Title: The Right Man for the Job (14 of 66)
Series: The Supremacy of Christ
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Hebrews 5:1-10
This is a continuation of the idea of Jesus Christ serving as our Great High Priest. While this idea will consume most of the next 6 chapters, the writer begins by pointed out that Jesus Christ of Nazareth did not get the position of Great High Priest simply out of nepotism. No, He didn't get this position merely because of who His father was, but because of WHO and WHAT He was.
In these 10 verses, we see that Jesus Christ was the right man for the job.
Our church is in the middle of deacon nominations. There are certain criteria we are looking for, certainly including the Biblical qualifications listed in 1 Timothy 3. But imagine that we presented to you a man who had only been saved for about 3 months, he is doctrinally unstable, spiritually immature, and contributes nothing financially to the work of our fellowship.
I believe you would each agree that such a man is not qualified for the job at this time. He may be a good man. But he's not the right man for the job.
Suppose we had an opening for student minister. And a candidate had a great resume, but he hated being around teens. He may be a good man but he's not the right man for the job.
Imagine a music minister that can't sing.
Or a children's minister who hates kids.
Such a person just simply isn't the right man for the job.
I read about one church that had a pastor search committee. On the appointed Sunday morning, they issued the following report and final recommendation to the church.
Dear church family,
Thank you for your recommendations for the office of pastor. 15 candidates were referred, and we have made our decision. Before sharing our nomination, we wanted to briefly explain why the other 14 were not selected.
Someone recommended NOAH: He has 120 years of preaching experience, but no converts other than his own family.
Then there w ...
Series: The Supremacy of Christ
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Hebrews 5:1-10
This is a continuation of the idea of Jesus Christ serving as our Great High Priest. While this idea will consume most of the next 6 chapters, the writer begins by pointed out that Jesus Christ of Nazareth did not get the position of Great High Priest simply out of nepotism. No, He didn't get this position merely because of who His father was, but because of WHO and WHAT He was.
In these 10 verses, we see that Jesus Christ was the right man for the job.
Our church is in the middle of deacon nominations. There are certain criteria we are looking for, certainly including the Biblical qualifications listed in 1 Timothy 3. But imagine that we presented to you a man who had only been saved for about 3 months, he is doctrinally unstable, spiritually immature, and contributes nothing financially to the work of our fellowship.
I believe you would each agree that such a man is not qualified for the job at this time. He may be a good man. But he's not the right man for the job.
Suppose we had an opening for student minister. And a candidate had a great resume, but he hated being around teens. He may be a good man but he's not the right man for the job.
Imagine a music minister that can't sing.
Or a children's minister who hates kids.
Such a person just simply isn't the right man for the job.
I read about one church that had a pastor search committee. On the appointed Sunday morning, they issued the following report and final recommendation to the church.
Dear church family,
Thank you for your recommendations for the office of pastor. 15 candidates were referred, and we have made our decision. Before sharing our nomination, we wanted to briefly explain why the other 14 were not selected.
Someone recommended NOAH: He has 120 years of preaching experience, but no converts other than his own family.
Then there w ...
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