The Sermon in a Nutshell: September 20

This week our sermon was titled “Jesus Fulfills the Deal” and it came out of Hebrews 1:1-4. We found that the whole book of Hebrews shows us how Jesus fulfilled the Old Covenant by offering Himself as a better sacrifice and becoming a better high priest. For us this means that when we find ourselves in God's story, we find ourselves being led. Unlike the people in the Old Testament though, we find ourselves being led by God Himself in the person of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus was 100% human, He experienced all of the same life situations and temptations that we face in our lives but He was faithful to God and didn't sin. This means that when we find ourselves being led by Jesus, we have a leader who can relate to us; Jesus leads by example. Because Jesus was also 100% God, the sacrifice He made on the cross made it possible to take down the barrier between God and people that sin had put between us. Now, when we follow Jesus, we can follow Him right in to the very throne room of God. Although the book of Hebrews can come across as being packed full of theological language that doesn't seem to really relate to life, we found that looking at it in terms of Christ being our leader makes it very practical for our daily lives. We can follow Jesus in any and all life situations by keeping our eyes focused on Him and the example He sat for us in His life of obedience.