Worship Preparation - April 7, 2024
Read the sermon text: Hebrews 8:1-13
Read the sermon summary: This Sunday we will return to our study through the book of Hebrews. In chapter 8, the author reiterates what he has said about Jesus as our Great High Priest. The key verse in our passage is verse 6, where the author tells us that Jesus has a better ministry with a better covenant based on better promises. Further, he extensively quotes Jeremiah 31 to show that the new covenant that Jesus mediates makes the old covenant obsolete. In preparation for the sermon consider the following questions: How does the author contrast Jesus’s priesthood with the priesthood of the old covenant? Where does the author say that Jesus performs his priestly ministry? How is the old covenant contrasted with the new covenant described in the Jeremiah 31 passage?
Read the following song lyrics in relation to the sermon:
Promises
God of Abraham You're the God of covenant
Of faithful promises
Time and time again You have proven
You do just what You say
Though the storms may come
And the winds may blow
I'll remain steadfast
And let my heart learn when You speak a word
It will come to pass
Chorus
Great is Your faithfulness to me
Great is Your faithfulness to me
From the rising sun to the setting same
I will praise Your name
Great is Your faithfulness to me
God from age to age
Though the earth may pass away
Your word remains the same yeah
Your history can prove
There's nothing You can't do
You're faithful and true
I put my faith in Jesus
My anchor to the ground
My hope and firm foundation
He'll never let me down
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Aaron Moses | Dante Bowe | Joe L. Barnes | Keila Alvarado | Lemuel Marin | Phillip Carrington Gaines
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