AND THE WINNER IS... (9 OF 28)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16
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And the Winner Is... (9 of 28)
Series: Jesus - Greatest Of All Time
Tim Badal
Hebrews 4:14-16
Turn in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews. We're in a verse-by-verse series in this incredible New Testament book written by an unknown author. He obviously loved Jesus, he loved the Jewish people and he longed for his fellow Christ followers to persevere in the middle of struggle and persecution.
He's been reminding the Hebrews that to give up on Jesus would be the most foolish thing they could do. In the first four chapters, we've seen record breaking reminder that Jesus is the greatest of all time. He's greater than the angels. He's greater than the prophets. He's greater than the patriarchs. He's greater than the Law. He's greater than the Law-giver, Moses. Today, we'll see that Jesus is greater than any of the high priests who came before Him.
The context of Hebrews is quite different from the context in which we're living today. Also, the book was written to Hebrew Christians and we're Gentiles. His readers had a certain knowledge of life under the Old Testament Jewish patterns, which is not something we've experienced. Plus this book was written 2,000 years ago in a land on the other side of the globe. Yet, as we'll discover, much of what we will read still applies to us. The awesome Savior they worshiped is the same Savior we worship and our awareness of this should radically change who we are and how we live.
The topic our text addresses today is that of the high priest of Israel. When we see Jesus as High Priest, we need to understand how what He's doing is a reflection of what the earlier high priests did. When we do, we'll see how His service as our High Priest is something we need to depend on in our hour of need. Let's look now at Hebrews 4:14-16:
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sym ...
Series: Jesus - Greatest Of All Time
Tim Badal
Hebrews 4:14-16
Turn in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews. We're in a verse-by-verse series in this incredible New Testament book written by an unknown author. He obviously loved Jesus, he loved the Jewish people and he longed for his fellow Christ followers to persevere in the middle of struggle and persecution.
He's been reminding the Hebrews that to give up on Jesus would be the most foolish thing they could do. In the first four chapters, we've seen record breaking reminder that Jesus is the greatest of all time. He's greater than the angels. He's greater than the prophets. He's greater than the patriarchs. He's greater than the Law. He's greater than the Law-giver, Moses. Today, we'll see that Jesus is greater than any of the high priests who came before Him.
The context of Hebrews is quite different from the context in which we're living today. Also, the book was written to Hebrew Christians and we're Gentiles. His readers had a certain knowledge of life under the Old Testament Jewish patterns, which is not something we've experienced. Plus this book was written 2,000 years ago in a land on the other side of the globe. Yet, as we'll discover, much of what we will read still applies to us. The awesome Savior they worshiped is the same Savior we worship and our awareness of this should radically change who we are and how we live.
The topic our text addresses today is that of the high priest of Israel. When we see Jesus as High Priest, we need to understand how what He's doing is a reflection of what the earlier high priests did. When we do, we'll see how His service as our High Priest is something we need to depend on in our hour of need. Let's look now at Hebrews 4:14-16:
14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sym ...
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