↓Audio link to the sermon: This is the second message from Hebrews 12:2, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” Jesus is the pioneer and perfecter of faith. Jesus experienced the suffering on the cross to be the perfector of faith. The suffering is accompanied by shame, and as in verse four, it is also the work of God who fought against sin and resisted until shedding blood. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, who has suffered for us. Today, I would like to focus on suffering and trials and consider the meaning that God allows us to experience suffering in our lives.
John 3:14-21_Massage by Pastor Jim
Today’s passage is a lot easier to understand if we look at the beginning of chapter 3. A guy named Nicodemus came to visit Jesus at night, because he was amazed by the things Jesus did and wanted to know more. He was a Pharisee, and a member of the Jewish ruling council. In other words, he was a person of significant social standing. And as a Pharisee and a member of the council, he was officially a member of powerful groups that were strongly opposed to all that Jesus was doing and saying. So he came at night… Now, regardless of how Jesus received him, I want to stress
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
↓Audio link to the sermon: Today’s message is from Hebrews 12:2, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” Jesus is the pioneer and perfecter of faith. The prophets in the Old Testament were also saved by having the hope of the Messiah. Therefore, the word that Jesus is the pioneer of faith is relevant to us and to believers in the Old Testament. This hope of the Messiah was fulfilled by Jesus who has become a human being. Today, we would like to learn from prophet Isaiah, one of the most influential prophets in the Old Testament, and consider the work of the Savior