Heb. 1:1-4, 13-14

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Propositional Statement (#, Noun, Application, action)
I have 3 reasons why the “Word” in Hebrews is vital to your lives.

I. Instructional Points-the importance of Gods spoken word
A. Illustration-verse one
I don’t tell my car to open my door. I might be able to explain it, but I can’t open it. I can’t tell my car to start, I know how and can do that, but I can’t just speak some command to make it start. I can’t tell my car to drive, I can have a lady tell me how to now, but I can’t just set back and let my car do everything. The point of this is that Gods word is not only explanatory, but it achieves what it is post to.
B. Application-what does this mean?
Gen.1:3- The story of creation shows Gods spoken word does more then just explain on how to do something, or show what to do. The word of God speaks and not only shows how to do something, or why, but when God speaks “let there be“ it actually happens. This shows not only what he says, but also what he is doing. John 21:24-25 there are also many other things Jesus did, not all the books could write what Christ has. And then God gave John to write only a few chapters when he could give us so much more. Gods word is not meant for reading only but to be used.
C. Interaction-what would that look like?
Understanding this should make us realize how important actual scripture is in our lives. Scripture is not just meant for reading, and saying, “wow”, “ahh”, or even “man that is a good story”, but it is meant for changing hearts, in a way that they will glorify God. Heb.4:12 you see scripture is what makes you who you are. The word is what instructs your life, your beliefs, your morals, you conscious, your thinking, the list goes on and on and on. To know the scripture that the Lord our savior has given us, is to know him. Know what pleases him, know what makes him known, to know what is most Glorying to him, in obedience and honoring his name, and not ours.

II. Instructional Points-the importance of Gods spoken word through His Son
A. Illustration-Chiastic Structure of Heb.1:2-3
B. Application-what does this mean?
The middle of these two verses show us exactly who the Son of God is. The outside so to speak of these verses show us how Jesus was and is our messiah today.
A. heir of all things-all of Jesus power came directly form the Father.
“The heir is lord of all” (Gal_4:1).
B. through him creation- the word and God are not separate Through his agency or instrumentality. Christ, the Logos, is represented as God’s medium in creation. See note on John 1:1.
B. who being: radiance of God-A manifestation of the glory of God.
exact imprint of the nature-In Christ we have a tangible, visible representation of the substance of God. The image of God in person. John 14:9.
upholding all things- The Son has all power, and his power was always manifested by his word. He spoke and it was done, whether it was to still the winds or to raise the dead. So in creation, the word was spoken and it was done.
A. He sat down- The right hand was always and is always the place of honor. See note on Eph_1:20.
C. Interaction-what would that look like?
Knowing that God spoke to his people at times, through successive generations, and in different manners, many times by personal matters, directions, dreams, visions, Divine influences on the minds of the prophets. The gospel revelation today is so much better in that we have all the Word to show us now. That is the revelation we now have in which we know and can see through Jesus from God.
When, the sin of man, the world was breaking to pieces under the wrath and curse of God, the Son of God, doing the work of redemption, sustained it by his almighty power and goodness. From the glory of the person and office of Christ, we proceed to the glory of his grace. The glory of His person and nature, gave to his sufferings such merit as was a full satisfaction to the honor of God, who suffered an infinite injury and affront by the sins of men. We never can be thankful enough that God has in so many ways, and with such increasing clearness, spoken to us fallen sinners concerning salvation. That he should by himself cleanse us from our sins is a wonder of love beyond our utmost powers of admiration, gratitude, and praise.

III. Instructional Points-the importance of Gods spoken word through His Son is better than the angels
A. Illustration- verse 13-14
B. Application-what does this mean?
Christ being better than the angels shows us how much better the spoken word of God is to us today. In the beginning of verse 13 the writer shows us that no angel has ever been held in honor by God, not one has ever been lifted high. We see in the second half of verse 13 that Christ is the only one that sets beside God. God did not call even one angel to that position, but Jesus Christ the son.
C. Interaction-what would that look like?
Knowing this, brings us to that much more of beautiful picture of how much Christ is. The only Son of God, that now speaks to us, God uses him to make a way for us to even have a relationship with the heavenly father. He uses his son, to not only make a way, but his spirit to lead us to him, where then Christ sitting at this right hand pleas on our behalf all day, all week, all year long on our behalf so that God might spare us from the pit of hell. Seeing Christ and the importance of him through speaking Gods word to us, makes us change our view not only to the fact of how great our King is, but better yet on how we are to live this out and remember this constantly throughout our everyday lives. Then we change are life not because something we want, or gain, but seeing how amazingly Christ is in love with his people.