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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 Christ 0:00 To us today. Father in heaven, we give you all the glory, honor, and praise for who you are. And Lord, we pray that as we spend a few minutes in your word today, that you would speak clearly to us. Lord, we praise you.0:11 We celebrate you. We worship your name. And Lord, we want you to know that we believe you indeed are the king of kings and the lord of lords. We submit our hearts afresh to you again and ask you to move mightily in our0:22 lives. And so for all who are gathered here to desire to hear the Lord speak to you, who will believe what he says, and will by faith put into practice what he shows you. Will you agree with me very0:34 loudly this morning by saying the word, amen. Amen. You know, sometimes when we go to a sporting event, or we go to a church service, or specifically, musical or a0:46 drama or a play, we enjoy what's going on there. But there's something about us where we want to know what's happening behind the scenes. We talk like this. I want to know what's happening behind the curtain. Like,0:57 what's really going on? How how can I see behind what's taking place? And so, at times, some of us have been able to look behind the curtain at a theater, or we've been able to look behind the curtain at a sporting1:09 event when we've gone and been introduced to different players or coaches that have played. Sometimes after somebody gives a political speech, we get to go behind the curtain and meet them personally. And from personal1:20 experience over the years, sometimes what we think is gonna be an incredible experience when we peel back the curtain1:41 many of us have seen that show. We want to see who's behind the curtain. And it's just this little guy, this wizard that's doing all these things. And he's like, he's the 1 pulling the strings. That's it. But I got great1:52 news for you. This is for you. As we study the person and work of Jesus Christ, have you ever wondered what's behind the curtain? Who is this Jesus? What is it really like to get to know him? I'm gonna tell you, you'll2:03 never be disappointed. It's always greater than what you think. And who he is is so incredible that when God peels back the curtain and gives us a greater picture of who2:15 he is, all we can say in our hearts is apocalypse. We studied that book a year ago. It's the unveiling of the person and work of Jesus Christ and who he is and what he's going to2:27 reveal himself. Being This book of Hebrews says we started it last week and looked at the first 3 verses and took a look at 7 attributes that makes Jesus Christ the greatest of all time. We2:38 could say, if we only had those 3 verses, we don't even need the rest of the book. I mean, in those 3 verses, it's like mic drop. Is there anybody else? Greatest. Now2:50 we begin to unpack, well, who's he greater than? And what's his story been like? And how great is he really? And today, what we're going to take a look at is the fact of this that Jesus Christ is greater than angels.3:03 Jesus Christ is greater than any created spiritual being. And it's so important for us to understand this because in our day, even for people that don't believe in Jesus Christ, there's something chic about3:15 being spiritual. I'm kind of a spiritual person or I I I talk spirits talk to me or we can read your future. We I'm here to tell you on the authority of God's word what you're about ready to learn today.3:27 Jesus Christ is greater than any spiritual being ever. Period. End of story. And so today, we're going to take a look at 4 qualities that Jesus Christ possesses that makes him greater3:39 than any angel. That makes him greater than any angel. If you have your copy of scriptures, I invite you to open up verses 4 through 14. I'd like to read them aloud. And what you're gonna see in the book of Hebrews, very3:51 similar to Matthew's. It's that there are so many old testament references. There's so many scriptures that are used to show that not only is it like this now, it's always been there. So we're going to take a look at 74:03 scriptures from the Old Testament that testify to the fact that Jesus is greater than angels. Here are the Those first 3 verses talking about his 7 wonderful attributes. It says in verse 4, having4:15 become as much better than the angels as he has inherited a more excellent name. The which of the angels did he ever say you are my Today I have begotten you. And I4:27 will be a father to and he shall be a and he brings the firstborn into the world, he says. And all the angels of God worship,4:42 form of fire. But of the sun he says, your throne, oh God, is forever and ever. And the righteous scepter is the scepter of4:57 aura of gladness above your and you in the beginning, laid the foundation of the and5:09 they will become and they will become and like a mantle, you will roll them up. Like a garment, they will also be changed, but you are the and your yours, well, now,5:22 the angels has he ever said, sit at my right hand until I make your A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A5:45 He's always been greater than the angels, and he always will be greater than the angels.6:06 Read through the Bible, we see that an angel has been dispatched from the throne to go communicate a message to a stranger. 1 angel comes to Mary and says, Mary, do not fear. Do not be afraid.6:20 Give birth to a son who's gonna be the savior of the world. An angel appears to Joseph. He has 4 different encounters with an angel so that he'll actually believe what the angel told Mary. He needed some help.6:37 Couple angels sitting on the tomb when the stones rolled away. The seal team 6 for the Roman emperor is laying, you know, flat. They say to the ladies, do not be afraid.6:49 It's Jesus who you are looking for is not here. He has risen. When angels get dispatched, they are such powerful spiritual beings that are around the throne room of God that when they get dispatched as messengers, they6:59 are powerful spiritual beings. But make no mistake, they're created. God created. It says in God's word that they were there cheering on the creation of the world.7:12 In Job, chapter 38 verses 6 and 7, it's when he talks about the creation of the world on what were its bases sunk or who laid its corner, when the7:24 morning stars, that's angels, sang together in all the sons of God shouted for joy.7:47 Things, visible and invisible, thrones, dominions, rulers and authorities, all things were created for him by him and for him. He created all things. The angels were created during creation very likely on day7:59 1, certainly day 1, 2, or 3. And as they were created, whenever they were created, they were cheering God on and worshiping him as he laid the foundation of the world. That's when angels were created. You say, well, how8:11 do you know it was?8:29 Blameless in all your ways. From the day, you were created until righteousness was found unrighteousness was found. The devil was created on a day. Prior to Creation Week, there were no8:47 powerful. Jesus spoke spiritual beings into existence. The book of Daniel when Daniel prayed and didn't get the answer that he wanted? Anybody here ever prayed8:59 and not get the answer you wanted? Ask God, Hey, God help. And, there seems to be no answer. Arrived, here's what the angel told him after he had prayed.9:12 And Daniel chapter 10 verse 12, he said, then he said to me, Do not be afraid. There's those words again. Do not be afraid, Daniel. Heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your9:24 words were heard and I have come in response to your The Prince of the Kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for 219:38 Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days for the vision pertains to the days yet. Answer.9:50 God dispatched an answer from an angel. But it took him 21 days to get there. Do you know why? Because there was spiritual battle in the heavenly realms and the angel couldn't get to heaven. So God sent the10:02 Archangel Michael to help do the battle to release this angel to get the message to Daniel so that we'd have that pinned so we'd know what's going on. I have all sorts of things I want to ask God when I get to heaven.10:15 And I have different seasons where I ask different prayers. Right now in this season, if I could ask a prayer and ask God to answer anything, I would ask God this. Hey, God. Open my eyes so that I can see what's going on10:25 supernaturally when we're having service. Just for 1 minute. Just let me see. Battle is not against flesh and blood, but who's our battle against? Principalities,10:37 rulers of darkness. Who's that? Demons, fallen angels. Everything that takes place here is spiritual. It's not about you coming and physically singing songs. It's not about you sitting and physically10:49 hearing me speak. There's something supernatural that happens when we gather for the worship of God and his word is faithfully proclaimed and people are seeking his face and the gospel is proclaimed. There's something11:00 spiritual that takes place that's transformative. It changes who we are. Now we can miss it. Bible says we can miss it. We can come and participate and go home. So I got nothing out of that. That's on you.11:14 And we pursue him, he always follows through. So angels are messengers. They're powerful messengers. They're servants. They're helpers. Later11:26 in the book of Hebrews that, you know, sometimes some of us have, you know, attended to angels unaware. Some of you may have a story where you believe that there was an angel that helped you. All of us have had angels11:37 that have helped us at times, whether we're aware of that. I believe about a month ago when I had my accident and was knocked out and was knocked out unconscious for a period of time. I believe God was ministering to11:49 me in some way that I did. Me. These angels are spiritual beings. And you'll remember, in the book, a second,12:01 and remember when the armies of Arum were surrounding a lie. A servant comes out in the morning and looks around and says, oh my goodness, we're12:13 dead. Look at all of the armies around us. And Elijah says, do not fear. Those who are with us are greater than those that are with them. And he was like, say what? You might want to come out here and12:25 take a look around. And Elijah comes out, and here's how a lie should appear. And, say, in 6 17, Elijah prayed. Oh, Lord. I pray. Open his eyes that he may see. That's a lie.12:43 Saw. And he saw and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So when his spiritual eyes were open, he went from saying, we're out.12:55 We're totally outnumbered. When God rolled back his physical eyes so he could see spiritually what was going on, he cocked his shoulders back and was like, okay, we're we're we're we got more with us.13:07 Right? What you need to understand is when you tap into God, God with you is greater than anything else that's going on in the world or any other problem that you face. Angels are messengers13:19 being used of God that deliver messages. Angels are servants of the Lord. Angels are also worshippers of We read about this all through Revelation 4 and 5, and we saw it in13:30 Revelation 19. We see it every time the angels are around. They are worshiping and adoring God's son. They honor him. They give him praise. They give him glory. That's what they do.13:42 They're obedient to him. And here's what he's saying. Jesus Christ is greater than angels. He's greater than angels. In this world where there's, you know, fortune cookies13:54 and tarot cards and fortune tellers and all these other people that think that they're so spiritual, Jesus Christ is greater than any spirit because every spirit14:06 was created by him.14:09 Do you14:09 understand that? And so the author is now going to go through and give us 4 qualities that Jesus Christ possesses that makes him greater than the angels. The Bible is not about14:21 you getting spiritual. The Bible is about you re centering your worship on the Lord Jesus Christ. And it's14:35 a greater It says, having become as much better than the angels, he has inherited a more excellent name than the you say, well, when14:47 did that happen? He's always had a name greater than the but keep this in mind. The second person of the trinity who's always existed 2000 years ago humbled himself by putting on flesh, making himself a little14:59 lower than the angels, temporarily, giving up many of his rights to do whatever, and humbling himself to his father. But after his death and resurrection, he was exhausted. Given15:11 a different name. What name? The name that is above every name. That at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow and every tongue confess that he is Lord to the glory of God. The father. So what's the big deal about a15:22 name? Who cares what a person's name is? A name16:04 Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Jesus was given the name that's above every name. Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Whoever calls on his reputation16:16 and his work and what he's done. Names are important.16:34 As I got older, I started thinking, now, as I love the gospel, the gospel is the gospel of peace, and God's used me as a mouthpiece, and Jeff is to bring God's peace to people through the your name means17:01 who Jhova Jaira, the God of Peace. Jehovah Raffa, the God that heals. Jehovah17:12 Sabeos, the Lord of Hosts.17:27 Walking through those 6 verses, we're just asking, what insights, de a, what do you what does it mean that God's guiding us and why is that so important that we know that no matter what, it's the Lord that's guiding us17:37 through everything to get us home and what is Intrada. And it's been a half an hour. And we spent a half an hour. We weren't even close to understanding the Intrada. It's memorized since I was a kid. And I'm still17:47 learning about what it means that the Lord is my shepherd. But why all the different Why not just God? Because God knows that in your life, you're gonna go through different situations, and you're gonna need to17:59 call on that name to help you at that time with that experience. Some of you need to call on Jehovah Jireh this week, because you feel calling upon the18:11 God that provides, the 1 that will supply all of your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ. That's who our God is. Some of you are You need to call on Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals, because18:23 God is still a healer today. I mean, think about this. When David was squaring off against Goliath, the 9 foot 6 giant, And he's looking at him. He18:34 says, what am I? A dog that you're gonna come at me with sticks? And what did David say? He doesn't say, no. I've been working out at 24 hour fitness. You're done, man. That's18:46 not what he says. He says, I am not coming at you with javelin or spear, but I am coming at you in the name of the lord of hosts. What name did18:58 he call on? I'm coming at you with the name that I need, which is the warrior god. He's gonna put you down. So it doesn't matter whether I pick up a slingshot, a spear, a19:10 sword, or a little stone. You're going down not because of me, but you've been disobedient. You're not under the covenant. You have no right to be here. And my warrior God's gonna put you down. In19:22 your life, God gives you a name so you can call on his different names at different times so you can see how complete are19:40 true. Galatians, he said in Galatians 1, they But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a19:52 gospel contrary to the 1 you've heard, let him be a Nassim. Don't listen to angels. Listen to Jesus Christ is what he says. And it way to And it's really important that we understand.20:04 Because sometimes we want to get all spiritual, you know, see God do different things. But we have different ways of getting there. Praying to saints and which20:16 1 should we pray to and how should we pray to them. So let me just help you out. You should never pray to anybody other than the Lord Jesus Christ. For there's 1 mediator between20:28 God and man. That's the man Jesus Christ. The God man Jesus Christ. He's the 1 who lives to make intercession for you. You don't need anybody else. You need jesus. And some people like to play around with the20:39 spiritual world and Ouija boards and all this stuff. It's dangerous to do that. Remember in Acts chapter 19, there was a high priest named Skiva. He had 7 sons. They were watching Paul perform miracles and everybody else20:51 perform miracles. And they said, I adjure you by the gospel that Paul preaches. And the demons spoke up. So, well, Paul, I know.21:22 Future but God. Right? That's what he's saying. Jesus has a greater name. He has a greater reputation. Now, what name is given in this text? There's 1 that's been jumping out all over the page from the beginning of this21:33 book until now, and we're and we're only 5 to which of the angels did he ever say. You are my son. Today, I be I have begotten you. And21:45 again, I will be a father to him, and he shall be a What's the title he wants us to get?21:57 Jisus Christ is There's a relationship between father and son. Pursuing the father. He always wants22:09 to do what his father is doing. He says, I only do what I see my father doing. At age 12, when his parents were looking for him, they found him in the temple. He said, did you not know I had to be in my father's house?22:20 He was sneaking away to spend time with his father. In the garden, he was talking to his father saying, dad, if there's any other way, let me know what to do. On the cross, what was he saying? Father, forgive him, for22:30 they know not what they do.22:48 A draw. It's a draw. Sometimes in the Old Testament refers to angels as sons of God. We're called children of23:00 God, but we're never singularly son of God. I've been adopted by God. I'm 1 of his sons, but Jesus Christ is God's only begotten.23:13 There's cults out there that say, yeah, Jesus was a sun and the devil was a sun and Jesus was a good sun and the devil was a bad sun. Jesus is the and the and the we can be adopted into his family as23:25 sons and daughters, but Jesus is the and he wants us to see that relationship because there's something special about relationships.23:31 For those of you that have children, specifically, for those of you23:32 that have children, specifically, You may see other boys. You may have a love for your son's friends, but you're gonna love your son differently.23:43 Grandparents, I've watched you. There may be other grandkids out there, but nobody quite like yours. Here's the truth. God loves his son.23:55 This is my beloved son. He's mine. It's possessive. He's beloved. He's cherished. He's my son. It's relationship. I'm pleased in him. I'm satisfied. Truth, after I became a believer, Howard24:07 Hendricks spelled it out for us 1 day in class and said, because you're in Christ now, you need to understand something. No matter what you do or how hard you try to perform, God can't love you any more than he already24:17 loves you right now. You do, God can't love you any24:21 more than he already loves you. Right? And no matter what you do, God24:21 can't love you any more than he already loves you. Right? And I've had that thought in my heart. I've preached that. I mean, it blows me away. And even though I can believe it, I have a hard time experiencing that. Like,24:32 God, you really love me. I mean, it's the because someone's come24:44 to church to be, Yeah, I already knew Jesus had a greater name than the angels.25:16 I because you're in Christ, I love you as much as I love my own son, and I always have. When I stand here at the end of service and say, you are loved, it's not a pastoral thing just to get us25:30 God, if you're in Christ, God loves you as much as he loves you. Amen. The enemy will say, no, no, no. You don't understand. You don't know me. I mean, even last night before I came here, you don't even know what I did.25:40 No. You don't understand. If you're in Christ, God loves you with that level of unconditional love. And if you can walk in the fullness of your new name, of who you are, knowing that you're completely loved,25:52 you'll live differently. Like the song does, go looking for love in all the wrong places. Because you'll know that the God of the universe loves you as much as he loves his son. How26:04 awesome is that thought? God used the angels as a mediator to bring the law. Even though angels are26:16 spiritual beings that are powerful, that are more powerful than us, they're messengers, they're servants, they're26:38 firstborn into the world, he says, and let all the angels of God when he, again, when he's bringing him back. Now, notice this. It says the firstborn. When he again brings the firstborn. And people say, Oh,26:50 look, he was the firstborn. Firstborn, chief. It's prototokos. It's he's the chief of those who have ever been born of a woman. Why? Because when Jesus27:02 Christ was born, he wasn't just all human. He was all deity at the same time. That's why he was conceived by the Holy Spirit. He's the first born because he is premier27:14 of all human beings. All the angels rejoice. Well, what does that mean? He's coming back. And he's coming back soon.27:26 And when he does get this picture, all the angels of heaven are going to be rejoicing, and you'll see them at that. It's It's It's It's It's It's It's It's It's It's It's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's27:49 Jesus comes back again, the sacred every angel will be dispatched from the28:04 happen. Soon. The more I see the news and the more I see the world and the more I read my Bible, the more I think it's sooner than I ever thought. He's got a greater essence, a greater nature, which means he's worthy of28:17 and28:49 single Some of them are being kept in gloomy dungeons in the abyss waiting for their judgement. When they get dispatched, he doesn't dispatch them, so29:01 they'll see angels or will see angels and worship them. As a matter of fact, in the book of Revelation, there's a couple times where the Apostle John sees an angel, falls on his face, and the angel says, no, no, no, get29:10 up. I'm just like, you were just like, you were just like,29:23 You need to understand. There's something unique about human beings. On Creation Week, we were created on day 6. Image of God. Angels were not.29:35 Paul says in first Corinthians, do you not realize that you will judge the angels? Angels will be ministering servants forever. You bear the witness of the king. Your image bearers of God. Human beings are the29:47 crown of God's creation. You don't want to wish that, man, I wish I would have been an angel. No, you don't. You're thankful that you're a human being, created by God Almighty. In his image.30:02 Important. God tells us human beings are the crown of his creation. Whether you're male or female and regardless of your age, you are created with a purpose and you're special. Make30:14 decisions and move on them and live obediently is because you are created differently than any other part of God's creative order. And here Jus has a greater essence. He was created to be worshipped. We talked about this30:25 last week. No human being was created to be worshipped. It doesn't work well when you try to live that way. If you get married to be worshipped, you're gonna have a miserable marriage. If you30:37 have kids so that you think you're gonna be worshipped, you're gonna be miserable parents. Your job and hope that you're worshipped, you're never going to be fulfilled. And even famous30:49 positions where we look to people and say, oh, that's so awesome. Everybody knows them. And, oh, look, I'm going to give them my glory. Those people cannot be satisfied from what they're receiving. They weren't And your31:04 greatest satisfaction is found when your authority. And notice what else, it's just in verse 8 quoting som 45. It's a your31:17 throne, oh God, is forever and31:39 unchanging. It's who he is. He's a righteous God. He loves what is right, and he hates what is wrong. And he's no respecter of persons.31:53 You? And I get the name that I've been given a new name, but what about this essence? I don't have that. I'm not called to be worshipped. I don't have all authority. I don't have all righteousness. Here's the32:21 Old things have passed away. Behold, all things have been made. Galatians 2 20, I've been crucified with Christ. There's no longer I who lives in me, the life I live by faith.32:44 If you've been given a new nature by Christ, God gave you the ability to worship. When you worship, you have the you have the power to defeat everything that comes your way. Worship is a weapon. Worship is32:56 not gathering together and singing songs. Worship is giving your allegiance to the Lord Jesus Christ in every way. Worship is saying, I'm needy and God, I'm dependent. Worship is saying, I need your help in this33:07 situation. Worship is singing to God clapping. It's celebrating who he is. It could be kneeling. It could be laying on the ground. It could be crying tears. It's33:18 giving him allegiance, because where you are weak, there he is strong. Right? That's where God always brings us through situations we can't handle so that we'll learn these things. Someone's like,33:30 yeah, I should probably go to church. No. Of course, you should be at church. You should learn to worship. Worship is essential for what you're doing.34:07 Because they don't realize the authority that they have. And, and, not only has the ability to forgive all your sins, but to free you from the oppression that34:15 you're34:15 in. He's still the God who frees. He's still the God who heals. He's still the God who provides. He's still the God who delivers. That's who our God is. We think sometimes it's just magically gonna happen34:27 if I go to church or if I don't go to church. No. If I'm worshiping And I know for certain that Christ has authority and I'm in Christ, then I have authority over all those things. And34:40 then what about And then what about And then what about And then34:41 what about Well, I don't have righteousness, but the Bible tells me that I am righteous because when I trusted Christ, he clothed me in his righteousness. So I am and it's not a work of my own. It's what Christ34:53 did for me. And if Worrch is the power to defeat demons and authorities the power over demons, then, righteousness is the power to deliver from demons. Then, deliver from demons. Righteousness is the power to deliver35:03 from demons. Righteousness is the power to deliver from demons. When I walk in righteousness and I walk in purity and I walk in truth, I unleash the spirit of God to do more in and through me than ever before. Friends,35:10 Jesus Christ has a greater essence, a greater nature, a greater character than anyone you could ever study or anyone you could ever be around. And if you peel back the curtain and you begin to look at who he is, you'll35:19 realize he's worthy of all your life. Jizzies. All you're telling me is35:31 you're getting your tail kicked by the enemy. Because if you're not worshiping the Lord in community, and you're not seeking his authority and living the way he wants you to do, presence in community. You're35:43 not experiencing Jesus.35:48 I love that we worship the Lord. I love that we35:50 hear the word of God. I love that we seek him in prayer. I love that we share the gospel. I love all that. But there's other measures and steps even beyond that, that not only does he want to let you experience him on a36:00 weekend, he wants to set you free from your sin. He wants to heal you from disease. He wants to do things in your life that even as I'm talking about it, you hear the enemy say, not you, man. This is kind of getting you36:09 hear the enemy say, not you. I mean, this is kind of getting freaky. Here's why. Because he wants you to live in bondage for the rest of your life and just eek by and get saved. If your Jesus wants you to have36:21 the fullness of everything he designed for you. Isn't that awesome? Jesus Christ has a greater name. Jesus Christ possesses a greater essence. Jesus Christ also possesses greater responsibility.36:33 Greater responsibility. Notice this in the story. And you, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the Earth. And the foundation of the and the heavins are the works of your hands.36:46 They will perish, but you remain, and they will all become old like a garment. This is Psalm 102. I'm quoting. Like a garment, they will36:57 also be changed, but you are the same and your years will not come to an end. Do you hear some truths about What gives them, what gives them, what, what, what, what means before anything existed37:09 that he had to be Here's why he has a greater name. Jesus Christ is eternal, and there is no other 1 who is. Only our god is a turn.37:23 He's always existed. Father, son, and spirit have always existed. You say, well, if the father begot the son, then wasn't there like a split second in time where the son didn't exist and then God created him.37:43 That's who he is. That's who our godhead is. Father, son, and holy spirit. Read about this God man Jesus in the New Testament, we're reading about the 1 who's always existed. We're reading about the 1 who the37:55 scriptures testify. It's unlike anyone else, he's eternal. And what else do we know about him? He's the things. I talked to you last week about my art projects.38:08 I mean, the way Jesus creates, he spoke. There it was. I mean, just once in my childhood, I would have liked to say, Lord, create a piece of art and go I mean, even if it was like a38:19 bad picture, it would have been great. Right? I mean, everything God creates and the beauty you see and the mountains you see and the planets and the stars and the sun and the universe that you look through through a38:30 telescope, all the way down to the most finite atom, and all the different parts of the body, and everything that you see. He created it all. And when we see it, we should say glory. You're38:44 looking at my fallen creation. You should have seen it before. And wait for what's coming because no eye is seen, no ear is hurt, no mind is conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. You think it's good38:54 now? Wait till you see what's coming. That's what our God would say. Amen? He's the creator. It's the eternal and he's also like this. Notice what it's at The39:06 End of the Rose, will pass away, but your word will never pass away. I mean, sometimes we're around people and they're they're good, but people are people. I mean,39:18 sometimes even in our best intentions, we let people down. Sometimes even when we're trying to do the right thing, we do the wrong thing. Handle that. Is that really going to work out? Are they going to really be true to39:30 their word or not? Let me tell you something about Jesus. He's the same yesterday, today, and forever. Every day you wake up, like, I wonder if he still is merciful. Yes. I wonder if he still is forgiving. Absolutely. I39:42 wonder if he still is in control as he was when I went to bed. For sure he is. He never ever changes. The theological word is immutable. Immutable means unchanging. Our God does not39:54 change. He's always been the same. And when I hear people say, well, he's not like that now, but he was back in the book of Acts. Their40:06 says he has not changed.40:24 Living God in your soul and be transformed and changed. Isn't that awesome? That's who our God is. He's got greater responsibility. His unchangeability is immutability. It's beautiful.40:39 Responsibility. He's the creator, he's eternal. I'm not, but I'm here to tell you, when you're in Christ, you have a greater responsibility to Once you come to Christ, you've got a greater responsibility than you ever40:50 had before you came to know Christ. Told him who he was. All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me, but he didn't41:02 stop there. He didn't say all authority in heaven and earth has been given to me, and I'm awesome. See you later.41:22 Accountable for what I gave you authority to do. But what did he how much authority did he does he have? All authority. Where? Everywhere you'd ever go and beyond where you could ever reach, he has all authority. And41:34 what does he want you to do? He wants you to live and share the gospel of Jesus Christ and by his grace exercise his authority that he has over the things that your ministering. That's what he wants.41:45 So when you get to heaven, just understand, no matter how successful you are in this world, they really don't when you get to heaven, you don't want to41:57 bring to the table as everybody's being rewarded for how well they shared the gospel, lived the gospel, and did all those things. You don't wanna come and say, you know, I I was number 3 in sales that year.42:10 And here's the amount I mean, you should see my 4 0 1 ks back home. I mean, there's really nothing to share at that point in time. What you wanna share is, Lord, I believe that your name was greater and that your nature42:22 was greater and that when I trusted you, you gave me a new identity and a new name and you gave me a new nature and you gave me greater responsibility and I did my best to live my life so that you would be glorified.42:32 That's what you're rewarded for. And there's great return on investment. There's not 1 of you who can hear my voice that would say, well, wish I hadn't wasted so much time praying or reading my bible or42:43 worshiping while I was on earth. What a waste of time that was. Wish I hadn't shared the gospel. There's not 1 of you that will say that. All of us would say, if I would have only known, I would have done more. In theShow more In this video 0:00 The Supremacy of Christ
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