This morning we want to think about a number – the number “one.”
OUR STUDY STARTS WITH MATTHEW 17:4.
1) When Peter said He would build “one” structure for the Lord, He did not mean 2, 3, or four.
2) “One” means one. There were three people here and Peter offered to build one for each person.
3) In the next chapter – Mt. 18 – we see the word “one” being used again.
4) Verse 9 – READ
a) Notice the contrast in this verse.
b) We could enter “hell” with “two eyes.”
c) If we lose an eye, we are down to one eye. One means one.
5) Let’s move down just a few more verses but stay in this same chapter – verse 12.
6) If the number “one” can “mean 2, 5, 10,” Jesus’ point is meaningless.
7) “One” means one.
8) Leaving this chapter, let’s now turn our attention to Mt. 20.
a) This is the place where Jesus gave a story about a “householder.”
b) Let’s start with verse 9 – READ
c) In verse 12 we are told that those who were hired at the 11th hour worked for one hour – READ
9) Here is another reminder that “one” means one.
a) Mt. 23:9 – READ
10) Mt. 26:14, 21 tells us there was “one” traitor in the group.
11) Jesus was finally crucified and there was “one” robber on the right and “one” on His left.
a) What if someone told us there were two robbers on Jesus’ right hand and three on His left?
LEAVING THE LIFE OF JESUS, LET’S LOOK MORE DEEPLY INTO THE NEW TESTAMENT; WE START WITH THE SECOND CHAPTER OF ACTS.
a) Acts 2:1 says people were come together in “one place.”
b) What if we said everyone came together in “one place” in our community?
c) Rom. 3:10, in talking about Jews and Gentiles, said “not one is righteous.”
d) Can we say that God was exaggerating when this verse was written?
2) The word “one” gets our attention once again in Rom. 5:17.
3) 1 Cor. 8 – the next book – says there is “one God” (1 Cor. 8:6).
4) Speaking of “one God,” our next reference is Eph. 4:4-6.
a) The first “one” in this list is described as ONE body.
5) What is the “body”? In the opening chapter of this book the body is called THE CHURCH, 1:22-23.
6) If the BODY is the CHURCH, and there is ONE BODY, there is ONE CHURCH.
a) Eph. 4:5 says there is just ONE faith.
b) The different religious in the world all have different faiths.
7) Just as there is only ONE SPIRIT, there is only one body (church) and one faith.
8) Just as there is only ONE true HOPE so there is only one church that has God’s approval.
9) We get into the one true church by being joined to the ONE LORD.
10) Jesus said we cannot come to the Father unless we come by Him (Jn. 14:9).
11) There is only one way to the Father. Are we on this path?