Sermons 2025

Text: Hebrews 1:1-12
Theme: Supremacy of the Son

Outline
1.    Greater than the Prophets
2.    Greater than the Angels
3.    All for you!

Sermon
Intro: Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
My dear beloved flock, the text for our meditation this morning is the Epistle of Hebrews chapter one verses one through twelve.
Boys and girls, I pray that you are doing well today. Do you know what this math symbol is? It means greater than. You can think of it as a crocodile or an alligator, it always wants to eat the greater number for food. For example, if we have a seven and an eight, which is greater? The eight. What about one and five? The five. Today in our text, we hear about Someone greater than prophet or angels. Who is that? Ponder that question as you hear the rest of the sermon.

1.    Greater than the Prophets

“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world  “
Long ago, God revealed Himself and His will to the world through the mouths of the prophets. God reveals His attitude towards sin and sinners. Sin stains, sin condemns. Every single one of us is sin stained because of our human nature. We sin in thought, word, and deed. We cannot save ourselves. We are dead in our sin and trespasses. We are weak, we are powerless. That is what God reveals through His prophets as they proclaim His Law to a sinful and rebellious people.

Yet, God also reveals His mercy and grace toward sinners in and through the Messiah. All was not revealed to each one prophet; but one received one portion of revelation, and another prophet another portion of revelation. To Noah the quarter of the world to which Messiah should belong was revealed; to Abraham, the nation; to Jacob, the tribe; to David and Isaiah, the family; to Micah, the town of nativity; to Daniel, the exact time; to Malachi, the coming of His forerunner, and His second advent; through Jonah, His burial and resurrection; through Isaiah and Hosea, His resurrection. Each only knew in part; but when that which was perfect came in Messiah, that which was in part was done away (1 Co 13:12).  

2.    Greater than angels

Not even angels compare to this one that the Prophets proclaimed. As awesome, powerful, and awe-inspiring as angels are, Jesus is more. Just see how Paul makes use of the Old Testament to prove his point, in this chapter alone, there are seven Old Testament references. Psalm 2, 2 Samuel 7:14, Psalm 104:4, Psalm 45:6-7, Deuteronomy 32:43, Psalm 102:25-27, Psalm 110:1. Note the doubling of the words. It is not enough to call Jesus “Son”; he also calls God “Father.” Never was such divine sonship claimed for the angels. Do we need more proof that Jesus is superior to the angels? Then look ahead to that great day of judgment when God again “brings his firstborn into the world.” On that day Christ will surely stand out as “firstborn,” first in rank and position, as all the angels—not just some here and some there, but all the angels—bow down before him in worship. In Revelation 5:11, 12 John gives us a preview of the scene: “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.… In a loud voice they sang: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!’ 

3.    All for you

Worthy is the Lamb. Worthy is Jesus the Son, the Messiah whom the prophets proclaimed because of what He has done for you and your salvation. The very One who made everything, entered His fallen creation to save and redeem it from sin, death, and the power of the devil. Born of the Virgin Mary, laid in a manger that the wood of the manger foreshadows the wood of the cross. Wrapped in swaddling clothes, that he might be wrapped in grave clothes, born to live a perfect life in your place, to die upon the cross and rise from the dead that you may have life with Him forever. As great as the prophets were, here is One greater than all of them combined. As powerful as angels are, here is one more powerful. 

Con: Here is the only One who could purify sin’s stain, and only once would he need do it. At Calvary’s cross the Creator and Sustainer became the Sin-bearer. Here is his most amazing glory! What a staggering thought—the almighty sovereign Lord becomes the incarnate sacrificial Lamb all for your behalf!

The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guard, and keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen.