Lindsey Blair and Bobby Gilles recap and discuss Pastor Jonah's sermon from Hebrews 5:1-10.
Lindsey Blair and Bobby Gilles recap and discuss Pastor Jonah's sermon from Hebrews 5:1-10
Lindsey: Welcome to the Midweek Checkup. My name is Lindsey Blair and I’m here with Bobby Gilles. This past Sunday, Pastor Pastor Jonah Sage preached from Hebrews five, verses one through ten in our new series, Soul Anchor.
Bobby: Pastor Jonah taught that Jesus is the Great, eternal High Priest of God. Listen to and obey him as you await your eternal salvation.
If you missed the sermon or need a quick recap, let’s do it!
Lindsey: Jonah began by saying that there are three questions all of us ask every day of our lives: “What do I need?” “What are their qualifications?” And “Why not someone else?” For the original congregation of Hebrews, there was one job more important than all others: the High Priest. Priests stood above common people in the Old Testament. And, above them stood the High Priest. He offered sacrifices for sins, both his and those of the people.
Bobby: We need an attorney, a mediator, SOMEBODY, who will place one hand on our shoulder, and one hand on the throne of God, and set our crooked hearts straight. That’s what a high priest is for. A high priest must be wise, gentle, and patient, so he can deal gently with ignorant and wayward people. Part of what made the High Priest qualified was his status as a human. But that also meant he was not entirely safe in the God’s presence. Why? Because High Priests sin just like you and I sin. Would you invite a plumber to work on your house whose toilets didn’t flush?
Lindsey: There are two reasons to pick Jesus as your high priest.
First, he is God’s son! SECOND, HIS PRIESTHOOD ENDURES FOREVER. Jesus, the final high priest, offered himself as a sacrifice.
We don’t sacrifice anymore because Christ was sacrificed once and for all.
His priesthood is eternal. Though he is without sin, he took upon himself the consequences of sin. No other priest offers to suffer for you, with you, alongside you. No other priest offers you eternal salvation with the evidence of their own resurrection. No other priest but JESUS is named by God both Son and Priest forever.
Bobby: Jesus is the only one qualified to be our High Priest forever. He’s the right man for the job, and he has fulfilled his duties perfectly. So, who else will you choose to save your soul? To heal your soul? To reconcile you to God and your brothers and sisters? Jesus is the Great, eternal High Priest of God.
Lindsey: This coming Sunday, we’ll continue our series called Soul Anchor as we dive into Hebrews five, eleven through fourteen. And in Sunday Bible Fellowship, we’ll discuss Paul’s words to a church that was divided over its leaders, in first Corinthians. Join us and bring a friend.