This Week's Sunday School Lesson, "All About Jesus", 12/7.2014

ALL ABOUT JESUS

 

Hebrews 1:1-9

  

V:1. " In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways."

 A. In the past God spoke to the prophets many time in many different ways.

      1. Job is reported to be the oldest book in the Bible.   1500 BC

      2. The first five books of the Bible is the Word God dictated to Moses.

          a. The first five book is called the  Torah or the Law.

          b. The Law was given to teach Israel how to worship the true and living God.

          c. The Law set boundaries for all aspects of the life of the Israelites.

      3. In the Old Testament God used prophets, priest and kings to record His word.

      4. God employed scribes to copy and maintain the accuracy of His Word.

 B. God has not allowed His Word to get lost or be changed throughout thousands of

      years of Biblical history.

     1. The Old Testament was given to the nation of Israel to be preserved for all times.

     2. The Old Testament writings inspire and encourage us in God's righteousness.

 

V:2.  But in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.

 A. The New Testament records the Word of  Jesus Christ to His Apostles.

     1. The New Testament also records the  God inspired works of the Apostles

         proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

     2. Our faith in Jesus Christ makes us heirs to all promises of God and the Kingdom

         of God.

     3. Jesus, the Son of God, is our elder brother.

 B. In the New Testament God speaks to His Church.

     1. The head of the Church is Jesus Christ.

     2. All who profess Jesus as Lord and Savior are included in the Church.

 C. Jesus is the co creator of the universe and the owner of all things.

     1. All things includes all believers and non believers.

     2. Only believers are heirs to the kingdom of God.

 

V:3. " The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. "

 A. Any man that has seen Jesus has seen the Father,

     1. We have not seen Jesus, but know Him because we believe His Word.

         a. The just lives by faith and not by sight.

         b. The just has been given the ability to understand  God's Word through the

             power of the Holy Spirit.

     2. We have a relationship with the Father through our faith in the Son.

 B. Jesus is not only the creator of all things, but also the sustainer of all things.

     1. It was by His Word that things came into existence .

     2. It is by His Word that everything is sustained.

     3. The Lord is continuously active in His creation.

 C. The blood Jesus shed on the cross atoned for all sins, for all times

     1. We are made clean by our Faith in the Word.

     2. Jesus is now seated at the right hand of the father making intercessions for us.

     3. He sat down because His work in creation is complete.

     4. He sat down because His work in redemption is complete.

 

V:4. " So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs."

 A. Angels are created spiritual beings and certainly no match for Jesus.

     1. Jesus is Alpha and Omega.

     2. Jesus has no beginning or ending.

     3. Jesus always existed.

     4. Jesus is the uncaused cause.

 B. The Son was never created, but took on the form of man for our salvation.

    1. No angel ever died for our salvation.

    2. No angel was ever resurrected for our redemption.

    3. No angel is a heir to every thing that was made.

    4. Jesus is superior to all the angels.

    5. Jesus is the High priest, prophet, the Messiah and King.

    6. God never said that a feet of an angel every knee shall bow.  

 

V:5. " For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father"?  Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son"? "

A. The Son of God is applied to the Eternal Son seated at the right hand of the Father.

    1. From time to time the Father calls His angels sons of God.

    2. The high position of Jesus is never compared to the lower spiritual beings of angels.

B. Angels served the Lord doing His earthly ministry.  Matt 4:11

   1. Angels are messengers of God.

   2. They never take on human flesh even though they may appear in human form.

   3. Angels worship the Lord. 

 

V:6 "And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."

 A. Jesus is the first born of the dead.

     1. Jesus was the first in human form to die and be resurrected from the dead.

     2. Jesus said, I Am the Resurrection and the Life.

 B. The redeemed are buried in His death and resurrected in His Life.

     1. In ancient Israel, the first born son was the heir to the inheritance of the family.

     2. The first born was a title and position of honor.

     3. The first born of God is Jesus Christ.      Rom 8:29

 

V:7. " In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire."

A. Throughout the Bible angels are found worshipping God.

    

     1. God gave angels the ability to make choices.

     2. Satan was an arch angel before sin was found in him.

B. Angels are God's helpers dispatched to bring the Good News of the Gospel.

    1. Angels are encamped around God's people as protectors.

    2. It was a host of God's angels that presented the good news to shepherds the

        night  Jesus was born.

 

V:8. " But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom."

A. God's Glory is manifested best in His Son.

    1. The redemption of mankind is God's most glorious accomplishment.

    2. Redeeming man for Heaven is the completion of His divine plan.

B.  Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior exemplifies God divine love, His Grace and His

      mercy.

   1. God endless power is shown in the atonement of the sins of all mankind with the

       blood of His Son shed on the cross.

   2. Jesus atoning blood spans all time from the creation of man to His second coming

       to take all believers into heaven.

C. The righteousness of God is imputed upon all of God elect.

    1. At the right hand of God, Jesus reigns on the throne forever.

    2. Jesus is the High Priest and the King forever.

 

V:9. " You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy."

 A. Jesus humbled himself before the Father and became man to teach the righteousness

      of the Father.

    1. Even thought there was no sin in Jesus, He became sin for mankind.

    2. He sacrificed His life for the lives of God's elect.

    3. The sacrifice of His life made peace between man and God.

    4. His life satisfied God's demand for justice for the sins of man.

B. Jesus became man so that we could have life and have it abundantly.

 

KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON JESUS

  

Rev. M. Mitchell, Asst Pastor of GMBC