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Pastor Jeff Schwarzentraub serves as president of Pastor Jeff Ministries, a national and global ministry designed to equip believers and challenge them to take
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The Supremacy of Jesus Christ 0:00 Let's ask him to speak directly to our hearts today. Will you pray with me? Father in heaven, we just give you glory, honor, and praise. And as we start this new chapter at Brave Church in the Westminster campus, Lord,0:11 would you blow us away? Lord, would you see more and more people from northwest Denver make their way here, claim Jesus Christ, and confess him as their personal Lord and savior, and grow more people in the faith that0:22 you send out all over the world. Lord, we just trust you for all you're doing through Brave Church on both our campuses now, and we trust you to continue to do a mighty work in and through us. So for all who are gathered0:34 here today who desire to hear the Lord, who will believe what he says and will, by faith, put into practice what he shows you, will you agree with me very loudly this morning by saying the word amen.0:46 Amen. When I was in nursery school, I remember my nursery school teacher asked me, Jeff, what do you wanna be when you grow up? And I told her very candidly, I wanna be a professional football, basketball, and baseball0:57 player. And I meant it. And I really thought at the age of 4 that was a strong possibility because that's what I liked doing and that's who I was and I just assumed that that would just happen for me. As I grew in1:08 wisdom, knowledge, and stature, I realized that was more of a dream than an actual goal. You know, this last summer, I had the privilege of being out in Canton, Ohio and got to see Peyton Manning do his induction for1:20 Enshrinement into the hall of fame, which was super special. And to be there and watch him give his speech and watch a few former professional football players be inducted was really neat because I've always watched that1:30 from a distance. But after that event was over, I began to look online to say, how many players have actually made the hall of fame? Would you find it interesting to know that in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, even1:42 though the National Football League's over a hundred years old, only 346 guys have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? If you're a baseball player, would you find it interesting to know only 340 baseball1:53 players have ever been enshrined into the hall of fame? If you're a basketball fan, would you happen to know there's just over 400 who have been enshrined in the basketball hall of fame? And for you music fans out2:05 there, right, for you people that are saying, I'm into rock and roll. I'm not into sports. Only 338 bands or individuals have ever been enshrined in the rock and roll hall of fame. I mean, it's a it's an elitist group.2:16 It's a short group. And every time someone goes into the hall of fame, regardless of position, we start seeing tweets and all these different things on social media. And it says this, capital g period, capital o period,2:28 capital a period, capital t period. We say, the GOAT. The greatest of all time. And then we argue about who it was. Who's the greatest quarterback? Who's the greatest center? Who's the greatest point2:39 guard? Who's the greatest third baseman? And we can have arguments about that. But I'm here to tell you on the authority of God's word, when it comes to Jesus Christ, there is no argument. Because he is the King of Kings2:49 and the Lord of Lords and he is the greatest of all time. Amen? And every time we gather, we're here to give him worship because in his hall of fame, there's no more inductions.3:03 That got appointed. God's 1 and only son, Jesus Christ. None of us are up for enshrinement, but Jesus Christ desires us to for all of us to be able to share in all of his riches and glory.3:15 But he's the greatest of all time. I almost entitled this sermon today or this entitled series on the book of Hebrews, The Goat. But in Christian circles, goats aren't good things.3:28 Goats are those that are separated from Christ. So I I just called this sermon series, The Greatest. And I titled this message today. I could title this 1 today, The Supremacy of Jesus Christ.3:40 Because we want to talk about his greatness and who he is and as I was getting ready, I was going to do all of chapter 1 and I got through 3 verses and I said, there's more than enough here for us to chew on. That we3:49 need to understand when we come to church or we gather as a crowd or we're intimately studying this person and work of Jesus, we need to understand that there's no 1 that's ever lived that's like him nor will there ever4:01 be anybody else. He's the greatest of all time. Today, we're starting a new series in the book of Hebrews. I invite you to turn your Bible there. And as you're turning there, this is an incredible book. I've never had4:12 the privilege of preaching through this book. It reads more like a sermon than a letter. We don't know who the author is. We don't know exactly who the intended audience is. And there's all sorts4:24 of sermons out there about who the author is. Every single sermon I've heard on this usually takes a half an hour to an hour for them to describe who the author could be, only to get to the end of the message and say4:35 this. But I'm just speculating. We have no idea. So I want to spare you a little time today. Some people think that the apostle Paul wrote this message. Others say there's no way. The grammar is not like the apostle4:46 Paul. It was really the apostle Paul talking to Luke and Luke actually wrote the book of Hebrews because the Greek is such a high form of Greek and such a clear way of expressing it through language. Other people say4:58 no, it was it was Barnabas, the 1 who encouraged the apostle Paul. And others say it was Apollos. And still others say it's different people. And here's what we know. We don't know. And if God wanted us to know, he5:10 would have told us. And it's 1 of those fun things we can do as theologians and we can check it out and we can argue with each other, but 1 day we're gonna know who wrote it. Here's what we do know. The Holy Spirit wrote5:20 this book. And this Holy Spirit is really writing to a group of Jewish converts, people who have been steeped in religious tradition, who have now come to know Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and savior. And yet5:31 here's what they've discovered. Walking out with Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and savior is much more difficult than it is to just have a form of religion. It's easier to go through the motions of religion than to5:42 actually serve the resurrected Christ. And what they were discovering was is by following Christ, they were wanting to turn back. And here's why. Because at about the time that this book was written, Nero was the emperor5:54 of Rome and what he was to Jews in the first century, Hitler was to Jews in the twentieth century. Nero was known to take Christians and dip them in wax and light them on fire to light the parties at his house. Nero was6:06 known to throw them in a ring and put wild animal skins on them and let Christians be eaten alive. To be a Christian at that time actually cost you something. It may have even cost you your life. And so many people6:18 who had turned to Christ were now wondering, is it really worth it? Do I want to stay with Christ or do I want to turn back? Friends, I'm here to tell you today, it's difficult in this generation to walk with Christ too,6:28 isn't it? It's a lot easier just to have a former religion. It's a lot easier to wear a WWJD bracelet and say, what would Jesus do rather than actually do what Jesus wants us to do. We have a lot of people in our culture6:40 that are telling Christians, 'Just be quiet. Just shut up. Don't do what you say you're gonna do.' Just have a form of religion. And yet the book of Hebrews is gonna tell us there's more to it than that because Jesus is6:49 the greatest. And you're gonna see 3 different roles throughout this book as to who Jesus is. You're gonna see prophet, priest, and king. 3 different roles. Now in the bible, a7:01 prophet is 1 who speaks the very oracles of God. A prophet is a man of God who is actually speaking exactly what God says. A priest is 1 who is ministering to God on7:13 behalf of the people. So if a prophet is 1 who speaks to people on behalf of God, a a priest is 1 who speaks to God on behalf of people. And as a pastor, I do both.7:25 I'm growing in my ability to bring the word of God as a prophet and say, thus saith the Lord. I'm growing in my ability to be a priest and pray for you and lead you into the worship of God. And then there's king.7:38 And a king is a ruler. He's giving governance to. He's leading. He's guiding. And what we're going to see in this book is that while all of us have certain roles as an under7:49 shepherd or an under prophet, so to speak, or an under priest, so to speak, or an under king, so to speak. In other words, we're leading for Jesus, we're ministering for Jesus, we're speaking for8:01 Jesus, none of us are the perfect example of that. What this book is going to point out is Jesus is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, and there is no other. That Jesus Christ is the perfect prophet who gives the8:12 word exactly as he wants us to be. And he's the perfect priest who sacrificed on a cross for your sins and still continues to minister on behalf of you. He lives to make intercession for you. And so here's the point of8:24 the book of Hebrews. Ready? How are you gonna respond to this perfect king, this perfect priest, and this perfect prophet? If Jesus is the greatest of all time, here's the question. How will8:36 you respond? And as we go through this book, there's gonna be weeks that you're going through it like, that's a really hard word. That's super challenging. There's gonna be other weeks we go through this book and you're8:45 gonna that's the most loving passage I've ever seen. There's other times we're going to go through this book and you say that is the most incredible power I've ever seen of anybody. Because we're talking about, as we go8:56 through this entire book, that Jesus Christ is and always was and always will be the greatest of all time. Amen? And so with that, are you ready to get into the word of God? I9:07 encourage you to open your bible up to Hebrews chapter 1. We're gonna take a look at the first 3 verses. Let me read them to you and then we'll unpack them together. God, after he spoke long ago to the fathers in the9:19 prophets, in many portions and in many ways, in these last days he has spoken to us in his son, whom he appointed heir of all things,9:31 And he is the radiance of his glory and the exact representation of his nature and upholds all things by the word of his power. When he had made purifications of sin, he sat9:43 down at the right hand of the majesty on high. It's really interesting for me because every other New Testament letter starts out with the author identifying himself and who he's writing9:55 to and what the purpose is and hope y'all are doing well. Not this book. This book jumps right in and here's what he talks about. God. He wants us to know who God is. He wants us10:07 to be clear who he's talking about And he says, God, after he spoke long ago to the fathers and the prophets in many portions and in many ways. When we10:19 read about portions, we're talking about many times or in many parts. So when we read through the Old Testament, we see different ways that God talked at different times that God talked. Sometimes God used10:31 dreams. Sometimes God used visions. Sometimes God used men that he raised up to speak the word. And a prophet of God is 1 who will say exactly what God wants said even when it's not popular. Remember10:43 the prophet Jeremiah? He was always complaining. I mean the guy wept his entire life. He's known as the weeping prophet and here's why. Because in his generation, every priest of the day was saying this, peace.10:55 Peace. What a time of peace. God is so happy with you. And every time Jeremiah opened his mouth, here's what he said. There's imminent judgment coming because God's sick and tired of your sin. And you need to repent, but11:07 since you're not, God's gonna judge you. And he wasn't getting as much traction as the other priests. And he would talk to God and say, God, what's my problem? I mean, how come I can't say what they say? They're saying11:18 different things. They they're saying they had a vision and a dream and here's what God tells Jeremiah. They may have had a vision, but they didn't get the vision from me. They may have had a dream, but they didn't get11:28 the dream from me. I'm telling you, this is what my word says. And as time went on, it proved that Jeremiah was the 1 honest voice in his generation proclaiming the authority of God's word without apology. It's what a11:39 prophet does. God raised up prophets throughout Israel's history. At times when they were close to God, he raised up prophets to tell them, good job. Most of the time, he raised up prophets to say, hey. Return to me and11:49 I'll return to you. You've drifted. You've gone far away. The reason God raises up men of God to be prophets today is to tell his church, hey. Listen to what the word says. You say, where's a prophet gonna get the word12:00 of God today? I'm here to tell you right here in this book. Right here in this book. These 66 books that make up 1 Bible, that's where the word of God is complete. He said he spoke long ago to the fathers.12:12 From the beginning, he's been talking to his creation through prophets, many different ways, many different portions. But in these last days, he's spoken to us in his son. So what are the last12:24 days? We're in them. When Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose from the dead, the last days have begun. We're in the last days. And most of the time people think about last days as gloom and doom, and when's judgment12:36 coming? Friends, there is nothing more exciting than living in the last days because when Jesus Christ comes, he is gonna right every single wrong. And for those of you that are eagerly awaiting his return, there'll be12:47 no more glorious day than when Jesus Christ comes and steps foot on this earth. Amen? We're living in those days. And as we studied through the book of Revelation, we knew exactly when Jesus is coming. We spelled it out12:59 clearly. Soon. That's what the bible tells us. So we're called to be ready for his return. And in these last days, how is he speaking? Through his son. God the father sent his son,13:11 Jesus Christ, to this world so that he could proclaim a message that he couldn't get done through any other prophet, through any other priest, through any other king. He came so that he himself, the13:23 second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ, God in flesh, could communicate to us. So what was his message? That's what the author of the book of Hebrews begins to tell us in these first 3 verses.13:35 That Jesus is the supremacy of everything. Jesus is supreme. I looked up some words in a thesaurus this week in case you wonder what supreme means or what superior means. Here's what it means. It means best,13:47 chief, cardinal, crowning, excellent, foremost, highest, incomparable, marvelous, matchless, paramount, sovereign, towering, transcendent,13:59 unequaled, unsurpassed, utmost. Those were just a few. It means this, when it comes to who Jesus Christ is, he doesn't have a peer. There is no 1 better.14:11 There is no God created or imagined that's better. There's no spiritual entity that's better. There's no human being that's better. That embodied in the God man Jesus Christ is the greatest of all14:23 time. And what I wanna do today is take a look at 7 attributes that make him great. 7 attributes that help us understand who he is. And we'll roll through these rather quickly, but I want you14:35 to understand as you're going back through this text this week, I want you to think about when you talk about Jesus, when you hear about Jesus Christ, and people are like, I don't know if I believe him, or I don't I14:44 think he was a good teacher, I think he was a good man. You'll have 7 attributes in your arsenal to say, well, you just don't fully understand who he is. I mean, this is who he is, and you need to understand his14:54 supremacy. So we're talking about what makes Jesus Christ the greatest of all time. And the first is this. The supremacy of Jesus Christ centers on his kingly authority. His kingly authority. Notice what the15:05 text says. In the last days, he has spoken to us and his son whom he appointed heir of all things. He appointed him as heir of all things. Now when I say heir, I'm not talking e r r o15:17 r, like he made a mistake. I'm talking heir, h e I r. He's inherited everything. Remember when Jesus Christ died on the cross, rose from the dead, and commissioned his disciples what he said? Before15:29 He said go into all the world and make disciples, here's what He said. All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. If you're French, moi.15:41 He was saying in the farthest parts of the universe all the way down to where you live, I have authority over it all. Down to the smallest molecule, I have authority over it all. I am the King of Kings. I15:53 am the Lord of Lords. And there is no other. There's no 1 that compares. He has a kingly authority. Now what makes the New Testament so incredible? Jesus Christ promises all of us who know Him that16:05 we're going to be co heirs in all of the riches of His in glory. Now you think about this. Jesus Christ owns everything, and he has authority over everything. And here's what he says to all of us as believers. I want you16:16 to come share in my inheritance. I'm gonna share it all with you. I'm the king, but I'm not holding anything back. I'm gonna let you celebrate with me. How awesome is that? It's his kingly16:27 authority. I mean, in Mark chapter 14 verse 62, it's really interesting because when Jesus was before the high priest Caiaphas, he was talking to him and Caiaphas kept questioning him saying, are you really the Christ?16:39 Are you really the Christ? And it says that Jesus remained silent. And the priest kept asking him and said, are you the Christ, the blessed 1? And in Mark 14 62, Jesus said these 2 words. I am.16:51 Remember those words? Back at the burning bush? Means I am and I always was and I always will be. And here's what he tells him. I am and you shall see the son of man sitting at the right hand of power and coming with the17:03 clouds of heaven. Here's what he's telling the high priest. You think you're judging me. That's irony. Because the next time that you see me, I will be coming to judge the entire universe with17:15 all power, including you. And at that point in time, the high priest tore his robe and the crucifixion scene began. Because they didn't recognize his kingly authority. Jesus Christ humbled himself,17:27 became obedient to death, even death on a cross, but it didn't change the fact that he was and will always be the king of kings and the lord of lords. Amen? Now we17:39 stress out about things because we're human beings. We stress out about who our kids' school teachers are. We stress out about who the school board is. We stress about who the mayor is and who the who the governor is and17:48 who the president is. I'm here to tell you, Jesus Christ has kingly authority. Regardless of who's in office, and it's important and we should get involved, there's never been a time when someone gets elected to a school17:58 board or a presidential office where Jesus has been biting his fingernails and saying, I didn't see that coming. I'm really nervous now. Here's what he says. Nothing's changed. I'm still in charge and I'm not18:10 sweating it. And as a matter of fact, I'm still the king and I'm still ruling. Isn't that good news today? I mean, we get stressed out about all these things that go on in our life and Jesus wants us to know that he's18:20 got kingly authority. That's why in Revelation chapter 5 when we studied that book and people were asking, well, who's worthy to open the scroll? Who's worthy to take the title deed of this earth? Who who's worthy to do18:32 this? In Revelation chapter 5 and verse 7 talking about Jesus, it says, and he came and took the book out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne. Who's worthy to run the universe? Jesus said, I am.18:44 I got this. Everything that's about ready to take place on planet earth, I'm in charge of and I'm not sweating. It's gonna happen just the way I wanted it to happen. Isn't that awesome? That's why Paul said, when we18:54 proclaim him, we proclaim him. We proclaim Jesus Christ as lord and ourselves as bond servants for his sake. We're proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord. He is the King of Kings. He is19:06 the Lord of Lords. It's not enough to say he's a good teacher. It's not enough to say, I believe he did some good things. It's not enough just to say, Well I know he died on the cross. You have to understand why. He died19:17 as king for your sins. He was buried as king. He rose as king. He's never ever given away any of his authority. He's still the king of kings and the lord of lords. Amen? Isn't that good news this morning?19:30 That's who our God is. Not only does the supremacy of Jesus Christ center on his kingly authority, but the supremacy of Jesus Christ centers on his spoken creation.19:42 Centers on his spoken creation. Says that in the last days, he spoke to us in his son whom he appointed heir of all things through whom also he made the world.19:55 How about that? I found it stressful in sixth grade to be in an art class where I had to create things. Where I had to paint and I had to create structures and I had to do what the teacher said and I had to follow the20:06 diagram just so I'd have something to turn in to appease the teacher and say, I'm doing my best. I mean, some of my artwork did look like Picasso, so maybe it's better than I thought. But it was stressful. But here's20:18 what you can know about God. Here's what you can know about Jesus Christ. He's the creator of all things. Not only were all things created, he's the 1 who created them all. And20:29 everything He made, He said what? It is good. I mean you think about it. Well how did He do that? Well the bible says about 6000 years ago, He took 620:41 days and here's how He created everything. He spoke and it was. Is that a powerful word or what? That's who our God is. When Jesus Christ speaks, things happen.20:53 No word of His is wasted. Every time Jesus Christ talks, he has power that's coming out of his word. He speaks. Psalm 1 39 says that each of you is fearfully and wonderfully made.21:05 You say, well, how did I get here? Maybe we could go through the g rated version of conception, but there's way more to it than that. That you got formed in utero by the living God who put you together and21:17 fashioned you inside your mother's womb and he said to you, you are fearfully and wonderfully made. He created you. He's the 1 that put the world in creation. All things were created by him21:29 and for him, whether thrones, dominions, rulers, or authorities. Things visible or invisible. Everything you see and everything you don't see, you can know that this King of Kings and Lord of Lords created it all. Now we21:40 marvel sometimes when a sanctuary is built, church is built, skyscrapers built, a new auditorium is built, a new building gets Wow, that's really good. Jesus21:52 created everything. And guess what? He didn't have any materials to work with. He created it out of nothing. He just spoke and it was. We're talking about a powerful God here. We're talking about 1 that's unlike any22:03 other. There's no 1 else in the history of the world that's done anything like that. That's why the psalmist say the earth is the Lord's and all that it contains. For he hath founded it upon the seas and he established22:15 it upon the water. Psalm 24 verses 1 and 2. He spoke. He still speaks. You say, well, how does he speak? I haven't heard him. He speaks right through his word. Nothing that he speaks ever goes against this22:27 word. Do I believe God still speaks through visions? He can, yes. Can he still speak through dreams? He can, yes. Can he speak subjectively down in our hearts so we hear I think he can, yes. But this22:39 word is unchanging. This word is complete. This is who our Lord and savior is. It's his spoken word. Every time that the word of God is opened up, God is speaking if you're22:51 willing to hear him. Every time you read the Bible on your own, God's willing to speak if you listen to him. Every Every time you're doing a bible study in a group, if the word of God is open, God is speaking. It's his23:02 spoken creation. God is still moving and doing mighty things because of his kingly authority and his spoken creation. Let me give you a third. The supremacy of Jesus Christ centers on his radiant glory,23:14 on his radiant glory. Notice first 3. It says, and he is the radiance of his glory. The radiance of his glory. It's interesting in in the gospel of John where he23:26 starts by telling us, in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. And we drop down to John 1 14. It says, and the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. Jesus Christ23:38 is the second person of the trinity has always existed. There's never a time he didn't exist. And he always will exist. There will never be a time he doesn't exist. And he's always been God and he always will. But about23:49 2000 years ago, this word, this God who spoke creation into existence, put on incarnate flesh, born of the virgin Mary, and came into the world. And so now God is speaking through24:00 the message of his son. So when we see Jesus, here's what we see. We see God. We see who he is. And notice what we read about this. Not only did the24:12 word of God become flesh and make his dwelling among us, but notice the back half of the verse. And we saw his glory. Glory as the only begotten from the father, full of grace and24:24 truth. To see Jesus is to see the radiated glory of God. Radiate is like to give light, to give glory. That's why it's no surprise in John 824:36 12 that Jesus Christ refers to himself as, I am the light of the world. There is no darkness in him. Why? Because he's always radiating the glory of his24:48 father. He's always radiating his own glory. That's who he is. That's what he does. And his glory is incredible. That's why sometimes we don't have a true picture of him. So I25:00 love teaching through the book of Revelation. I just wanna read you in Revelation chapter 1, this passage that we studied last year. Cause for most of us, we think of Jesus meek and mild and, you know, with maybe a sheep25:10 on his shoulder or, you know, hugging a young kid or something like that. But think about who this Jesus is. Yes. He humbled himself during his earthly ministry. But when he ascended into heaven in his full glory, he's25:21 coming back in his full glory. And get this picture from the book of Revelation in chapter 1 verses 12 through 17. He says this. John says, then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with25:33 me. And having turned, I saw 7 golden lampstands. Those golden lampstands were representative of the church. And in the middle of the lampstands, I saw 1 like a son of man. That's Jesus.25:44 Clothed in a robe reaching to the to the feet and girded across his chest with a golden sash. His head and his hair were white like white wool, like snow, and his eyes were like a flame of fire. His25:56 feet were like burnished bronze when it has been made to glow in a furnace, And his voice was like the sound of many waters. In his right hand, he held 7 stars. And out of his mouth came a sharp 2 edged sword.26:08 His face was like the sun shining in his strength. Now can you imagine what it'd be like to see that Jesus? Do you want to know what John did when he saw that Jesus? I mean, we have all sorts of songs about26:20 what it's going to be like. And we don't know because Jesus Christ is the only 1 that's died and come back from the dead. Right? So we don't know exactly what it's going to be like. So we write songs about it. Will I26:29 worship him? Will I fall? What will it be like in heaven? You wanna know what the apostle John did when he saw all this? Says this, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead26:41 man. When he saw the glory of Christ, it was like I don't know what it's gonna be like when we see the glory of God, when he presents us with exceedingly great joy before his father in heaven.26:53 But I get the picture that when John saw him, he fell down like a dead man. When every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. It's not going to be because he makes us. It's because of his27:05 glory and the weight of his glory. We won't be able to stand. I mean we'll probably be down on the ground and go, Hallelujah. I don't even know what else to say. Because you're incredible and you're the27:17 greatest of all time. But he wants us to recognize that now. His glory. There's no 1 else that shares his glory. And here's why that's important. Because for many of us, we grow up wanting to27:28 be glorified by others. Wanting to be worshiped by others. Sometimes at the workplace, sometimes in sports, sometimes with our talents and ability. Can I just tell you this? There's no human being that was ever made to27:40 be worshiped other than Jesus Christ. And if you live a life where you think that you're the 1 worthy of worship, it doesn't work well. Exhibit A, Hollywood.27:52 Exhibit B, Las Vegas. Exhibit C, everyone else that you know that tries to live for the worship of other people. You weren't created to be worship, you were created to worship. That's28:04 why worship is paramount to a believer growing in Christ. It's what we'll do for all eternity. There's something inside of us that desires to worship, and if we don't center our worship on the Lord Jesus Christ, we'll28:15 find someone else or something else to worship, and it won't be satisfying. So you can make commercials, or you can go on a vacation, and you can tell people these words from your little pictures and tweets that28:27 you have. Oh, this is the life. It's not. It's just a fun vacation. Jesus Christ is the life. And apart from Jesus, there is no28:39 life. Amen? And he wants you to know that he's worth giving glory to, because you're never more alive than when you understand that he has kingly authority and he spoke the world into existence.28:50 He created everything through his word, and he exhibits the radiant glory of God. And here's why that's so important. The Holy Spirit, spirit. God the Father, spirit. You won't see29:02 the Holy Spirit in heaven. You won't see the Father in heaven. You know who you'll see? The Son of God, Jesus Christ, manifesting and radiating the glory of God for all eternity. That's29:14 why we worship Jesus. That's why we worship him as the second person of the trinity. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit make up the Godhead, but Jesus Christ is unlike anyone else.29:26 Fully God, fully man, worthy of all of our honor and praise because he and he alone is glorious. Amen? Amen. Let me give you a fourth attribute. You hanging with me? Good stuff. Amen?29:39 The supremacy of Jesus Christ also centers on his perfect image. His perfect image. Let's go what it says. Says he's the radiance of his glory and the29:50 exact representation of his nature. Exact representation. It's the idea of taking a die or a cast and pounding something down so you get the exact representation of what you're30:02 looking for. When you see Jesus Christ, you know exactly who God is. When you study Jesus Christ, you know exactly how God would respond. When you study Jesus Christ, you know exactly what God would say. That's why30:14 studying the person of Jesus is so incredible. How would God handle people that don't like him? How would God handle people that don't treat you right? How would God handle people that aren't church goers? How would God30:24 handle religious pride? All of those things are seen in the person of Jesus as he emanates incredible love and then responds with responds with perfect wisdom and perfect insight. He has a perfect30:36 image. He's the perfect image of the father. Many of us here are worried about our image. Some of you are younger teenagers, you worry about acne. You gotta clean your face. You gotta have the right ointments and30:48 oils. Some of us who are older, we got different kinds of ointments and oils. We're trying to rub on to keep the wrinkles off. You know, we're we're always worried about our image and how we're gonna present. And no30:57 matter what you do to make yourself more presentable, it's never perfect. Jesus Christ, every single time is perfect. And I'm not just talking about him in the flesh and what he looked like. I'm talking31:08 about his character and who he is. In Isaiah chapter 53, the great passage talking about how Jesus was bruised for our transgressions and how he went to a cross and died on the31:20 cross for everything. It says in Isaiah chapter 52, the second half of verse 2, it says this about him. He had no stately former majesty that we should look upon him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to him. He31:32 was despised and forsaken of men. There was nothing that when Jesus came out like, man, those are really handsome eyes. Look at those chiseled shoulders. Man, what a 6 pack he had. Man, that guy's31:43 something. There was nothing about his physical appearance where people were saying, awesome. God. Nothing like that. Right? But imminently,31:55 inside of him, the character represents the exact character of our father and who our father is. When Jesus was talking to his disciples on the night he was betrayed and he said this in John 1432:07 6, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No 1 comes to the father except through me. Here's what Philip said. Show us the father. That'll be enough. When you see your dad, we'll be good. Jesus says, Philip, don't you32:18 know me after you've been with me this long? If you've seen me, you've seen my father. Why are you saying, 'Show us the father'? I and my father are 1.32:31 See Jesus, you see the father. You know exactly what he's like because he's the exact representation of the father. You can study Muhammad, you can study Confucius, you can study Buddha, you can study all They're not an32:41 exact representation of anybody. They're human beings who lived. You study Jesus Christ, you see the God man, and he's the exact representation of the father that we love so much. Amen? That's who he is.32:56 In Colossians 2 9, it says, in him, the full deity of God dwells. He's the exact representation of God. When you think about what does perfect wisdom look like, perfect knowledge look like, perfect truth, perfect grace,33:07 perfect kindness, perfect forgiveness, Every good quality is personified in the person of Jesus Christ. When we sing songs about his goodness is running after me, it's running after me, from Psalm 23. Who's33:19 running after you? Jesus. There's nothing wrong with him. People that reject Jesus just don't have a perfect picture of Jesus. If you knew who Jesus was, you wouldn't run from him, you'd33:31 run toward him. He's perfect in every way. He's perfectly represented about the God that you were designed to serve, And he loves you with an unconditional love. Isn't that great news? That's who our God is. He has the33:43 perfect image. The supremacy of Jesus Christ also centers on his powerful word. His powerful word. Now we've talked about his spoken creation that he created33:54 everything, but let's talk about this powerful word as well. It says, and he upholds all things by the word of his power. The word of his power is the powerful word. Not only does God34:06 create everything, he sustains everything. Not only did God create the universe, he holds it all together. For those of you who love science, even if you study science, scientists are always trying to figure out what is34:18 that thing that we can't describe, that matter that we don't see, that kinda just kinda holds it all together? We don't know what that is. You ready for the answer? It's Jesus Christ.34:30 Amen? And he's worthy of all your honor and praise. I mean, when we read through Colossians chapter 1 about what he's done, Colossians 1 15 talking34:42 about Jesus saying, He, Jesus, is the image of the invisible God, the first born of all creation, for by him all things were created, both in the heavens and on the earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or34:52 dominions or rulers or authority authorities. All things have been created through him and for him. He created all things. It's a spoken creation. But notice the next verse. Colossians 1 17. He is before all things, and35:03 in him all things hold together. We don't even think about that. You ever wonder why your heart stays right here and doesn't float off into space? You ever wonder why your lungs continue to go in and out and35:15 breathe, and don't just vaporize? You ever wonder why your blood runs through your veins and you never question it? Because Jesus Christ is holding it all together. He's sustaining all things. He's not only powerful35:26 enough through his word to create everything, he's powerful enough to hold it all together. If Jesus Christ ever said, I'm just done being God. The world would vaporize. I mean, that's how powerful He35:38 is. And yet we don't give Him the glory and praise that He deserves because we don't even take time to think about the fact that He's holding all things together. And then we stress out and are anxious about all the35:47 things that we think He's not doing. Friends, if He created everything with the word of His mouth, and in His power He holds all things together, what in the world are you stressed about? The35:59 Bible says, Do not worry. Some of you worry all the time. Some of you are single here today and worry that you're not going to be married. And some of you are married and you're worried that you got married. And some of36:11 you are anxious that you don't have kids, and some of you are anxious that you have them. And some of you are anxious that you don't have a job, and some of you are anxious because you have to go to that job tomorrow.36:20 And we think like, how is God gonna help me with all these things? I'm telling you, God isn't worried about it. He's not sweating. As a matter of fact, he's designed an individual curriculum for you so that you would36:31 know that he's more powerful than any circumstance you're in. And not only is he able to take you through it, not only is he able to get you out of it, but he's using it to build your character so that36:43 you reflect him. In the same way that Jesus Christ is the exact representation of God, do you know what God's design in your life is? It's to conform you to the image of Christ. The reason we have challenges, the reason36:54 we have troubles, the reason we have problems on this side of heaven is by design so that God can use those to grow you in his likeness. So don't worry. He said,37:06 but Jeff, I have problems. You always will have problems on this side of heaven. I mean, I find that in my life, I'm 51 years old now, there's been times where the the world has come together and I've had those moments37:17 where I have 0 problems. Health is good, finances are good, kids are great, my relationship with my wife is fantastic, everything in the church is fine, and everybody on staff is happy. You37:28 know, but after that 10 seconds passes, you know, I take a deep breath again and then there's some other stuff that comes up. Just like in your life. And I used to be bothered by that. I used to be concerned about37:40 that. And the older I get and the longer I walk with the Lord, I realized, Lord, it's your powerful word that's sustaining me. Psalm chapter 19 verses 7 through 11 talk about this incredible powerful word.37:52 John chapter 5 said, he Jesus is talking to the religious leaders of the day and say, hey, you diligently study the scriptures because you think that in them you have life, but these are the very scriptures that testify38:02 about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. Jesus Christ is the embodiment of every word you read on the page of scripture. From the beginning of creation till the end of culmination, all the way from Genesis38:13 through Revelation, it's about Jesus. It's about who he is. He's got the whole world in his hands. So you don't need to sweat or worry, he's got you in his hands too. And he loves you with an unconditional love, and heShow more In this video 0:00 The Supremacy of Jesus ChristComments No comments yet. Start the conversation.
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