Sermons from January 2024
Hebrews 1:4-2:5 – Better than the angels
Please turn with me to Hebrews chapter 1. We get very curious about angels, don’t we? They make their appearances throughout the Bible at very important times, bringing messages (in fact “angel” just means “messenger”), we see them interacting with humans, sometimes fighting battles, which means they are capable of interacting with the physical world, including fighting (and protecting!). There are even hints in the prophets Ezekiel and Isaiah that some of the angels followed satan in a rebellion against…
Hebrews 1:1-4 – The Glory of the Son
We are beginning a new sermon series, so if you are new to Stonebrook, you have come at a great time. For the next 16 weeks, we are journeying through one of my two favorite books of the Bible: Hebrews. (Ephesians is my other favorite.) Last Fall we went through the OT book Exodus. Exodus lays out the Covenant, or “The Testament,” God made with Israel through the prophet Moses. We now called it the “Old Covenant” or the Old…
Commands of Jesus: “Do this in remembrance…”
Please turn with me in your Bible to 1 Corinthians 11. These past few weeks we have been looking at a few of the most foundational commands of Christ. We looked at his call to follow him, we looked at his command to be baptized, and today we are going to take a look at his command to remember him, specifically with a ritual meal he gave his followers to observe, which goes by a few names, typically communion, or…
Commands of Jesus: “Baptize them.”
Please open your Bibles to Matthew, chapter 28. Baptism is one of the most important events and concepts in the Christian faith. Christians have understood baptism in several different ways throughout the centuries. At Stonebrook, we practice “believer’s baptism” as an expression and testimony of our salvation through faith in Christ. We would say that baptism is a command from Jesus, to be done by all who believe, as soon as possible after they believe. One key scripture on…