Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence,
so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us
in our time of need.
~ Hebrews 4:16
We have two great questions:
What's up there?
(Is there a God?)
What's down there?
(What happens when we die?)
Last week we looked at the first "office" of Jesus-
Our Great Prophet.
Jesus came to us to tell us, and show us,
God is with us and God loves us!
This Sunday we look at the second office-
Jesus our Great High Priest.
Maybe you haven't thought about Jesus as a Priest.
Maybe you're not even comfortable with it.
But it's Jesus' role as Priest that opens the door for our salvation,
and gives us the promise of forgiveness and eternal life.
This Sunday we kick-off our new series,
“Christmas In Focus”
Of course it’s about keeping Christ the focus.
It is far too easy to be swept up into the chaos of Christmas.
But it’s more.
For generations the promise of a savior was coming into focus-
He would be a prophet like Moses, bringing the word of God to the people;
a priest like the descendants of Aaron, bringing sacrifices to God;
and a king like David, ruling with justice and righteousness.
Like none before he would be the Prophet, the Priest and the King-
The promised Messiah.
The Christ.
