Jesus, the Very Heart of the Father
I. Jesus was sent by the Father as His
representative.
A. He came to put a face on God (John
1:14; 8:19; 12:45; 14:7-9).
B. He came to speak the Father’s words
(John 7:16; 12:49-50; 14:10, 24).
C. He came to work the Father’s works
(John 5:19, 36; 9:4; 10:32, 37-38;
14:10-11).
D. He came to be about His Father’s
business (Luke 2:49; John 4:34; 17:4;
19:30).
E. He came to fulfill the will and purpose
of the Father (John 5:30; 6:38).
II. Jesus was sent by the Father with a
specific purpose in mind (Eph. 3:11).
Jesus declared the various aspects of
the purpose of God for His life.
A. He came to seek and save that which
was lost (Luke 19:10).
B. He came to call sinners to repentance
(Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32).
C. He came to preach the kingdom of God
(Mark 1:38; Luke 4:43).
D. He came to bear witness to the truth of
God (John 18:37).
E. He came to fulfill all of the law and the
prophets (Mt. 5:17-18).
F. He came to destroy the works of the
devil (Heb. 2:14; I John 3:8b).
G. He came to bring separation between
honest and hard hearts (John 9:39; Mt.
10:34-39).
H. He came to suffer and die for our sins
(John 12:27; Acts 2:22-24).
I. He came to bring light and life to all
men (John 1:4-9; 6:51; 8:12; 10:10b;
12:46).
J. He came to bring true joy to those who
follow Him (Luke 2:10; John 15:11;
16:22-24; 17:13).
K. He came to bring salvation and
everlasting life (Mt. 1:21; John 3:17;
6:39-40).
III. Jesus was sent by the Father to reveal
the heart of the Father toward man.
A. A heart of love (John 15:9; 17:26).
1. This heart was seen in the Father
(John 3:16; Eph. 2:4; I John 4:8, 10,
19).
2. This heart was seen in the Son (Mark
10:21; John 13:1; 15:13; Gal 2:20;
Eph. 5:2; Rev. 1:5).
B. A heart of mercy and compassion
1. This heart was seen in the Father (Ps.
78:38; 86:1-5, 15; 111:4; 145:8).
2. This heart was seen in the Son (Mt.
9:36; Mark 6:34).
a. He had compassion for the hungry
(Mt. 15:32; Mark 8:2).
b. He had compassion for the sick and
infirm (Mt. 14:14).
c. He had compassion for the blind
(Mt. 20:29-34).
d. He had compassion for the
untouchables in society (Mark 1:4042).
e. He had compassion for the demonpossessed (Mark 5:18-20).
f. He had compassion for the grieving
(Luke 7:12-17).
g. He had compassion for the poor (Mt.
11:5; Luke 4:18; 14:13).
h. He had compassion for the prodigal
(Luke 15:20).
i. He had compassion for those carrying
the debt of sin (Mt. 18:26-27).
C. A heart of forgiveness
1. This heart was seen in the Father (Ex.
34:6-7; Neh. 9:17; Mic. 7:18-19).
2. This heart was seen in the Son (Mt.
9:1-8: Mark 2:5-10; Luke 5:20-26;
7:36-50; John 8:11).
Conclusion:
In the same way that Jesus revealed
the heart of the Father to the world,
we are also to reveal that same heart
to the world.