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A Different Kind of Hero


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A Different Kind of Hero

 

In today’s lesson, I want us to see a Hero that is above any other. He is a Hero for all mankind.

 

What is a hero? A hero is a figure in mythology and legend renowned for great strength, courage,

and daring. A hero is also a man who may be celebrated for great achievements and attributes.

 

So the question arises: Is Christ your Hero? A Hero does something that others don’t have the strength, courage or ability to do. The younger generation now knows about Spider-Man, in the wake of the Spider-Man series of movies, featuring the legendary comic book character. For those who didn’t grow up reading Marvel comics, Spider-Man is the story of a high school student. He is a shy, bookish kid by the name of Peter Parker. Peter is bitten by a radioactive spider, gaining some of the spider’s abilities, such as incredible strength and agility. He has tiny spines on his hands and feet that enable him to climb sheer walls, and the power to spin spider-like webs.



 

Why has Spider-Man remained such a popular icon for the past forty years? Peter comes from a working-class family. This was unlike most comic heroes before him, who were always independently wealthy. He is considered a nerd by his peers, has a boss who underpays him and overworks him. In short, when he’s not swinging across New York City chasing criminals, he’s an ordinary guy with problems and weaknesses,  just like us.

 

Spiderman is a different kind of hero. Today we will see how Jesus Christ is a different kind of Hero. There have been many humans who people have considered heroes throughout history. There were war heroes who helped conquer evil leaders. There were heroes of the faith, who stood strong against compromise and worldliness in the Lord’s Church. There were heroes in the Old Testament such as Moses, Abraham, Joshua, David, and Daniel.

Hebrews 11: 32 - 34

 

There were heroes in the New Testament such as Peter, Paul, John, Phillip, Timothy, and the rest of the Apostles not mentioned. 




 

However, throughout the Bible we read of a promised hero Who would be sent to us from God. It was promised in the O.T. and promised in the New that a Hero for mankind was coming.

Isaiah 53: 1 - 9

Matthew 1: 22 - 23

 

He was sent from God, so He would have power and knowledge not seen in man.

Matthew 1: 20 - 21

 

His mission was going to be unlike any other.

Luke 19: 10

I Timothy 1: 15

 

Christ’s mission was one that could not be accomplished by any other means.

Hebrews 10: 11 - 12

 

Christ overcame what man could not overcome and what we still cannot overcome today without Him.

Colossians 1: 13 - 14





 

Missions have a purpose or a goal in mind. On earth the result of our missions are temporary, however the goal or purpose of the mission of Christ is one eternal in nature. What He accomplished would have eternal results for all mankind.

 

Jesus is a different type of hero. He is a savior. He is a Savior for all mankind-for all time.

John 1: 12

Romans 6: 10

 

Jesus, our hero, gives those who believe in Him the right to become His followers. He conquered sin for us because we cannot overcome it alone.

 

Jesus is a hero with the light for all men.

John 1: 4 - 5

 

Our Hero brought light into the world. This light, which are the words of eternal life, is the hope for all mankind.

John 6: 68

 

There is no one else, no other person, no one who can be

the Hero mankind truly needs. Christ is a true Hero, He did and is saving mankind from its sins. He bought and paid for His Church, to spread His message to the world. 

 

Just like our hero, who came and lived an ordinary life, Christianity is the faith of ordinary people. Jesus had some well-to-do and prominent disciples, such as Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus, and Lazarus of Bethany. However, most of His followers were average folks. They were fishermen, like Peter, Andrew, and the sons of Zebedee. They were tax collectors, like Matthew and Zacchaeus. Many were even beggars and other social outcasts. As Christianity spread, following the ascension of Jesus into Heaven, it was these ordinary people who carried the gospel message to the world. They were uneducated, common men.

Acts 4: 13

 

Even Paul, the tireless evangelist, worked as a tentmaker.

Acts 18: 1 - 3

 

Paul often declined financial support from those he taught, choosing instead to make his living by his own labors.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

2 Thessalonians 3:7-10

 

The Scriptures tell us that the way of Christ has little appeal to the upper crust of human society.

1 Corinthians 1:26

 

God uses the lowly to accomplish His purposes. Those who have their own agenda of self-glorification and material greed, are useless to Him.

1 Timothy 6:3-5

1 Timothy 6:9

2 Peter 2:1-3

 

What God wants is ordinary people who will humble themselves to His will, as clay is molded in the hands of the potter. He’s looking for faithful servants, who will take whatever resources He has placed at their disposal, and use them in His service.

Exodus 4: 10 - 12

 

He wants Christians who will say to souls in need of the good news of salvation, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you”.

Acts 3:6

 

In the first century, a handful of ordinary men evangelized the earth.

Colossians 1:5-6

Colossians 1:23

 

They used the power God vested in them to “turn the world upside down”.

Acts 17:6

 

We have that same power in our hands today. It’s not the miraculous power that attended the gospel in apostolic times. Today, we have the power of God for salvation.

Romans 1:16

 

To quote the words of Spider-Man’s uncle, “With great power comes great responsibility.” We may be ordinary, average people. But with the powerful gospel in our hands, we too can be spiritual heroes, “if” we are willing to carry out the great responsibility our Lord has given us regarding evangelism Matthew 28:19-20

 

Always remember that. 

 

So is Christ your Hero? Is He the one you put your faith in?

I really hope so, because without Him, we would be without hope.

I Corinthians 15: 17 - 22

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