Things Only Jesus Can Do 

November 1, 2026 

Dr. Brad Hoffmann, pastor 

Things Only Jesus Can Do and What That Means for Me 

[1] Only Jesus can reveal God.  

John 1:14-18 ESV: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”) 16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known. 

[2] Only Jesus can sustain all creation.  

Colossians 1:16-17 ESV: For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 

[3] Only Jesus is the sufficient sacrifice for sin.  

SLIDE 10: Hebrews 10:10-14 ESV: And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. 14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.  

[4] Only Jesus can forgive sins.  

1 Peter 2:24 ESV: He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 

[5] Only Jesus can bring us to the Father.  

1 Timothy 2:5-6 ESV: For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. 

John 14:6 ESV: Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 

[6] Only Jesus can save completely.