Hebrews: Jesus Is Greater Advent Sermon Series

What is great? Great athletes. Great bands. Great nations. Great games. Great food. Great friends. Great times. It’s part of the human condition to seek, define, and even debate what is great, knowing that any two people may disagree on what constitutes greatness. In our insatiable quest to identify and marvel at that which is great, we often find ourselves moving toward lesser things and missing the truth of that which is truly and incontrovertibly great.

Hebrew Christians had their own list of greats, including the prophets, Moses, Abraham, the angels, and the covenants to name a few. Though all of these were like signposts pointing forward to one greater, the cares and concerns of daily living tempted these first-century believers to return to the past and miss this reality: Jesus Is Greater.

Join us this Advent, as we begin a six-month series in the book of Hebrews, reminding us that of all we might consider to be great, they are but a sign, pointing to the reality that Jesus is Greater!

Advent Sermon Series:

12/01 – “Greater Revelation” – Hebrews 1:1-3a
12/08 – “Greater Than Angels” – Hebrews 1:3b-14
12/15 – “Greater Salvation” – Hebrews 2:1-4
12/22 – “Greater Glory” – Hebrews 2:5-18

To help you prepare, the scripture for this Sunday will be:

Hebrews 1:3b-14 (ESV)

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”?

Or again,

“I will be to him a father,
and he shall be to me a son”?

And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”

Of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels winds,
and his ministers a flame of fire.”

But of the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

And,

“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,
and the heavens are the work of your hands;
they will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment,
like a robe you will roll them up,
like a garment they will be changed.
But you are the same,
and your years will have no end.”

And to which of the angels has he ever said,

“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

English Standard Version. ESV® Permanent Text Edition® (2016).
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