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Jesus, Glory, Christmas - Hebrews 2:12 with Rick Soto

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Sermon from 12.14.25

Hebrews 1 - How Angels See Christmas - Rick Soto

In this message from Hebrews 1, Pastor Rick Soto teaches us how angels see Christmas. While we often view the season through tradition and celebration, Scripture shows a different angle: the unseen realm watching the eternal Son step into the world. Hebrews 1 walks us through Old Testament promises that point to Jesus as fully God, worshiped by every angel, and superior to every spiritual power.

Rick explains what the Bible actually says about angels, why their anticipation of Christmas matters, and how Jesus becoming the Son of God in history opens the door for us to be born again. The heart of the message is simple: Christmas is heaven’s joy breaking into our world, and Jesus is the One who will never leave or forsake us.

Key Themes
• Angels as witnesses to God’s plan
• Jesus worshiped as God
• Christmas and the unseen realm
• What it means to be born again
• Confidence in Jesus’ promise: He will never leave us

What the Spirit Produces in Us with Rick Soto

In this family-service message, Pastor Rick continues from Hebrews 1 and moves into Galatians 5 to show that God’s word doesn’t just inform us, it transforms us. The same Jesus who upholds the universe by the word of His power now speaks through His Spirit to set us free from the slavery of sin and self-destruction. Using a simple comparison between old combustion engines and new electric cars, and a creative walk-through of the fruit of the Spirit using American Sign Language, Rick unpacks how love, joy, peace, and the rest of the Spirit’s fruit are not self-improvement goals but divine life planted in us. The message ends with a call to be baptized afresh in the Holy Spirit and to “keep in step with the Spirit,” so that our lives bear real, lasting fruit in Christ.

 

 

Long Ago and Right Now: Hearing God in Hebrews 1 with Rick Soto

In this message on Hebrews 1:1–3, Pastor Rick Soto walks through the startling announcement at the heart of the book of Hebrews: God has spoken finally and fully through His Son. We look at how declarations shape the Christian life, how Jesus fulfills every Old Testament covenant, and why He alone brings true purification and power. Along the way, we hear stories of creative wedding announcements and the Mayflower Compact that help frame what it means when God Himself announces something life-changing.

Key Points
• Hebrews opens with an announcement: God has spoken through His Son, not just prophets.
• Announcements and declarations matter. Romans 10 shows how faith is expressed with the heart and the mouth.
• Jesus is the fulfillment of the entire Old Testament system. The old covenant points to Him; the new covenant is found in Him.
• Two Passover neighbors illustrate that deliverance rests on God’s promise, not the amount of our faith.
• Jesus is Creator, Sustainer, and Heir of all things. Because He is heir, believers become co-heirs with Him.
• Arguments for God’s existence (cosmological, design, ontological) point to a world created and held together by Christ.
• Jesus has made purification for sins and now sits at the right hand of God, signaling a finished, complete work.