Hebrews: Jesus Is Greater
The book of Hebrews argues for the superiority of Jesus Christ over all the forms and shadows of the Old Testament. All the symbols of the old covenant find their fulfillment in the new covenant. Jesus is a better priest, shedding a better blood, with a better sacrifice to inaugurate a better covenant.
This series of messages is a verse by verse exposition of the book of Hebrews by Jim Osman, a pastor at Kootenai Community Church. These messages were preached during our Sunday Morning Worship Service. Click here for more teaching by Jim Osman.
The Dedication of the Servant Son (Hebrews 10:5-7)
A look at how Hebrews uses the quotation from Psalm 40, and an explanation of the difference in the phrasing of this quotation. The pure sacrifice and obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ. An exposition of Hebrews 10:5-7.
Empty and Temporary Sacrifices (Hebrews 10:4-10; Psalm 40)
Hebrews 10 quotes a psalm of David. We look at that Psalm, the abuse of the sacrificial system, and the Old Testament expectation that the sacrifices would eventually come to an end. An exposition of Hebrews 10 and Psalm 40.
A Repeated Reminder of Sin (Hebrews 10:1-3)
The fact that animal sacrifices were repeated was evidence that they did not “put away sin.” Christ came to offer a one time sacrifice that has perfected the worshipper. An exposition of Hebrews 10:1-3.
Shadows and Sacrifices (Hebrews 10:1)
The law was unable to accomplish the redemption of God’s people because the sacrifices detailed in the law were only a shadow of the sacrifice to come. An exposition of Hebrews 10:1.
Coming Again With Salvation (Hebrews 9:27-28)
It has been appointed to Christ to appear a second time to bring full and final salvation to His people. An exposition of Hebrews 9:27-28.
Jim Osman
Pastor-Teacher
Jim Osman was born in May of 1972 and has lived in Sandpoint since he was three. He achieved his life’s ambition by graduating from Sandpoint High School in 1990. Jim came to know Christ through the ministry of Cocolalla Lake Bible Camp. Kootenai Community Church has always been his home church, attending Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and Youth Group.
After graduating from High School, he attended Millar College of the Bible in Pambrun, Saskatchewan. It was at Bible College that Jim met his wife-to-be, Diedre, who was also enrolled as a student. Jim graduated with a three-year diploma in April 1993 and married Diedre in August of that same year. He returned to Millar to further his education in September 1994 and graduated from the Fourth Year Internship Program with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Ministries in April 1995.
Jim and Diedre returned to Sandpoint, where Jim began working in construction and as a Roofing Materials Application Specialist (roofer) until he was asked to take over as the Preaching Elder of Kootenai Community Church in December 1996. Now, he counts it as his greatest privilege to be involved in ministering in the Church that has ministered to him for so many years. It has been a great adventure!
Jim is the author of Truth or Territory: A Biblical Approach to Spiritual Warfare, Selling the Stairway to Heaven, The Prosperity of the Wicked: A Study of Psalm 73, God Doesn’t Whisper, and his latest book, God Doesn’t Try, which he co-wrote with co-elder Dave Rich. Jim and Diedre have four children: Taryn, Shepley, Ayden, and Liam.
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