Lindsey Blair and Bobby Gilles recap and discuss Pastor Jonah Sage's sermon from Hebrews 2:14-18.
Lindsey Blair and Bobby Gilles recap and discuss Pastor Jonah Sage's sermon from Hebrews 2:14-18.
Lindsey: Welcome to the Midweek Checkup. My name is Lindsey Blair, and I’m joined by Bobby Gilles. This past Sunday Pastor Jonah Sage concluded our series “Matchless” The Wonder Of God’s Word.
Bobby: Pastor Jonah taught from Hebrews Two, verses fourteen through eighteen. He said that Jesus is our hero who conquered death, liberator who freed us from the fear of death, and priest who took away our sins. Now for anyone who missed the sermon or needs help remembering, let’s do the weekly recap:
Lindsey: Jonah began by saying that we must understand Jesus as a hero who wins a battle, a liberator who sets us free, and a priest who makes us clean. If you only have one of those, you’ll distort the Scripture’s picture of Jesus. First, Jesus was made a perfect hero through suffering. He is a hero who wins a battle, and he did so through suffering. We worship a hero who willingly suffered and sacrifice.
Bobby: And he comes into occupied territory in order to die. Only through his death could he absorb the power of death itself. Jesus is a liberator who came to set us free from death. Here is some of the paradox of Christianity: as we participate with Christ in the sufferings of Christ we are actually healed. In other words, if anyone wants to SAVE their life they must…lose it.
Lindsey: We don’t listen to those who spread fear in the name of Jesus.
Rather, we become like those in bondage, so that through love and sacrifice, we might set them free from bondage…because that is what Jesus did for us. Finally, Jesus is our priest who takes away our sins. And the Greek word that we translate as “take away” means to eliminate impediments that alienate God.
Bobby: We can come home to God because of the obedience of Jesus, the perfection of Jesus, the faithfulness of Jesus, and the blood and wounds of Jesus. He is our priest who takes away every impediment between us and God.
Lindsey: So, if anyone ever tells you to follow a Jesus who is not a hero who suffered for you, a liberator who set you free, and a priest who made a way for you to come home to God, reject that distortion. Come, worship the Matchless Jesus.
Bobby: Amen. This coming Sunday, we’ll begin a new series called The Rest Of The Church. This title has multiple meanings. You’ll see what it’s all about, so join us. And in Bible Fellowship, we’ll talk about 2 Thessalonians Two together.
Lindsey: Join us, and bring a friend.