph. 2:12). How miserable is that?! No hope… and in the world!

Jesus bled and died for us as the Passover Lamb. He controlled his mind, disciplined his actions, and prioritized his life to do the will of God, his Father. Doing that day after day, positioned him to be able to obey God and go all the way to the Cross and through its torture. With that final selfless act of obedience, he changed human history forever. He broke the curse of what Adam had done in his one act of disobedience, and thus made possible the reconciliation of all Creation back to God (Rom. 5:12-15, 8:19-21). Because of Jesus, everything will be put back the way it should have been from the very beginning in the Garden of Eden. What a hero!

1 Corinthians 15:24-28 (24) Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. (25) For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. (26) The last enemy to be destroyed is death. (27) For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. (28) When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.

As we press forward in our individual journeys to become like Christ, may we also drive our minds as Jesus did to always do the will of our Father. As Christians, let us draw strength from Christ’s spirit in us and make a difference in this world. Let’s be someone’s hero and do the will of God in a dying world! May our lives honor the sacrifice of all that Jesus made available to us in this day and hour. What a savior we have! What an example of how to walk and talk and be! What a hero Jesus is for all ages!

1. Scripture quotations marked (Moffatt) are from The Bible: James Moffatt Translation, Copyright © 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1935 Harper Collins San Francisco, Copyright © 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954 James A. R. Moffatt. Back to top

2. See our book One God & One Lord, Appendix A, Isaiah 9:6. You can read and download all of Appendix A (“Verses Commonly Used to Try and Support the Trinity”) online at our BiblicalUnitarian.com website. Also, read King of the Mountain. Back to top

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Jesus, My Hero

Lesson Summary: Jesus is our hero, our commander in chief. We are not alone!

Time: This lesson took about 1 hour. Some parts can be deleted if you don't have that much time.

Preparation: Have a piece of yarn or string for each student to use during prayer time.

Focal Scriptures: 2 Timothy 1:12; Revelation 1:7-8

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Introductory game (10 min.) - who are you following.

Play “The Copycat game”. Students stand in a circle with person in the middle trying to guess who begins the action being copied. Game point: Who are we following in our lives? As believers, we should be keeping our eyes on Jesus daily…He is our commander!

Review Lesson One on timothy (if using the series) (5 min.)

We connected Timothy as Paul instructs him to be who God called him to be. Have students look up or someone quote from memory 2 Timothy 2:15 (Awana verse).

“approved to God” – only by genuine faith in Jesus (2 Timothy 1:9-10
“a worker” – we are all different and uniquely called – ex. of soldier, athlete, farmer…
“be diligent” – Timothy could have used excuses not to be – he was sickly, young, fearful (timid)… 1 Timothy 4:8 Paul says “spiritual training is even more important than physical training”.
“teaching the Word of Truth” – wielding our sword takes skill & practice

Introductory Hero question (5 min) :

“If you could have one super power – what would it be?”

“Which “super hero” do you think is the best & why?”

THE REAL SUPER HERO IS JESUS…Our Commander!

Key Take-Away: Jesus has already won the war! If we have him, we are more than conquerors too!

Activity: "5 things" (5 min).

See how quickly they can think of 5 things in the following groups. This can be competitive as two teams or just as one group.

5 names Jesus is called besides “Jesus” (Messiah, Christ, Savior, Son of God, Son of Man, etc.)
5 of His 12 disciples
5 words to describe Jesus
5 miracles He performed
5 books of the Bible (all 66 point to Jesus!)
5 parables He told
5 people that met Him besides the disciples
5 people in His earthly family (Mary, Joseph, Jude (Judas), James, Simon, (Matt. 13:55) Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Baptist)

Scripture Focus (5 min) :

Have students look up and someone read both verses.

2 Timothy 1:12 – Paul shares with Timothy his certainty in trusting Christ & that He will return.

Revelation 1:7-8 – speaks of Jesus return and His “Eternal Power”

“Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him— even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the world will mourn for him. Yes! Amen!

“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.” NLT

Point 1 (10 min.) - "The One who was"

Jesus is God and has ALWAYS existed! He is the Alpha.

Have students look up & read John 1:1-3, 14 – Jesus was in the beginning creating the world; He is FULLY God. He took on flesh at birth and became FULLY man in order to live a sinless, perfect life in a sinful, fallen world and then give that life as a payment for our sin when He died on the cross.

Read 1 John 1:1-2 to emphasize this point.

Point 2 (10 min.) - "The One who is"

Jesus arose from the grave and still lives!

Have students divide into three groups with Bibles. Have them look up Scriptures and make a connection between them.

Group 1 – Acts 7:55, Romans 8:34, Hebrews 1:3, 1 Peter 3:22, Revelation 3:21

( Connection: Jesus is at the right hand of God in Heaven.)

Group 2 – 2 Corinthians 13:5, Romans 8:10, Colossians 1:27, Ephesians 3:17, Galatians 2:20

( Connection: Jesus is in us as believers through His Holy Spirit.)

Group 3 - Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25, 1 John 2:1

( Connection: Jesus is interceding for us.)

Jesus is not limited by time or space; He is in Heaven interceding for us at the right hand of God, but He is also with us and in us as believers. Our Commander fights for us and is always with us!

Point 3 (10 min.) - "The one who is to come"

Jesus WILL come again!

Have everyone look up Revelation 19:11-16; have a different student read out loud each verse (first reads vs. 11, next reads vs 12, etc.)

Note – if not mentioned earlier in the 5 names for Jesus, here are 3 more – “The Word of God”, “King of Kings”, “Lord of Lords”.

So we see that Jesus’ super power is ETERNAL and unmatched! He is all-knowing, all-present, & all-powerful. He is the Son of the One true God.

And the end of the story is……GOD WINS!!!!!!

And if we have Jesus….we win too!!!

Prayer time (5 min) :

Give each student a piece of string or yarn that is about 8 inches long. Remind them that Jesus is at the right hand of God constantly interceding & praying for us. He is our hero! We can be a hero for others in this same way as we pray for them. Tell them to move somewhere in the room away from others. As God brings to their mind someone to pray for, have them tie a knot in their yarn as they pray for each until they get to the end of their yarn. Tell them to take the knotted yarn home and put it somewhere it will remind them to pray for others.

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No one can beat people from India for hero worship; they will idolize and worship somebody as a god — be it politicians, those in the film industry or sports stars.

Who are the true heroes? As Christians we have many saints who lived their faith heroically, including the founders of our own congregations — whether they are officially announced saints or not — challenging us to emulate their lives. For many of us, our parents are heroes because of their exemplary lives, even though not much is often known beyond the small circle of their circumstances. The world-renowned icons of nonviolence like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela are heroes of the past; modern heroes include Pope Francis, climate activist Greta Thunberg, and health personnel fighting COVID-19 around the globe.

I asked myself — who is my hero? Like every other religious, Jesus is my hero. What attracts me to follow Jesus? Not because he is Christ the King, but Jesus' humility ; being son of God, he did not identify himself with God. His simplicity to be born into a lower middle class carpenter's family, earning his living and identifying with people on the margins. As a young man he wanted to reform the whole Jewish system, so that people could live with dignity, freedom and peace. His courage in speaking truth to power was very costly, and he paid with his life.

He asked religious and political leaders to stop burdening the people with stifling laws. He was not a goody-goody; he broke Sabbath frequently to show that people are more important than laws. When his friends alerted him to "go slow" as Herod was looking for him, he boldly said ( Luke 13:32 ) to "tell that fox, today and tomorrow I will be preaching and healing the sick and on the third day I shall be done with it." When the high priest Annas asked him what he was teaching in the synagogue, he replied that Annas should ask those who heard him speak publicly.

In our time too, those speaking truth to power are not spared (I humbly salute the late Fr. Stan Swamy and his companions behind bars)!

Jesus was very observant as he praised the poor widow's offering ( Luke 21:3 ), demonstrating his sense of justice . He was not impressed by the rich and powerful in their society, or the philanthropists who share from their excess or those today who pose for a photo of their donation!

He never hesitated to respond to injustice, as when he lost his temper and turned the moneylenders' tables, lashing out at the merchants who even used the temple for business, as he was "burning with zeal for God's house" ( John 2:13-17 ). He surely would not tolerate some of the injustices in the institutional church today.

In contrast to this incident, his heart melted with compassion like a mother's heart whenever he saw people suffering; be it the widowed mother who lost her only son, ( Luke 7:13 ) or the hungry who listened to his preaching — he met their needs without their asking for it. Jesus also encouraged people to take responsibility for their lives by asking, "What do you want me to do for you?" ( Luke 18:41 ).

In 2015, the United Nations developed 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030, with Goal No. 2: zero hunger. In the world today one-third of all the food produced from farm to fork is wasted , leaving millions to go hungry. In the Global Hunger Index India is 101 among 116 countries, while home to a growing number of billionaires including Asia's second richest, Gautam Adani earning 1,002 crore a day!

Jesus was against wasting food ; he told the disciples to collect all the leftovers ( John 6:1-12 ). And he talked about how obsession and idolatry with earthly riches makes it harder to follow God ( Matthew 19:24 ).

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What would be Jesus' message today? He would tell the world leaders who gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, to stop their "blah-blah" and do something to save the planet from anthropogenic climate change. He would berate the politicians who bend the laws to support the superrich and tell them to stop overtaxing the common people. He, like Pope Francis, wants the church leaders to be "shepherds with the 'smell of the sheep' " and stop building prestigious churches when people are suffering.

He would demand that the rich share their resources for the common good, be it church money or that of billionaires. He would tell us to stop all hypocrisies within nations and between nations. He would tell the world to stop exploiting women and girls and Mother Earth for pleasure and profit. He would remind us that the earth and its resources are meant for all earthlings and not for human greed. He would tell us to learn to live with the collective consciousness of Ubuntu – "I am because we are!"

Jesus was so intelligent that no one could trap him with words, as when they asked, if it was ok to pay tax to Caesar. Jesus asked for a coin and said, "Give to Caesar what belongs to him and give to God what belongs to God" ( Mark 12:13-17 ). When they questioned, "In whose authority are you doing all this?" Jesus elegantly responded with a counter question: "Where does the baptism of John come from, from heaven or from the people?" They could not answer, so he said, "If you don't tell me, then I am not going to tell you either" ( Mark 11:27-33 ).

His only goal was to glorify the name of his father by always obeying his will. He showed us a new model of service by washing the feet of his disciples — he came to serve and not to be served. He cautioned about occupying the best seats when invited for a party!

Being the busiest person on earth (not having time even to eat), Jesus was a man of prayer , conversing with his father regularly in the early morning and night. His intimacy with his father is an invitation to his followers.

As a fan of my hero Jesus, my prayer is: Jesus, give me the grace to know you deeply, love you intimately and to follow you more closely.

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Jesus - The Ultimate Hero Series

Contributed by mark green on aug 3, 2004 (message contributor).

Scripture: Colossians 1:15-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Summary: The unique character of Christ and His unmatched work qualify Him as the ultimate hero.

Good morning. Today we are continuing our series looking at different heroes. When you first heard the term “hero” what came to your mind? Perhaps you thought of a sports hero like Lance Armstrong or Tiger Woods. Or maybe an action hero like Mel Gibson. Some of us possibly thought of a military hero like Jessica Lynch or a fantasy hero like Superman.

For me, I always connected with John Wayne. John Wayne was a man’s man and a tough guy. He rode into town, cleaned things up and did it in a way that made me want to buy a horse, a six shooter and see what I could do with our town.

As I look at all those heroes I see a common denominator: they are all safe. Some of them are safe simply because they are not real. Some are safe because they are just playing a role. Others are safe because I could never physically do what they do. Our hero’s are safe and that, I believe, is part of their attraction.

This morning if I were to ask you to name your favorite hero I would expect you to say, “Mark, I like John Wayne but I’m at church so I’m going to say Jesus.” And today, that is the right answer. Today we are going to consider Jesus as our hero.

This is sort of like the old story of a 2nd grade boy attending a Sunday school class. The teacher was telling a story that involved animals. Looking at her class she asked, “What is brown, furry, has a bushy tail and collects nuts to eat?”

The class responded with an eerie silence. Finally a little boy responded, “Teacher, it sure sounds like a squirrel but I’m going to say Jesus.”

Now right up front I want us to acknowledge that our task is beyond our reach.

Jesus blows the standards when it comes to heroes. He is unique. He is supreme. He is different. Different in the same way that a candle is different that the sun. They both may give off light but that is where the comparison ends.

But I encourage you with this; this task has been out of reach for others as well.

David said, “Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom.” Psalm 145:3

Christ supercedes our grandest thoughts and surpasses our best efforts at description. He is a hero beyond of our ability to explain. So what are we to do? I would propose that today we dance on the very edge of mystery. That we strive to describe the indescribable. Let’s remember however, that the closer we get to mystery the further we get from our ability to explain and describe that mystery.

To help us do that I want us to look at Colossians 1:15-22 together. These two paragraphs are going to tell us that the hero Christ is supreme to all others because His nature is unique and because His work is unmatched. This truth is then going to demand that we answer two personal questions:

1. Have you and I made Jesus into a hero who is safe?

2. Do I really want Jesus as my hero?

Read Colossians 1:15-18

The Unique Nature of the Hero Christ: verses 15-18

1. The hero Christ is divine: “the image of the invisible God”: vs. 15a

The word “image” does not speak to physical image but to the very person of God and Christ. It communicates the idea of an image on a coin that is an exact representation of a real person. Or the idea of looking into a mirror where you see an exact representation of yourself.

When a Hebrew or Gentile looked on the person of Christ they were seeing the very nature and being of God revealed. They were seeing the divine revealed. Jesus said in John 14:9 , “anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father.”

Our hero, men and women, is divine.

2. The hero Christ is the Creator and Sustainer: verses 15b-17

These verses tell us that Christ is the eternal Creator who after creating all things continues to sustain or uphold them by His power. Christ made all things and He has not given up His control of them or His power to govern them.

This reference to Christ as the “first-born over all creation” speaks to both the eternal nature of Christ, He is before any created thing, and His rank or supremacy to all things. He is both before and supreme over His creation.

What a wonderful encouragement to us. Someone is indeed in charge of this crazy world we live in and it’s the hero Jesus Christ. Moment by moment He makes the universe we live in a cosmos instead of a chaos. Things may appear to be falling apart in our life but take encouragement; nothing has slipped through the fingers of the hero Christ. In His universe, nothing…and I mean nothing, diverts His focus, avoids His direction or limits His influence. Our Hero is the Creator and the One who remains supreme and sovereign.

Scriptures: Colossians 1:15-18 , Colossians 1:15-22 , Colossians 1:19-22 , Ephesians 1:22 , John 14:9 , Psalm 145:3

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Jesus Christ – The Divine Hero

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God has created men by nature and vocation with a natural desire for Himself (CCC 44) and men can only find happiness in God (CCC 27). But men become lost as they seek God due to ignorance and sin (CCC 397). Realizing real dangers in the world and the God-implanted understanding of the need for salvation, men aspire to heroic deeds and seek courageous heroes to protect and lead them through the challenges of life. The desire and need for true heroes is perennial in the hearts of men across time and cultures.

From an early age, boys naturally seek heroes. They look up to their fathers, older boys and other men as role models and as defenders/protectors. Boys are intrigued by the heroic deeds of fictional characters (e.g. Superheroes in movies, TV and books, videogame heroes, sports heroes, etc.). Boys admire and seek those with heroic virtues.

When grown, men continue to seek heroes. Some continue on with the fictional heroes of youth, trading comic books for the action/superheroes and celebrities in the media. Most men also look up to heroes in real life. Many follow and celebrate sports teams and athletes. Others admire and follow politicians, social activists or business leaders. Still others look up to and follow real life heroes in the military (e.g. medal of honor winners), religion (e.g. saints) and people who perform extraordinary deeds in the face of tough challenges (e.g. 911 responders, those who battle life-challenging illnesses, etc.). All men, in some way, desire to be heroes and to associate themselves with heroic leaders.

Men fall for false heroes

Many men are confused about the definition and true nature of heroism. Heroism is confused with celebrity. Heroism is confused with self-serving athleticism, political opportunists, charlatans who deceive, “anti-heroes” or outright scoundrels. The meaning of the word “hero” has been dumbed down to the point of being almost meaningless. Doing an Internet search for websites, news articles or images provides ample evidence of the misuse of the word “hero”. Heroism is associated with movie stardom, video games (e.g. Guitar Hero), relatively routine athletic accomplishments and even a sandwich. Sadly, many of the real life men who masquerade as heroes, fail, and fail spectacularly.

The Definition of “Hero”

The word “hero” comes from the Latin, hero , meaning, “ defender, protector ” and “ to save, deliver, preserve, protect .” Closely related is the word, “Savior” which comes from the Latin, salvatorem , meaning “ one who delivers or rescues from peril ” or “ heals .” Modern definitions of the word “hero” provide other characteristics of a hero. A hero: faces danger or adversity with courage; sacrifices self for the greater good of humanity; displays moral excellence ”; “ is placed high above his fellows .”

Jesus – The True Hero

Jesus is infinitely higher above all other heroes – He is the Son of God; there can be no hero that compares. Heroes come and go, but only Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah. No hero, except Jesus, was anticipated for thousands of years before His birth and remains a hero two millennia after His death (and Resurrection).

He physically protects people on earth – He saves the Disciples who are in fear of drowning (Luke 8:22-25). He stands up to the bloodthirsty mob that is going to stone the adulterous woman (John 7:53-8:11). He protects the disciples from the violent legion when He is taken in the Garden (John 18:8). He is the ultimate protector.

Jesus is the perfect demonstration of virtue – He demonstrates prudence, temperance, justice and fortitude and charity with perfection that no man has met, or can ever, match.

He heals people from sickness, madness and death – Jesus healed the multitudes of every illness and raises them from the dead.

He stands for Truth against falsehood – Repeatedly, He confronts the Pharisees and the Sadducees and corrects their falsehoods, despite their collusion to kill Him. He refuses to yield to Pilate, even as Pilate threatens Him with death. Jesus is Truth itself (John 14:6).

Jesus defeats man’s greatest foe, Satan – There is no greater enemy of man than Satan. Jesus defeats Satan (1 John 3:8) when tempted in the Wilderness (Matt 4:10), by casting out demons (Matt 8:28-34), and by using the Satan-inspired evil of Judas (Luke 22:3) for the Glory of the Cross and Resurrection (CCC 2853 ). He defeats Satan on his home turf (Hell) when Jesus descends to offer His “redemptive works to all men of all times and all places…” (CCC 634). Only Jesus delivers us from evil.

He defeats man’s greatest scourge, Sin – He saves people from sin (CCC 2854). For example, He tells the sinful woman at Simon the Pharisee’s house, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”(Luke 7:50).

He sacrifices Himself for others – Jesus makes an infinite sacrifice, for His life is of infinite value and he gives it for the sins of all mankind. He chooses a horrible death freely (John 10:18), saying, “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13).

He offers salvation for all mankind – His Name means “God saves” (CCC 430) and it is only the name of Jesus that can actually save (Acts 4:12). “Christ’s whole life is a mystery of redemption. Redemption comes to us above all through the blood of His cross…” (CCC 517). “He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned” (Mark 16:16). “For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost.” (Luke 19:10). “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16).

He is recognized as a Savior during His life on earth – The Samaritans profess, “It is no longer because of your words that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.” (John 4:42). link 1 link 2 link 3 link 4 link 5 link 6

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5 Reasons Why Jesus is My Hero – Writers Blog Hop

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Two Fridays ago the word of the week for Five Minute Friday was “hero”. I wrote for 5 minutes as I reflected on my hero. You can read it here.

Now I want to go into more detail of why Jesus is my hero.

Jesus made me to be born again and so He changed me. (click to tweet)

Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. — John 3:3 Being born again from above is a perennial, perpetual and eternal beginning; a freshness all the time in thinking and in talking and in living, the continual surprise of the life of God ( Oswald Chambers ).

1. Jesus took away my WORRIES.

The first scripture I memorized was Philippians 4:6

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

And he replaced my worries with prayer.

P – Put R – Reason A – Aside Y – Yield.

2. Jesus brought a PEACE into my daily life.

Now that I know He is in charge, I can go about my day following His leading.

P – Put E – Everything A – Aside C – Christ E – Enters

3. Jesus made me REAL.

Before my relationship with Jesus I play-acted my life. I went through the motions not knowing what I was doing here on earth. When I realized that this life is not the end, I could relax, enjoy and see each minute as a gift from God.

R – Release E – Everything A – And L – Live

4. Jesus taught me not to FEAR.

Before I met Jesus I had many fears – fear of dying, fear of heights, fear of thunderstorms, fear for my children, fear of sitting by myself in a restaurant, fear of shopping by myself, fear of flying. (probably more).

I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears ( Psalm 34:4 , NIV).

My fears are all gone. I no longer have any fear except of God Himself.

Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge ( Proverbs 14:26, NIV).

5. Jesus brought me into a COMMUNITY of His Saints.

– others who really cared for me. Before I had acquaintances and friends. Now I have Friends Forever in Christ.

So Jesus is my Hero. He changed my life. He is the One I look to for everything . (click to tweet)

Is Jesus your hero?

I love this song sung here by Jesus Culture – Holding Nothing Back, by Tim Hughes.

I am chosen, I am free I am living for eternity Free now forever You pick me up, turn me around You set my feet on solid ground Yours now forever

And nothing’s gonna hold me back Nothing’s gonna hold me back Nothing’s gonna hold me back

My chains fell off, my heart was free I’m alive to live for You I’m alive to live for You

Amazing love, how can it be? You gave everything for me You gave everything for me

You’ve washed my sin and shame away The slate is clean, a brand new day

Free now forever Now boldly I approach Your throne To claim this crown through Christ my own Yours now forever, yeah

And I’m free to live, free to give, free to be I’m free to love You

Free to live, free to give, free to be I’m free to love You Free to live, free to give, free to be I’m free to love You, Lord

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My Hero: Jesus Christ

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1. A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. 2. A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: e.g., He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child. 3. The principal male character in a story, play, film, etc.

Back to the definition of hero, and the phrase, “admired for his brave deeds.” What did Jesus do that fits with that part of the hero definition?

How about the second definition of hero?

“A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.”

The last phrase I want to look at is from the third definition of hero:

“the principal male character in a story, play, film…”

1 Corinthians 15:24-28 (24) Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. (25) For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. (26) The last enemy to be destroyed is death. (27) For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. (28) When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.

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6 Ways We Can Become More Like Our Hero, Jesus Christ

Amy Willoughby-Burle is a devout Christian mother and a writer. Check out her new book, The Lemonade Year , at Deseret Book stores or on deseretbook.com .

Remember that essay we all wrote at some point in our lives with the prompt Who is your hero? It’s a great writing prompt, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you wrote about it more than once—and if your hero changed as you matured.

I don’t remember who I wrote about, but there’s a good chance I wrote about my mother or father or whoever was my favorite author at the time. In short—not just people who I wanted to be like but people who had such an influence in my life that I couldn’t help but emulate them.

I want more than anything to feel God’s presence in my life. I want to know that He is with me. I want to be just like Him. If our hero now is Jesus Christ and we want to see His influence in our lives, we certainly can. Here are six easy ways to start.

1. We can spend time with Him

We’re starting off with an easy one, right? We’re not influenced by people with whom we spend no time. If you want to see God’s influence in your life, hang out with Him more. Join His book club—they’re reading the scriptures.

Talk with Him, not just to Him. We don’t want to be that person who won’t let a friend get a word in edgewise, right? Sure, God already knows what you have to say, but He still likes to be in conversation with you. He loves to hear you talking to Him, but He also has something to say—something we need desperately to hear. We need to make sure that we’re listening more than we’re talking.

Even Jesus went off in quiet to talk with God. In particular, in Gethsemane, before Jesus was arrested. It was certainly the influence of God that kept Jesus from just ending His prayer and disappearing into the night. He certainly didn’t have to stay and suffer such a horrible death for us. He offered His prayer of desire to God, but He ended it by leaving things in God’s hands. “And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matthew 26:39).

2. We can see the hearts of others the way God sees them.

That’s different than just forgiving. "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34). Think about those words. He didn’t say, "Forgive them for this sin they commit in knowledge." He feels sorrow for them because they don’t know the magnitude of what they did. That’s powerful. Do we see others as God sees them? Or do we just excuse their sin and offer a word of forgiveness? "You’re so awful, you couldn’t help it. I guess I’ll forgive you."

Thankfully, that’s not what God does. He sees the heart of man. God can still see the good person through the sinful deed. I’m certainly thankful for that. A wonderful way to see God’s influence in your life is to practice seeing people the way God sees them. It might be a struggle at first—we’re quick to make judgments—but the more you put those away and seek the soul of the person in front of you, the easier it is for your eyes to see their heart. We call it the benefit of the doubt, but that still means that we’re weighing the facts and if in doubt, erring in their favor. God knows without a doubt what we did, but He doesn’t use that knowledge to determine whether we receive His love and grace. It's a practice we can also learn to incorporate.

3. We can show mercy.

Learning to see the heart of man leads to the action we take once we can see what God sees. When we show mercy and act out of grace, we’re putting that influence into direct use. Now, we’re not the only ones seeing God’s influence. Everyone we meet has the chance to see Him, too. That’s what we aim for, isn’t it—that others will see God in us, that through our deeds they will see His glory.

His influence calls us to hold our tongue and reach out our hand. Remember that saying that became so trendy it ended up on t-shirts and jewelry: WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)? When faced with an option of how to act or react, it called us to be aware of who we represented. It caused us to ask whether we were influenced by Him or not. Let's continue to remember it.

4. We can serve others.

As you look for ways to show mercy and grace as situations are set in front of you, think of service as the opportunities that you seek out. When you see your fellow man more like God does, service ceases to become an obligation and instead becomes a source of joy. We should delight in serving others just as God delights in serving us. Wow, now we’re talking about something so glorious that it brings tears to my eyes. My Lord, my God, thrills in serving His people? It’s almost too much to grasp. We see this when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples. He was serving them—“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28)—but he was also teaching them. “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you” (John 13:14-15.).

We are not here for ourselves. We can see the immense influence of God when we act like He does—when we put aside ourselves to help our fellow man.

5. We can praise Him.

Even Jesus gave glory to God. He could have had people waiting on Him hand and foot. He could have come into town with His entourage, demanding the best room at the inn, ordering elaborate feasts set out for Him, and even charging handsomely for His miracles. Instead, we see many times in the Bible when Jesus instructed people not to tell anyone how they were healed, or to keep quiet that He had come into the city. This was not so that no one would know the glory of God. I believe it was because Jesus didn’t want the paparazzi, so to speak, to meet Him at the gate and call attention to Jesus the man. Jesus our Lord had His own time and was trying to work in His own way so that everything He did glorified His father, not Himself. He even asked “Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God” (Mark 10:18). If Jesus gave the glory to God, we should too—in everything and for everything.

6. We can love.

This is one of my personal favorites. “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another” (John 13:34). Okay, let’s sit down and take a breath on this one. Love like Jesus loved. Whoa. He’s talking about sacrifice of self for the good of others. Love with no limits, no strings, no “three strikes, you’re out.” Thank God for that love, but what a call to action that is. What a call on the influence of God in our lives to obey it. But does that make it hard to do? Is it hard to be kind, to show compassion, to put others before ourselves?

Surprisingly, no. Not when we’re looking to the face of God for our influence. Not when Jesus is our hero. Like anyone whose influence we graciously bow to, we study Him, we try to emulate Him, we sing His praises. Everywhere we look, there He is. In everything we do, there He should be, too. I pray that the influence of God will open my eyes, soften my heart, and guide my actions to love and serve others so that in everything I do, He is glorified. God bless you.

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All Nina has left is her final photography assignment shooting images for the book 32 Ways to Make Lemonade . Well, that and the attention of a younger man, but Oliver's on-again-off-again romantic interest in her ebbs and flows so much she is seasick. And then Jack, her ex-husband, shows up, wanting to get back together.

As Nina struggles to find a way through her complicated relationships and to uncover her true path, she discovers just how valuable a second chance at life and happiness can be.

“A Real Hero,” Friend, September 2018

A Real Hero

By Leah Thompson

(Based on a true story)

The author lives in Florida, USA.

Dad’s hero was the best one of all.

“I’m trying to be like Jesus; I’m following in His ways” ( Children’s Songbook, 78).

Illustration by Jeff Harvey

Jake could hear his little brother and sister arguing in the other room.

“Give it back! It’s mine!” Jared shouted.

“No! I had it first!” Lily argued back.

This sounds like a job for Super Jake! thought Jake.

In his superhero cape, Jake ran down the hall. He saw Jared and Lily arguing over a new toy truck. Jake leaped onto the couch. He raised his arms straight into the air.

“Super Jake says no fighting!”

He jumped off the couch, pushed Jared, and grabbed the truck from Lily. He held it up high so they couldn’t reach it. Super Jake had stopped the fight! He had saved the day! He was a hero.

So why were Jared and Lily crying?

“What’s going on?” Dad said as he came into the room.

“Jake pushed me!” Jared said.

“And he took the truck!” Lily said.

Dad frowned. “Jake, is this true?”

“I’m Super Jake,” he said. “I had to stop the fighting.”

“So you were being a hero?”

“Yep! And heroes do whatever it takes to stop the fighting.”

“Hmm,” said Dad. He patted the couch for Jake to sit down. “You know that superheroes on TV and in movies aren’t real,” he said. “They’re just pretend.”

Jake looked at his cape and nodded. “Yeah. But I like to play like I’m a superhero.”

“I know, and nothing is wrong with that,” Dad said. “But let me tell you about a real hero. He is the greatest hero ever. He has saved everyone.”

Jake’s eyes grew wide. “What powers does he have?”

“Well, he could walk on water, stop storms, and heal people who were sick.”

Jake’s mouth fell open. “Really? I bet he beat up a lot of bad guys!”

“Actually, he never hurt people. He taught them to be kind. He showed them how to love and help each other.”

That didn’t sound like any of Jake’s favorite superheroes. But he did sound familiar.

“Dad,” Jake asked, “are you talking about Jesus?”

Dad smiled. “Yes. Jesus Christ is my hero. He saved us all from sin if we repent. He set a perfect example for us to follow. And because of Him, we will all live again after we die.”

“I knew that’s who you were talking about!” Jake said. “I’ve heard some of those stories about Jesus before!”

“And those stories are true,” Dad said. “Jesus Christ is real. He’s not a made-up character. He lives! He is kind to everyone, and He wants us to follow His example.”

“So I can be like Jesus if I’m kind to other people?” Jake asked.

“That’s right! And I know you have what it takes to be a real hero!” Dad said as he ruffled Jake’s hair.

Jake smiled. He knew what he needed to do. He went to Jared and Lily.

“I’m sorry for pushing you,” he told Jared. “And I’m sorry for taking the truck,” he told Lily. “Maybe we can all share it.” They sat in a triangle and pushed the truck back and forth to each other.

Jake couldn’t stop smiling. Super Jake saves the day! he thought. And this time, he felt like a real hero.

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100 Bible Verses about Jesus As Hero

John 3:16 esv / 48 helpful votes helpful not helpful.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

John 1:1 ESV / 29 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:14 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 3:17 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

John 8:12 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Matthew 5:43-45 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Romans 15:1-2 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

Romans 5:8 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

John 14:6 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 8:58 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

John 3:2 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Philippians 4:8-9 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Romans 12:17-21 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 12:6-8 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Acts 2:38 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 5:5-9 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Hebrews 13:1-3 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.

Isaiah 9:6 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

James 1:19-20 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

1 Peter 1:18-19 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Acts 20:35 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Micah 6:8 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Isaiah 53:3 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Revelation 1:5 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

And from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

James 2:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

Hebrews 13:12 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.

Hebrews 13:8 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:2 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Hebrews 13:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Let brotherly love continue.

Hebrews 12:2 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 11:13 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 9:14 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Colossians 2:16-17 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

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For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,

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For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ...

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To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

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And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.

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For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.

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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, ...

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Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

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And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

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And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

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I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

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Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

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For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

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For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

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And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

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When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ...

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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

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Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

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I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

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In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?

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The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

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Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them.

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Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades.

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And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

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And he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

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For nothing will be impossible with God.”

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But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

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For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

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“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

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And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.

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But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

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The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.

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He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil, he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.

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The mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,

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When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

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Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

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To the choirmaster. A Maskil of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.

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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

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Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.

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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. ...

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So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

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For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

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Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.

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“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

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And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

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Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,

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But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? ...

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And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,

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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. ...

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After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.

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And Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

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And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

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And Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

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And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.

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Civil War History Shows the Danger of Comparing Trump to Jesus

City Of Richmond Plans To Take Down Statue Of Confederate General Robert E. Lee

D onald Trump has been in full Messiah-mode lately, telling his followers that he’s suffering for their sake , sharing a faux courtroom sketch of Christ at his side, and circulating actor Jon Voight’s bizarre claim that he is being “destroyed as Jesus.”

The last time America’s political scene witnessed such heavy Christ-comparisons was in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, when Unionists and Confederates both deified their heroes. This practice had ominous consequences, including the perpetuation of a violent white supremacist ideology in the South. This Easter it’s important to remember why analogies to Jesus should stay out of the political realm. The results are always ugly.

In the wake of Lincoln’s assassination on Good Friday, 1865, grieving Unionists, from politicians to faith leaders, began comparing the fallen president to Jesus. Within five hours of the shooting, James Garfield — who would become America’s second assassinated president 16 years later — told a Manhattan crowd : "It may be almost impious to say it, but it does seem that Lincoln's death parallels that of the Son of God."

Ministers across America echoed the sentiment. “Heaven rejoices this Easter morning in the resurrection of our lost leader,” the Reverend Henry W. Bellows declared on Easter Sunday. In paintings, etchings, and cameos, Lincoln was depicted as the nation’s Savior .

Inevitably, this reverence produced a backlash in the South. Before the Civil War, Southerners were already enraged by Northern comparisons of the radical abolitionist John Brown to Jesus. In October of 1859, when Brown was awaiting execution, Henry David Thoreau delivered a speech in Concord , Mass., in which he declared that: “Some eighteen hundred years ago, Christ was crucified; this morning, perchance, Captain Brown was hung....He is not old Brown any longer; he is an angel of light.”

The apotheosis of an anti-slavery zealot like Brown was bad enough, but when Lincoln replaced him as the Christlike martyr, Confederates boiled over. Southern anger about Lincoln and the war he presided over was still too raw. One Kentucky editorialist denounced the late president as “head centre of a hot bed of thieves, knaves, cowards, plunderers, murderers, houseburners, woman murderers, spoon thieves.”

Read More: The Blasphemy of Comparing Trump to Jesus Christ

In 1866, Edward Pollard, the editor of the Richmond Examiner who launched the Lost Cause mythology—which glorified the Confederacy and its fight—bitterly attacked the North’s deification of “the Illinois Ape.” He opened chapter six of The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates, by lamenting that “A large portion of the Northern people have a custom of apotheosis.”

This characterization of apotheosis as a Northern phenomenon was a curious move, since Northerners and Southerners alike had spent 60 years deifying George Washington . But when Unionists combined Washington and Lincoln as " Father and Saviour of the Nation ," Pollard snapped. Idolatry, the editor claimed, was a Yankee sin, typical of a people whose fanatical Puritan ancestors had revered their leaders as “saints.” To Pollard, the “contrast between the Northern and Southern minds” was evident in their different approach to “worship of that great American idol—the Union.” Throughout his book, Pollard condemned what he saw as excessive worship of the Constitution, the Union, Brown, Ulysses S. Grant, and above all—Lincoln. Southerners, he insisted, were more measured in their enthusiasms.

In the coming years the South proved him wrong.

With Northerners and their allies embracing Lincoln as the Union’s savior, Southerners searched for their own messiah. First they honored the incarcerated Confederate President Jefferson Davis as a martyr. During his postwar imprisonment in Fortress Monroe, Davis’ wife, Varina, wove her husband a crown of thorns , while Southern ministers referred to his chains as “the martyr ring.”

Some Southern ministers went so far as to encourage all Confederate veterans to compare themselves to Christ. In Baptized in Blood , historian Charles Reagan Wilson chronicles how “Carter Helm Jones of Louisville reminded his audience of war veterans of ‘the memories of your Gethsemane’ and ‘the agonies of your Golgotha.’”

Robert E. Lee, however, got the fullest Jesus-treatment. After his death in 1870, Lee’s fans were quick to make the comparison. Joseph B. Kershaw, a Confederate general from South Carolina, wrote a commemoration reprinted in multiple Southern papers in which he praised Lee’s form, face and bearing as “god-like in beauty, power and grace,” before asking: “what was his life for the last five years but a constant martyrdom of the spirit—daily dying for us.”

Virginia state senator John Daniel, a rising political star, picked up the ball at the 1883 dedication of the Recumbent Lee monument at Washington and Lee University. Daniel delivered a three-hour speech in which he compared Lee’s tormented decision over whether to join the Confederacy, and his subsequent years of fighting, to “the agony of and bloody sweat of Gethsemane and to the Cross of Calvary beyond.”

This comparison persisted for decades . In 1904, a writer in the Charlotte Observer mused “Since the Christ-man walked the waters of blue Galilee, no man has been as nearly his counterpart as this hero of our Southland, Robert E. Lee.” And in 1917, the Reverend Randolph McKim wrote that Lee’s sufferings had “pressed sorely upon him, a true crown of thorns.”

The sense of Lee as a Southern Jesus is one reason why the landscape south of the Mason-Dixon line is still filled with Lee memorials. Southerners erected Confederate monuments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to enforce racial hierarchies, but in Lee’s case they also provided a counterpoint to Lincoln idolatry. North and South, each culture dedicated hundreds of memorials to its favorite demigod.

In 1922, when Lincoln was "enshrined" in his enormous "temple" on the National Mall , the United Daughters of the Confederacy tried to counter with a huge carving of Lee at Stone Mountain, Ga., unveiled two years later. Their effort floundered when the sculptor of the Lee carving, Gutzon Borglum, feuded with the UDC over finances and personality clashes and left to carve presidents, including Lincoln, at Mount Rushmore. Borglum’s Lee was later blasted off the mountain, making way for Henry Augustus Lukeman’s sculpture of Lee, Davis, and Stonewall Jackson.

Read More: Tim Alberta on What Fuels the Evangelical Devotion to Trump

In 1924, at the unveiling ceremony for Borglum’s short-lived Lee, Plato Durham—former dean at Emory University—gave an address in which he, too, deified the general. This time Lee was described not as the Son of God, but as a Roman sun god: “Oh Mountain, speak your message well…When the rain of heaven beats upon your majestic face, let all men say ‘Lee is weeping for the sorrows of a people.’ When the sun of morning strikes along your altitudes, let mankind behold a newer Sol Invictus and exclaim ‘The Invincible Light.’”

The deification of Lee had deadly consequences. Memorials to the general depicted him in uniform, exalting the Confederate cause and its faith in white supremacy—what W.E.B. Du Bois called “the religion of whiteness.” By honoring Lee as a martyr to a noble cause, Southerners could resist looking inward and reconsidering the truth about slavery and the Civil War. Instead, with Lee as their idol, Southern believers in whiteness unleashed a century of violence: from the white knights of the Ku Klux Klan, burning crosses and murdering Black Americans, to the white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va. in 2017, who came to rally round a statue of Lee, wielding torches and running down pedestrians.

Donald Trump responded to the violence in Charlottesville by saying that there were “very fine people” on both sides. And now that he is the Christlike martyr—whose faithful followers proved willing, on Jan. 6, 2021, to storm the Capitol, attack police officers, and threaten to hang then-vice president Mike Pence—Americans are left to wonder what further violence might emerge from such twisted faith.

Laura Brodie teaches at Washington and Lee University. She is author of numerous books, including. Breaking Out: VMI and the Coming of Women .

Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians. Learn more about Made by History at TIME here . Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors .

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My hero is my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. There is not and will never be a better hero than Jesus. Jesus Christ is a very important person in my life. He died for everyone. He is the Son of God. God made all things in and out of this world. He loves everyone. John 3.16 says, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son ...
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Jesus actually went though this because he loved all of us. Jesus Christ saved us from eternal damnation. Jesus healed people and cast out their demons. Jesus prayed with people, saved people; he gave his life to save all people from their sins. Jesus showed the world that he was the Son of God and he saved everyone from eternal damnation.
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Lesson Summary: Jesus is our hero, our commander in chief. We are not alone! Time: This lesson took about 1 hour. Some parts can be deleted if you don't have that much time. Preparation: Have a piece of yarn or string for each student to use during prayer time. Focal Scriptures: 2 Timothy 1:12; Revelation 1:7-8.
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In summary, Jesus Christ, our Father, was and remains my hero and the hero of many others. You can see this as he displayed the characteristics of a hero throughout his everyday life, whilst working on achieving the greater good of all people, no matter who they are, healthy, sick, rich, or poor. It is believed still to this day that Jesus is ...
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Being the busiest person on earth (not having time even to eat), Jesus was a man of prayer, conversing with his father regularly in the early morning and night. His intimacy with his father is an invitation to his followers. As a fan of my hero Jesus, my prayer is: Jesus, give me the grace to know you deeply, love you intimately and to follow ...
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The Unique Nature of the Hero Christ: verses 15-18. 1. The hero Christ is divine: "the image of the invisible God": vs. 15a. The word "image" does not speak to physical image but to the very person of God and Christ. It communicates the idea of an image on a coin that is an exact representation of a real person.
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Finally, perhaps the most important reason why Jesus deserves to be called a hero is because he fought everyday for what he believed in, encouraged others to stand up and to fulfill his calling, and ultimately died for his cause. Everywhere Jesus went, his charisma and influence caused others to believe in his message, and caused others to hate ...
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Jesus Christ is my hero because he is a strong, wonderful, caring man that gave his own life for each of us and our sins. There is not space enough on this page to tell of all the wonderful and caring things Jesus did for me and you. If you want to find out more about him, it is written in the Bible. Page created on 6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM.
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Jesus Christ - The Divine Hero. Men seek heroes. God has created men by nature and vocation with a natural desire for Himself (CCC 44) and men can only find happiness in God (CCC 27). But men become lost as they seek God due to ignorance and sin (CCC 397). Realizing real dangers in the world and the God-implanted understanding of the need for ...
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However, in Christ we have a true hero, one who saves us from a villain worse than Klaw or Killmonger. In fact, the Bible tells me that at one time, we were God's enemies (Romans 5:10), and yet Christ died for us. The loss of Boseman and the success of Marvel movies reminds us how so many people in our lives are searching for a hero.
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God promises to be our hero to deliver us from our fears. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) God promises to be our hero in our fight against temptation. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.
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1. A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. 2. A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: e.g., He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child. 3.
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The story of Jesus Himself serves as a metanarrative, an overarching or master story, for heroism. Christ has always been a true hero. Heroism founded in Christ transcends time and culture. All literary heroes will either parody or mirror the pattern set by Christ. Thus, Jesus can be established as a hub for all types of heroism.
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The humility and servanthood of Jesus is represented in the Bible, John 13, when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples during the last supper. Often, in old tradition, a servant would wash the feet of the guests, particularly before a meal. Therefore, Jesus' act was that of a servant, shocking disciples with his humility.
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Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Messiah, or the Savior promised by the Bible. "The Christ" literally means "the anointed one," another word for the Messiah. The importance of Jesus is evident is many ways. The common calendar uses his birth as a starting point, with "2002 A.D.", or Anno Domini, being Latin for "in ...
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Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 10 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your ...
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To me, it was both. This quote was stated by my hero, Jesus Christ. From seeing this quote you can tell that Jesus is inspiring. That is one of the reasons he is my hero. The other reasons Jesus is my hero is because he is brave and he is my savior. Jesus began his life out in the town of Judah, Bethlehem. No one knew the true date of his birth.
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Jesus - The Ultimate Hero Series

Summary: The unique character of Christ and His unmatched work qualify Him as the ultimate hero.

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Jesus made me to be born again and so He changed me. (click to tweet)

1. Jesus took away my WORRIES.

2. Jesus brought a PEACE into my daily life.

3. Jesus made me REAL.

4. Jesus taught me not to FEAR.

5. Jesus brought me into a COMMUNITY of His Saints.

So Jesus is my Hero. He changed my life. He is the One I look to for everything . (click to tweet)

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6 Ways We Can Become More Like Our Hero, Jesus Christ

1. We can spend time with Him

2. We can see the hearts of others the way God sees them.

3. We can show mercy.

4. We can serve others.

5. We can praise Him.

6. We can love.

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100 Bible Verses about Jesus As Hero

John 3:16-17 ESV / 30 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:1 ESV / 29 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:14 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:17 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:2 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 8:12 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:43-45 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 15:1-2 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 5:8 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:6 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 8:58 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:2 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 1:3 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:8-9 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful