Lindsey Blair and Bobby Gilles recap and discuss Pastor Jonah Sage's sermon from Hebrews 1:2.
Lindsey Blair and Bobby Gilles recap and discuss Pastor Jonah Sage's sermon from Hebrews 1:2.
Lindsey: Welcome to the Midweek Checkup. My name is Lindsey Blair, and I’m joined by Bobby Gilles. Pastor Jonah Sage preached from Hebrews 1:2. He taught that Jesus is the last word because he is the first word.
Bobby: And for anyone who missed the sermon or needs help remembering, here’s the weekly recap:
Lindsey: Pastor Jonah began by saying that Hebrews is a sermon to worn out Christians. He uses the words “final days,” which is a term used all over the Old Testament to speak of the time when the words of the prophets would come true. Jesus is the supreme revealer of God. He is the last word of God.
Bobby: And if you want to know what God is like, look at Jesus.
Yes, get in the woods, eat great food, travel and enjoy. All good, beneficial things. But none of that will tell you who God is, what he’s like, what he wants, or what you mean to him with the same power and clarity as Jesus Christ.
Lindsey: The remainder of chapter one is a song, likely one of the first Christian hymns. The goal of the song is to sink deep into our imaginations that Jesus is God’s last word. What follows from verse two, in two short verses, are seven affirmations describing the achievements and attributes of Jesus that make him worthy to inherit all things.
Bobby: This is followed by SEVEN more Old Testament quotations, each presented in a symmetrical structure to give the BIBLICAL grounds for the statements and titles of Jesus in the first four verses. The Preacher diversely and repeatedly and EMPHATICALLY is singing to us that Jesus is the FIRST WORD and THE LAST WORD. If you want to know what God is like, look to Jesus.
Lindsey: When all is said and done, life does not belong to an oppressor, or a politician, or a tyrant, or a warrior or whoever the popular group is on any given day. All things belong to Jesus because all things begun from Jesus and continue on because Jesus holds it together.
Bobby: Do you want to know God, hear his voice, learn to obey him? Look to Jesus. Follow Jesus. Trust Jesus. Fill your senses with Jesus: who he is, what he’s done, and what he will do.
Lindsey: This coming Sunday we’ll continue Breaking The Silence, diving further into the first chapter of Hebrews. And in Bible Fellowship we’ll discuss Jeremiah 4. Join us, and bring a friend.