Savior - What Manner of Man is This? - Part 22

This sermon explores Jesus as Savior, emphasizing that as believers behold Christ in His saving role, they are transformed into His likeness and called to become "saviors" (small 's') who participate in God's redemptive work. The message challenges the congregation to abandon self-salvation efforts and fully depend on Christ. Jesus modeled complete dependence on the Father, experiencing the need for salvation from sin's consequences (not His own sin, but ours) so He could be our perfect Savior. The sermon calls believers to work out their own salvation—meaning to eliminate their self-saving attempts—so God can work His salvation into them. This transformation enables believers to help rescue others, not through their own strength, but as vessels of God's saving grace. The core message is that Jesus overcame the temptation to save Himself so He could save us, and we must overcome the temptation to save ourselves so we can help others find salvation in Christ.