GREATER: His Greatness Displayed
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Long ago God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets at different times and in different ways.
In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son. God has appointed him heir of all things and made the universe through him.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Main Idea: Jesus is the greatness of God on display.
Main Idea: Jesus is the greatness of God on display.
Key Question: Do you believe Jesus is the fullness of God’s greatness.
Key Question: Do you believe Jesus is the fullness of God’s greatness.
1. Jesus displays God’s grandeur. (v.2-3)
1. Jesus displays God’s grandeur. (v.2-3)
a. Inheritor (v.2) “heir of all things”
a. Inheritor (v.2) “heir of all things”
In these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son. God has appointed him heir of all things and made the universe through him.
And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head over everything for the church,
b. Maker (v.2) “made the worlds” – speaks to Him being maker of all eternity
b. Maker (v.2) “made the worlds” – speaks to Him being maker of all eternity
has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
“The Lord acquired me at the beginning of his creation, before his works of long ago.
I was formed before ancient times, from the beginning, before the earth began.
I was born when there were no watery depths and no springs filled with water.
Before the mountains were established, prior to the hills, I was given birth—
before he made the land, the fields, or the first soil on earth.
I was there when he established the heavens, when he laid out the horizon on the surface of the ocean,
when he placed the skies above, when the fountains of the ocean gushed out,
when he set a limit for the sea so that the waters would not violate his command, when he laid out the foundations of the earth.
I was a skilled craftsman beside him. I was his delight every day, always rejoicing before him.
I was rejoicing in his inhabited world, delighting in the children of Adam.
All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created.
c. Sustainer (v.3) “upholds all things” – causes to continue
c. Sustainer (v.3) “upholds all things” – causes to continue
who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
He is before all things, and by him all things hold together.
2. Jesus displays God’s Glory. (v.3)
2. Jesus displays God’s Glory. (v.3)
who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
a. “brightness of His glory” (v.3) – reflection of His radiance/brightness
a. “brightness of His glory” (v.3) – reflection of His radiance/brightness
In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
And the one who sees me sees him who sent me.
The Moon
b. “express image of His person” (v.3) – exact representation of God’s being
b. “express image of His person” (v.3) – exact representation of God’s being
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Impression on a coin
3. Jesus displays God’s grace. (v.3)
3. Jesus displays God’s grace. (v.3)
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
“when he had by Himself purged our sins”
“by Himself purged our sins” – purification/inward pollution
he entered the most holy place once for all time, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption.
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?
