"Learn From Me" - Part 2 (Hebrews 1:1-4)

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offered a two-fold invitation. First, Jesus offered rest. But Jesus also offered an opportunity to learn of Him (KJV) or from Him (NKJV). We want to learn "of" or about Jesus. We also want to learn "from" Him. Over the next several weeks, we're going to look at several passages in an effort to do just that.

Previous Posts in the Series: Part 1

This week, as we look to learn more from and about Jesus Christ, let's consider Hebrews 1:1-4. The theme of the book of Hebrews seems to be "Jesus is Better." Throughout the book, the writer talks about something and then goes on to tell how Jesus is better. This happens from the very beginning of the book. Jesus is better than the fathers and the prophets. Jesus is better than the angels. If we were to continue reading, we would find more and more examples.

There is so much to learn "of" and "from" Jesus in this passage. We're not going to fully consider everything we can learn in these four verses, but I want us to notice at least a couple of things.

"Learn From Me" - Part 1 (John 1:1-18)

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus offered a two-fold invitation. First, Jesus offered rest. But Jesus also offered an opportunity to learn of Him (KJV) or from Him (NKJV). We want to learn "of" or about Jesus. We also want to learn "from" Him. Over the next several weeks, we're going to look at several passages in an effort to do just that.

This week, let's consider John 1:1-18. There is much to learn both "of" and "from" Jesus in this passage.

"Learn From Me"

In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus says:

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (NKJV)

There is a lot of meat in this invitation from Jesus Christ. Most often, we make application of this by saying that we need to go to Jesus for rest. However, we need to notice the other part of the Lord's invitation.

Jesus says, "...learn from me."

There is so much that we can learn from Jesus. Jesus is our perfect example.

Over the next several weeks, I intend to use this space to look at different passages of Scripture where we learn something about and something from Jesus Christ.

I hope that you'll read and study along with me as we seek to learn from our Lord!

What can YOU learn from Jesus?

***Next week we will begin the series by looking at John 1:1-18.***

A Review of NOAH

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You may be here to see what I have to say about the brand new Noah movie. Well, if that’s the case let me say this: 

I have not seen the movie. I do not plan to see the movie. This post is not about the movie. This post is about the Book.

The story of Noah and the ark is told in Genesis 6-8.

Let’s do a little word association: What is the first word that comes to mind when you hear the name Noah? What word do we most often associate with Noah? Most of us would probably say “ark” or “flood.”

But let’s consider what word the writer of Hebrews might associate with Noah--“faith.”