Sermon November 19, 2006
*Hebrews 1.4-14 Jesus And The Angels*
*A. WHAT DOES THE BIBLE TEACH ABOUT ANGELS?*
/* 1. They are real*/
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/* 2. Created by God */
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/* 3. Spiritual */
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/* 4. Finite */
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/* 5. Personal */
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/* 6. They exist in great numbers*/
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/* 7. Their purpose*/
a. To worship and praise God [Rev 5]
b. To carry out God’s work [Job 38.7; Gal 3.19; Luke 2; Mat
4.11; 2 Thess 1]
c. To assist and protect believers [Heb 1.14; Psa 91.11]
*B. WHY DOES THE AUTHOR OF HEBREWS DISCUSS ANGELS?*
*/1. Angels often functioned in the same way as prophets/*
They spoke God’s Word to people.
*/2. Angels were _wrongly_ thought to be mediators between people
and God/*
They were thought by some to carry people’s prayers and worship
up to God.
*C. HOW IS JESUS BETTER THAN THE ANGELS?*
*/ 1. Jesus has a better name: Son of God/* [4-5]
/*2. Angels are just servants of God*/ [6-7]
/*3. Jesus is God the Son*/ [8-13]
Some applications….
/*1. Appreciate and appropriate the ministry of angels*/
They are God’s good gift to us!
*/2. Remember that we follow and worship Jesus, the Son of God/*
Only Jesus can truly reveal to us what God is like.
*/3. Remember that only Jesus, the Son of God, can bring us to God/*
None but Jesus can do helpless sinners good!
*John Olson*
Wickedness is disadvantaging others to serve yourself
and righteousness is disadvantaging yourself to serve others.
