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Hebrews 3:1-6

1Therefore, brothers and sisters, holy partners in a heavenly calling, consider that Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. 3Yet Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4(For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later. 6Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope. (Hebrews 3:1-6)

Reformed & Always Reforming: Who Built the House?

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window. For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the driver said, "Look mate, don’t ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me!" The passenger apologized and said, "I didn’t realize that a little tap would scare you so much." The driver replied, "Sorry, it’s not really your fault. Today is my first day as a cab driver – I’ve been driving a funeral van for the last 25 years."

Today's sermon is about change. As the story I just told illustrates, change can be difficult, especially when you're trying to change something that's been part of your identity for many years, or even many generations.

Audience of Hebrews: The change from Moses to Jesus

Reformation: The change from Catholicism to Protestantism?

Reformed and always reforming

Modern Presbyterian: Things are changing for us too! What to keep, what to let go?

Use Scots confession here

Who Built the House? The house is always changing, but the builder is not.