Greater than the Angels

Jesus is Greater than the Angels

Dave Riddle - 10/22/2023

Key Passage: Hebrews 1:4-14

Seven affirmations of Jesus’ superiority over the angels

- Hebrews 1:4

Jesus is the son of God

- Hebrews 1:5

- Psalm 2:7

- 2 Samuel 7:14

Jesus is worshipped

- Hebrews 1:6

- Deuteronomy 32:43

- Colossians 1:5

- Revelation 7:11

Jesus is served

- Hebrews 1:7

- Psalm 104:4

- Matthew 4:11

Jesus is King

- Hebrews 1:7

- Luke 22:43

- Revelation 17:14a

- Psalm 89:27

Jesus is Creator

- Hebrews 1:10-11

- Colossians 1:16

Jesus is eternal

- Hebrews 1:11-12

- John 1

Jesus is elevated to the right hand of God

- Hebrews 1:13

- 1 Peter 3:21-22

- Colossians 3:1

We His People - We Belong

We His People - We Belong

Dave Riddle - 9/10/2023

Key Passage: 1 Peter 2:9

We Belong to God

- 1 Peter 2:9

- Deuteronomy 7:6b - Notice the similarities.

- Genesis 17:7 - God kept His promise to Abram.

- John 1:12-13 - Children of God

- 1 John 3:1

- Revelation 21:3 - We Belong to God Forever

We Belong to Each Other

- Romans 12:5 - members of one body

- Philippians 2:3-4 - look to the interests of others.

Brothers & Sisters in Christ

- Are you just attending church, or are you walking in community?

God Hates Murder

Christmas Eve - The Impact of Life

Christmas Eve - The Impact of Life

12/24/2021 - Dave Riddle 

God gives us life

• Genesis 2:7

  • From the very beginning

• John 1:4

  • Life from Jesus

We are surrounded by death

• Romans 5:12, 17

  • Because we’ve all missed the mark

• Romans 6:23

  • The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life

• John 10:10

  • …life and life to the fullest

    • zōē (ζωή): life

    • perissos (περισσός): life to the fullest! superabundant or superior. Exceeding some number, measure, or rank. Over and above. More than necessary. Extraordinary. Excellent.

John 5:25 - …and those who hear will live

1 Corinthians 15:54 - …Death has been swallowed up in victory. Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting? 

Five Witnesses

Five Witnesses 

The Gospel of John - Part 14 - 11/29/20

Key passage: John 5:30-47

The Witness of the Father

• John 5:31-32

  • The Father bears witness

  • John 5:37-38 - the Father who sent me has testified about me.

The Witness of John the Baptizer

• John 5:33 - John has testified to the truth

• John 1:6-8 - ...he came as a witness to the light.

• John 5:35-36a

The Witness of His Works

• John 5:36

  • Want to know what God is like? Watch what Jesus does and did.

The Witness of the Word

• John 5:39-40

  • They missed the real message of the scriptures while focusing on trivial things.

The Witness of Moses

• Rejection By His Fellow Jews

• John 5:43-47

  • They were sure that Moses would be on their side. Jesus says “Moses would be your accuser”.

The First Five Disciples

The First Five Disciples

The Gospel of John - Part 3

8/23/20

Key passage: John 1:35-51

What are you looking for?

• John 1:38
  

Come and see

• John 1:39
  

You will be called Peter

• John 1:42
  

Follow me!

• John 1:43

• Follow = akoloutheō 
  

How do you know me?

• John 1:48
  

The Role of “Others”

• Who are the “others” in your life who pointed you to Christ?

  • Who was your John, Andrew, or Phillip?

• Who are you pointing to Jesus?
  

Customized Connection

• He connected with each disciple in an individualized way.

• He wants to connect with you in an individualized way too!
  

Balance of invitation and challenge 

• Come and see - invitation

• Follow me - challenge 

• You will be called “rock” - challenge
  

The Necessity and Power of Revelation

• John knew Jesus was the messiah through the revelation of the Holy Spirit

• Likewise for Andrew, Phillip, and Peter 

John The Baptist

John the Baptist

The Gospel of John - Part 2

8/16/20

Who are you? John 1:19

• I’m not the Messiah - v. 20

• I’m not Elijah - v. 21

• I’m not “the Prophet” - v. 21

• I am a voice crying out in the wilderness “make straight the way of the Lord” v. 23

Where are you from?

• God sent me

  • John’s miraculous birth

  • Luke 1:5-25

What are you here to do?

• I came as a witness to testify about the light. 

  • John 1:7

Why are you doing this?

• The Messiah is coming!

  • John 1:26-27

• The Messiah is Jesus!

  • John 1:29-31

How do you know that?

• The Holy Spirit‘s incredible sign. 

  • John 1:32-34

The Gospel of John: Logos

Hello My Name is... Mighty God

Hello my name is: Mighty God

Dave Riddle - 12/08/19

Key Passage: Isaiah 9:6

‘el (Hebrew: אֵל) - god or god-like one; mighty one. Mighty men: men of rank: heroes. Strength, power. God (the one true God)

gibbowr (Hebrew: גִּבּוֹר) - strong, mighty or powerful. A strong, brave and mighty person. By implication a warrior and champion.

• Joshua 1:14, 6:2, 8:3

• 1 Samuel 17:51; 2 Samuel 23

• Psalm 24:8

He is divine

• Hebrews 1:3 - the exact expression of His nature

• John 1:14 -The Word became flesh... the one and only Son from the Father

• John 10:30 - I and the Father are One

• Matthew 1:23 - God with us

He was promised

• Genesis 3:15 - He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.

He was wounded

• Isaiah 53:4-5 - Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced because of our transgressions, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on Him, and we are healed by His wounds.

  • Pierced, crushed, punished, and wounded for us.

He is Triumphant

• Jesus is the victorious one!

• Hebrews 2:14-15

  • By his death he destroyed death... and freed those held in slavery by the fear of death.

Romans 8:31-35

• if God is for us, who can be against us?

• Who can separate us from the love of Christ?

Hello My Name is... Wonderful Counselor

Hello my name is: Wonderful Counselor

Dave Riddle - 12/01/19

Key Passage: Isaiah 9:6

Counselor

• ya’ats (Hebrew: יָעַץ) - to advise, counsel, admonish, direct, resolve, decide, plan and/or purpose. To counsel together; to be advised.

  • Isaiah 9:6 - “counselor”

  • First usage: Exodus - Moses meets with his father-in-law to seek advice.

Wonderful

• pele’ (Hebrew: פֶּלֶא) - a miracle, a wonder; a wonderful thing or deed.

  • Isaiah 9:6 - “Wonderful”

  • Other than a single time in the book of Lamentations, it always appears in the context of God’s acts or words. 37 of the 84 occurrences of pele’ are found in the Psalms.

What kind of Wonderful Counselor?

Other-worldly

• John 12:49 - He came with divine wisdom from Heaven itself

• John 14:10 - He spoke with authority of God

Authoritative

• Mark 1:21-22 - He taught with an authority unlike anything the world had seen.

• Luke 4:32 - The people were amazed... slack-jawed

  • ekplēssō (Greek: ἐκπλήσσω) - to be struck with amazement, astonished, amazed

Piercing & Gentle

• Piercing

  • Matthew 16:23

  • Matthew 23:27

• Gentle

  • John 8:7-11

Inviting & Challenging

• Mark 1:17 - “come, follow me”

  • Not just a call, but a purpose.

    • “And I’ll show you how to fish for people”

• Mark 3:13-14

  • With Him, and Sent Out

Truth

• John 14:6 - “I am... the truth”

• John 1:14 - truth in the flesh

Life-giving

• John 14:6- The truth AND the life.

• John 4:4-14 - living water!

Infinite

• Luke 21:33 - His words will never pass away.

• 1 Peter 1:24-25 - the Good News remains forever.