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Seeing Christ in the Old…
…Living Christ inthe New
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FAN … an enthusiastic admirer
Completely. Committed. Follower
OR
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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith
(Heb. 12:2 NIV) Staying in the Race
Hebrews 1 beginswith a
“nose-bleed”description
of Jesus(Heb. 1:1-3)
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What Does Jesus Bring?? (Heb. 1:1-2)
God speaks … a Person pursuing a relationship
Long ago ---------- in these last daysTo our fathers –---- to usThrough prophets – by His Son Piece-mealIn various ways----- His FINAL WORD
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6 NIV)
Every relationship hasto face finality…
…the way “you” are
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What Qualifies Jesus to be the Final Word? (Heb. 1:2-3)
“the Son is the radiance of God’s glory…
Jesus is the ultimate wayGod appears in orderto be seen and known
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What Qualifies Jesus to be the Final Word? (Heb. 1:2-3)
“the Son is…the exact representation of God’s being
The Son has the exact imprint ofGod’s DNA…
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What Qualifies Jesus to be the Final Word? (Heb. 1:2-3)
“the Son is…through whom God made the universe”
Jesus is the uncreated, eternal Creator
Consider some ofJesus’
casual remarks…
He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven (Luke 10:18 )
Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers.
(Mat 23:34)
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What Qualifies Jesus to be the Final Word? (Heb. 1:2-3)
Jesus is the uncreated, eternal Creator
“sustaining all things by His powerful word”
Is this the type ofperson with whomyou negotiate???
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What Qualifies Jesus to be the Final Word? (Heb. 1:2-3)
Who He Is…
What He has done in coming to earth…
“After He provided purification for sins…”
If I have to adjust my life for Jesus,what has He done to adjust to me?!?!
“…He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven”
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“This book is a tonic for the spiritually debilitated (FANS)…to arouse them from the lethargic state of compromise and complacency into which they had sunk and to incite them to persevere wholeheartedly in the Christian race.”
What is the tonic/antidote for the “spiritually debilitated”??
We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. (Heb. 2:1)
Furiously fixate on Jesus’ person & work
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Do you understandwhat it means to be
furiously fixated on Jesus’
person and work???
How do you stay in the race wholeheartedly to the end?
Completely. Committed. Follower.
As you see Christ in the OLD, His person & work takes on higher definition…you see the picture even more sharply
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