"(Jesus Christ) is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power." ~ Hebrews 1:3
Special thanks to Pastor Jon MacKinney for preaching the message this past Sunday. For those that had the opportunity to listen to Pastor Jon's words, he challenged people's perspectives in life by having them ask "Who do we believe? Who do we trust?"
Given the landscape of information that we are all inundated with these days, these are very timely questions for us to consider. And we must be careful to answer these questions in a way that grounds our beliefs in something (or Someone) that does not change and shift with the winds of popular opinion.
The word of God reveals His heart, and His heart is on glorious display in the opening passage of the Book of Hebrews: "...in these last days (God) has spoken to us by Son" (as in the original Greek). This emphasis without an article ("the" in English) shows that this is God's One and Only Son - Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, Jesus the Promised One. In fact, God has kept all of His promises through Jesus Christ ultimately.
This is seen in the vividly descriptive language used by the author of Hebrews in the remainder of the passage in Hebrews 1:1-4.
We see that Jesus Christ is...
* appointed the heir of all things,
* through Whom the world was created,
* the radiance of the glory of God,
* the exact imprint of God's nature,
* the One upholding the universe by the word of His power,
* the One Who made purification for sins through His death, burial, resurrection, and ascension,
* the Completer of God's redemptive, rescuing work Who has sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high (because when the work is finished, you sit down), and
* superior to the angels.
With all of these credentials of authority and authenticity as the Son of God, the way to cut through the lies of our times is simple...
...Trust Jesus.
Trusting Jesus and praying that you will do the same,
~ Pastor Sean and Tess
PS - Thanks to the Women's Ministry for setting up a delicious and fun evening at the recent "Pie Party" and Crazy Game Olympics. Congratulations to the Pink Panthers for their 1st place finish. Thanks to everyone that brought pies, participated, and/or helped with the event. Great to be together as a church family.