Pastor Dale Benson
Are there things you hold onto that have outlived their usefulness?
Are there things in your life that used to bring value, but have been replaced by something better?
Hebrews 1:1-3 (NLT)
Over the next few weeks, we will examine the book of Hebrews. In this book, the author writes to a group of people who are Hebrews by birth but have accepted Jesus as the Messiah. However, as the church began to face persecution, some fell away.
They neglected getting together. They tried going back to their old ways of worship. They began to seek the old ways of doing things. They have started to do what is comfortable.
The book of Hebrews serves as a warning to the Hebrew people of why they should not fall away. The author compares Jesus to the various crutches, or old ways of doing things. Most of us gathered in this room today, Hebrew lineage. But we bear a strong resemblance to the group of people.
Whether you have walked in here today as a long-time believer in Jesus, or you are beginning to search and look for life that matters, why you're here on earth, or why you were created, the book of Hebrews points us to Jesus. The tools that we use, that we trust, the systems we create all fall short of Jesus.
John 14:6 (NLT)
Angels (Authority)
- John 5:39 (NLT)
Abraham (Heritage)
- Matthew 3:9 (NLT)
Moses (Strong Leader)
- 1 Corinthians 3:3-5 (NLT)
Priesthood, Worship & Sacrifices (STATUS)
- Isaiah 64:6 (NLT)
All these things are merely tools and shadows that point to something much greater. They all point to Jesus.
Don't confuse the shadow with the one who casts the shadow.
Don't confuse the tool with the person to whom the tool is pointing.
Don't confuse the messenger with the one about whom the messenger is speaking.
