Overview

1 John 3:2, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Hebrews 2:1-9, Genesis 1:26-28, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Genesis 3:14-15

One day, believers will see Jesus face-to-face. But seeing Him rightly now requires God’s revelation because seeing is not believing and seeing is not knowing. Right relationship with Jesus matters because the day is coming when nothing people point to in themselves will be worth anything. The only declaration worth anything on that day will be that Jesus is Lord and Savior.

Because Jesus is the Second Adam; I am a restored ambassador.

Hebrews 2:5-8, Hebrews 2:10-12, Hebrews 2:13-16, Galatians 4:6-8

Dominion of the earth was given by God to humanity, and humans were made in His image to rule here on His behalf. Adam traded with the enemy and gave him a say in humanity’s future. Jesus came as a man to take back what Adam traded away, and right relationship with Him restores believers to ambassadorship.

Points

1. God gave dominion of the earth to humanity and made people to rule on His behalf in His image.
2. Adam listened to the enemy and traded away God-given power.
3. The enemy works by getting people to trade with him, but those trades always cost too much.
4. Jesus came as a man because humanity handed over authority and a human had to take it back.
5. What was lost by the first Adam is restored by Jesus, and right relationship with Him restores believers as ambassadors with dominion under God’s authority.

Quotes

• Dominion of the earth was given BY GOD to man.
• Humanity handed over authority, a human had to take it back.
• Right relationship with Him restores us to His ambassadors, holding God-given authority on the earth.

Because Jesus is the firstborn; I am a child and heir to the kingdom.

Colossians 1:15, Hebrews 2:17-18

Jesus, by His death, makes believers children of God. Believers are no longer slaves but sons and heirs, so they are not to think and act like God’s employees but as His family.

Points

1. Jesus is not ashamed to call believers brothers, and His death makes them children of God.
2. God’s invitation is first familial, so believers are no longer slaves but sons and heirs.
3. Heirs do not clock in and out of the kingdom but carry its mission with them day and night.
4. Ministry is not limited to a platform, a microphone, or full-time ministry.
5. Believers are in the family business now and are to use whatever they have to help people discover Jesus.

Quotes

• Jesus, by His death, makes us children of God.
• God’s invitation to us is first familial, not servitude.
• Heirs carry their mission with them day and night.
• Ministry means you’ll take whatever you have and do whatever you can, wherever you go, to see people discover Jesus.

Because Jesus is the high priest; I am welcome in the court.

Hebrews 4:16

Jesus is a merciful and faithful high priest who makes propitiation for the sins of the people and is able to help those who are being tempted. He is the mediator who knows what people are going through because He walked in their shoes and approaches them with mercy and compassion. Because of Him, the courtroom of Heaven is open and believers can come boldly to God, pray bold prayers, and speak honestly with the One who knows them.

Points

1. Jesus is a merciful and faithful high priest.
2. Priests mediate between God and His people, and Jesus is the advocate who argues the case.
3. Jesus understands the situation of those He represents because He suffered when tempted.
4. Hebrews calls believers to draw near with confidence to the throne of grace.
5. Because Jesus is the high priest, believers are welcome to come boldly into God’s presence.

Quotes

• Jesus walked in your shoes.
• We can come boldly into the throne room.
• The courtroom of Heaven is open.

Conclusion

Psalm 24:1-6

We must show up for our 1-on-1 with Jesus with a clear understanding of who He is and who we are meant to be. How will we engage with the world? Will we clock out after service or walk into the throne room bold and full of faith.