Crossing Community Church Tim Smith

In the sermon titled "Moses was great... Jesus is greater!" from Hebrews 3:1-6, we explore how Jesus surpasses Moses in greatness through three main points: Jesus' dual roles as both Apostle and High Priest, His greater glory compared to Moses, and His position as a Son over God's house, contrasted with Moses as a servant in God's house. This comparison emphasizes Jesus' superior position and encourages believers to hold fast to their faith and confidence in Him.

Hebrews 1:1-4
While God's revelation from the prophets revealed him "in many times and many ways," God's revelation in Jesus is greater because God has spoken finally through his own Son -- God himself!

Hebrews 12:1-11
The writer of Hebrews wants us to know one thing -- that Jesus is greater than. In this series, we'll see Jesus as superior to even all the great people and institutions God gave to Israel. In chapter 12, he is our example of faith and endurance, and we can look to him to persevere when God uses hardship in our lives to make us more like him.

The story of the last few hours of the life of Jesus is such a contrast in who he was and what he was capable of and how he allowed others to bind him and lead him away, even allowing them to pierce his hands and feet with the nails that pinned him to the cross. This Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Tim highlighted that contrast and characterized it as the humility of Christ that allowed all that to happen to him. He did it for the love of others!

As Jesus arrives in Jerusalem to observe Passover, his hour has finally come. What does Jesus say his hour will accomplish through his death, and why is resurrection our only hope as believers?

As we journey through the Bible towards the empty tomb of the Gospels, we stop in Exodus and Leviticus to reflect on substitutionary atonement and another 'road sign' that points toward the resurrection and the first fruits of those who will be made alive.