1 00:00:00,100 --> 00:00:02,100 We're going to continue in Hebrews. 2 00:00:02,100 --> 00:00:06,500 Chapter 2, verses 5 through 9 for he is not subjected to 3 00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:09,800 Angels the world to come that we are talking about. 4 00:00:10,100 --> 00:00:14,500 But someone somewhere testified what is man that you remember 5 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:18,300 him, the son of man that you care for him, you made him lower 6 00:00:18,300 --> 00:00:20,000 than the angels for a short time. 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,000 You crowned him with glory and honor and subjected everything 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,300 under his feet for in subjecting, everything to him, 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,600 you left nothing that is not subject to him. 10 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,000 As it is, we do not see everything subjected to him, but 11 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,500 we do see Jesus made lower than the angels for a short time. 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,800 So that by God's grace, he might taste death for everyone, 13 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,400 crowned, with Glory and Honor because he suffered death. 14 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,700 This is the word of God. Good morning church. 15 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:52,200 It is a joy together with you all as I say that every week. 16 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,900 But I mean, it, thank you for Gathering here and making this a 17 00:00:55,900 --> 00:00:58,800 priority in your week, especially if you're visiting 18 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,600 with us, this Morning, I want to applaud you. 19 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,900 I know that stepping into a new place can be intimidating 20 00:01:04,900 --> 00:01:07,100 sometimes. And so thank you for having the 21 00:01:07,100 --> 00:01:09,100 courage to step out. If I haven't got the chance to 22 00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:10,400 meet you, I would love to do that. 23 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,600 And so I'm going to try to get better at like hanging out in 24 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,200 the back. I don't know if you ever maybe 25 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,700 growing up, your pastor would stand in the back and always 26 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:19,900 felt like he was making me feel guilty for something. 27 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:23,300 I don't know why, but I thought well that's not a bad idea to 28 00:01:23,300 --> 00:01:25,500 just kind of hang out in the back and get to say bye to 29 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:26,600 people. So if I'm doing that, I'm not 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:27,800 trying to make you feel guilty about anything. 31 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,700 There's all my baggage coming out, so But yeah. 32 00:01:31,300 --> 00:01:33,400 So as you can see, we are continuing our Series today 33 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,100 through the book of Hebrews. And we are working our way 34 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:38,700 through it. Just passage by passage at a 35 00:01:38,700 --> 00:01:40,300 time. You just heard read. 36 00:01:40,300 --> 00:01:43,200 Today, we're going to be in Hebrews chapter 2 and verses 5 37 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,200 through 9. So, a little less of a chunk 38 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,800 than we took on. Last week, we are going to be 39 00:01:47,808 --> 00:01:51,200 using the csb version primarily. If you want to follow along and 40 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,000 make your way there, either on your device or in your Bibles, 41 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,000 however, you want. We'll also have versus on the 42 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,200 screen as we make our way through it. 43 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:00,500 So we've said this for a couple weeks now, This is, I think our 44 00:02:00,508 --> 00:02:03,800 third week in Hebrews, and every week, we're reminding ourselves 45 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,100 that this was most likely meant to be consumed. 46 00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:10,800 In one hole sitting as a sermon and I say that because it's 47 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,800 helpful and there's context, we're going to see as the 48 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,300 preacher of this. Sermon makes his way through the 49 00:02:16,300 --> 00:02:18,700 book. You're going to see a flow and 50 00:02:18,700 --> 00:02:22,000 his main thing he's doing. Remember Jesus is better. 51 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:27,300 He is making his case for the supremacy of Christ, over all 52 00:02:27,300 --> 00:02:29,600 things. And so he's kind of using a lot 53 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,900 of the Historical narrative that the people would have been 54 00:02:31,900 --> 00:02:35,900 familiar with because he sees Jesus and this is right. 55 00:02:35,900 --> 00:02:39,700 He sees it rightly he sees Jesus and the work of the Cross. 56 00:02:39,700 --> 00:02:42,700 His life death Brown, Resurrection as the culmination 57 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,700 of all Bible stories and themes, there's a lot of themes 58 00:02:46,700 --> 00:02:50,300 throughout scripture and Jesus is the point of it all. 59 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,700 And so our preacher is taking different ideas. 60 00:02:53,700 --> 00:02:56,000 He's talked about angels last week this week's he's going to 61 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,700 talk about humanity and he's showing us explicitly, how they 62 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,400 Find their fulfillment in Christ. 63 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,900 And like I said, today, our text is looking at this, through the 64 00:03:05,900 --> 00:03:09,900 lens of humanity, humans, man, men and women. 65 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,400 And so what our preacher wants us to do to get the point he's 66 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,900 making is to do what's called biblical theology. 67 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:18,700 That means we zoom out a little bit and look at the Historical 68 00:03:18,700 --> 00:03:23,200 narrative Arc of scripture as it pertains to humans and we're 69 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,900 going to do that a little bit through our time together and 70 00:03:25,900 --> 00:03:28,800 what he's going to do because we need that Foundation, he's going 71 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:29,800 to help us. See that? 72 00:03:29,900 --> 00:03:34,000 That ultimately, Jesus became human, and that's a beautiful 73 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,200 thing. I don't really have any major 74 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,200 points for us. We're going to kind of just work 75 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:42,200 through our passage and let it lead us to the beauty of Jesus 76 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:45,800 as What's called the true and better Adam. 77 00:03:45,900 --> 00:03:49,700 The last Adam, as Paul talks about it, the son of man as 78 00:03:49,700 --> 00:03:52,300 Jesus called himself and I think by the end of our time together, 79 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,000 maybe those phrases will take on new meaning and what they mean 80 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,200 for Christ. So remember last week our 81 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:02,300 preacher was making the case that Jesus is better than 82 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:04,000 Angels. Okay, and that was where we 83 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,100 flowed last week. A part of his argument that 84 00:04:07,100 --> 00:04:10,800 Jesus is better than Angels. Was that Angels were simply 85 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:15,500 created to serve God's ultimate purposes of salvation of 86 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:20,600 humanity through Christ. And so naturally, his flow of 87 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,100 thought, leads him to start talking a little bit about the 88 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:29,000 dignity and Glory of humans. So as he begins to transition to 89 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,700 talk about humans, And he starts in verse 5, have you. 90 00:04:31,700 --> 00:04:34,500 As you just heard, read by saying that the world to come 91 00:04:34,500 --> 00:04:41,300 will not be subjected to angels. And so by context, we understand 92 00:04:41,300 --> 00:04:43,900 that there will be those who the world to come the final 93 00:04:43,900 --> 00:04:46,400 creation. There are those who will rule 94 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,700 and reign in the Eternal kingdom of God, but it will not be 95 00:04:49,700 --> 00:04:51,500 Angels. It will be humans. 96 00:04:51,500 --> 00:04:55,400 And he kind of uses this to introduce this idea of humanity. 97 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:00,200 He does this by quoting one of the seminal passages in the Old 98 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:04,500 Testament that teach us about God's care for Humanity and the 99 00:05:04,500 --> 00:05:07,900 value that he places on them. Again, what you see in bold is 100 00:05:07,900 --> 00:05:10,000 quotes from the Old Testament. So if you're in our scripture 101 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,500 notebook, again, most of our passage is in bold and so he's 102 00:05:13,500 --> 00:05:17,600 quoting Psalm chapter 8. Now, you might remember in the 103 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,900 summer, Blake, preached on Psalm 8, and he went through the psalm 104 00:05:20,900 --> 00:05:23,200 and I think you actually went to this and Hebrews is a part of 105 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,300 it. And so Blake taught in this 106 00:05:25,300 --> 00:05:27,500 passage. But it is this passage that 107 00:05:27,500 --> 00:05:31,900 talks about how magnificent and Majestic, God's name is isn't 108 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:35,300 all the Earth O Lord O Lord. How Majestic is your name in all 109 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:38,500 the Earth but then the psalmist moves from that. 110 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:42,000 All the things he created and he says, what is man that you are 111 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,900 mindful of him and he starts talking about the beauty of 112 00:05:45,900 --> 00:05:50,200 humans and how God has created humans to reflect and image him 113 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,000 in the world. It's the King David. 114 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,900 Who is pinning? This Psalm and as he does it, 115 00:05:54,900 --> 00:05:59,300 he's moved to all and wonder that this all powerful all. 116 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:04,300 God would care and create humans. 117 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,000 And so, for us to understand the preachers flow of thought, and 118 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,800 Hebrews for us to see the bigness of Jesus. 119 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,000 We have to first lay this foundation and understand a few 120 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,500 things about humans that we learn from, and is quoting of 121 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:22,100 Hebrews 8 in verse 6. He starts and he says, someone 122 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,500 somewhere has testified. I love that. 123 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:28,400 So, if you forget where the passenger quoting is just borrow 124 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:32,000 that and say, someone Somewhere has testified right? 125 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,700 I do that a lot of like I've no idea where it was. 126 00:06:33,700 --> 00:06:36,100 We have Google nowadays, I should get better at learning 127 00:06:36,100 --> 00:06:39,400 the references but some commentators think it's more of 128 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,100 almost like a little bit. I don't know if sarcasm is the 129 00:06:42,108 --> 00:06:44,400 best word, but it was such an obvious passage. 130 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:48,300 It was very rooted in the Jewish story and so it was like Yeah 131 00:06:48,300 --> 00:06:50,000 someone somewhere. You know how that said, 132 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,100 obviously. Everyone knew it was a passage 133 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:54,900 of scripture. Cool. 134 00:06:54,900 --> 00:06:57,900 Someone just sorry, my Apple just ask that. 135 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,400 One of you wanted to get on the Wi-Fi. 136 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,500 I The way sorry I should have let you do it. 137 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,500 You know who you are. I won't call you out. 138 00:07:06,100 --> 00:07:07,500 I didn't realize I didn't think about that. 139 00:07:07,500 --> 00:07:11,100 So sorry, I am. So okay. 140 00:07:11,100 --> 00:07:14,700 Yeah, quoted part of the passage someone somewhere has testified 141 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:19,800 and this is what he says, right? He says what is man verse 6 that 142 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,800 you remember him or the son of man that you care for him. 143 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:28,100 So the first thing we see about humans from this passage is that 144 00:07:28,100 --> 00:07:31,100 humans were created It with care. 145 00:07:31,100 --> 00:07:34,400 The idea is that, and this is important for our theology. 146 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,300 God notes and takes care of humans. 147 00:07:38,300 --> 00:07:43,400 They are not accidents. We can probably see this most 148 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,000 clearly if we go back to the original creation story, and you 149 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,300 remember that, God is creating all these works of Nature and 150 00:07:50,300 --> 00:07:53,200 the animal kingdom. And then at the Apex on the 151 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:58,700 sixth day of creation, we see God, create humans and there is 152 00:07:58,700 --> 00:08:02,000 something special. Shal about this, everything. 153 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,100 All the days before were simply creating this beautiful dwelling 154 00:08:06,100 --> 00:08:09,700 place for God and Humanity to commune together. 155 00:08:09,900 --> 00:08:12,200 Commentators have pointed out, it's very similar to the way, 156 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,900 the temple was set up. This Dwelling Place of God and 157 00:08:14,900 --> 00:08:17,600 Humanity, except us like this big scale. 158 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,400 And we see this Union between God and humans. 159 00:08:21,700 --> 00:08:26,000 You see the very Breath of God breathe into the first man and 160 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,900 woman Adam and Eve and they are intimately fashion to be in 161 00:08:30,900 --> 00:08:34,700 Union with Christ and then to reflect that Union to the world. 162 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:41,200 God and Humanity walking in the cool of the day together. 163 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:48,400 Conversing planning laughing relating working together for 164 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:54,100 the spread of his glory among the entire Earth humans are at 165 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:59,000 the Apex of God's creation before there was ever original 166 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,500 sin. And we have to talk about Sin in 167 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:02,000 the fall. Genesis 3, we're going to get 168 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,800 there in a minute but there's Genesis 1 and 2 and there is 169 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:10,600 original glory and beauty and every single human there is care 170 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,200 for them. And this changes the way or 171 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,200 should, if we begin to believe this the way we treat others, 172 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,500 one of our core truths here at new Eden. 173 00:09:18,500 --> 00:09:22,800 Is this every human has inherent dignity and worth because they 174 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:27,700 are created in the image of God. That is why we unequivocally 175 00:09:27,700 --> 00:09:32,000 affirm the value of every single human, all the way from the womb 176 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,800 to the tomb. It is why we send missionaries 177 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:38,900 to places where the gospel has not yet taken root. 178 00:09:39,500 --> 00:09:44,700 It is why we celebrate and we Ethnic social and generational 179 00:09:44,700 --> 00:09:47,800 diversity in our midst. It's actually a good thing that 180 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:53,000 people are different than you. It is why we are engaged in both 181 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:57,300 individual and societal both private and public acts of mercy 182 00:09:57,300 --> 00:10:01,100 and Justice in the world. These are not just like optional 183 00:10:01,100 --> 00:10:02,900 add-on or pragmatic things that we do. 184 00:10:02,900 --> 00:10:06,800 So we can reach more people like it is foundational to our 185 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,200 display of the Gospel. If we really begin to understand 186 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,600 what Jesus has we just song about Jesus would die for the 187 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,600 world. Then it changes the way we treat 188 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,300 other people. Even the people that look 189 00:10:19,300 --> 00:10:21,200 Sounder act different than you do. 190 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:25,000 Every single human was intimately formed in their 191 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,200 mother's womb, created to display God's glory. 192 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,600 And we'll talk about the rejection of that in a second. 193 00:10:30,700 --> 00:10:34,800 But it changes the way we talked about or joke or mock others, 194 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:36,800 right? And I have to be, I'm convicted 195 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,500 of this a lot, just because someone is on the other side of 196 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:43,600 the political aisle or the opposing Or team or a different 197 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:48,100 theological tribe does not mean we have freedom to cast aside 198 00:10:48,100 --> 00:10:50,600 their god-given dignity and demean them. 199 00:10:51,700 --> 00:10:55,100 Call them names. Mock them. 200 00:10:55,700 --> 00:10:57,400 You can disagree. That's not what I'm saying we 201 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,300 can disagree, but we don't strip someone's dignity away in the 202 00:11:00,300 --> 00:11:03,200 process, okay? And so if we find ourselves 203 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,500 doing that, my point is not to shame you. 204 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,800 It's hopefully that that we would then ask the spirit to 205 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,800 help us believe and see them through the way God sees them 206 00:11:12,900 --> 00:11:16,200 through his eyes and we need the spirit to do that, right? 207 00:11:16,300 --> 00:11:19,700 And so, we begin to see that humans were created with care 208 00:11:20,300 --> 00:11:23,100 with intimacy. Not only that, our preacher 209 00:11:23,100 --> 00:11:27,200 tells us that humans, Has were created for a purpose, okay? 210 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:28,800 And this is a little more. We have to dig a little bit 211 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:32,500 deeper but in verse 7 he says that humans were created lower 212 00:11:32,500 --> 00:11:35,100 than the angels for a short time. 213 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:39,500 Some translations say created a little lower than the Angels. 214 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,400 The point here is not really even getting into who has more 215 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:47,100 value angels are humans. In fact our author makes it out 216 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:50,400 that humans will actually have more Authority than angels in 217 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,400 the new creation. Okay, Paul says, humans will 218 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,100 judge angels In the world to come. 219 00:11:55,300 --> 00:11:56,800 So we're not talking about value here. 220 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,800 This is an idea that there is a place and a purpose and an order 221 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:04,600 for the existence of humanity. Humans aren't just an 222 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,800 afterthought in God's plan there at the Forefront of it when he 223 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,800 says a little lower the context is like can you believe that 224 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:15,000 that humans have that role in the plan of God? 225 00:12:15,500 --> 00:12:19,100 One of the prominent ideas of creation is a God that brings 226 00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:22,600 order from chaos when he's placing birds in the sky it's 227 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,900 not just this arbitrary thing. NG he is giving Birds a home and 228 00:12:25,908 --> 00:12:27,800 saying this is your purpose, this is your place. 229 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,000 When he plays certain animals on the land and certain animals in 230 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,000 the in the sea and then he's gives the sun to Rule the Day 231 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,400 and the moon to rule the night. It is this idea of order from 232 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,400 chaos where things are just formless and no void and 233 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,600 everybody's just floating and now there is order and he says 234 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,100 humans have an amazing part in this. 235 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:51,200 You have purpose And he says that humans is where we see the 236 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:55,300 language of be fruitful and multiply, that is not just 237 00:12:55,300 --> 00:13:00,000 having biological kids, okay? That includes that, that's a 238 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,400 piece of that, but it's bigger than that. 239 00:13:02,500 --> 00:13:06,500 It is multiplying image Bears to spread and reflect God's glory 240 00:13:06,500 --> 00:13:09,000 to the world. That is the purpose. 241 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:15,800 Created with purpose, that purpose has not changed. 242 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:19,000 Even today, I would argue that none of us can completely be 243 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,700 fulfilled outside of our purpose of, first of all Union with God. 244 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:26,200 So I'll call that sitting with God and then spreading that 245 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,000 reflecting that Union to the world and inviting others into 246 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,400 that. I'll call that being sent by 247 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:31,500 God. Right? 248 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:35,000 So both Union that's identity and then Mission, as it flows 249 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:40,100 from that Created with care, created for purpose. 250 00:13:40,900 --> 00:13:45,200 And the next we see that humans were created for Beauty at the 251 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,900 end of our 7. We read that humans were crowned 252 00:13:47,900 --> 00:13:55,100 with Glory and Honor mankind, crowned, with Glory and Honor. 253 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,700 We've looked at the Dignity of humans, but this is taken even 254 00:13:58,700 --> 00:14:00,800 further. We don't understand honor shame 255 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,100 that much in our culture, but this culture did. 256 00:14:03,100 --> 00:14:05,500 And, and to be crowned with glory and honor, it was 257 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:08,500 displaced of Of dignity. And no one could strip it away 258 00:14:09,100 --> 00:14:12,000 when God gives you your honor and your dignity. 259 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:15,500 No matter what others say about you that can't be taken away. 260 00:14:15,900 --> 00:14:17,900 This isn't a stealing God's glory. 261 00:14:17,900 --> 00:14:21,400 It is a good gift from God and he's placing his glory and honor 262 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,900 and says, I am where your value comes from? 263 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,600 And it's true. If you think about it, humans 264 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:32,600 are remarkable Creations, right? We just trying to survive and go 265 00:14:32,608 --> 00:14:35,500 about our life, but sometimes you sit back and you think about 266 00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:38,900 the things that humans, Able to do and it's crazy. 267 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,900 There is nothing in all the world quite like humans. 268 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,500 We were in Gatlinburg for a couple nights over Christmas 269 00:14:46,500 --> 00:14:47,900 break. And we went to the aquarium 270 00:14:47,900 --> 00:14:49,100 there. And so we're walking through. 271 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:51,900 And you have these just really weird like different shapes and 272 00:14:51,900 --> 00:14:53,400 sizes. All these little creatures that 273 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,600 they found in the bottom of the deepest oceans ride, and you're 274 00:14:56,608 --> 00:14:59,400 just looking at them. There's like some that are like, 275 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,200 lighting up like bright LED lights and I'm like, man, this 276 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,300 thing has existed forever. Like humans are just now 277 00:15:04,300 --> 00:15:07,300 learning how to like, make LED color lights, right? 278 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,300 It's just crazy. And that's just the things we've 279 00:15:10,300 --> 00:15:13,800 discovered. There Are Places and creatures 280 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:18,100 that We've never even begun to explore and that's just like the 281 00:15:18,100 --> 00:15:21,100 Animal Kingdom on top of that. Look at nature. 282 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,200 If you've been to the Grand Canyon or the Niagara Falls or 283 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,500 Monte Santo Mountain, that's a joke. 284 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:27,800 I'm seeing if you're paying attention. 285 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,300 All right, there we go. But seriously like even in our 286 00:15:31,300 --> 00:15:33,200 context, right? A little Alabama, if you've ever 287 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:37,100 just seen a good Sunset it's gorgeous like. 288 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:39,000 Well my kids will sometimes, tell me, come look at the sky. 289 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,200 Looks like cotton candy and it's just there at like there's a 290 00:15:43,300 --> 00:15:45,200 summer camp. Some of our students go to and 291 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,000 Pisgah Alabama. And sometimes we go to this 292 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,500 Ridge. That's overlooking a Sunset. 293 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:52,900 And we're like singing songs there and it's it's beautiful. 294 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,700 But one time one of our leaders pointed this out and I love 295 00:15:55,700 --> 00:15:57,100 this. He said, hey as beautiful as all 296 00:15:57,100 --> 00:15:58,900 that is and it's amazing. We're all like staring at it. 297 00:15:58,900 --> 00:16:01,700 He's like that is nothing compared to this group of 298 00:16:01,700 --> 00:16:04,500 humans. Like when I look at you, I see 299 00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:09,200 beauty. All of nature is nothing in 300 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:10,900 comparison to the beauty of humans. 301 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:16,200 If we have eyes to see the intricacies of the human mind, 302 00:16:17,100 --> 00:16:22,700 the diversities of the human body, the emotions the humor, 303 00:16:23,300 --> 00:16:27,700 the ideas, and the creations of both art and very functional 304 00:16:27,700 --> 00:16:32,200 machines. It is all incredibly beautiful 305 00:16:32,400 --> 00:16:34,400 and it's not to bring glory to humans. 306 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:38,600 It's ultimately to reflect the original Creator, the glory and 307 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:45,100 the beauty of God. Every human carries with it that 308 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:47,500 beauty, and that glory and that honor. 309 00:16:49,100 --> 00:16:51,700 Yesterday I was working on this sermon actually in Scarlet. 310 00:16:51,700 --> 00:16:54,000 They like to come in my office is off the garage and I've got a 311 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,500 whiteboard there, so they love to come out and just drawn it. 312 00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:58,800 So she's just drawn on it and I pick her up. 313 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,300 She's my five-year-old and I set her on my lap. 314 00:17:01,300 --> 00:17:04,700 And I'm just looking at her like, right in her face, like, 315 00:17:04,700 --> 00:17:06,900 really close, you know, and she's just smiling and I'm 316 00:17:06,900 --> 00:17:09,800 looking at her eyes and her various features on her face. 317 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:14,500 And I just tell her Scarlet, you are so beautiful. 318 00:17:15,599 --> 00:17:18,300 And I asked her, I do this all the time, and I say Scarlett, 319 00:17:18,599 --> 00:17:22,800 why are you so beautiful? And she knows the answer and she 320 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:28,500 said, because God created me and I say, that's exactly right. 321 00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:31,500 Not because God created me this way or that way or to look like 322 00:17:31,900 --> 00:17:37,600 period because God created you, you are beautiful. 323 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:39,900 And I tell them, if other people, don't think you're 324 00:17:39,900 --> 00:17:43,600 beautiful or they call you ugly, that says more about them than 325 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,900 you. And, and that tells Them that 326 00:17:45,900 --> 00:17:49,300 that tells us that they're not having eyes to see like God does 327 00:17:49,300 --> 00:17:51,800 and we are finite, right? We all see certain things as 328 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,400 beautiful now but God sees all humans as beautiful because 329 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,900 humans are created for Glory and Honor and beauty. 330 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,900 And the last thing our passage points out is that humans are 331 00:18:03,900 --> 00:18:10,300 created for Dominion. Look at verse 8 again, It says 332 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:15,700 that all things were subjected everything under his feet for in 333 00:18:15,700 --> 00:18:19,600 subjecting, everything to him. Humans, he left nothing that is 334 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:26,400 not subject to him or mankind. Our preacher quote Psalm 8 and 335 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,900 then begins to expand on it by saying that there is nothing on 336 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:33,700 earth. That is not subject to humanity. 337 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:38,000 This is a poetic way of saying that humans have dominion over 338 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,600 creation. This is not a New Concept. 339 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,500 Let's go back again to the creation story, right? 340 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,500 Right after being told to be fruitful and multiply humans 341 00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:49,700 were told to have dominion on the earth. 342 00:18:50,100 --> 00:18:53,000 Now when we think of dominion, the idea that comes to mind is a 343 00:18:53,008 --> 00:18:56,600 little different than the biblical concept of dominion. 344 00:18:56,900 --> 00:19:00,400 We have seen power abused. We've seen Dominion, people 345 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,100 taken advantage in subjugation, is what we've seen more than 346 00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:05,000 Dominion. The biblical idea and we'll get 347 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,300 to that in a minute. The idea here, maybe a better 348 00:19:07,300 --> 00:19:12,900 word for us is cultivation over. All humans are more gifted and 349 00:19:12,900 --> 00:19:15,500 have more abilities than plants and animals. 350 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:20,900 And originally, before the fall humans were to Steward that 351 00:19:20,900 --> 00:19:28,400 power That position well to cultivate life and Beauty among 352 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,100 the creation to. Yes, be in charge, it's not 353 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:35,200 inherently wrong to be in charge, but to be in charge, as 354 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:39,300 loving wise, leaders and Stewart's, to reflect the loving 355 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:45,800 and good Rule and reign of God. All this is in mind as our 356 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,100 author talks about the beauty and value of humans. 357 00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:53,100 This is just a snapshot through Psalm 8, the care for humans, 358 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:58,200 their purpose in God's creation, their ability, and gift to 359 00:19:58,208 --> 00:20:02,900 display Beauty, and their call to dominion and cultivation. 360 00:20:04,300 --> 00:20:08,800 As the psalmist back in Psalm, 8, reflects on all of this, he 361 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,400 poetically references, all that God is doing with humanity and 362 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,700 it's a beautiful picture. Our preacher and Hebrews needs 363 00:20:15,700 --> 00:20:18,200 us to have this picture in mind. That's why he's quoting this Old 364 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:24,600 Testament passage but Let's be honest for a second. 365 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:29,800 Okay we can talk in theory about the call for humans. 366 00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:32,900 We can talk about the beauty of humanity. 367 00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:36,200 But you guys know we're pretty honest here. 368 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,500 So if there's something that doesn't seem to line up, we'll 369 00:20:38,500 --> 00:20:39,800 just admit it something seems off. 370 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,600 Let's think about the reality of humanity for a second. 371 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:46,800 Yes. Humans have been responsible for 372 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,500 some of the most amazing inventions and art and projects 373 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:53,000 that promote flourishing and life. 374 00:20:54,100 --> 00:20:57,400 But I don't have to talk long for you to know that humans have 375 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:01,700 also been responsible for some of the most horrific and ugly 376 00:21:01,700 --> 00:21:04,900 actions, the world has ever seen. 377 00:21:05,700 --> 00:21:10,400 And it is led to division and death the opposite of God's 378 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,200 plan. From the Holocaust slavery, the 379 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:18,800 Coliseum games, the sacrifice of children, the list could go on 380 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:23,000 and on and on. As it is humans. 381 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:29,000 Largely use their power not to serve and cultivate life and to 382 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:33,400 spread God's kingdom and Glory. But rather to subjugate others 383 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:38,000 for their own purposes to amass, all the glory they can for 384 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,300 themselves and to build their own kingdom, even sometimes 385 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:46,900 under the guise of charity, no matter who it harms and who it 386 00:21:46,900 --> 00:21:51,600 hurts that is the default position ever since the fall of 387 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,500 humans. And I love that the preacher of 388 00:21:54,500 --> 00:21:57,400 Hebrews even acknowledges. This reality look at the end of 389 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:02,000 verse 8, he says, as it is, as it currently stands, let's be 390 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,000 real, we don't see everything subjected to him. 391 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,300 And I believe that him there is referring to humanity, primarily 392 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,100 some commentators interpret that as Jesus in like, this already, 393 00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:15,100 not yet stage, but the next verse, I think, Reveal. 394 00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:17,600 I think it primarily is talking about Humanity. 395 00:22:18,500 --> 00:22:21,600 He quotes Psalms and shows us what Humanity's plan was, but 396 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,700 then he acknowledges that as it is, that's not what's actually 397 00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:28,800 going on. And to understand this, we do a 398 00:22:28,808 --> 00:22:31,700 little bit of biblical theology. We go back to The Narrative of 399 00:22:31,700 --> 00:22:35,200 scripture, we talked about Genesis 1 and 2 original Glory 400 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,300 creation story but in Genesis 3, something Insidious and 401 00:22:39,300 --> 00:22:42,700 devastating happens and it's what theologians typically refer 402 00:22:42,700 --> 00:22:47,700 to as the fall. Adam and Eve the created in a 403 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:51,500 perfect place with Glory and Honor. 404 00:22:51,900 --> 00:22:58,000 They reject their role as humans by rebelling against God. 405 00:22:58,900 --> 00:23:01,400 It's what eating of the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil was 406 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,000 that's not just arbitrarily not arbitrary knowledge. 407 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,300 You've heard me say this, it's not just well I can tell what's 408 00:23:07,300 --> 00:23:09,000 good and evil. That idea of knowledge is the 409 00:23:09,008 --> 00:23:11,900 determination of Good and Evil. When I say something good, it's 410 00:23:11,900 --> 00:23:13,100 good. When I say something is evil, 411 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:15,200 it's evil and that's only reserved for God. 412 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,300 So, We try to push God off to throw to say no. 413 00:23:17,300 --> 00:23:20,800 I want to decide that we are trying to become gods. 414 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:26,700 Instead of ruling over creation, they were ruled by it, 415 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,100 everything begins to flip. It's why we see the enemy. 416 00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:33,400 The devil presented as a serpent, the same beings, they 417 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,400 were called to have dominion over turn around and deceive 418 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:40,000 them. And from then on human seek to 419 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:44,500 find their own fulfillment and beauty and purpose apart from 420 00:23:44,700 --> 00:23:48,300 God. And this fractured relationship 421 00:23:48,300 --> 00:23:52,900 leads to disaster immediately. You see, two brothers ones 422 00:23:52,900 --> 00:23:58,300 killing the other murder, deceit, Strife, evil read the 423 00:23:58,300 --> 00:24:01,600 whole Old Testament. Keep reading it gets bad. 424 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,700 The rest of the scriptures is essentially, here's the 425 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:06,400 Brokenness of Humanity on display. 426 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:10,200 Even the the good guys, As in the story are really jacked up 427 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,500 and that's the whole story of scripture. 428 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:19,500 But also we see the patience of God as he refuses to give up on 429 00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:22,700 the project of humanity. Those created in His image. 430 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,900 And so Adam, who is the first man? 431 00:24:25,900 --> 00:24:31,500 He becomes this prototype as he reveals, what we all do. 432 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,000 None of us are better. I've said this before and I've 433 00:24:35,008 --> 00:24:36,900 heard other people say, I wish I was in the garden. 434 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:38,900 Adam. Really Jack this up. 435 00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:41,400 Guess what? Like newsflash you would have to 436 00:24:42,300 --> 00:24:45,000 You proved it by your life. I proved it by my life. 437 00:24:47,300 --> 00:24:51,400 So he is this prototype as we choose our own way over God's 438 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:56,200 when we reject our purpose and calling Divine calling to live 439 00:24:56,200 --> 00:25:00,500 in in favor of lesser things. And it might seem Innocent but 440 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:04,000 it's Insidious and like it doesn't take long for you to 441 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,400 look at your life and the world around us and know that leads to 442 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:11,500 destruction. We are caught in this vicious 443 00:25:11,500 --> 00:25:14,400 Loop of sin destroying everything. 444 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:17,200 Both in our own hearts and in the world around us. 445 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,100 Small ways big ways and the preacher acknowledges. 446 00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:27,200 This reality things are not as they are supposed to be as it 447 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,500 is. It's not like it was supposed to 448 00:25:29,500 --> 00:25:32,400 be But he doesn't leave us there. 449 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:36,600 Look at verse 9 in contrast to the failure of humans in 450 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:43,400 contrast to the rejection of their purpose, we do see Jesus, 451 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:52,400 but we do see Jesus made lower than the angels for a short 452 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,700 time. Do you see how he's repurposing 453 00:25:54,700 --> 00:25:58,600 this song now so that by God's grace he might taste death for 454 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:05,700 everyone crown with And honor because he suffered death. 455 00:26:07,300 --> 00:26:09,400 You know, this is actually the first time that the name Jesus 456 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:10,800 is mentioned in the book of Hebrews. 457 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,600 He's reference Jesus, we've seen it very clearly, but I love that 458 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:19,600 he's building up to this moment when he talks about humanity and 459 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,100 the first atom and then he presents to us. 460 00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:26,200 Jesus the true and better human the last. 461 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:30,900 Adam We've seen already in Hebrews, how Jesus Is, God he's 462 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:35,200 there at creation but the one who created the Fallen humans 463 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:39,000 that were talking about is also the one who himself becomes 464 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:44,400 human to fix the mass that we created rather than abandoning 465 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,500 his Covenant commitment to humanity. 466 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:52,700 He says fine, you can't keep it, I will and he enters into the 467 00:26:52,700 --> 00:26:55,200 world and he takes on flesh himself. 468 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,000 It's like a parent who finally just steps in to clean the room, 469 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,100 because the kids just keep making it worse, but God does it 470 00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:04,600 in love and patience. Not frustration, like you do or 471 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,500 like I do, right and find, you're just making it worse. 472 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:11,200 Just let me do it. We looked for a while that 473 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,800 humanity and now our preacher presents for us. 474 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:21,100 True Humanity, Jesus himself. Every human ever born has 475 00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:24,800 rejected their god-given purpose and design, except for one. 476 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:32,000 Jesus Emmanuel God With Us word. Made flesh was born. 477 00:27:32,700 --> 00:27:35,900 And like if we could grasp this though he was God of the 478 00:27:35,900 --> 00:27:39,500 universe, though. He created the Angels himself. 479 00:27:39,500 --> 00:27:42,400 In a sense, he willingly became lower than them. 480 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,000 Philippians 2. We see it in our passage and he 481 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,400 takes on humanity and I love this because Psalm 8 was not a 482 00:27:48,408 --> 00:27:50,700 Messianic. Psalm it was not a Psalm that 483 00:27:50,700 --> 00:27:53,500 they said hey, that's a song about the coming Messiah. 484 00:27:53,700 --> 00:27:57,600 But he says, it's still about Jesus and he applies it to the 485 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:01,400 coming Messiah and shows us that this lower than the angels that 486 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,500 this crowned with glory and honor is ultimately fulfilled in 487 00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:10,500 Christ, he's the truly faithful, human, the better Adam with his 488 00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:13,300 life. He knew he existed to serve 489 00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:16,200 God's purposes. God's Kingdom. 490 00:28:17,700 --> 00:28:20,700 You might remember the story of him being tempted just like the 491 00:28:20,700 --> 00:28:24,200 first Adam, the enemy comes to him and tries to tempt him. 492 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,800 Tempt him into taking God's glory for his own. 493 00:28:28,300 --> 00:28:32,900 But Jesus refused sin will not rule over him. 494 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:37,600 He is the true and better human Who Remain steadfast in the face 495 00:28:37,700 --> 00:28:41,400 of evil because he holds all power. 496 00:28:42,500 --> 00:28:46,600 But unlike humans, he doesn't use that power to subjugate and 497 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,200 Lord over. What does he do with this power? 498 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:54,000 He bends down and he washes the feet of his disciples including 499 00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:56,600 the one who is about to betray him. 500 00:28:56,900 --> 00:29:05,100 What it doesn't make sense. And all of this this giving up 501 00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:08,300 of his power. And living his life in the way 502 00:29:08,300 --> 00:29:10,400 he did, it was leading him to death. 503 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,000 A preacher says, and I love the way he phrases is that Jesus, 504 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:21,200 tasted death for everyone? See when humans rebelled against 505 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:25,100 God, it wasn't just a bad idea that you got a slap on the wrist 506 00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:29,600 for like, the Rebellion against God, fractures the relationship, 507 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,900 and it breaks the system, God created it, so that we were 508 00:29:32,900 --> 00:29:37,500 designed to have life connected to the Life Source, God himself. 509 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:41,600 And so when we reject that it leads to death, that is the 510 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,800 result of our sin, the wages, the payment of sin is death 511 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,700 death to ourselves and everything. 512 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:53,800 Around us. No matter who you are, no matter 513 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:57,200 how great of a person you are, no matter the amazing things 514 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:02,600 you've done in your life. All of us are headed for death, 515 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,200 because of the fall things deteriorate. 516 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:07,600 I knew. I shouldn't try to say that 517 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,600 word. That's hard to say, things, 518 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:13,600 cease to exist, right? Things break down, death is a 519 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:19,100 brutal part of life. But it was never meant to be 520 00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:23,800 that way. So when Jesus becomes human and 521 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:29,400 he enters into our mess, he knew he was giving himself over to 522 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:34,300 death, the results of our sin was destructions and to save 523 00:30:34,300 --> 00:30:39,500 humans to deal with sin. It had to be dealt with Jesus 524 00:30:39,500 --> 00:30:42,200 had to die. So even though he's the perfect 525 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:46,300 human, he's still willingly taste death for everyone. 526 00:30:46,500 --> 00:30:49,700 And you know what's interesting, when you read this phrase that 527 00:30:49,700 --> 00:30:53,100 he might taste death and By God's grace. 528 00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:57,700 What it is? God's grace that Jesus is dying. 529 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:03,900 Yes, it is Grace for you because it is by his death that we 530 00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:08,100 receive hope and deliverance. There is not another human that 531 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:11,700 could beat Death by dying, that could stomp out the evil one by 532 00:31:11,700 --> 00:31:15,800 letting his own life be taken. But this is what Jesus does. 533 00:31:16,500 --> 00:31:19,400 But we know the story because we rehearse it every week, he 534 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,900 doesn't stay dead. Because if he had as Paul says, 535 00:31:22,900 --> 00:31:26,200 in Romans, this is a joke, this is useless. 536 00:31:27,300 --> 00:31:30,800 But he doesn't stay dad and in the resurrection and the 537 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:34,600 Ascension he is crowned with Glory and Honor. 538 00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:37,800 Jesus is the Fulfillment of Psalm 8. 539 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:44,200 He beats sin and death and he shows us up close and personal. 540 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:51,200 How suffering will ultimately work Glory Just as the first 541 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:56,600 Adam brought sin and death so the second and true Adam the 542 00:31:56,600 --> 00:32:02,100 true son of man, brings healing and life so when you hear that 543 00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:04,300 Jesus is the last Adam are the true and better. 544 00:32:04,300 --> 00:32:08,900 Adam it's not just some random phrase, it has meaning and 545 00:32:08,900 --> 00:32:10,800 depth. It's why Jesus, you know, the 546 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:14,200 phrase that he used to talk about himself the most often the 547 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:19,600 son of man, He is true, human. True Humanity. 548 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:23,800 Who redeems, everyone. He perfectly ruled and reigned 549 00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:27,800 and cultivated life. And he offers his life from 550 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:32,900 death for all, who would believe he taste death for everyone. 551 00:32:33,500 --> 00:32:36,900 And so what he's doing here is as he takes death, he is, he is 552 00:32:36,900 --> 00:32:40,600 inviting all of you. He is setting the table for you 553 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,900 to come and in exchange for your death, that he tasted. 554 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,900 He is inviting you to Feast on life. 555 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,900 He's saying come no matter who you are. 556 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:56,100 Everyone come taste and see his goodness. 557 00:32:57,100 --> 00:33:00,300 That's the invitation. If you don't know, Jesus is to 558 00:33:00,700 --> 00:33:04,900 repent of all like trying to reject that god-given purpose, 559 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,000 and there's something better and it is Christ. 560 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,600 And Trust his life death burial, Resurrection. 561 00:33:11,500 --> 00:33:13,700 No matter how much you try, you're just like the kid who 562 00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:16,000 spilled the milk and now just start spreading it out. 563 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,600 You can't fix your life and that's actually good news like 564 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:22,700 I'm not I know I look mad probably I'm just passionate you 565 00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:25,500 can't do it. And that's okay because Jesus 566 00:33:25,500 --> 00:33:28,600 did. This is what he offers us. 567 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:35,700 And when we receive this, we actually become more fully 568 00:33:35,700 --> 00:33:40,600 human, not less. We are made a new creation, 569 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:42,600 Paul. Explores this idea of us 570 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:45,800 following Jesus into this and First Corinthians 15:20 on the 571 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:49,600 screen, he says, but as it is similar phrase, love it Christ. 572 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:53,400 Has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of all those 573 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,800 who have fallen asleep which implies there's more to come for 574 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:58,900 since death came through a man the resurrection of the Dead 575 00:33:58,900 --> 00:34:02,100 also comes through a man for just as an them all die. 576 00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:07,100 So also in Christ will be will all be made alive. 577 00:34:08,699 --> 00:34:12,699 All who trust in Jesus even though death is in the future 578 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,000 and it is Our Fate, it is nothing more than a speed bump 579 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:20,199 on the way to eternal life. When we receive Christ in the 580 00:34:20,199 --> 00:34:24,400 new creation, as a new creation, scuse me what are we told 581 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:27,699 happens? We are breathe into the breath 582 00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:30,699 of the spirit. We saw that in creation, right? 583 00:34:30,699 --> 00:34:33,000 When humans are first created and now we see it. 584 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,900 As we are made a new creation. We are breathing to the spirit 585 00:34:35,900 --> 00:34:38,600 of God. It is his heart that beats in 586 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:40,900 us. It is his life that flows 587 00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:45,699 through our veins and he changes us the fruit of the spirit. 588 00:34:45,699 --> 00:34:48,600 That is born is love, joy, peace, patience. 589 00:34:48,699 --> 00:34:52,100 Long suffering, gentleness, and that worked at the spirit is 590 00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:54,100 doing in this. I know it feels like a long work 591 00:34:54,100 --> 00:34:56,900 and it's like this sometimes, but there is hope because that 592 00:34:56,900 --> 00:35:00,800 work will be complete one day. The Last Enemy to be destroyed 593 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:04,100 is death and it will be abolished forever and all things 594 00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:07,700 will be put under the feet of God, all Injustice, big and 595 00:35:07,700 --> 00:35:11,200 small all corrupt system systems, the insidiousness of 596 00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:14,600 sin including in your own heart will all be cast outside the 597 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,700 kingdom. No more vicious cycle of sin, 598 00:35:18,900 --> 00:35:20,400 and he invites you into the story. 599 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:26,300 As God's people because we will become fully human perfectly. 600 00:35:26,300 --> 00:35:28,600 And completely, we will rule and reign with Christ. 601 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:33,000 We saw Humanity, we saw true humanity, and now we see new 602 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,300 Humanity. This is what happens. 603 00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:37,400 Jesus doesn't just do this on his own. 604 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:41,500 He invites all people into this. We become new humans. 605 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,300 And so this Vision we're kind of in the already, not yet, like, 606 00:35:44,300 --> 00:35:46,900 it's absolutely true in one sense and then we look at her 607 00:35:46,900 --> 00:35:48,700 lives or like I wish I was a new human. 608 00:35:48,700 --> 00:35:50,900 Like, I see this Brokenness or I see this. 609 00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:53,800 Sin and this temptation. But there's this hope this 610 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:57,800 already has happened but not yet completely consummated, but that 611 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:01,000 vision is what keeps us going in the here and now, through 612 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,600 Temptation, through suffering, through death? 613 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,800 Because we know that just as Resurrection followed the cross 614 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:11,000 for Jesus, so does life follow our suffering? 615 00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:16,400 And as the spirit causes us to take root in our hearts, it 616 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:19,700 transforms us. This spirit that was breathing 617 00:36:19,700 --> 00:36:23,200 as we can't stay the same and it's not a bunch of trying 618 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:24,800 harder. And doing more in a bunch of 619 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:28,800 rules, it is a new life that flows from within. 620 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:32,500 We actually begin to live like the new humans. 621 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:36,800 We already are You are transformed by the spirit. 622 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:40,700 Bringing you to believe what God has already done in you. 623 00:36:40,900 --> 00:36:43,800 It is Dawn, he will complete the work. 624 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,700 It's like, I tell my daughter who struggles with the seat, I 625 00:36:46,700 --> 00:36:49,100 won't say which one, but it's the oldest one. 626 00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:53,500 She likes to be deceitful, and of course, I'm trying to deal 627 00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:55,400 with that. We're talking about Sin, and 628 00:36:55,500 --> 00:36:58,800 consequences and all these things, and then I'm like, have 629 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:02,600 like here's the thing, I believe she's a Believer, she's trusted 630 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,100 in Christ, she confesses that he lived. 631 00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:09,000 I buried and rose again and I said, Everly, look at me, you 632 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:15,200 are a daughter of Truth. You are not a daughter of Lies, 633 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:19,100 there is a father of Lies, but you are not his, you are a 634 00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:23,600 daughter of the father of Truth and so your lips were created 635 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:26,800 and designed and recreated in the cross Resurrection to speak 636 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:30,400 truth because of what God has already made you to be. 637 00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:33,800 So I the other day, she told another. 638 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,500 I was asking the girls who did this as she looked at scar that 639 00:37:36,500 --> 00:37:39,000 she said, just tell the truth. Scarlett, you're a daughter of 640 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,800 Truth and I'm like, let's frickin go now, tell me who did 641 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:42,400 it? Still? 642 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:46,400 Didn't get the answer, but, whatever, Mike, speak, truth for 643 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,300 those who are in Christ. I wanted to go to don't have 644 00:37:48,300 --> 00:37:51,700 time, but Romans sin. No longer has dominion over. 645 00:37:51,700 --> 00:37:54,500 You you are not enslaved to that. 646 00:37:54,700 --> 00:37:57,000 You are bound to Christ and his righteousness. 647 00:37:58,300 --> 00:38:01,700 And so, as we are transformed, we begin to reflect God's Beauty 648 00:38:01,700 --> 00:38:06,300 to the world, in a midst of a society that clamors and Liz for 649 00:38:06,300 --> 00:38:10,600 power and control and getting there's we can give selflessly 650 00:38:11,500 --> 00:38:15,000 and love others. Even our enemies like Christ 651 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,500 loved us. Weekend, as the new Humanity, 652 00:38:18,500 --> 00:38:21,700 welcome, and others into this, even those that are different 653 00:38:21,700 --> 00:38:24,000 than us. The outcast, the poor The 654 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:27,300 Foreigner we say, come on, like, Feast at the table, there is 655 00:38:27,300 --> 00:38:30,400 room. We are even willing to take 656 00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:34,100 suffering and Death on behalf of others, because we know that in 657 00:38:34,100 --> 00:38:38,100 Christ, all that will somehow work a greater glory in the end. 658 00:38:39,100 --> 00:38:43,200 So my prayer for us at new Eden Is that we would be able to by 659 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:46,800 God's grace display to the world, what Jesus has done for 660 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:51,000 us and that collectively with our lives, we could show a 661 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:55,600 beautiful picture to the world of the new Humanity, as we are 662 00:38:55,600 --> 00:39:00,300 connected to the true and better human Jesus himself. 663 00:39:01,100 --> 00:38:43,200 But we do see Jesus. Is that we would be able to by 664 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:46,800 God's grace display to the world, what Jesus has done for 665 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:51,000 us and that collectively with our lives, we could show a 666 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:55,600 beautiful picture to the world of the new Humanity, as we are 667 00:38:55,600 --> 00:39:00,300 connected to the true and better human Jesus himself. 668 00:39:01,100 --> 00:39:04,000 But we do see Jesus.