["Pomp and Circumstance"]
You
Seven
Leaning on the everlasting arms page
147 and let's go ahead and sing it out on the first what a
Fellowship what a joy divine leaning on the everlasting arms
What a blessedness what a peace is mine leaning on the everlasting
Everlasting
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning on the everlasting
Arms page 147 let's see now on the second. Oh
How sweet to walk in there's pilgrim way
on the
Everlasting arms. Oh
How bright the path grows from day to day leaning on the
everlasting arms
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning leaning leaning on the everlasting arms
Now you guys are singing good, but we can sing it a little bit better on the last. Let's go ahead and sing it out
What have I to dread? What have I to fear?
On the everlasting arms I have blessed peace with my lord so near
Leaning on the everlasting arms
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning on the everlasting arms
Great singing welcome to Verity Baptist Church in the Wednesday evening Bible study. Let's open up in a word of prayer
Father God, thank you so much for this church Lord
Thank you for these people coming out here in a Wednesday evening to serve you
I pray there to sing when to glorify you Lord
I pray that you bless the service and the preaching and come in Jesus name. I pray amen
Please send your song books page number
150 just three places over page 150
We're gonna sing my faith is found a resting place
Page
150 let's go ahead and sing it out on the first my faith is found a
resting place not in device nor creed I
trust the
Ever-living one this one's for me shall plead. I need no other
Are you man I need no other plea
It is enough that Jesus died and that he died for me
150 on the second
Enough for me that Jesus saves this ends my fear and doubt
A
Sinful soul I come to him. He'll never cast me out
I
need no other
argument I
need no other
Enough that
Jesus died and that he died for me
My heart is leaning on the word the written word of God
Salvation by my Savior's name salvation through his blood
I
know other
argument I
Know that Jesus died and that he died for me
Let's go ahead and sing it out on the last
my great
physician heals the sick the lost he came to
save
For me his precious
Blood he shed for me his life
He gave I
need no other
argument I
need no other
It is enough that Jesus died and that he died for me
Great singing
Amen all right well, let's take our bulletins. We'll look at some announcements tonight. We don't have any more bullets
and so hopefully you have yours from Sunday and
You can share of course with somebody if they don't have a
Bulletin the verse this week Psalm 37 3 trust in the Lord and do good social thou do all in the land and verily
Thou shalt be fat, and that's a good verse there. We like that if you open up your bulletin
You'll see our service times Sunday morning service 10 30 a.m.. And we
Of course invite you to be with us on Sunday morning on the Lord Save for Church Sunday evening service is at 6 p.m.
And then of course we have our Wednesday evening
Midweek Bible study at 7 p.m.. If you look at our solving times our main of sowing times on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m.
We usually would have so winning on Thursdays and Fridays at 2 p.m.. However. That's postponed due to workdays
We do have so winning on Sunday at 2 p.m.
So we of course would love for you to join us for that and if you look at the announcements there
We of course are a family integrated church, but that means is that children and infants are always welcome in the service
We do not separate children from their parents
We do have mother baby rooms and daddy rooms available for your convenience
So if you have a child that's been distracting during the service or if you need some privacy
We would encourage you to please use those rooms as needed and if you look at the announcements of course we have our series
We're going through on Sundays wilderness wanderings, and then the book of Hebrews on Wednesday nights
We're going to continue that of course tonight, and then we've got workdays coming up tomorrow Friday and Saturday
so if you guys
We would appreciate you going by and looking at the signup sheets and signing up of course
we've got several clipboards in the back there for the signup sheets for Friday and
For Thursday, excuse me and Friday October 26 and 12 or 27. We've got electrical work going on
So I think there's some spots open
You're an electrician or you know how to do electrical work. We could really use your help this week
Also if you have some experience
Maybe there's a spot to sign up as an electrical lead and then there's also spots to sign up as an electrical helper
So maybe you're not comfortable saying you're a lead
But you you're familiar enough with electrical work that you could help somebody
we would appreciate your help with that and there's other things for you to sign up with miscellaneous cleaning and
other stuff so please make sure you go by there and
Check it out and see what shifts you could maybe be a part of and we would appreciate your help
Things are going really well over on the other property and they're moving along but there's still a lot of work to do
There's just a lot of work to do
So we just have to not be wary in well-doing and we just got to stick with it and stay at it
So, please go by there and then of course we have on Friday a big landscaping day
And you can there's a sheet for you to sign up for that as well
If you have some experience with landscaping, there's some slots there for you to sign your name or just general labor
Maybe you don't have any landscaping experience
But you can just you know rake or whatever and you can help with that
And then there's slots there for you to sign up as well. So, please make sure you go by there and
Sign up for that and then of course, we have our harvest party coming up on Tuesday October 31st
It's this coming Tuesday, and we'll have the annual chili cook-off. We'll have a bag of treats for all the kids in attendance
We'll have games. There's a sign-up sheet in the foyer for cornbread and desserts and we're gonna have a ladies basketball game as well
There'll be a sign-up sheet for that at the harvest party homeschool group
They've got PE class on Thursday, November 2nd, and then there's other things there for you to look at
There's a ladies weight loss accountability group
That meets every Wednesday at 615 in the Mother Bay room that's closest to the main foyer
So if you're interested in that ladies, you're welcome to be a part of that
Please don't forget to turn your cell phones off or place them on silent during the service
They're not a distraction to anybody if you look at the back of the bulletin birthdays and anniversaries
For the month of October and
We have this week. We had Lillianna Pettis's birthday on October 22nd
Noelle Rosenberg's birthday, October 23rd, Giune Davidson's birthday was October 24th
Today is Emma Gonzalez's birthday, October 25th
And tomorrow is my brother Abraham Jimenez's birthday, October 26 and also brother Ron Kolag's birthday
October 26 praise report money matters
All those things are there for you to look at and I think that's it for all of the announcements
so we're gonna go ahead and
sing page number
396 we're gonna sing page number 396 so little time as
We prepare to receive the offering
This evening and let's go ahead and sing it out
396 sing it out on the first so little time
We'll be over
We
Report our work to Jesus Lord of
He'll smile and that he'll say well done
Today we read or miss our golden harvest
Today
Some dear ones from the
To bring some
396 sing it out on the second how many times I should have strongly pleased
I
Feel too strictly worn
Spirit move. Oh, what I plan for Jesus
Lin was once not
Today we read or miss our golden harvest
Today
Oh to say some dear ones from the burning
To bring some
Despite
The ceaseless for the hardship
Or those we cannot win
Misunderstood because we're off
Today we read or miss our golden harvest
They're not
Say some dear ones
To bring some sing it out on the fourth
Or garments there are
When souls are brought to
Face the slackers
Today we read
Or miss our golden
Today is gay Venice lost
Some dear ones
To bring some 396 on the last
Why with Reapers view is way
And
We'll die and never know
The joy of sins forgiven
Today
Or miss our golden
Today
To bring some
And
Amen good singing we'll have the guys come up and help us with the offering at this time
And let's go ahead and bow our heads and have a word of prayer Heavenly Father Lord. We do love you
We thank you for allowing us to gather together tonight Lord
We pray that you'd bless the gift from the giver
We ask that you meet with us as we open up your word study the Bible together in Jesus name. We pray. Amen
You
Amen all right. Well, let's take our prayer sheets tonight
We'll go through our prayer list
If you did not receive a prayer sheet on your way in just raise your hand and one of our ushers can get one for
You if you need a prayer list just put your hand up and we will get one for you
And of course the way you add a request to the prayer sheet is through your communication card at the back of the card
There's a place for you to write down a request make sure you mark whether it's private or public if it's private
Only I will see it if it's public. We'll put on the prayer sheet. You don't mark it
We'll do our best to figure it out
But we usually don't put those on they are added in the order that they are received and they are removed after a couple
Of weeks, so I'm gonna go ahead take go ahead and take these requests to the Lord and I'm gonna pray out loud
I'd ask that you would pray with me and your mind and your heart. Let's pray together Heavenly Father Lord. We
Come to you tonight asking for these requests from our church family and Lord we begin with these requests regarding salvation
We pray for brother Ron praying for his mom and his family's salvation and miss or Melissa praying for her family's salvation
as well miss Natalie praying for the salvation of her husband and family and
Miss Christine Ortiz praying for her family's salvation
Miss dogma praying for her daughter and her family's salvation and Lord we ask for these individuals
We pray Lord that you would draw them close to you Lord that your Holy Spirit will work in their hearts and their minds
And that you'd prepare their hearts that they would be ready to hear the gospel and receive the gospel that they might be saved
But we also pray for miss JC as she's traveling praying for traveling mercies as she comes back on
October 30th and we pray for these that have
Health requests as well miss or Melissa praying for the health of our church members and brother Darryl
Praying for his mom's healing of her cancer
Brother Aldo praying for his father's recovery after his neck surgery and miss Abby praying for her brother
Misael junior for the healing for his asthma and his joints
Brother Mike praying for his health and miss Christine Ortiz praying for her health and her also her sister Judy's health
As she battles cancer, but the Salvador praying for his health miss dogma praying for relief of her pain
Brother Edgar, of course and miss Alina continuing to pray for your Etsy that she'd be healthy
despite her cystic fibrosis and
We're praying for our mission a Dave come and tell us wife angel who's undergoing treatment for breast cancer
What we ask for all these individuals Lord
We pray that you would put your healing hand over them to pray that you would help them to recover and get better feel better
We also pray Lord
For the ladies in our church that are expecting miss Selena miss melody miss Victoria miss Julissa and miss Ruby
Asking one that you would give them all healthy pregnancies with no issues and no complications and then Lord
we also pray for
the
prayer requests regarding just their walk with you and faith and
Franka Cara Jones praying for her faith and her walk
With God and miss Christine praying for her faith and for the sovereign for his faith and walk with you as well
What we ask that you would help them and be with them and then we want to bring these requests you regarding
Family family members miss Ruth praying for her son
Idosa who's battling mental illness and has been missing and
Lord we ask that you'd help them to be found and help them to be okay
Miss Patricia Courtney praying for comfort for Mitchie Yang
Who lost her husband of 27 years and also for the summer bill and more family or mourning the loss of their granddaughter?
Or asking that you to give them comfort and help and strength we ask for miss Brandy Barrett
praying for her brother Dylan who's dealing with anxiety and depression and
But the Salvador praying for his family as well. What do we ask for all these individuals?
We pray you'd help them and be with them that you would guide them and Lord
we pray for these that have financial requests for the mic praying and he could find a reliable job and
Car and miss Christine praying to be able to get into her own place for the Salvador praying for his finances and work as well
Lord we ask for all these individuals who pray you'd help them and
That you'd be with them and guide them and we pray for these that have unspoken requests for the Ron Edwards
but the George McQueen
Miss Ruby rolled in miss Kimmy Kessler
Miss Natalie all having unspoken requests for the Salvador miss dogma having unspoken requests as well and Lord
You know what their petitions are, you know what they're asking for
We pray Lord that you would answer according to your will and then we continue of course to pray for our church family
We pray for the men working
At the building this weekend and the workdays that you would help everything to go
well, however to be safe and
Help things to just move along and continue to move along and be smooth and be able to get into that new property soon
You also pray for the prison ministry Lord that you would continue to bless them
And help bless those transcripts as they go out and as they're being read by prisoners all over the country
We pray for our churches and the Philippines Manila Pampanga be cool
Do you keep this so these locations safe and strong and of course what we pray for our church here that you continue to strengthen
Us and help us guide us and be with us or we ask that you would
Meet with us tonight as we open up your word and study the Bible together in Jesus name we pray. Amen
Please open up see Hebrews chapter 3
Hebrews 3 if you do not have a Bible, please put your hand up and unless you can come by bring your Bible
Hebrews chapter 3 just keep your hand up us. We'll come by
Hebrews chapter 3
We're with entire chapter as our custom
Hebrews 3 being verse number 1
Wherefore, holy brethren
partakers of the heavenly calling
Consider the apostle and high priest of our profession Christ Jesus
Who is faithful to him that appointed him as also Moses was faithful in all his house
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses
And as much as he who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house
For every house is builded by some man
but he that built all things is God and
Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after
But Christ as a son over his own house
Whose house are we if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end?
Wherefore as the Holy Ghost say today if you will hear his voice
Harding out your hearts as in the provocation in the day of temptation in the wilderness
When your father's tempted me prove me and saw my works 40 years
Wherefore I was grieved with that generation and said they do all we err in their hearts and they have not known my ways
So I swear in my wrath. They shall not enter into my rest
Take heed brethren lesser be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief and departing from the Living God
But exhort one another daily while it is called today
Lest any of you be hardened through this through the deceitfulness of sin
For for we are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end
While it is said today if you'll hear his voice harden out your hearts as in the provocation
For some when they had heard did provoke how be it not all that came out of Egypt by Moses
But with whom was he grieved 40 years was it not with them that had sinned whose carcasses fell in the wilderness
And to whom swear he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believe not
So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. Let's pray Heavenly Father. Thank you for this evening
God, I thank you for our church Lord for your word for him
That's here as you please give us all a tender heart to the message as you be their pastor tonight
You strengthen him and fill in your spirit. We love you and Jesus need pray. Amen
Amen
All right. Well, we're there in Hebrews chapter number three and of course on Wednesday nights
We are making our way through the book of Hebrews going verse by verse
Chapter by chapter through the book of Hebrews and we're trying to make sure we cover
Everything in this in this book systematically and thoroughly and
Tonight we find ourselves of course starting off
chapter number three and tonight we're gonna go through part of chapter number three and there are several themes in
the book of Hebrews and as we come across them, I'll point them out for you and I'll
identify them for you
but one of the themes that we've been talking about and
If you haven't noticed that the theme of the book of Hebrews is really the Lord Jesus Christ and the fact that
Jesus is better now, of course
the purpose of the book of Hebrews like we've talked about the reason that it's called the book of Hebrews is
because it is a book written to
Jewish believers it's written to
believers in the first century who are descendants of Abraham who are
Hebrew people or Jewish people as they would be called in the New Testament and these individuals are saved
In fact, I want you to notice there in Hebrews chapter 3 and verse 1 notice the first phrase
It says wherefore holy brethren
so you see that the writer of the book of Hebrews is addressing individuals and he's calling them holy brethren because these are saved individuals so
These these individuals that the book of Hebrews is written to they're of Jewish descendancy. They're Hebrew people
They're holy brethren. They're saved. They've put their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, but they need help understanding
how to transition from the Old Testament into the New Testament how to correlate the Old Testament the New Testament how
These two different testaments and these covenants come together and work together and today is this is still
Something that a lot of people are confused about there's a lot of religions and false religions out there that do not understand
How we as New Testament believers came out of and transition out of Old Testament
Beliefs and that's the purpose of this book. It's written to these holy brethren to help them understand
So though that's the purpose
The theme is the Lord Jesus Christ and what we've been seeing through the book of Hebrews so far is how Jesus is better
If you remember we began in chapter number one with Jesus is better than the prophets in the very first verse
You don't have to turn there, but it says that God spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets
But hath in these last days spoken unto us by his son and we learned about the fact that Jesus was not just a prophet
He's not just a man. He's the Son of God. He's deity. He's God in the flesh
So we saw that Jesus was better than the prophets then we saw that Jesus was better than the angels
We also saw there in chapter 1 where it said being made so much better than
The angels so we we've been seeing that in chapter 1 we saw the deity of Christ in chapter 2
We saw the humanity of Christ
Tonight the theme that we're going to see in this chapter is that Jesus is better than Moses
Jesus is better than Moses and we're gonna I'm gonna show you that we're gonna dissect these verses and and that'll become clear
But let me just say say this as we get started
This would be extremely important again for these holy brethren that we see there in verse 1 wherefore holy brethren these
Audi that the audience is the saved Jewish believers in the first century
This would be extremely important to them because to them Moses might be the most
Important character in their belief system if not the most important character in their belief system
Moses is someone that they admire they revere. They think a lot about so the writer of Hebrews is now writing and
Explaining to them that Moses is good
And by the way, let me just say this by way of introduction. None of the things that are being brought up here
Are we're not being told that any of these things are bad. The prophets are not bad. The angels are not bad
Moses is not bad. In fact, all of these things are good. The prophets were good
The point is the prophets were good, but Jesus is better
The angels are good, but Jesus is better. Moses is good. There's nothing wrong with Moses. Moses was a great man of God
We're gonna see that here tonight. Moses was good
But Jesus was better and Moses would be someone that these Jewish people who grew up in
Judaism they would revere they would respect Moses
Like I said, he may be the most important character in their in their history and you might say well no
It's Abraham and and though Abraham is the father of the Hebrew people
the only reason that they even know about Abraham where they have
Documentation about Abraham is because they read about Abraham in Moses's writings
Moses
Wrote the Pentateuch Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy. They learn about their history
They learn about Abraham in those books and that's why throughout the Bible
You'll notice that Moses is used in the Old Testament
And in the New Testament referring to the Old Testament as
Just sometimes just Moses is referred to as the Old Testament
The law and the prophets the law of Moses the writings of Moses
So Moses is a very important figure for these individuals
And this is why this would be a very important passage for these individuals because he's going to talk to them about Moses
Who's good, but of course Jesus is better now what he does here in verse 1 and this is all by way of introduction
I'll give you a couple of points and then we'll have some application at the end
But I want you to notice that in verse 1 he begins by making this point that
Jesus is the one that bridges the Old and the New Testament again
And remember that's the purpose of the book of Hebrews is to teach us how the Old Testament
Correlates with the New Testament how we transition out of the Old Testament into the New Testament look at it again Hebrews chapter 3 verse 1
Wherefore Holy Brethren
This is the audience of saved Jewish Hebrew believers in the first century
partakers of the heavenly calling
consider the
Apostle and high priest of our profession Christ Jesus
I want you to notice that the writer of the book of Hebrews begins by saying hey, holy brethren
I want you to consider something. I want you to think about something
I want you to stop for a moment and and
Meditate upon this thought the apostle and the high priest of our profession
Christ Jesus and let me go ahead and just say this. This is good advice for all of us
We should all take time to consider the Lord Jesus Christ
We should all take time to think about him and meditate upon him and be thankful for him and talk to him and read his
Word so here the writer of Hebrews is saying consider the apostle and high priest of our profession
But I want you to notice that he uses two different titles
Regarding two different positions and these two positions come from the New Testament in the Old Testament notice what he says
It says wherefore holy brethren partakers of the heavenly colony consider notice this phrase the apostle
Now if you're familiar with the Bible you would identify that phrase apostle with a New Testament position
Usually when we think of apostles or apostles we think of the twelve
Apostles that the Lord Jesus Christ chose but here the Bible is telling us that though there were twelve apostles
There is one the apostle the apostle and the word apostle simply means
messenger or ambassador
One who represents the twelve apostles were messengers or ambassadors of the Lord Jesus Christ
But the Lord Jesus Christ is an apostle of God the Father
That's why he said to the disciples as my father has sent me even so send I you so we see that this
Title and we would call it a New Testament title of a spiritual position is applied to the Lord Jesus Christ by the way
This is not the first time and it's not the only time that this is done in the Bible
Let me give you a cross reference keep your place there in Hebrews chapter 3
That's obviously our text for tonight and go with me if you would to the book of 1st Peter 1st
Peter chapter 2 you're there in Hebrews if you go past the book of James into the first the book of 1st Peter
Hebrews James and
Then 1st Peter 1st Peter chapter 2 and look at verse number 25 1st Peter chapter 2 verse 25
The Bible says for ye were as sheep going astray
but are now returned unto notice these terms the shepherd and the
bishop of
Your souls now these again are both terms that are used in the Old and New Testament
But specifically in the New Testament these are
spiritual positions a shepherd the word is used synonymously what the word pastor means the same thing is
would be the position of someone who leads a
Congregation a bishop would be very similar to that a bishop is someone who directs or rules
More of an oversight type position where a shepherd is one who provides pastoral care more of a care
Position, but these terms are used for the position of what we call a pastor. I am a
Pastor of very I am the pastor of ready Baptist Church. I am a shepherd
I am a bishop of this congregation, but the Bible tells us that Jesus is the shepherd
He is the bishop of your souls in other places
He's referred to as the Great Shepherd. He's he's the the there's many pastors
But he's the pastor and this is why often we refer to ourselves as pastors though
That is a biblical term, and I am a pastor. I am a bishop. I am a shepherd
I am really an under shepherd under the authority of the shepherd the Lord Jesus Christ
I am an underbishop under the authority of the bishop the Lord Jesus Christ
I want you to notice that Jesus takes on these titles throughout the New Testament these New Testament titles. He's called Shepherd
He's called Bishop. He's called the
Apostle go go back to Hebrews 3
Look at verse number 1 again. Wherefore, holy brethren partakers of the heavenly calling consider the Apostle. That's a New
Testament term New Testament position
But then the writer of Hebrews says this the Apostle and these individuals as New Testament
first century Christians these people are
Alive at the time that apostles are still alive. I mean the Apostle Paul is an apostle who's writing the book of Hebrews
That's my opinion. He's writing the book of Hebrews and sending them to them
So when he says the Apostle they would connect with that as a New Testament term
they would understand that as a New Testament position, but then he says this the Apostle and
High priests that's an Old Testament position
That's a title of a spiritual leader in the Old Testament and these individuals as Jewish
descendants as Hebrew
Descendants would recognize the title of a high priest as something connected with the Levitical priesthood
Something connected with the tabernacle and the temple something connected with the Old Testament
It's interesting to me that they say that the writer of Hebrews says I want you to consider Jesus who's the Apostle the
Spiritual leader and by the way in the New Testament when you talk about spiritual leadership and spiritual positions
The highest position would be that of an apostle
No one would be higher than an apostle. That would be the highest position below that you would have
pastors and teachers and deacons and evangelists and all sorts of things but the apostle to be the highest position and in the Old
Testament the highest position would be that of a high priest
Hence the term high priest. No one is higher than the high priest
There's other priests and there's Levites and all sorts of people underneath them
But these are the highest positions in the Old of the New Testament and the writer of Hebrews is telling us that Christ Jesus
fulfills both and the idea is this that the Lord Jesus Christ
Bridges the old and the new he brings it together
He is both the Apostle and the high priest of our profession Christ Jesus
Let me give you another example of that keep your place there in Hebrews go to Ephesians chapter 2
Ephesians chapter 2 in the New Testament, of course, you have Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans
1st, 2nd Corinthians, Galatians and then the book of Ephesians. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1st, 2nd Corinthians, Galatians and then Ephesians
And do me a favor when you get to Ephesians put a ribbon or a bookmark or something there because we're gonna leave it
And we're gonna come back to it and I'd like you to be able to get to it quickly
I want you to notice what the Apostle Paul does in the book of Ephesians very similar to what we see in Hebrews 3
Not specifically about the Lord Jesus Christ, although it is about the Lord Jesus Christ, but I want you to notice this this this
Bridging of the old and the New Testament notice it in Ephesians 2 20 now in Hebrews 3 1
He says I want you to consider the Apostle and the high priest of our profession Christ
Jesus Apostle being a New Testament term high priest being an Old Testament term both titles of positions of the New and Old Testament notice
Ephesians 2 20 and Ephesians 2 20 we read this and are built upon the foundation of the
Apostles New Testament position and
prophets Old Testament positions and
Then notice it says Jesus Christ
Himself being the chief cornerstone
So the idea is this that the Apostles leaders of the New Testament and the prophets would be considered leadership in the Old Testament
They all come under the Lord Jesus Christ who himself is the chief cornerstone
So the idea is this that Jesus bridges the Old and the New Testament
Don't let anybody ever tell you that the Old Testament is different than the New Testament and they're not connected
I mean, they're obviously different covenants, but they all the Old Testament looks forward to the Lord Jesus Christ
the new covenant looks back to the Lord Jesus Christ and the person that bridges the both is
The Lord the Jesus Christ the Apostle and the high priest of our profession
So the writer of Hebrews begins by making this point and again, you might think well I get it
What's the big deal but to these Jewish believers?
this would be extremely important to understand that Jesus bridges the old and
The New Testament and then what the writer of Hebrews does keep your place there in Ephesians
We're gonna come back to it go back to Hebrews 1, excuse me, Hebrews 3 look at verse 1
After making this point that Jesus is both the Apostle and the high priest of our profession that he bridges the new in the Old
Testament he is the highest ranking individual because he is the chief cornerstone and it's all about him after making that point then he begins
to compare
Jesus with what these Jewish believers would consider the most ranking individual of their Old Testament faith
Which would be Moses
Because when when he made the point Jesus is better than the prophets they could say yeah
We can see that and when they we made the point Jesus better than the angels they could say yeah, we could see that
But when he makes the point Jesus is better than Moses at this point they they might
Just kind of pause for a second and say I don't know Moses is pretty awesome. I
Mean Moses is pretty great
And he begins to compare Moses to the Lord Jesus Christ look at it Hebrews 3 look at verse 1 wherefore
Holy brethren partakers of the heavenly calling consider the Apostle and high priests of our profession Christ
Jesus who was faithful to him that appointed him so Christ Jesus was faithful
To him that appointed him of course God the Father notice the comparison as also
Moses was faithful in all his house so a
Comparison is being made between Moses and Jesus
He says Jesus Christ Jesus was faithful to him that appointed him as
Also in the same way that Moses was faithful in all his house verse 3 for this man
What man?
Christ Jesus, that's the context for this man was counted worthy of
Don't miss it more glory than Moses and as much as he who has
Builded the house has more honor than the house so he begins to compare and contrast
Christ Jesus with Moses as Jesus was faithful like Moses was faithful
But he says though Moses was good
Jesus is better for this man was counted worthy of more glory than
Moses now that's all the context that's the introduction and
That gets us to a place where you can kind of jump into these points because what he's going to do now
He's going to give us two solid reasons as to why Jesus is better than Moses
Then we see three applications that are made in those instances
Let me just give you the two reasons and you can jot these down for your notes if you'd like he begins by saying that
Jesus is better than most he's already made made that statement now. He's going to prove it
He says that this man Jesus was counted worthy of more glory than Moses
And then what he does for the next three verses is he gives us two
reasons as to why Jesus is better than Moses and maybe you can jot these down number one Jesus is better than Moses as
the creator not the
created
Jesus is better than Moses because Jesus is the creator and
Moses is the creative. I want you to notice that he talks about Moses, and here's what he tells us about Moses
He says that Moses was a prophet of God
And again nothing wrong with Moses Moses was great. He was good
But Moses was a prophet look at verse 4 for every house is builded by some man
But he that built all things is God we're going to come back to that in a minute look at verse 5 and Moses
Verily was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony
I want you to notice this little phrase at the end of verse 5 for a testimony of those things
Which were to be spoken after?
Here's what he says
Moses was a prophet of God now
We know that if you know the writing the stories of Moses writing of Moses we know it
But the writer of Hebrews is saying look Moses was good
Moses was great. He said Moses was a prophet of God. He was a faithful prophet
He was a faithful servant now
I want you to notice that he references, and he says here's one way we know that Moses was a great
Faithful prophet of God he says because of the testimony of those things which were to be spoken after
He says Moses in his lifetime gave a testimony and a prediction and a
Prophecy of things that would come after now. What was that well?
Let's go back to the writings of Moses go to Deuteronomy chapter 18. I could take you to several references
I'm not going to do that tonight. I'll just give you one and
We'll make the point Deuteronomy 18 in the Old Testament if you start at the beginning you have Genesis Exodus Leviticus numbers
Then you have the book of Deuteronomy Deuteronomy chapter 18 those five books are known as the Pentateuch or the law the law of Moses
the writings of Moses Deuteronomy 18
Look at verse 15
Deuteronomy 18 15 this is Moses speaking
Here's what he says
the Lord thy God
Will raise up unto thee this is Moses speaking unto the children of Israel
The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet
From the midst of thee of thy brethren. He's telling them
There's coming a day
when the Lord thy God is going to raise up a
Prophet but not just any prophet. This is the prophet. This is the prophet
From the midst of thee of thy brethren. There's what Moses says. He says like unto me
unto him
Ye shall hearken. I
Want you to notice what Moses says?
Moses says
something very similar to
What John the Baptist said John the Baptist said I'm not
I'm not the bridegroom
I'm just a friend of the bridegroom
I'm not the show here. I'm just pointing to you to the show
John the Baptist said I must decrease and he must increase
He said you you you might be coming out to hear me John before Jesus came on the scene
All of Judea came out to hear John, but John said I'm not the star of the show
I'm not the bridegroom who's marrying the bride
I'm just a friend of the bridegroom is what John said. He said I'm not the bridegroom in this wedding
He said I'm just the best man, but the bridegroom the guy getting married is the Lord Jesus Christ
He's the show that you want to be looking for
well
many many many hundreds and thousands of years before Christ Moses said there's coming a prophet and in the same way that
You listen to me. He says like unto me
Also unto him ye shall hearken so years ago
Moses said there's coming a prophet and you need to listen to him and
He was talking about the Lord Jesus Christ and the writer of Hebrews is bringing this up to say look you
Revere Moses and you respect Moses and you put Moses on a pedestal and that's great Moses was great
But Moses told you many years ago that there was coming a man and you should listen to him
You should do what he says and that man was
The Apostle and high priest of our profession the Lord Jesus Christ
So here's the point
Moses was a prophet of God
Moses spoke about things that were to come to be after and he prophesied about the Lord Jesus Christ
Go back to Hebrews chapter 3
We're talking about how Jesus is better than Moses
He's better than Moses as the creator not the creator because here's the point that we need to make
Moses was a prophet of God. Jesus was God
Moses was a prophet who served and prophesied on behalf of God
Jesus is God and here's why these verses are important because today those who attack the deity of Christ will make statements
Like there's no clear verse in the Bible that says that Jesus is God
Well, you've never read the book of Hebrews
Because the book of Hebrews is just I mean it's like all we're getting is Jesus is God. Jesus is God. Jesus is God
Notice it
Hebrews chapter 3 look at verse 3
For this man, what man?
Christ Jesus
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses. Why is that? Here's why
Inasmuch as he
Who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house
He says look you want to know how Jesus is better than Moses
And why he is worthy of more glory than Moses and he's worthy of more honor than Moses
He says here's the thing Moses is great
But he who hath builded the house hath more honor than the house
It was for for every house is builded by some man
but he that built all things is God and
What here's what he's saying is saying look Moses is great
But Moses was a created being Moses was a creation. Jesus is the Creator
He's God in the flesh and for that reason Jesus is better than Moses
Jesus is better than Moses as the Creator not the created and again, this is spoken of throughout the Bible
Let me just give you a couple of references
We already saw it in Hebrews 1 if you want to go back to Hebrews 1 and look at verse 2
Hebrews 1 verse 2 hath in these last days spoken unto us by his son. That's Jesus
Whom he hath appointed heir of all things notice it by whom also he made the world
So Hebrews has already told us Jesus is the Creator
Let me give you another reference go back to Ephesians. Remember I asked you to keep your place in Ephesians
Continue to keep your place in Ephesians. We're going to leave it and come back to it
Go back to Ephesians 3 look at verse 9 notice what the Bible says in Ephesians chapter 3 and verse 9
And again, we could go to a lot of passages. I'm not going to do that
I'll just give you this one Ephesians 3 and verse 9 and to make all men see
What is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God?
There's this last phrase who created all things by Jesus Christ
There's no clearer statement on the Bible that Jesus God I think when it says who created all things by Jesus Christ, that's pretty clear
He's got in the flesh. He's the creator of the universe by whom also he made the worlds
He's better than Moses because in as much as he who had built of the house had more honor than the house
He that built all things is gone. God is the one who created all things
He is the one that created Moses and therefore Jesus because he's God in the flesh
He is better than Moses
The first statement is Jesus better than Moses as a creator and not the created and I would say the big takeaway for us
Is that it's just one more passage that clearly states that Jesus is the creator and he's therefore God
He wasn't just a mere man. He was not just a prophet. He was not just a good teacher
You cannot compare to just the prophets or the angels or Moses. He's better than prophets. He's better than the angels
He's better than Moses. He's God in the flesh
So we see that Jesus better than Moses as the creator not to create it
But then I want you to notice that there's another reason why Jesus is better than Moses
We see it here in verse 5 Hebrews chapter 3 look at verse 5
Notice the Bible says and Moses
Verily was faithful in all his house as a servant
For a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after
Once you notice that here the writer of Hebrews says that Moses was a faithful servant
Moses the Bible says that Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant
Now I won't take the time to run all the verses but let me just say this this phrase
Moses the servant of the Lord is found all throughout the Old Testament
He's used 17 different times in the passages of the life of Moses where the Bible refers to it
I'm talking about just that specific phrase
Moses the servant of the Lord and
So the Bible is clear about the fact that if if there was ever a servant of the Lord it was Moses
And I don't I can't think of a better way to go down in history known as if not
Moses
Verily was faithful in all his house as a servant
That he was a faithful servant of the Lord that he served the Lord and by the way again
This is not bringing Moses down or trying to
Make it seem like he wasn't that great Moses was a great
Servant of the Lord and he is a faithful servant of the Lord and we're gonna see in a minute that he serves as an example
For all of us to be faithful servants of God
But though he was a faithful servant of the Lord and though he was a great servant of the Lord
I mean think about the fact that Moses is one of the men that appears on the Mount of Transfiguration
at the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ
Moses is there why because he's so awesome because he's such so faithful and he was so great
But even with all of that Moses was a faithful servant, but Jesus is better you say why well look at verse 5 again
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after
Moses was a faithful servant. That's good. But Jesus is better why verse 6 but Christ as a son
See Jesus is better than Moses because Jesus is a son not a servant
Though Moses was a faithful servant
Jesus was a faithful son
The only begotten of the Father
Full of grace and truth. So the writer of Hebrews is making these points. He's talking to these Jewish believers
First century Christians are having trouble understanding how to correlate the Old and the New Testament and they're about to get a lot of information
I mean
we're about to get into some chapters that tell us what to do about the Sabbath day and about the
Sacrifices and Levitical priesthood and all that but in order to get before we can get there the writer Hebrews wants to make sure that
These people understand and you and I should understand as well that Jesus is better than the prophets
He's better than the angels and though Moses is great. Jesus is better
He's better than Moses as the creator not the created
Jesus is better than Moses as a son not a servant because though Moses was a faithful servant
Jesus was a faithful son
And I won't have you go through all the passages but the Bible let me just read one for you Galatians 4 7
You have to turn there
In fact, you go to 2nd Timothy if you would keep your place right there in Hebrews 3 find 2nd Timothy chapter 1
If you go backwards, you'll have after Hebrews you have Philemon, Titus and then 2nd Timothy 2nd Timothy chapter 1
Here's Galatians 4 7 wherefore thou art no more a servant but a son and if a son then an heir of God through Christ
Jesus, you know, it's better to be a son than a servant
and look Moses was a faithful servant, but I'd rather be a son and
Jesus was better than Moses because he was a son not just a son. He was the son
the only begotten Son of God
The eternal Son of God the second member of the Godhead the Son of God
God the Son the Lord Jesus Christ
So the writer of Hebrews he makes these points now
That's the primary application of this passage the six verses we've looked at so far the primary application
Written to Jewish believers in the first century is you like Moses. I like Moses Moses is great, but Jesus is better
That's the application. However
in these verses there's also these
secondary
Applicational themes that are that ran through it
I want to make sure we covered the main focus the main emphasis what this passage of Scripture is about
But since you're probably not a Jew, I mean, you know
Probably I mean if you get your DNA done most probably everybody is a Jew
Might be more Jewish than the Jews over there fighting Hamas or whatever
but
Though you're not, you know, probably you didn't grow up in Judaism. You might not
have this big hump to get over and and when regarding Moses and his greatness and how Jesus is better
There's these other applications that are brought in and I want to just highlight those for you as well in this passage
So you can see those and I think those might be a little more applicable for you as a New Testament Christian
But not in the first century
But a couple of thousand years later
Look at Hebrews chapter 3 and verse 1 you're in 2nd Timothy
We're gonna go there in a minute, but look at Hebrews chapter 3 and verse 1
He does wherefore holy brethren
Hebrews 3 verse 1 wherefore holy brethren notice what he says
Partakers of
the heavenly calling
consider the apostle and high priest of
our profession
Christ Jesus
Once you notice that the writer of Hebrews though
He's talking about Jesus and talking about Moses and talking about how Jesus is better than Moses because Jesus the Creator and Moses is the
Created because Jesus is a son and Moses is a servant
In the midst of talking about that he's talking to the New Testament believers and saying
You are a partaker of a calling
He said you have a profession
That word calling is defined as a strong urge
towards a particular way of life or a career or a
Vocation and when we usually use the terminology the idea is that we're talking about some sort of a job or a career and we
Might say like you know
Working at wherever restaurant. That's a job
But then someone could have more of a career or a calling if
They they do something and usually when we talk about a profession or a calling
Definitely a profession. It's usually something that is going to require a lot more training a lot more devotion
Something that you're going to do this for the rest of your life type thing
It's not just a job, but it's a vocation
It's a calling and the idea is that the writer of Hebrews is telling New Testament Christians that you are
Partaker of a calling and I want you to notice throughout the Bible. This is used and there's different
Adjectives that go along with it in Hebrews 3 1 we see that it is a heavenly calling a
heavenly calling
The word heavenly speaks to the duration
The calling that you and I have is not temporal, but eternal it
influences and impacts heaven it
Influences and impacts outside of this realm outside of this physical carnal world
It is not an earthly calling. It is a heavenly calling it
speaks to the duration of
The impact and influence that we have been called to serve go to 2nd Timothy 1 look at verse 9
Not only is it referred to as a heavenly calling but I want you to notice in 2nd Timothy
Chapter 1 in verse 9 2nd Timothy 1 9 notice what Paul wrote to Timothy. He said who has saved us and
Called us you see that calling profession
Called us with and on Hebrews 3 1 it was called the heavenly calling in 2nd Timothy 1 9
It is referred to as in holy calling
So I want you to notice that we have a heavenly calling that speaks to the duration the impact
It's not of this world
It'll last for eternity if you walk and live and fulfill your heavenly calling you will
Walk in a vocation and in a life that is that will outlast
this temporary and temporal world
But then he calls it a holy calling
2nd Timothy 1 9 who have saved us and called us with an holy calling not according to our works
But according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began
Heavenly calling speaks to the duration holy calling speaks to the character
It is a holy calling it is a hallowed thing
What we do is
not secular
It's holy
The word holy we we like to spiritualize it and we can definitely spiritualize it, but holy simply means set apart
That it's been consecrated
for the use of God and what the writer of Hebrews and what the writer of 2nd Timothy is telling us is that you and
I have a calling that is both heavenly and holy
it is heavenly in the sense that it's it transcends this world and
It is holy in the sense that it is separate from this world
Not secular
Holy set apart consecrated for the use of God then
I want you to notice certainly in
Philippians 3 in verse 14 if you would if you kept your place in Ephesians memorize you keep replacing Ephesians from Ephesians
the book next book is Philippians Ephesians Philippians and
Then Colossians, but go to Philippians chapter 3 notice what?
Paul says in Philippians 3 14
of
Course in the verse 13 he has a famous verse brethren
I count on myself to have apprehended, but this one thing I do in Philippians 3 14. He says this I
pressed toward the mark
for the prize
for for the reward
He said I'm pressing toward the mark
because there's a judgment seat of Christ coming where I'm going to receive a prize for the prize notice of the
Hebrews 31 called it a heavenly calling
2nd Timothy 1 9 called it a holy calling
Philippians 3 14 calls it a high calling
He says I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus
And the idea is this it heavily speaks to the duration it transcends this earth and holy speaks to the character
It's separate from its set aside for it is consecrated unto the Lord, but the word high speaks to its value
That there is no higher
Calling than the calling of God in Christ Jesus and Paul says there's nothing more important
I could do nothing more valuable
I could do he said I press toward the mark for the price of the high calling the highest calling of God
in Christ Jesus
Oftentimes Christians get this idea
They'll say well pastor you're in full-time ministry
You've got this vocation and this calling of God upon your life, and you work in the ministry and maybe these guys
Deacon and these staff guys they've got this vocation where they work
And they their lives are all about the church and about Jesus and about the Lord Jesus Christ
But the idea is this that the writer of Hebrews is reminding us that listen to me. We are all in full-time ministry
You are a full-time Christian
You have been given a heavenly calling you have been giving a heavenly
Profession you have been given a task and a vocation and life that is heavenly and holy and high
And you and I need to live out the calling that God has placed upon our lives
We're all in full-time ministry
So I don't work. You know I work a secular job you work
This is the way that Christians should think I work a secular job as a means
To fulfill the calling of God upon my life
Maybe not everybody's been called to be a pastor or a deacon or an evangelist or be in a position that requires a full-time
Job commitment to God, but listen to me if you go work somewhere 40 hours a week somewhere. Hey, you're still a Christian
Amen
Work your job as a full-time Christian
It is a heavenly calling a holy calling a high calling of God
And today there are those who want to identify themselves with their callings and nothing wrong with that you meet somebody
They say I'm a plumber or I'm an electrician or I'm this or I'm that and praise God for it and some people even take
It to other steps, and they don't even it's not even their profession
They just identify themselves with this sports team or that sports team or a hobby. I'm an artist. I'm a runner
I'm a tennis player nothing wrong with any of those things
But the point is this that the highest calling you can have is to say I am a Christian
I am a servant of the Lord
I'm a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ and though I work a secular job. Maybe my life is the Lord Jesus Christ
He is the apostle and the high priest of my profession
So the writer of Hebrews speaks of our calling
This particular way of life
This career in vocation. It's a heavenly calling. It's a holy calling. It's a high calling
I hope that you walk out of here tonight realizing that you have a calling on your life
You're called to serve God you're called to be a Christian
Whatever you do on Monday and whatever you do on Tuesday and whatever you do on Wednesday or Thursday or Friday
The calling on your life is a calling
That is high
It's holy
It's heavenly
Now I want you to notice there's another theme here that I'd like to cover
In the next 10 minutes if we can
Go back to Hebrews. Keep your place in Ephesians. We're going to come back to it
We see the theme of our calling
But then there's another theme is the theme of our house
Notice Hebrews 3 and verse 2
Who was faithful to him that appointed him as also Moses was faithful in all his house
Moses had a house. I won't take the time to go through it but it's called the Old Testament
He is the author, the main guy of the Old Testament. He wrote down the laws of God
The reason we have the narratives of Abraham is because Moses wrote them down
Of course they were passed down verbally until Moses came around but he's the one
Under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost that wrote them down. He had that house. The house is the Old Testament
Who was faithful to him that appointed him is Jesus as also Moses was faithful in all his house
For this man was counted, Jesus was counted worthy of more glory than Moses
In so much as he who had builded the house had more honor than the house. Notice the emphasis is the house
Moses had a house but Jesus builded the house. Look at verse 4
For every house was builded by some man but he that built all things is God. Verse 5
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things
Which were to be spoken after but Christ, notice the compare and contrast
Moses was faithful in his house, verse 6
But Christ as a son, not a servant, as a son over his own house
So now Christ has his own house, separate from the Old Testament, New Testament
And then notice what the writer of Hebrews says to these holy brethren. He says
Whose house are we? So he says not only do we have this calling but we have this house
In another passage of scripture where it's referred to as the household of faith
The household of God. We're part of the family of God. If you kept your place in Ephesians
Go back to Ephesians. Look at chapter 2 and verse 20. Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 20
These are themes that are ran through the Bible. Let me just show them to you quickly
Ephesians chapter 2 verse 20
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself
Being the chief cornerstone. We saw that earlier. Verse 21
In whom also the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord
In whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God through the Spirit
The Bible says that God is building a house and we are part of that house
We're part of that household. Go back to 2 Timothy if you would
2 Timothy chapter 2. Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians
1 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy. 2 Timothy 2. While you turn there let me read to you from 1 Peter chapter 2 and verse 5
1 Peter 2 5 says this, Ye also as lively stones are built up a spiritual house and a holy priesthood
To offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. We are a house
Now why don't you notice how these things are connected. First he talks about the calling of God
Now I hope you will realize that the most important thing in your life ought to be your faith
The most important thing in your life ought to be your religion, ought to be who you are in Christ Jesus
I hope you'll never be one of these Christians who does the God thing on Sunday mornings
But Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday it's my life and then you know I go to church and I'll do that
No no no. Christ who is your life. It is my calling. I am a full-time Christian. If I was not a full-time pastor
I would still be a full-time Christian. It's a high profession, a high calling. Then he talks about our house
But I want you to notice what 2 Timothy says about the house of God. 2 Timothy chapter 2 look at verse 20
But in a great house, isn't that what we're talking about?
We saw that ye are lively stones built up a spiritual house
We saw that ye also are builded together for a habitation of God
We saw that Christ a son over his own house. Whose house are we? We're the house
We are. We are the different parts of this that make up the house of God. 2 Timothy 2.20
But in a great house
There are not only vessels of gold and silver
but also of wood and of earth and
some to honor and
some to dishonor
Here's what he says. In a house
you have different types of vessels and
the idea here is something that can be used by God and
Just to help us make the point let's think of the idea as
Dishes and in a house you might have fine china
You might have dishes and bowls and things that are
used maybe
in a situation of more honor
Than something that's just made out of wood and earth. I mean that's what he's saying
But in a great house, there are not only vessels of gold and of silver
But also of wood and of earth and some to honor and some to dishonor and just by the way, he's talking about Christians
Here's what he's saying. Not all Christians are created equal
Some Christians are better than others
Or let me put it this way. Some Christians are worse than others
I'm not trying to hurt your feelings
Some parents are better than others
Some spouses are better than others
Some workers are better than others
It's just life
There are some vessels that are made for honor and some for dishonor verse 21 if a man therefore purge himself
Cleanse himself from these he shall be a vessel unto honor
Sanctified and meat for the master's use here's what he's saying
He's saying if i'm a vessel if i'm a dish if i'm a cup in the household of god
And you're a vessel and you're a dish and you're a cup in the household of god
Then I want to sanctify myself and purge myself that I might be meat for the master's use
Because sometimes the master looks in his cupboard and says I need a dish. I need a cup. I need a bowl to use
And he says this one is better than that one
This one's dirty this one's always dirty
This one in his whole family is dirty
I can't use this
This one has purged himself. This one has cleansed himself. This one has prepared himself this one and you see how the connection is
You have a vocation that is holy and high
It's heavenly
And you are in a house
But some vessels are to honor and some to dishonor so the question is which are you
Are you meat for the master's use and prepared unto every good work so we see our calling
And we see our house
And then we see our faithfulness go back to hebrews 3. We'll finish up
Hebrews 3 look at verse 2
In verse 1 he got done saying christ jesus
verse 2
Who was faithful?
To him that appointed him as also moses was faithful in all his house. I want you to notice there's a theme here of faithfulness
Verse five
Moses verily was faithful
In all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after
Remember that moses called the servant of the lord
All throughout the bible you don't have to turn here. I'll just read this for you numbers 12 and verse 7
We actually just went through this in the book of numbers not too long ago
But in numbers chapter 12 and verse 7 god says my servant moses
Is not so who is faithful in all mine house
And just to remember the context the context was aaron and miriam attacking moses and saying well
Why why does can't god speak to everyone? Can't everybody be spoken?
Can't god and god comes down and tells aaron and miriam. I speak to my prophets in a dream
I speak to other people in a vision my servant moses is not so I speak to him mouth to mouth
I speak to him clearly. He says my servant moses is not so who is faithful in all mine house
What made moses so special?
Because is is god a respecter of persons
Where god just says moses i'm gonna make moses great paul's great
What makes certain christians great in the sight of god meet for the master's use?
Is their willingness to be used
their availability and their faith
fullness
I want you to notice what the writer of hebrew says
He says christ was faithful. He says moses was faithful verse six hebrews three and verse six
But christ as a son over his own house whose house are we and then he says this if we hold
fast
the confidence and the rejoicing
of the hope
firm unto the end
What's he saying?
He's saying stay faithful
Because you have a high calling
You have a heavenly calling
You have a holy calling
God wants to use you god wants you to be meet for the master's use
But christians have a tendency to get distracted
Prone to wander all lord. I feel it prone to leave the god. I love
We have a tendency to get distracted. We have a tendency to get tired
We have a tendency to to want to to quit and what made
moses so special what made paul so special what made these great men of god throughout the bible so
Special is that they were faithful
Look I don't I don't want to be a soul winner for a few years. I want to be a soul winner for the rest of my life
I don't want to be a three to thrive and I did it for three years four years and then kind of just faded out
No, no, I want to be doing this for decades
I want god to look down and say there look I want I want to get to the judgment seat of christ
And there's no higher calling than to have god say there
Was a faithful
servant
Enter into thy kingdom
Into my kingdom. I want him to look at me and say you were a faithful servant
You were a servant of god, there's no higher calling
You say well, i'm not a pastor. I'm not a preacher. I didn't get invited to preach at the fire breathing baptist fellowship
Well, here's what you can be. You can be a faithful servant of god
And just faithfully serve and maybe nobody ever notices you maybe nobody ever recognizes you maybe you never get uh accolades
Maybe you you never get any credit. I think we're going to get to the judgment seat of christ and we're going to be shocked
at the people
That maybe get to come to the front of the line
Some little lady you've never heard of
She was a prayer warrior
Some some older gentleman you you've never heard of
But they're just a faithful soul winner
They're just faithful in their work
Please understand this there's no higher calling
Than to be called
a faithful servant of god
It should be your goal
It should be my goal
No matter what your profession is your calling
Is to be a faithful servant of god
Let's bow our heads and have a word of prayer. Heavenly father lord. We love you
We thank you for these passages of scripture they challenge us they motivate us
There's so many things that could be said about moses
the founder
of the nation
the deliverer
Of the people
the writer
of scripture
A mighty man of miracles and wonders a great leader
But the greatest
Compliment the bible gives him is the servant of the lord
And lord, I pray you to help us to be servants
Help us to see ourselves as servants
My heavenly calling my holy calling my high calling
Is to serve god. I want to be a vessel
purged
And meet for the master's use
I pray you to help us remember that
Help us to be faithful
Help us to
Be able to be like moses and just serve you faithfully with our lives in the matchless name of christ. We pray
Amen
We're going to have brother moses come up and lead us in a final song i've been preaching about him all night
He's okay, but there's better trust me
But um, I just want to remind you that we've got some clipboards back there for you to sign up. There's harvest party
clipboards for uh for for desserts and for cornbread and then of course work day
We have work days tomorrow thursday friday saturday. If you guys signed up, please make sure you're there and it's gonna be good days
Great days. There's still some slots available. So please go by there. We could use hope use help with
Use help with uh people who know how to do electrical work
But even if you don't there's other things to do. So please go by there. Check it out
See what uh times you can make it and we would appreciate your help with that
If there's anything we can do for you, please let us know we'll have brother moses come up and lead us in a final song
We'll turn our song books page 129
Page 129 we're going to sing rock of ages
Page 129 and let's go ahead and sing it out on the first rock of ages
left for me
Let me hide myself in thee
Let the water
Let the water and the blood
From thy wounded
side which flow
May of sin the double cure
Save from wrath and make me pure
on the second
Could my tears forever flow
Good my zeal
No laying or no
these four sin
could not atone
Thou must save
and thou alone
In my hand, oh christ, I pray
Simply to
The cross I cling
Let's sing it out on the last
While I draw this fleeting breath
when my eyes
Shall close in death
When I rise to worlds unknown
And behold the online throne
Rock of ages clever thee
Let me hide myself in thee
Great singing can I please uh brother scott sweeten close with some word of prayer
So
You