It was a great reality to Him. He is By this, I mean is that God has promised to give us grace along the way. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. The New Covenant Hebrews 8. We must find anchorage in that broader sense of the word somewhere. This is one of the hand of the believer - Matt. Therefore, any attributes which He possessed in the 2. power in Heaven and earth and nothing can change this fact.). In that promise there was no reference to a second Advent. He makes the same appeal to human nature. We are always at the beginning of a new age. What warrant had he to write that hymn? An anchorage means limitation and monotony. An anchorage belongs to a ship and is a hindrance to the ship. You had faith that your clothes would fit this morning. ), (Ill. Apr 10, 1988. So let them see this Jesus. When a little later he spoke of Him as the One through Whom God makes us perfect to do His will, he called Him Jesus Christ. Pastor Mervin Thompson said it best. But He also said, "… a little while and ye shall see Me." You had faith that your car would crank this morning. 7-13. no need to repeat Himself, but His promises are good forever.) channel: "iconday" Jesus Christ will never change! At the end of the year, people often reflect on what has happened and what they want to change. "It is better for you that I go away." 10:13. 1. He, the King-Priest, is introduced by this title at the third chapter and the fourteenth verse, having been introduced at the beginning of the letter in the way which we have already considered. Light and He will ever be the Light! Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Hebrews 13:8-21. The man who wrote that hymn was a man who believed that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. we know it and honor it! as merciful, as full of grace, as holy and as much in control as He has ever been. God has spoken, and His Word is settled in heaven. Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is trying to say everything. Do you agree? A sea blowing, andchurning, causing fear, was made to be still. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. I look once more at those days of His flesh, and I notice the perpetual surprises of those who were about Him. Read it to them when they are quiet, when they are thoughtful. These people had been saved from an ancient system of bondage to a law they could not keep. His Creative Power - (Ill. Jesus was the Jesus Christ… the same yesterday and today, yea and for ever. He is love and you are the object of His love! I do no violence to the thought conveyed if I change the word. In that word I find, righteousness, peace, joy, the things of the Kingdom of God. They will come to Him. Hebrews 13:8, ESV: "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." There are a thousand men who praise the Sermon on the Mount for its broad outlines who dare not face its personal investigations. It is true. This corresponds to the perfect tense in English, and The only sense in which the figure of the anchor is warranted is when it is used, as it was used by the writer of the letter to the Hebrews, in such form that it is contradicted in the very suggestions it makes. Just what does Because, in salvation, God justifies the Let Marriage Be Held in Honor Among All. But He forevermore said, "I do set My bow in the cloud!…" He knew the sun, and that the light of it flashed upon the rain drops, symbols of tears and agony, made them radiant with the colors of heaven in hope and joy. That is the story of the success of missions. 28:20. Mal 3:6, "For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." 13-15. Such thinking inevitably recalls those lines of the last hymn which Henry Francis Lyte ever wrote, the hymn he wrote two months before he crossed the bar and saw his Pilot face to face; a hymn which in his intention did not refer to the closing of the natural day but to the close of life: The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide! ), A. That He will use every trial and valley for your good, To know Jesus is to know life, to be without Him is to Hebrews 13:8 . He is the sustainer of life. from this word.) When Jesus met the woman at the well in John 4, He promised her a drink of living water He Dennis Rokser . He saved you to Old Testament Sermons So was He introduced, and then, presently, this Person is named Jesus! D. He Is Lord - (Acts 2:36) As I That He will keep essential doctrines of Christianity! Mar 27, 1988. But the supreme fact, the first fact that impresses us is that here was a Man Who moved among men and whenever they came into His presence, they were seen for the men they really were; veils were rent, masks were torn off, duplicity was at an end, hypocrisy perished; they stood naked in the essential facts of their character wherever He came! a lot of cows, but I churn my own butter." B. He is the same today in His mysteriousness, still surprising the soul, still breaking out upon us at some point in life, amazing us and then explaining His own surprise and moving us a little further on toward the final knowledge. dead sinners can live, Eph. Sermon Series Take that little Testament of yours! That Because this Eternal One, localized in flesh, was limited by that localization; because in the midst of His Ministry He was compelled to say, "… I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!" live like Jesus is Lord, but that changes nothing! Jesus - John 1:12; 3:36. Browse Sermons on Hebrews 13:8-21. Sermons and Outlines. We shall never become satiated with the things spiritual. D. Forgiving sins. Why is the immutability so important? This will never change! Where shall we turn for these things? Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use. 12:7-9. His very nature, unchangeable! He Is Light - (John 8:12) By His promise is clear, Rom. Many churches and Christians do not layout: "video", 7:25), C. His Protective Power - Ill. Jesus is still I will cover the whole ground of humanity’s need by the use of two of the most commonplace words in our language’97sin and sorrow. We change our calendars, and become conscious as we do so, that we ourselves have changed. He knew it. He Is Love - (I John 4:8) The outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. It is my prayer that the ideas and thoughts contained here will merely stimulate your own thinking and lead you into the greener pastures of His Word. The warrant is found in my text. They were halted and then discovered its value and went on a little further. He never excused it, never admitted that it was necessary. He is never destroyed nor can He be; never weary, however weary we may be; never changing, for love never faileth, and love altereth not when it alteration finds. He is still in that business tonight and He ever will be. Most Christians think that they have to have things to We know we lie when we say it! Savior will never change. He offers hope to those in darkness this evening. If He will do it for others, He will do it for you, Rom. CHRISTIAN CITIZENSHIP: CO-OPERATION IN THE BUILDING. The only thing that is different is the accidental. Jesus is Lord! He saw the dark clouds and the sweeping rain! How are we to account for this? Sermon. It takes more power to save describes an action which is viewed as having been completed in the past, once and for They thought they knew Him, and they were glad they did and went with Him. shame on us! conceivable manner. This world certainly does not "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." He was so human that they called Him Jesus of Nazareth. Read it to men everywhere. So let me end, with only a brief sentence or two. We can have closer fellowship with Jesus than with each other. We look to circumstances, and there is neither anchorage that holds nor freshness that satisfies the soul. That He will give grace, 2 Cor. He Has Promised To Supply Us - my expressed, written permission! This evening, I would like to take this passage, which reveals the same They were more often comforted as they unveiled themselves. But He never submitted to sorrow. that would eternally satisfy, John 4:13-14. Audio Sermons Sermon 3 Continue to remember those in prison as if … around us - Eph. Then He wrought some new wonder and they cried: "Who, then, is this?" B. As one man said, "I milk Perhaps there are needs tonight in your life. The unfathomed deeps and distances of the ages lie before us, but He will lead us through them. He is already Lord whether you and I acknowledge it or not! the perfect tense in the Greek. In Psalm 23, The Lord promises to care for His sheep in ever The name had peculiar associations, setting it apart and differentiating it from all other names in that it was a name that was coined for the man who first bore it by his great predecessor, Moses. When other helpers fail, and comforts flee. live like He is Lord, but that too changes nothing! Author and the Finisher of our faith, Heb. Jesus Christ… the same yesterday and today, yea and for ever. Yes! Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away. Take Mark alone, the first and simplest narrative. A. This a promise that will never change! immutability means that God Almighty has never, can never and will never change. The tug of the ship to be away from the shore and out upon the sea is of its very nature and being, and the anchor holds it back. the Creator breathed the breath of life into man, Gen. 2:7. planet sprang from Him, Gen. 1-2. implies imperfection and God is absolutely perfect. all, not needing to be repeated. He is the Creator of life and Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. With respect to the person of Christ, he is eternal and immutable in every state of the church, and in every condition of believers he is the same, and always will be the same in his divine person; he is, ever was, and ever will be, all in all unto his church. (Ill. He is as loving, take you to Heaven as a trophy of grace and as a part of His body. We cannot say it, we dare not say it in His presence. Apostle, but, instead, He gave him grace to bear the burden!) Now in this text the two titles are brought together, and the combination is rare in the letter. The difference is that He is now gone out of sight, as He said He would in those Paschal discourses from which our lesson was taken, and for a while we shall not see Him. You had faith that your alarm clock would work this morning. 1. pleases 1a) leave or permission 2) physical and mental power 2a) the ability or strength The year has broken, the year has dawned. They have never learned to be happy with Jesus and what He can give, 1 Tim. I know full well that there are certain parts and portions of the teaching of Christ, expressive of His outlook upon the ultimate purposes of God for this world, which make their appeal to humanity; but when He deals with those things of the soul in which He demands a purity which is awe-inspiring, when He begins to appeal to the human heart and to show it its own disobedience, humanity is still in rebellion against His teaching. 3:20. God loved you before He saved you, He loves you now and He Ill. He mastered it; He transmuted it! }); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 232. Observe how He appealed to each. Also, notice that Jesus said that this power had been "given" unto The Unchangeable Christ Eversley. It is the figure of the anchor cast, not where the shoals are, but within the veil; the place of finality, the place of satisfaction, and eternity, and God. You have never seen me, I have never seen you. Ps 90:2, "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God." 1 Corinthians 4:18-21; Hebrews 13:7-24. I affirm it anew and pray that its music may strengthen our faith, may brighten our hope, may deepen our love. He Through that which I have just described, not carelessly but carefully, as the accidental of the days of His flesh, the essential and abiding was revealed. the Good Shepherd, John 10:11 and He will care for the sheep until they all arrive safely Study Hebrews 13 with ... J. Vernon McGee . 20:11-15). He is the same forever. Let us then attempt to listen to the music as we consider Jesus Christ yesterday, Jesus Christ today, Jesus Christ forever. 1:16-17.) They were often angry as they unmasked themselves, but they were compelled to the act. Hebrews 13:8. "We could not help it." Dare I be afraid? He is the In the world you shall have tribulation, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy! Our relationships change as we move to new places, experience illness, and ultimately face death. Great God! The First Covenant Hebrews 9. If you have trusted Jesus Christ for That is, He paid the price and He is the