Christ the King (C): Remember Who You Know
Have you grown accustomed to knowing Jesus? The opening verse of our passage reveals that knowing and following Jesus is intended to be a life of continuous and joyful thanks-as though one just can't get over it and constantly collapses to his or her knees in overwhelming gratitude. The attentive Christian can restore that sort of joy to life by remembering what God has done: 1) "[He] has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints; (2) rescued us from the domain of darkness; (3) and transferred us to His Kingdom, where we have redemption and forgiveness of sins." The reason a Christian has such a superior standing is because Christ Himself is the Supreme Being. Paul described four basic aspects of Christ's supremacy.
No Place To Hide
Proper 23 (B), October 12, 2003
No Place to Hide
Hebrews 4:12-16
On September 15, 2001, the
President issued this statement: "We will find those who did it; we
will smoke them out of their holes; we will get them running and we'll
bring them to justice. . . . They will try to hide, they
Tune To The Right Channel
Proper 22 (B), October 5, 2003
Tune to the Right Channel
Hebrews 1:1-3
In September of 2000, the
British Navy frigate HMS Grafton ran aground as it attempted to depart
from the port at Oslo, Norway. Norwegian authorities were hindered in
their investigation of the incident when they disc