Approved Workmen

Approved Workmen

By Jake LiedkieReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Approved Workmen episodes

  • Jesus, Way Better Than Angels - Hebrews 1:5-14
    Difference between asserting something and demonstrating it. One of the
    features of Hebrews that is causing me to love this truth is that the
    author keeps not merely telling us that Jesus is greater. But he is taking
    the time to demonstrate that assertion. He’s walking us through looking at
    this from one angle after another.
    Children maybe you have a favorite superhero. Someone who possess some
    special power. We all know superheros don’t exist in real life. Fun to
    think about because they are somewhat similar to humans, but they are
    supers. They possess attributes that make them superhuman. Superior to
    humans in their power.
    Supers don’t exist. But angels do. Angels are similar in some ways to
    humans, but they are better. They are superhuman, greater than humans.
    Today’s point is that as awesome as angels are, Jesus is way better.
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  • Jesus, The Uniquely Qualified Christ - Hebrews 1:2b-4
    Our author is writing to a band of believers—who came out of Judaism and
    into Christianity. And as he opens this letter, he has one main intent: to
    re-introduce them to Jesus. This isn’t their introduction into the faith.
    They have been established in the gospel for some time.
    But they need to hear it again. They need to hear the old, old story. They
    need to be refreshed in contemplating freshly the excellencies of Jesus
    again. They need to reflect on the One in whom they had placed their faith.
    They need to see again that Jesus is a sure and steady anchor for their
    souls.
    And so, he opens this letter by stating that God is a talker… who has
    spoken to us.
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  • Jesus, God's Climactic Revelation - Hebrews 1:1-4
    If you read the Bible, and especially the letters written in the New
    Testament, you realize this is not the normal way that a letter begins… No
    greeting. No pleasantries. No commendation. No author. No blessing.
    It’s not: to the saints; grace and peace; greet you in the Lord Jesus;
    blessed be our God. He doesn’t even mess around with introducing himself.
    It’s a good way to start a sermon. Right out of the gate, he throws down
    the core proposition of the book.
    What God gave you in Jesus is better—and once you have Jesus, don’t ever go
    back to what you had before him. What God gave you in Jesus is better—and
    once you have Jesus, don’t ever go back to what you had before him.
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  • Intro to Hebrews - Jesus Is Better
    Always a wonderful time when we get to crack open a new section of the
    Scriptures and dive into it together. A sense of freshness and
    expectation—what is God going to teach us? How is he going to shape us
    through a study?
    Hebrews is no different. It is a unique book in the New Testament.
    Unrivaled in the presentation of the ministry and the character of Jesus.
    Why Hebrews?
    In order that we might better understand our Savior.
    Jesus is in exhaustible person. We can’t fully comprehend all of his
    attributes. In many ways, the more you think about him, the more mysterious
    he becomes. Take for granted statements like
    And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the
    Father before all worlds (æons), Light of Light, very God of very God,
    begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; by whom all things were
    made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was
    incarnate by the Holy Ghost and of the Virgin Mary, and was made man;
    And then you start to ponder… how did he learn obedience through suffering?
    How did he grow in wisdom (that means he learned wisdom) growing in stature
    that’s easy… his body got bigger and older. But grew in wisdom the
    omniscience God?
    Jesus Christ is an exhaustible object of our focus. He is your entrance
    into the kingdom and he is your everyday sustenance.
    And yet as glorious as he is. We don’t see him as we ought…
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