Sunday Sermon 03/08/2026 | The Jesus We Created | Jesus Unfiltered | Sermon 1
What if the Jesus many people believe in isn’t the real Jesus revealed in Scripture?
In this opening message of the Jesus Unfiltered series, Pastor Daniel Kolson confronts one of the most important questions Jesus ever asked: “Who do you say that I am?”
Every generation has the temptation to reshape Jesus through cultural lenses—comfort, politics, consumerism, or personal preference. But when we filter Jesus through our assumptions, we risk creating a version of Him that fits our expectations instead of encountering the real Christ revealed in Scripture.
This message challenges believers to recognize the cultural, historical, and personal filters that distort our view of Jesus and invites us to rediscover the unfiltered, authoritative, holy, and transformative King revealed in the Bible.
The goal of this series is not controversy—it’s clarity. Because when we see Jesus clearly, everything changes: our understanding of salvation, discipleship, the Kingdom of God, and what it truly means to follow Him.
📖 Key Scriptures:
Matthew 16:13–15 – “Who do you say that I am?”
Ephesians 1:17–18 – “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ… may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation…”
Exodus 20:4–5 – “You shall not make for yourself a carved image…”
Mark 1:14–15 – “The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”
John 18:36 – “My kingdom is not of this world.”
1 Corinthians 12:27 – “Now you are the body of Christ…”
Romans 8:19–21 – Creation waiting for redemption
1 Peter 2:9 – “A chosen race, a royal priesthood…”
Revelation 1:12–17 – The risen and glorified Christ
2 Corinthians 11:3–4 – The warning about “another Jesus”
💬 Highlighted Quotes:
“If we get Jesus wrong, everything downstream gets distorted.”
“It is entirely possible to believe in Jesus and still miss Him.”
“Idolatry isn’t just statues—it’s reshaping God into something manageable.”
“If you want a Jesus who never offends anyone, you don’t want Jesus—you want a mascot.”
“The real Jesus isn’t smaller than we imagined—He’s greater.”
🌟 Key Themes:
Cultural filters that distort our view of Jesus
The danger of recreating Jesus in our own image
Consumer, political, therapeutic, and individualistic Christianity
The Kingdom message of Jesus
Historical influences that shaped modern assumptions
Encountering the real, unfiltered Christ
Revelation of Jesus that leads to transformation
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