Through His suffering, Jesus is creating a new family as He brings many sons and daughters to glory. Through His life, death, burial, and resurrection, we are invited into this family and receive all the privileges of God as our Father. Jesus is our better older brother who brings us home with shouts of joy and celebration.

The preacher of Hebrews begins to make the case for the superiority of Jesus by making his first comparison - Jesus is better than the angels. For all hearers of this book, there is danger of drifting away from the only thing that ultimately matters - Christ and Him crucified. 

In the opening lines of Hebrews, the author sets the stage for the focal point of the entire book - the supremacy of Jesus. In all things and in all ways, Jesus is better. Period.

As a part of our 2023 Vision Sunday, our Pastor for Preaching shared a recap of 2022. He then interviewed Alyssa Hickinbotham, who recently joined New Eden as an Intern for Global Church Planting.

The mission of New Eden church is to make disciples who worship, abide in, and reflect King Jesus in all of life. But who is a disciple, what is their purpose, and how do they grow? In this Vision Sermon, we seek to define what we mean by discipleship.

Simeon and Anna had waited for years to see the promised Messiah. How would he come? And what will He do when He arrives? With the advent of Jesus, every question will be answered, and every longing fulfilled. The Savior is finally here.

Zechariah prophesies with boldness and joy when his son, John the Baptist, is born. However, his path to this prophetic song of praise began with nine months of silence. And in the silence, he learned what really mattered - God speaks the loudest with the birth of His Son.

The virgin Mary sings a song of prophetic hope about the birth of Jesus. God has looked on her with favor, and for all in Christ, we can join her in song.

Paul closes this epistle by calling the church to good works as a witness to the transforming power of the gospel. But these good works do not come from our own strength. They only come by the renewing power of the Holy Spirit that is poured out on us through the work of Christ.