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

No Turning Back - The New Normal

No Turning Back - The New Normal 

Dave Riddle - 4/23/2023

Key Passage: John 21:1-14

They go fishing and catch nothing

• John 21:1-3

• In the midst of a crazy situation the disciples look for normalcy so they go fishing… and catch nothing.

• Probably not a coincidence…

Jesus knew

• John 21:5-9

• Their struggles

• The solution

• What they needed

Not the first time

• Luke 5:1-7

• Jesus is again showing them a different way, an alternate reality to their default way of life.

• Ephesians 3:20

Breakfast with Jesus

• John 20:10-13

• They knew it was Jesus and they sat down to eat.

• Compare this to Luke 5 or Matthew 4.

• They weren’t called to be successful fishermen, they were called to be fishers of men.

The Hidden Made Visible

• John 21:14

• Jesus reveals himself to remove all doubt as his followers are about to head into the gauntlet.

• There’s no going back to our old lives!

We have been commissioned. Have we embraced it? Are we walking in it?

Our Upside Down Mission

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Our Upside Down Mission

Dave Riddle • 04/03/2022

Key Passage: Matthew 4:19

Our God is both Sent and Sender

• John 3:16-17

• John 17:1-4, 18

• John 20:21

Jesus followers are “sent ones”

• Matthew 4:19

  • A challenge and a new identity

• Mark 3:14

  • Why? To send them out.

  • Not to continue living their lives the same way they were before.

    • We say we believe… but we live like universalists.

• Do we see ourselves as “sent ones”?

  • To whom are you sent?

What does this calling look like?

• Matthew 28:18-20

  • Salt and light

• Acts 1:18

  • You will receive power…

  • You will be my witnesses…

• Matthew 28:19

  • Therefore go and make disciples…

• 2 Corinthians 5:20

  • We are Christ’s Ambassadors

Our Content and Our Conduct

• both must be in line with God’s calling for our life.

• We can stand for everything that’s true, but does our conduct repel people before they can hear our words?

• Philippians 2:14-16

  • Blameless, pure, faultless…

    • A high calling!

  • Hold firm to the word of life and hold it out to the world.

Hearts for Redemption and Restoration

• We are citizens of God right now… But it’s not yet fully realized

  • An “Already… not yet” reality.

  • Citizen of the Kingdom of God should be our primary identity here on earth.

• Revelation 21:5

Sent in His Name

Sent in His Name

Dave Riddle - 11/10/19

Key Passage: John 3:14-17

God is both Sent and Sender

• John 17:18 - “As you sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world”

Jesus Followers are “Sent Ones”

• Matthew 4:19 - follow me and I will make you fish for people.

  • Not, “I will make you perfect people”

• Mark 3:13-14 - apostles (sent ones)

  • They were with him

  • They were sent out

Salt & Light

• Matthew 5:13-16

  • Useful

  • Representatives of Christ

• Philippians 2:15

Ambassadors

• 2 Corinthians 5:20

• Representing Jesus in everything we do.

• He is making his appeal through us

Witnesses 

• Acts 1:8

  • As witnesses, the only thing we’re called to be is truth tellers.

  • Not the judge, jury, prosecution, or defense.

  • We are witnesses that Jesus is alive and that he has changed our lives.

Disciple-Makers

• Matthew 28:19 - therefore go and make disciples of all nations...

Content and Conduct

• We have something to tell

  • euaggelizō (Greek: εὐαγγελίζω) - to announce good news ("evangelize") especially the gospel.

• The way we live should show evidence of the Holy Spirit working in our lives.

  • The life of a Jesus follower should be aligned with the truth of God’s word.

Redeem and Restore

• Has the Kingdom been fully realized? No. But we’re called, as members of the Kingdom, to play a role in that restoration.

  • Revelation 21:5 - “Look, I am making everything new”

What does it look like to live life as a Sent One?

• That’s going to look different in each of our lives. One thing is certain though, for followers of Jesus, it isn’t optional.