There is no doubt that the matters the writer has been talking about in the last couple of passages are weighty. Such weightiness calls for greater clarification, but he can’t do that because his listeners are not in a place to hear it. This is because they are, simply put, not mature. In this passage he will dive into this hard, but necessary to hear topic on immaturity/maturity.
This week as we look at verses 8-14, we are continuing with the assertion that the Son is greater than the angels. Whereas 5-7 emphasized the inferiority of the angels, these verses will emphasize the superiority of the Son and will look at how this truth is supported.
One of the most glaring in a good way, characteristics of this church is that they are only commended not criticized. This is rare in these letters. So, in a very real way they are a sort of community par excellence. As such, any church would be wise to imitate their example. If we did, what would be the result… Our faithfulness and absolute trust, even in the face of trials, and a secure future in His Kingdom.
This entire passage deals, in one way or another, with the “day of the Lord” but there is far too much to preach on in one sermon. This week is Part 1 of 2 that we look at the nature of Jesus’s return and how it will be unpredictable as well as Inescapable.
Today’s message looks at Psalm 96 and the joy, fear and glory of the Lord. Can you have joy and fear together? God’s glory is the composite magnificence of his greatness and goodness. It’s easy to be tempted to look more to the lower glories of this world then the goodness and greatness of God. …
Many debate whether we ought to say “Happy Holiday” or “Merry Christmas”, but such a debate misses what is most critical – to know and trust the Christ of Christmas. Matthew helps us know more about Christ and helps us see how we can trust Christ.
God chooses to display his sovereign might through imperfect people like Moses. The Moses we find in Exodus 4 is much different than the one found in Exodus 2. He has been shaped by his time in the wilderness and his experience with God. In this we discover that the might of God almost always flows through obedience rooted in faith. God pulls Moses away from his selfdoubt and anxiety toward faithful obedience through which God will use Moses powerfully. God wants to use us. He asks us to stopping looking at ourselves and to look up toward Him.
Moses’ giftedness was not enough for him to take matters into his own hands. He had to trust in the sovereignty of God, just as we do today. As Moses takes the saving of the Israelite people into his own hands, he quickly discovers that his power, knowledge, and status were not enough. Because of his failed attempt, he runs from Egypt and finds himself as a traveler in a strange land. But in the wilderness, he ends up broken and ready to be used by God.
We grow in boldness through experiencing Jesus together.
Jesus has fulfilled God’s promise to send a Savior and King for the world. We can build our lives on all the promises of God that come through Jesus.