Tom Leonard - September 25, 2016
God's Supreme Son
God’s Supreme Son Hebrews 1:1-4 Main Point: We must embrace Jesus Christ, God’s Son, as the Supreme One, who is God’s final revelation and whose victory has provided salvation and new life for us! 1. He is the Supreme One because of Who He is: A. God’s only begotten Son John 3:16-18 B. Jesus Christ is God’s final revelation to us. (v.2) C. He is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being. (v. 3) ‘Radiance’ = reflected brightness, Effulgence - shine forth. As the sunlight is the radiance from the sun, separate, yet inseparable – so the Son… God’s glory shining forth to us. Image (Charakter) = Stamp/engraving, exact expression or image, precise replica, in every respect – Not physical for God is spirit. Colossians 1:15 2. The Agent of and Sustainer of all creation (vv. 2-3) Colossians 1:16-17 3. The One greater than angels vv.4-14 4. He is the Supreme One because of what He has done: • He provided purification for our sins. (v. 3) =wash, cleanse, purge - Colossians 1:19-22 • He was appointed Heir of all things by His obedience. (v. 2) Heir = position of first born – receives the inheritance of God’s property Colossians 1:15 Do you know Him, this One thru Whom God brought all things into existence & sustains all things by His powerful word? He is the center of all reality and existence. Do you know Him – this risen Supreme One who has given his life as a sacrifice – and is victorious over death, and by whose Grace we receive forgiveness of sins and are given His righteousness before God? Surrender to Him, invite Him into your life- and you will know a new and transformed life!
Scripture References: Hebrews 1:1-4, John 3:16-18, Colossians 1:15-17
