Hebrews 5-7: Jesus’ Ongoing Priestly Role
Sermon Outline
Text: Hebrews 7:23-28
Intro
Happy Father’s Day
As a father of 3 boys, myself, I wanted to extend a hearty thank you to all the fathers because you and I know that we don’t get enough thanks
For Mother’s Day, the family does homemade breakfast and handwritten cards
But for Father’s Day, you’re lucky if you get a tie with a label sticker–To: Day, From: Family
It’s understandable that mothers get a lot of appreciation because I liken them to tar
If kids are like ships, moms are like tar to waterproof the inside of the ships so that there are no leaks
Without moms, kids will sink, they won’t survive
But dads, we are like the sails–we provide the ships with direction
It’s a big responsibility as fathers to provide materially, to protect and most of all, to provide direction in life
My dad is in the audience
Growing up, I was shy, not very verbal
Whenever I got into a fight with someone at school, I had only one comeback–yeah, well my dad is smarter than your dad
That worked for a while in elementary school
It didn’t work in junior high – I started taking tae kwon do and from then on, I had to let my fists do the talking
My dad provided a lot of direction for me throughout my 40 years
To this day, he is still giving me advice in the form of Wall Street Journal and NY Times articles
Younger days, I read articles about academics and how the US is behind the rest of the world, esp.… Read more