Sermons from Noosa Presbyterian Church
Aug 17, 2026 · 29 min · 8 segments
**Hebrews 4:14 – 5:10 | Jesus the better help** Intro: A challenging word 1. Jesus, the victorious high priest (4:14) 2. Jesus, the gracious high priest (4:15-16) 3. Jesus, the qualified high priest…
Now, if you were with us a few weeks back when we considered Hebrews chapter 2, you might remember that the author has already identified Jesus as a high priest.
Now, in the Old Testament, the high priest was the man appointed by God as the go-between between God and humans.
Well, the author to the Hebrews says Jesus is a new high priest, a better go-between.
And now in chapters 4 to 5, and actually in the chapters that follow as well, he tells us why.
And the first thing we see in verse 14 of chapter 4 is that Jesus is a victorious high priest.
He has won.
He has finished the race.
They read that these Hebrew Christians must have been people who were seeking some kind of heavenly help.
Perhaps like some people today, these Christians took great comfort in the idea that there were angels looking over them.
Perhaps like many Catholics do today, they thought that if they prayed to the angels, they would be protected or blessed in some unique way.
Now, I'm not so sure if that is the case.
It may be, it may not be.
Whatever the background though, the author's point is clear here, isn't it? We have someone in heaven better than any angel, better than any priest.
Because it's not just angels watching over us in heaven.
We have a man on the inside.
There is a human in heaven and he's there on our behalf.
So verse 14 says we can stand firm.
Because Jesus has conquered sin and death, we can hold firmly to the faith we profess.
Now, if you were with us a few weeks back when we considered Hebrews chapter 2, you might remember that the author has already identified Jesus as a high priest.
Now, in the Old Testament, the high priest was the man appointed by God as the go-between between God and humans.
Well, the author to the Hebrews says Jesus is a new high priest, a better go-between.
And now in chapters 4 to 5, and actually in the chapters that follow as well, he tells us why.
And the first thing we see in verse 14 of chapter 4 is that Jesus is a victorious high priest.
He has won.
He has finished the race.
They read that these Hebrew Christians must have been people who were seeking some kind of heavenly help.
Perhaps like some people today, these Christians took great comfort in the idea that there were angels looking over them.
Perhaps like many Catholics do today, they thought that if they prayed to the angels, they would be protected or blessed in some unique way.
Now, I'm not so sure if that is the case.
It may be, it may not be.
Whatever the background though, the author's point is clear here, isn't it? We have someone in heaven better than any angel, better than any priest.
Because it's not just angels watching over us in heaven.
We have a man on the inside.
There is a human in heaven and he's there on our behalf.
So verse 14 says we can stand firm.
Because Jesus has conquered sin and death, we can hold firmly to the faith we profess.
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