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Jesus the baptized – Matthew 3:13-17 By Pastor Lee Hemen January 27, 2019 Just because you feel empathy for someone doesn’t mean you have actually done anything for them and yet there are those today who actually think that feeling something for someone is just as valid as actually doing something. Nothing could be further from the truth. James would remind us by asking, “Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, ‘Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? (James 2:15-16 NIV)” He would say that such faith is “dead” if it is not accompanied by some kind of action. James was not arguing about good deeds saving someone but rather what demonstrated faith in a person’s life. Baptism did not “save” Jesus but demonstrated his faith to the world. Here in these verses we find the Messiah coming to the Jordan River to be baptized by John his cousin. There have been all kinds of speculat...

Hebrews 5:1-10 – Jesus our Melchizedek! By Pastor Lee Hemen August 12, 2012 AM There is a horrendous misunderstanding which borders on heresy in Christianity today. It is self-centeredness where worship is wrapped around the individual, commitment is based on our contentment, and our Savior and Lord is reduced to effeminate individual. Much of the church today fails to teach or comprehend just who Jesus is and what he has done for sinful man. Instead, we try to make the gospel relevant to the day and thereby Jesus into a means of living life for the moment. Ungodly sin is excused and Jesus made into our immoral image. Nothing could be further from the truth. The author of Hebrews set forth two key truths: 1) the exalted position of Jesus who is uniquely God’s King-Son and 2) the salvation-inheritance of those who trust him by faith. Included in these themes are solemn warnings not to neglect the inheritance that Jesus’ relationship makes possible. The Son’s kingship h...

Hebrews 1:5-14 – Jesus is way better than angels are… the sequel! By Pastor Lee Hemen June 17, 2012 AM How do you measure a man? The measure of a man can be different for different folks. Clay Aiken sang, “Would he walk on the water? Would he run through fire? Would he stand before you, when it's down to the wire? Would he give his life up to be all he can? Is that, is that, is that how you measure a man?” Country singer Jack Ingram sang, “Do the best you can do, love many, trust few. Work hard for the money in your hands -- that's the measure of a man.” Sadly, both reflect the world’s view of manhood. Yet when we look at the life of Jesus, a real man’s man, we see something quite different. Jesus’ measure is found in whom he is and what he did, and when we look at these facts we soon discover that Jesus is way better than angels are! People in the first century were extremely superstitious. They burned incense and candles, put up small shrines to remember thei...