Series Summary (Greater Than, Hebrews, ParkviewSedalia)

The letter to the Hebrews is a very interesting part of the New Testament. Written to a congregation in the first century of Jewish (Hebrew) Christians, it is a letter willed with encouragement, hope and promise, both for the original readers and for us today.

Hebrews is essentially a sermon, written down in letter form, and sent to this church of Jewish believers. Through all thirteen chapters, the author repeats the same cycle over and over and over again: Jesus is greater. He's greater than the angels. He's greater than the priesthood. He's greater than religion. He's greater than the Old Testament sacrificial system. He's greater than Melchizedek. And on and on and on, through the entire epistle, the author compares Jesus to these other things and finds him to be greater than them all.

That's great news! If the message of the entire letter is that Jesus is greater, then that helps us see that the supremacy of Christ and the sufficiency of his work on the cross on our behalf is enough. It's enough.

Over the next few months, we will take a look at this letter from beginning to end, studying it in detail. And by the time we come to the end of the letter, we will have a greater understanding of just who Jesus is and how he's Greater Than anything else we can compare him to.


Sermon Summary

Hebrews 10 is the turning point in the book of Hebrews, and specifically verse 19. For the first part of the chapter, the author gives us a recap of what he has been saying through chapters 7, 8, and 9. And in the latter half of the chapter, information turns to application.

As Christians, as part of the New Covenant, we have a Greater Advantage. The writer shares at least four actions that we are able to follow that make this advantage a reality. And in the process, he encourages us to be the Church that God has called us to be, by meeting together, and by provoking one another to greater love and greater works for Christ.

As we come out of the isolation and quarantine required during the COVID-19 pandemic, this encouragement hits home in ways that it never has before for our current culture. As we resume meeting together, we can lift one another up, build one another up, and encourage one another to continue growing in our faith.