Which of the following are similar to the ways you've served Christ in your family? [check all that apply]
• Taught your kids to see God's glory in nature
• Washed the dishes without being asked
• Played a board game with your kids
• Encouraged your wife to finish her master's degree
• Attended a child's open house at school
• Worked fewer hours to be with your family
• Set an example of a godly prayer life for your children
• Held a crying child
• Swung on the tire swing with your daughter
• Told your wife why you're still in love with her
• Told your son he's got what it takes
• Coached soccer
• Let you child correct you now and then
• Fixed the vacuum cleaner
• Taught your sons to ride a bike
• Listened patiently to a complaint of your wife
• Taped your child's artwork to your office wall
• Admitted to your kids that you were wrong
• Told your children how Christ entered your life
• Cleaned up vomit
• Taught your children to love books
• Been romantic without expecting sex
• Told your daughter she's smart/beautiful
• Set standards for your kids and stuck to them
• Dealt graciously with a busybody neighbor
• Peeled carrots
• Watched movies together
Weekend Wrap-up Theme of the Week: Getting Down and Getting Human Saturday, December 25, 2004
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Men of IntegrityNovember/December 2004Weekend Wrap-upTheme of the Week: Getting Down and Getting HumanSaturday, December 2576
Today, as we celebrate God's insertion into our world through human birth, the author of Hebrews urges us to think deeply about "this Jesus." Of course our senses should savor the sight of sparkling lights, the aroma of evergreen boughs, the sound of familiar carols, and the rustle of gifts being opened. But to make the day complete, we need to make time to reflect on the necessity of His Incarnation—and how He is able to help us now.
Interact with God's Word
Hebrews 2:14—3:1
What is the primary reason (vv. 14—15) that God the Son had to become flesh and blood?What did Jesus' death accomplish?Do you feel the power of the Devil broken in your life?Do you feel delivered from the fear of dying?What is the secondary reason (vv. 17—18) that Jesus needed to become "in every respect like us."How should you perceive suffering differently because Jesus experience it?How about temptation?Spend Time in Prayer
Thank God for our deliverance from the fear of dying, made possible only because a Person of the Trinity was "born in human form."
Hebrews 2:14—3:1
(14)Because God's children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—Jesus also became flesh and blood by being born in human form. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the Devil, who had the power of death. ) (15)Only in this way could he deliver those who have lived all their lives as slaves to the fear of dying. (16)We all know that Jesus came to help the descendants of Abraham, not to help the angels.
(17)Therefore, it was necessary for Jesus to be in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. He then could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people. (18)Since he himself has gone through suffering and temptation, he is able to help us when we are being tempted.
(1)And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and are bound for heaven, think about this Jesus whom we declare to be God's Messenger and High Priest.
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