1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,100 We're continuing in Hebrews and we're moving into chapter 3 2 00:00:03,100 --> 00:00:07,200 today, verses 1 through 6, therefore holy brothers and 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,800 sisters who share in a Heavenly calling consider. 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,100 Jesus the Apostle and high priest of our confession. 5 00:00:13,100 --> 00:00:16,700 He was faithful to the one who appointed him. 6 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:20,900 Just as Moses was in all God's household for, Jesus is 7 00:00:20,900 --> 00:00:25,500 considered worthy of more Glory than Moses just as the Builder 8 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:29,600 has more honor than the house. Now, every house is built by 9 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,700 someone I'm one, but the one who is building who has built 10 00:00:32,700 --> 00:00:37,700 everything, it's God, Moses was faithful as a servant in all of 11 00:00:37,700 --> 00:00:41,200 God's household as a testimony to what should be said in the 12 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,100 future. But God was faithful as a son 13 00:00:44,100 --> 00:00:49,100 over this household, and we are that household. 14 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:53,300 If we hold on to our confidence and the Hope in which we boast, 15 00:00:54,300 --> 00:00:56,700 Welcome again. As I mentioned earlier, my name 16 00:00:56,700 --> 00:00:58,600 is Joel and I have the privilege of serving as one of the 17 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,200 pastor's here is always, I'm just grateful to be a part of 18 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,300 what God is doing in our midst. So, thank you guys for being 19 00:01:05,300 --> 00:01:08,500 here as far as intro goes. I'm keeping it super simple 20 00:01:08,500 --> 00:01:10,800 today. Full disclosure, I did not have 21 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,300 as much time to prepare as I normally would like, you can't 22 00:01:14,300 --> 00:01:15,300 pray for me if you think about it. 23 00:01:15,300 --> 00:01:18,300 I'm dealing with some sciatica nerve issue, stuff that has 24 00:01:18,300 --> 00:01:20,400 flared up pretty painfully over the last couple days. 25 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:24,900 And so at times impossible to concentrate So that's why Jared 26 00:01:24,900 --> 00:01:26,900 was carrying this up for me. I'm not bougie like that. 27 00:01:26,900 --> 00:01:31,600 Normally I can set it up myself so I kind of felt bad, but I'm 28 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,900 trying to be mindful of what I'm lifting. 29 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:39,200 So yeah, anyways, awesome. I'm asking for Grace. 30 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,300 I know you'll be faithful to give that and the spirit is 31 00:01:41,300 --> 00:01:43,600 faithful to work even on our weaknesses and I know that. 32 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,700 So as you can see, we're continuing in our series through 33 00:01:46,700 --> 00:01:49,700 the book of Hebrews. Remember, this letter is written 34 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:52,900 most likely in a sermon like format. 35 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:58,400 And so, This has the purpose of encouraging Believers toward 36 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,400 faithfulness in the midst of both suffering and Temptation. 37 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:06,500 And so the the means by which our preacher does, this is not 38 00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:08,900 by just telling them, hey, be faithful, he does say that at 39 00:02:08,900 --> 00:02:12,800 times but the primary means that he does this is to remind them 40 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:18,100 of the all sufficient and the all glorious nature of Jesus who 41 00:02:18,100 --> 00:02:21,300 is more Supreme than anything else we could ever imagine. 42 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:25,100 That's why the theme of Hebrews that We're going with is Jesus 43 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:28,100 is better. We've seen to this point first 44 00:02:28,100 --> 00:02:30,100 week how Jesus? I guess second we didn't intro 45 00:02:30,100 --> 00:02:33,500 Jesus is better than the angels. We saw how he's the true and 46 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:36,500 better human, we saw how he's the true and better older 47 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:41,000 brother who makes us family. Last week, we saw how Jesus was 48 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:45,400 greater than death and this week we're going to see how Jesus is 49 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,600 greater than Moses. Who was this? 50 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:52,700 Ancient servant of God who played a key part in Israel's 51 00:02:52,700 --> 00:02:55,700 Redemption. Story and so you just heard it 52 00:02:55,700 --> 00:02:59,500 red but our text is Hebrews chapter 3 verse 1 through 6. 53 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,600 We're reading primarily from the csb, feel free to make your way 54 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,600 there so you can follow along. We'll also have the verses on 55 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,700 the screen for you as well. So let me give you kind of a 56 00:03:08,708 --> 00:03:12,700 quick overview of our text. As we dive in the big picture 57 00:03:12,700 --> 00:03:18,000 idea in the six versus the author is communicating during 58 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,300 this text is that? Yes, Moses was a faithful 59 00:03:21,300 --> 00:03:26,700 servant of God's household. But Jesus is greater because 60 00:03:26,700 --> 00:03:31,200 he's not just a servant in the house, he's actually the son who 61 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,100 is over the entire house, who his also the foundation, the 62 00:03:34,100 --> 00:03:38,100 Cornerstone, he builds the whole thing, and this truth, if that's 63 00:03:38,100 --> 00:03:42,400 true, this has implications for us because the house that Jesus 64 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,400 is building is not a physical brick and mortar house. 65 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,600 We are the household, the people of God. 66 00:03:48,700 --> 00:03:51,200 And so this has implications for us. 67 00:03:51,500 --> 00:03:53,900 And so I'm going to kind of move through the text and three 68 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,400 different ways. I'm going to jump around a 69 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,400 little bit but I think it'll make sense. 70 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,700 Three different movements were going to work through during our 71 00:03:59,700 --> 00:04:03,100 time and we're going to just use the same metaphor of a house 72 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,500 that are preacher uses in the text. 73 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:09,800 And so we're going to start by looking at the blueprints of the 74 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,100 house, the blueprints of the house. 75 00:04:13,100 --> 00:04:16,800 And this would be Moses and verse 5 of our text. 76 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,700 This is what we read and says, Moses was faithful as a servant 77 00:04:20,700 --> 00:04:26,200 in all God's household as a Testimony to what would be said 78 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:30,800 in the future. So the author's very clear Moses 79 00:04:30,900 --> 00:04:36,200 is a picture of what is to come. He is a foretaste, a type 80 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:38,600 Shadow, whatever you want to call it. 81 00:04:38,900 --> 00:04:41,500 To use the example that our preacher uses, I'm going to call 82 00:04:41,500 --> 00:04:44,200 him the blueprints of the house, right? 83 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,100 If you roll out blue prints, if you know what the if you've 84 00:04:47,100 --> 00:04:50,400 built houses before, you can kind of Envision and see the 85 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,400 picture right? But it's not the real thing. 86 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,000 The blueprints are Only just kind of showing the plan and 87 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,200 giving an example of what is to come. 88 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,500 It's not the actual product but it points toward the end 89 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:05,300 product. Now for us, we might be a little 90 00:05:05,300 --> 00:05:08,000 bit more unfamiliar with whom Moses was for the original 91 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:09,800 audience. He doesn't have to tell them 92 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:11,700 about Moses. He doesn't have to recount his 93 00:05:11,700 --> 00:05:14,300 exploits and who he was and Israel's history. 94 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:18,500 They knew him intimately Moses was revered by the Jewish 95 00:05:18,500 --> 00:05:22,400 people, but for us I think reviewing a little bit who Moses 96 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,100 was might give us a little bit of Text because it helps us 97 00:05:25,100 --> 00:05:28,500 understand how Jesus is greater than Moses. 98 00:05:28,500 --> 00:05:32,300 I think this might be easiest by just jumping ahead to Hebrews 99 00:05:32,300 --> 00:05:35,900 chapter 11, where we can see some of the primary acts of 100 00:05:35,900 --> 00:05:41,000 Moses that are actually briefly counted for us in the, the 101 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,100 chapter about faith. And so Hebrews chapter 11, verse 102 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:45,900 24 through 29, here it is on the screen. 103 00:05:45,900 --> 00:05:49,600 It says by faith Moses. So these are some of the things 104 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,400 that Moses did when he had grown up refused, to be called the son 105 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,200 of Pharaoh's. Pharaoh's daughter and chose to 106 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,900 suffer with the people of God, rather than to enjoy the 107 00:05:59,900 --> 00:06:04,800 fleeting pleasure of sin. For he considered reproach for 108 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,300 the sake of Christ, to be greater wealth than the 109 00:06:08,300 --> 00:06:14,100 treasures of Egypt, since he was looking ahead to the reward by 110 00:06:14,100 --> 00:06:17,100 faith. He left Egypt behind not being 111 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:21,500 afraid of the Kings anger. For Moses persevered as one who 112 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:26,000 sees him who is invisible. Oil by faith, he instituted the 113 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,500 Passover and the sprinkling of the blood so that the destroyer 114 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:33,400 of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites by faith, they 115 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:37,000 crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. 116 00:06:37,500 --> 00:06:41,100 When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned. 117 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,300 Moses was a faithful servant to God's plan even to the point of 118 00:06:46,300 --> 00:06:50,900 suffering with God's people and because he had faith in this 119 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,500 great God, he was able to be a part of Leading, the People of 120 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:59,100 God, out of slavery, the Israel's history. 121 00:06:59,100 --> 00:07:02,800 One of the key like formative moments and stories. 122 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:05,700 That was told over and over again was what was called The 123 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:11,500 Exodus their exit out of Egypt, their Redemption out of slavery 124 00:07:11,700 --> 00:07:14,700 in into Freedom. It was Moses that while they 125 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:16,500 were still enslaved in Egypt instituted. 126 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:20,300 The Passover, when the blood of animals was was placed on door 127 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:22,900 post, you might remember the story and it caused the angel of 128 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:27,100 death to pass over the people of God and not take their first 129 00:07:27,100 --> 00:07:29,700 born. It was through the leadership of 130 00:07:29,700 --> 00:07:33,400 Moses that the people of God, exit, the Land and flee, the 131 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:37,700 evil king Pharaoh, bringing them across the Red Sea safely. 132 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,900 You remember the story and then the Red Sea swallowed up the 133 00:07:40,900 --> 00:07:43,000 Egyptians as they a chase them there. 134 00:07:43,900 --> 00:07:46,600 Not only that those are the some of the exploits we read about in 135 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,700 Hebrews but some of the other things that Moses did, he was 136 00:07:49,700 --> 00:07:53,300 the lawgiver. He was the one that God chose to 137 00:07:53,300 --> 00:07:57,000 be the mouthpiece and distribute the terms of the Covenant that 138 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:01,700 he made with Israel in numbers. 12 Moses is specifically Moses 139 00:08:01,700 --> 00:08:04,900 his authority is being challenged and God specifically 140 00:08:04,900 --> 00:08:08,100 calls Moses. A servant who is faithful in all 141 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:12,600 of God's household and because God chose him, God would speak 142 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,600 to Moses. Has directly. 143 00:08:14,900 --> 00:08:18,900 He could hear the voice of God. And so this also meant that 144 00:08:18,900 --> 00:08:22,600 Moses was not only the lawgiver. He was also the one who mediated 145 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:26,300 on behalf of the people, he talked to God and then 146 00:08:26,300 --> 00:08:30,500 communicated to the people. He was also the one who time and 147 00:08:30,500 --> 00:08:34,200 time again, when God would rightly grow frustrated with the 148 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:38,299 Disobedience of the people and he would want to start over, 149 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:43,299 Moses would intercede and stand in the Gap remains. 150 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:46,100 Minding God of his Covenant promises. 151 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,600 What will everyone else? Think if you leave these people 152 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:54,200 that you promised to be with Moses was also the one you might 153 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,200 remember, he brought the people to the cusp of the promised land 154 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,700 Moses himself, was not able to enter in, because he was 155 00:09:00,700 --> 00:09:04,500 disobedient to God, but he brought them to the edge of the 156 00:09:04,500 --> 00:09:07,700 promised land and showed them the road forward. 157 00:09:07,700 --> 00:09:13,300 And so, because of all of this Moses is revered and he's 158 00:09:13,300 --> 00:09:16,600 revered for good reason. The preacher of Hebrews never 159 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,000 disparages Moses. He doesn't say Moses was a 160 00:09:19,008 --> 00:09:21,300 horrible person. I Moses was flawed, you don't 161 00:09:21,300 --> 00:09:23,900 have to read much to see. That but he's remembered as 162 00:09:23,900 --> 00:09:27,100 faithful because of the work of God in his life and so our 163 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:30,700 preacher elevates and acknowledges Moses his role. 164 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,900 But he only does this to serve a greater purpose. 165 00:09:34,500 --> 00:09:38,100 He says, as instrumental apart of Israel story. 166 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:45,100 Moses is as faithful as a servant he was Jesus is greater 167 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:49,100 and that is the main point that our preacher wants us to see 168 00:09:49,700 --> 00:09:52,300 even in chapter 11 of Hebrews that we just read. 169 00:09:52,500 --> 00:09:56,700 Ed we're told that Moses himself was looking forward to a greater 170 00:09:56,700 --> 00:10:00,800 reward, so why would we just stop looking at Moses if he 171 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:07,300 himself is looking to something greater Moses served as only a 172 00:10:07,300 --> 00:10:13,400 blueprint of the house, but the Builder is Jesus, and this is 173 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,100 the second thing we see the builder of the house. 174 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,300 This is really the point of our text. 175 00:10:22,300 --> 00:10:26,400 Moses is only a means to get us to the end of what he says at 176 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,100 the beginning considered Jesus. Look at how it starts in verse 177 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,700 1. Therefore, holy brothers and 178 00:10:31,700 --> 00:10:34,100 sisters. This is 3:1, who shared a 179 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:42,100 Heavenly calling consider? Jesus, take a moment, stop and 180 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:45,800 think. On Jesus, the Apostle and high 181 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:50,300 priest of our confession, Gaze on him. 182 00:10:50,900 --> 00:10:55,500 Look to his goodness. He is the Apostle, he is the 183 00:10:55,500 --> 00:11:00,700 sent one, the Ambassador, the missionary who comes to lead, a 184 00:11:00,700 --> 00:11:05,400 better Exodus and an ultimate Redemption and he is the high 185 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,300 priest will see this more throughout Hebrews, but he 186 00:11:08,300 --> 00:11:12,200 intercedes and mediates to redeem, his people from sin. 187 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,700 And our preacher says, look to him. 188 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,000 I'm only going to talk about Moses because I want you to see 189 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:21,300 the greatness of Jesus. He is the one of our confession 190 00:11:21,900 --> 00:11:23,900 that we confess as Lord. And Savior. 191 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:28,100 So if you think Moses was faithful, I got news for you. 192 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:32,400 Jesus is better. Look at verse 3 and 4, it's what 193 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,500 is what he says he says for Jesus is considered worthy of 194 00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:41,800 more Glory than Moses just as the Builder has more honor than 195 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,200 the house. Now every house is built by 196 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:48,000 someone but the one who built everything is God. 197 00:11:48,900 --> 00:11:53,100 And so our preacher uses this illustration or this analogy 198 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:56,400 It's a pretty simple analogy. And he says, one who builds or 199 00:11:56,400 --> 00:12:01,500 maybe owns an amazing house is obviously greater and of more 200 00:12:01,500 --> 00:12:08,000 value than the house itself, the person is of more worth, the 201 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,300 house is just evidence of the worth of the person. 202 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,700 Okay, now this is before credit and debt and all that, but the 203 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:18,400 idea is that if you could build this big house you at least had 204 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:22,500 that much value and worth in and we know even greater value and 205 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:27,300 worth And so he follows this logic and he says, Jesus is 206 00:12:27,300 --> 00:12:31,600 greater than the house that he's building and Moses was only a 207 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,900 servant in the house. Now, this title servant in the 208 00:12:34,900 --> 00:12:38,200 Greek is a pretty high honor, but it's still just a servant, 209 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,700 he's just actually one of the household, but Jesus is the 210 00:12:42,700 --> 00:12:46,300 maker of it. And so clearly, he deserves more 211 00:12:46,300 --> 00:12:50,900 Glory than Moses, verse for even goes further, just in case 212 00:12:50,900 --> 00:12:53,200 you're missing it, all things are built. 213 00:12:53,300 --> 00:12:56,400 By God and we've already seen in Hebrews, how the means by, which 214 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,800 God created the world was through, God, the son, who spoke 215 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:03,900 things into existence, Jesus as the Builder. 216 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,000 It's just this flood of truth about how he's greater and more 217 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:12,800 faithful than Moses, he is more glorious and worth more than 218 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:15,000 Moses. And he also has a greater 219 00:13:15,100 --> 00:13:17,800 identity than Moses. Look at verse five and six. 220 00:13:18,500 --> 00:13:23,200 Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house. 221 00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:30,700 I told, but Christ was faithful as a son over his household. 222 00:13:31,700 --> 00:13:36,300 The identity of the households Builder is that of son? 223 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,400 He's not just a part of the house, he is the sun. 224 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:46,200 This idea of sonship is, are he gets all the rights and 225 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:50,600 privileges in the inheritance of the Father, the house is his, he 226 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:53,800 is the Supreme one who Reigns over all, including the 227 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,100 household of God. And, as I've already mentioned, 228 00:13:57,100 --> 00:14:02,500 and as we see described here, the household is the people of 229 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:06,000 God. And what's crazy and contrast to 230 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:10,700 the builder of the household. The people of God the household 231 00:14:10,700 --> 00:14:14,900 is anything, but faithful to go back to the story of Moses. 232 00:14:14,900 --> 00:14:19,200 If you follow it even right after the Exodus story 40 days 233 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,900 later, they agree to the terms of the Covenant with God and 234 00:14:21,900 --> 00:14:25,600 they're cheating on God throughout the whole journey. 235 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,500 Even though they're being cared for what do we hear? 236 00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:31,300 Grumbling and complaining and Disobedience? 237 00:14:31,300 --> 00:14:35,700 We're going to see that more next week but this Rebellion is 238 00:14:35,700 --> 00:14:38,500 why the people of God ever even needed a mediator. 239 00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:43,500 The first place because of their inadequacies and unfaithfulness 240 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,800 they needed someone to stand in the gap for them. 241 00:14:47,900 --> 00:14:52,100 But here's what I want you to see, as faithful as Moses was to 242 00:14:52,100 --> 00:14:56,200 intercede on behalf of the people, and he was successful in 243 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,400 one sense, he brought about a temporary stay of God's 244 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:03,100 punishment on them. But here's the thing, he could 245 00:15:03,100 --> 00:15:06,800 do that momentarily, but he could not make these people into 246 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,700 a new creation. If you read the story, Moses 247 00:15:10,700 --> 00:15:13,800 goes off the scene and even while Moses alive, the people 248 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,600 continue to be unfaithful and rebellious. 249 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,900 Even after the promised land is claimed, and they go in and take 250 00:15:20,900 --> 00:15:23,100 the promised land and have peace. 251 00:15:23,500 --> 00:15:25,300 They turn and chase after other idols. 252 00:15:25,300 --> 00:15:27,000 And where do they end up? If you remember our time and 253 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:31,800 Daniel back in Exile, back in slavery, back to, where they 254 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:36,800 started, And that trend has not changed. 255 00:15:37,700 --> 00:15:40,500 Humanity is Unfaithful and fickle. 256 00:15:41,700 --> 00:15:44,300 We are not good representatives of our creator. 257 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:50,000 We chase after false idols. And we can try to go back to 258 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,100 Moses and just say, well, we need another Prophet to come in 259 00:15:53,100 --> 00:15:55,100 and just teach us the law and we'll get it. 260 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,300 Show us where we mess up. The problem is, is we looked at 261 00:15:58,300 --> 00:16:01,500 last week that doesn't deal with our slavery to sin? 262 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:03,900 We need something better than Moses. 263 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:05,900 We don't just need another lawgiver. 264 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:09,700 We need a lawful filler something, that's utterly 265 00:16:09,700 --> 00:16:12,800 life-transforming. We need a savior. 266 00:16:12,900 --> 00:16:16,000 Someone who can redeem us. Not just once and then we go 267 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,200 back into slavery, But ultimately. 268 00:16:18,300 --> 00:16:23,600 We bring us back from exile for good and that's what Jesus Does. 269 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:29,100 See, Jesus is building a new Household of Faith and he is 270 00:16:29,100 --> 00:16:35,100 faithful to do the work. Even at Great cost to himself, 271 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:40,500 think about it, Jesus in charge of the household but he becomes 272 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:45,100 one of the household willingly becoming flesh. 273 00:16:46,100 --> 00:16:52,000 In his incarnation. He's greater than Moses because 274 00:16:52,100 --> 00:16:54,900 he was the word that existed with the father in the 275 00:16:54,900 --> 00:16:56,500 beginning. In the beginning was the word 276 00:16:56,500 --> 00:16:59,000 and the Word was with God that word is toward God. 277 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,700 Jesus is literally face-to-face with the Blazing radiant. 278 00:17:02,700 --> 00:17:06,200 Glory of the father, Moses could get a glimpse of it. 279 00:17:06,500 --> 00:17:11,599 He could hear God's words but Jesus was the word, the logos. 280 00:17:12,300 --> 00:17:16,599 Jesus is the full radiant glory of God on display. 281 00:17:18,099 --> 00:17:22,000 And even though he has the identity of son in charge over 282 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,500 us, he was willing. To Bear the report, the reproach 283 00:17:26,500 --> 00:17:32,200 of humanity rather than stay distant, he could have, he 284 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,500 willingly becomes the suffering. Servant, better than Moses, the 285 00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:39,100 suffering servant of Isaiah 53, who is willing to Bear the 286 00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:44,300 reproach of our iniquities. And this bearing of our sin 287 00:17:44,300 --> 00:17:48,500 would lead him to death on a cross, where he would bear the 288 00:17:48,500 --> 00:17:51,000 Wrath of the father on our behalf. 289 00:17:53,300 --> 00:17:59,200 He is the true Passover and his blood is placed on a cross so 290 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:03,700 that we might be passed over and receive life instead of death. 291 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:08,900 He stands in the Gap to die for Sinners, so that we might escape 292 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,100 the wrath to come. He is the true and final 293 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:16,500 mediator between God and man, Moses could give a temporary 294 00:18:16,500 --> 00:18:20,300 stay on God's Wrath, but he could not turn children of Wrath 295 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:25,300 in two sons and daughters. First Timothy 2:5 for there is 296 00:18:25,300 --> 00:18:29,500 one God, and one mediator between God and Mankind, the man 297 00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:33,300 Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all. 298 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:38,800 A testimony at the proper time. Jesus is the ultimate Exodus. 299 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:44,100 The ransom for our sin, freeing us from our enslavement freeing 300 00:18:44,100 --> 00:18:49,500 us from the ultimate epitome of evil, which is Satan. and in the 301 00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:53,100 resurrection Jesus proves that he is greater than Moses because 302 00:18:53,100 --> 00:18:57,500 he deals with the Enemy once and for all Moses brought God's 303 00:18:57,500 --> 00:19:00,700 people through the Red Sea, you remember the story and the 304 00:19:00,700 --> 00:19:04,200 Egyptians chase them there to their own demise as the same, 305 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:08,000 see that brought Deliverance for Israel, swallowed up, the 306 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,200 Egyptian Army and in the same manner. 307 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:14,600 Jesus meets us in our slavery and he leads us into the grave 308 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,700 with him. And death tries to follow us 309 00:19:17,700 --> 00:19:22,100 there, but just like the Egyptian Army, it is swallowed 310 00:19:22,100 --> 00:19:25,700 up in Victory. As Jesus brings us safely out 311 00:19:25,700 --> 00:19:29,000 the other side into Resurrection Life. 312 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:34,300 Moses brought the law, it exposed sin and death, but Jesus 313 00:19:34,300 --> 00:19:39,000 fulfills the law, on our behalf, which kills sin and brings life, 314 00:19:39,900 --> 00:19:43,600 he is the mediator as we'll see later of a new and better 315 00:19:43,700 --> 00:19:48,000 Covenant that pleads, the blood on our behalf and intercedes for 316 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:53,500 us, Moses led the people to the cusp of the promised land, but 317 00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:56,000 because of his Disobedience, he could not enter in. 318 00:19:56,100 --> 00:20:00,000 But Jesus the perfectly obedient the true and faithful one, 319 00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:03,800 brings the true promised land to us as we see the new heavens and 320 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:07,200 the new Earth come down. And he promises that we as his 321 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,300 people will dwell with God forever. 322 00:20:09,700 --> 00:20:12,300 That's what the promised land is about Shalom. 323 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:18,300 Rest Union with God. And he's promised to return and 324 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:22,200 make all things new. He's building a house, I go and 325 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,200 prepare a place for you. Write a place of wholeness and 326 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,000 rest and then we are the people. And it's this beautiful Dwelling 327 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:33,800 Place Like Jesus is the architect, the planner, the 328 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,600 designer and the builder of the household of faith. 329 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:41,300 It is his work from start to finish. 330 00:20:42,500 --> 00:20:45,600 Here's the thing because Christ started the work and he's 331 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,600 promised to complete it. We can hold fast onto this and 332 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:53,900 never let go. The table is set, the work is 333 00:20:53,900 --> 00:20:55,900 done. And so the invitation is to 334 00:20:55,900 --> 00:20:59,200 trust in his work. Confess that he is Savior and 335 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,900 believe by faith in his life, death, burial, and resurrection. 336 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:07,900 And you are welcomed with joy into this household of faith. 337 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,200 We saw the blueprints of the house, the builder of the house. 338 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,600 And lastly, we see the people of the house. 339 00:21:16,300 --> 00:21:20,100 I didn't have something to make another be so get a p. 340 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:28,000 The people of the house. Look at me, the verse 1 again. 341 00:21:28,900 --> 00:21:30,200 Look at how he starts this. I love this. 342 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,400 He says, therefore because Jesus is our faithful high priest as 343 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:38,000 he sent the end of chapter 2. Holy brothers and sisters. 344 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,200 How many guys think of your brothers and sisters that way. 345 00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:46,000 Holy brothers and sisters who share in a Heavenly calling. 346 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:52,900 Consider Jesus, because Jesus is the one on whom this house is 347 00:21:52,900 --> 00:21:56,600 built because he is the Cornerstone and the foundation, 348 00:21:56,700 --> 00:21:59,900 and the completer and the finisher, the preacher of 349 00:21:59,900 --> 00:22:04,100 Hebrews can speak of those who are God's people in incredibly 350 00:22:04,100 --> 00:22:10,900 bold terms, holy and set apart. If you've trusted in Christ that 351 00:22:10,900 --> 00:22:16,800 as you right now, holy set, apart brothers and sisters. 352 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:23,100 Is part of the family of God and he says they share in a Heavenly 353 00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:25,500 calling. They take part in this 354 00:22:25,700 --> 00:22:30,900 otherworldly Mission you are not of this age, you have a new 355 00:22:30,900 --> 00:22:36,600 identity, a new calling, In verse 6, he says that those who 356 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:41,200 are of this household will prove it to be true by holding onto 357 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,000 the confidence and hope that they boast in and what is the 358 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:48,200 Hope like, what's the call here? It is to hold on to Christ Alone 359 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,600 to not run back to Works to not run back to things of this age. 360 00:22:52,700 --> 00:22:57,900 But to hold on to Christ, those that truly are Christ, will 361 00:22:57,900 --> 00:23:01,000 prove it to be. So by hanging tight onto the 362 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:05,000 gospel alone, We will not add to it, we will not run back to the 363 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,300 law. And when we find ourselves doing 364 00:23:07,300 --> 00:23:09,400 that in the law beats us over the head. 365 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,300 Those that are Christ, will say, I'm running back to you. 366 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,000 It's all I got over and over and over. 367 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,600 Don't let the language. Confuse you our Western Minds. 368 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,700 We hear if the point here is not saying that if we're strong 369 00:23:22,700 --> 00:23:26,500 enough and hang on really tight, then we will make it in the 370 00:23:26,500 --> 00:23:30,100 perseverance of the Saints, which is an octave work. 371 00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:32,300 It's not this mechanical thing. That's like boom. 372 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,400 All right, cool. It is as active work, that 373 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,100 Christ, invites us to participate, but all it is. 374 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,300 It's taking hold of what Christ has already taken. 375 00:23:40,300 --> 00:23:42,800 Hold of, as Paul says it in another way. 376 00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:45,500 As I've heard the illustration, it's what I pick up my daughter 377 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,300 and I'm holding her and then she just wraps her arms around me. 378 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,000 Like, she's not doing the work. I've got her, she ain't going 379 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,700 nowhere, but she can respond and receive it. 380 00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:01,000 He's got you, you're just returning the hug because he 381 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:05,100 saved you. The law kills, he brings life. 382 00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:10,300 And the Really the radical piece of this statement is that we are 383 00:24:10,300 --> 00:24:13,700 the household. That is crazy. 384 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:16,600 We read about the Holiness of God. 385 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,700 Holy holy holy worthy, are you once his enemies now seated. 386 00:24:20,700 --> 00:24:23,900 At his table, not a physical building. 387 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:28,700 The household of faith is a people made up of every tribe 388 00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:32,400 tongue and Nation. It's why we want to see more and 389 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,200 more people. It's why we send people to the 390 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,700 ends of the Earth. We want to see that house filled 391 00:24:36,700 --> 00:24:40,800 with the people of God and entrance into this household is 392 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:44,300 not based on rule, keeping on ethnicity on social. 393 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:49,300 Status or your personality. It is based on Christ alone and 394 00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:55,200 when we begin to grasp that we are transformed as God's people. 395 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,800 It does what Moses could never do. 396 00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:05,000 We're given new hearts. And now, the very spirit of God, 397 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:09,400 dwells in our midst, it is his work that justified us as his 398 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,300 work that will sanctifies. Look about how look, how Paul 399 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:15,800 talks about the church in his letter to Ephesus the church at 400 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,400 Ephesus. He said, so for through him, 401 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:22,900 through Christ, we both have access in one Spirit to the 402 00:25:22,900 --> 00:25:24,800 father. So we see the Trinity there. 403 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:29,000 So then you are no longer foreigners and strangers. 404 00:25:29,300 --> 00:25:32,200 This is who you are in Christ, but fellow citizens. 405 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:37,400 With the Saints and members of God's household built on the 406 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,300 foundation of the Apostles and Prophets their message of Christ 407 00:25:41,300 --> 00:25:45,200 alone with Jesus himself as the Cornerstone in him. 408 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,800 The whole building being put together grows into a holy 409 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:52,800 Temple in the Lord in him, you are also being built together 410 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,400 for God's dwelling in the spirit. 411 00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:59,800 The people of God, have the spirit in them and so because of 412 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:04,900 that, we can simply walk in the works that God has already for 413 00:26:04,900 --> 00:26:08,400 ordained for us to walk in. He's already prepared them for 414 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,500 us. We can grow in the likeness and 415 00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:14,700 image of our Builder. And together, we do become more 416 00:26:14,700 --> 00:26:17,600 like Christ, but not to be trying hard to keep more rules. 417 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:23,300 But by considering Jesus, and when our eyes are fixed on him, 418 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:27,400 send begins to shed away the fruits of the spirit began to 419 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,800 Blossom in our life. You can't force that to grow its 420 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,700 gazing on Jesus and that's how we are transformed from one 421 00:26:33,700 --> 00:26:36,300 degree of Glory to another and we look up and over 10 years 422 00:26:36,300 --> 00:26:38,900 were like I actually have more patience than I used to. 423 00:26:39,700 --> 00:26:41,900 What a work of Christ. I didn't do that. 424 00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:45,400 It happens. Naturally, we're living out who 425 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:49,100 God has already made us to be. And so what might this look like 426 00:26:49,100 --> 00:26:54,200 for new Eden Church? It might look like us becoming 427 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,800 more willing to spend time pouring into others. 428 00:26:58,100 --> 00:27:00,900 Two instead of judging them empathizing with them as they 429 00:27:00,900 --> 00:27:04,900 face Temptation and praying with them, actually doing it, right? 430 00:27:04,900 --> 00:27:07,800 I'm I'm really bad about. Hey, I'll pray for you, but 431 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,900 actually interceding like Jesus intercedes for us. 432 00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:15,900 It could look like being willing to sacrifice for the faith of 433 00:27:15,900 --> 00:27:21,500 others to see this household grow maybe sacrificing by going 434 00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:24,600 to share the good news across the globe as some from our new. 435 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:29,300 Eden family is doing at the expense of the American dream or 436 00:27:29,300 --> 00:27:32,600 it might look like giving and sacrificing things of this age 437 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,500 to give toward work both here and around the world. 438 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,000 It might look like our gifts and our strengths and our talents, 439 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,400 and our time, not being seen as our own. 440 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,700 But rather as things Has to be used to build God's kingdom, not 441 00:27:44,700 --> 00:27:49,400 our own and none of this is possible in your own strength. 442 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,600 We say this, the things Christians are called to the 443 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,300 Heavenly, calling your culture, you can't do, and that's on 444 00:27:54,300 --> 00:27:57,500 purpose, you have to depend on the spirit. 445 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:01,900 It's only possible by fixing our eyes on Jesus, the founder and 446 00:28:01,900 --> 00:28:04,800 finisher of our faith. And so, any growth and 447 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,600 confidence that we have when people say, how are you. 448 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:10,300 So confident in the face of this suffering, how are you willing 449 00:28:10,300 --> 00:28:11,900 to do this? We don't say because we're 450 00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:14,200 really awesome people and we make good decisions. 451 00:28:14,500 --> 00:28:16,700 We say it's Christ alone and feeling boast. 452 00:28:16,700 --> 00:28:19,700 We have that's the only thing we can boast in. 453 00:28:20,700 --> 00:28:26,100 Psalm 127 one says, unless the Lord builds a house, its 454 00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:31,200 Builders labor, over it in vain. Unless the Lord watches over a 455 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:35,800 city, The Watchman stays Alert in vain, you can try to control 456 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:38,700 your life, you can try to control everything that you have 457 00:28:38,700 --> 00:28:40,700 placed in your lap that you're responsible for. 458 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,200 But if God's not building the house, we're literally just 459 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:47,000 swinging a hammer for nothing. But here's the good news. 460 00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:51,100 God is building his church, that's freeing we get to just go 461 00:28:51,100 --> 00:28:54,400 along for the ride. We make up the Living Stones, as 462 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,800 Peter calls them, the spiritual house. 463 00:28:57,500 --> 00:29:02,400 We might be rejected by people but we are chosen and honored by 464 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,900 God. And even though we might bear 465 00:29:05,900 --> 00:29:09,700 reproach for a season in Christ, we will receive all the riches 466 00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:12,800 of his kingdom when he returns. Let me encourage you. 467 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,700 There is more in store for you than anything you could ever 468 00:29:16,700 --> 00:29:22,600 imagine and anything you lose following Jesus will be so worth 469 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:27,200 it. So, holy brothers and sisters, 470 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:32,500 you who share in a Heavenly calling consider Jesus. 471 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:36,700 He is the master builder upon whom the foundation of your 472 00:29:36,700 --> 00:29:41,400 salvation is built and he will complete the work. through many 473 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:48,600 dangers, toils and snares, I have already come It was grace, 474 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:53,900 that brought me safe, thus far. And Grace will lead me home. 475 00:29:54,900 --> 00:29:58,100 Hold fast to the gospel. The Life Death burial, 476 00:29:58,100 --> 00:30:02,900 resurrection of Jesus because that is all we have and that is 477 00:30:02,900 --> 00:29:58,100 all we need. The Life Death burial, 478 00:29:58,100 --> 00:30:02,900 resurrection of Jesus because that is all we have and that is 479 00:30:02,900 --> 00:30:04,400 all we need.