The Excellent Jesus | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-4

Anyone will tell you that you can listen to great works of Jazz over and over again and notice subtle nuances that continue to captivate. The Hebrews author feels the same way about the attributes of Jesus, listing them all in order at the outset to set the tone for everything that follows in his efforts to declare Jesus “better.”

Sermon Points:

  • Jesus, the Inheritor
  • Jesus, the Creator
  • Jesus, the Radiator
  • Jesus, the Representer
  • Jesus, the Sustainer
  • Jesus, the Purifier
  • Jesus, the Ruler

Christ & the Epic Quest | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-2a

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey captured the imaginations of the world this summer. The story of the Epic Quest resonates even with modern audiences. The writer of Hebrews sets the scene in the opening verses of the letter by establishing the context for surviving our own quests to make sense of this life.

Sermon Points:

  • The God Who Speaks
  • The Momentous Event
  • The Resolution in Jesus

I Am the Bread of Life | Brian Sorgenfrei

Scripture Reference: John 6:22-37, 53-54

After Jesus miraculously feeds over 5,000 people, a large number of people start gaining interest in and following this Jewish Rabbi. In Jesus discourse that follows, he reveals all the ways that we look for life apart from Jesus, and then calls all to feed on and find life in Him. Do we want the food that will never perish?

Sermon Points:

  • Laboring for perishing food (vv. 22-27)
  • Feasting on imperishable food (vv. 28-37, 53-54)