Hebrews 2:9-18

Created in the Created in the 1853 by Levi 1853 by Levi

Strauss, today Strauss, today they are worn they are worn

worldwide.worldwide. Levi Strauss, an Levi Strauss, an immigrant of immigrant of German Lutheran German Lutheran heritage, was heritage, was named after named after Matthew in the Matthew in the Bible. The biblical Bible. The biblical Matthew was Matthew was accepted by Jesus accepted by Jesus as part of God’s as part of God’s family.family.

Blue Jeans are Blue Jeans are wore universally wore universally by men, women, by men, women, and children and children worldwide. worldwide. Jeans can be Jeans can be used as high used as high fashion, work fashion, work clothes and as clothes and as causal goof causal goof arounds.arounds.

Blue Jeans are the Blue Jeans are the first universal first universal garment. Jeans can garment. Jeans can be said to represent be said to represent humanity.humanity.

““Jesus wore Jesus wore my blue my blue jeans” jeans” is is another way another way of saying of saying “He shared “He shared in our in our humanity”humanity”

Visual impressions Visual impressions Jesus is the captain of Jesus is the captain of

our salvationour salvation

Visual impressions Visual impressions Jesus walked in us in our blue Jesus walked in us in our blue

jeans “sharing in our humanity”jeans “sharing in our humanity”

Visual impressions Visual impressions “So Jesus is not ashamed to call “So Jesus is not ashamed to call

them brothers and sisters.”them brothers and sisters.”

Visual impressions Visual impressions "I will put my trust in "I will put my trust in

him."him."

● ● I am amazed by his love. I am amazed by his love. Imagine the God Imagine the God of the universe putting on our blue jeans of the universe putting on our blue jeans and sneakers and walking among us to and sneakers and walking among us to “taste death for everyone.” “taste death for everyone.”

● ● I praise Jesus because: I praise Jesus because: He stepped into He stepped into our lives (our blue jeans) “to make us holy” our lives (our blue jeans) “to make us holy” so that we can step into his heavenly so that we can step into his heavenly garment!garment!

● ● I am humbled and overwhelmed by my I am humbled and overwhelmed by my personal invitation to be adapted into God’s personal invitation to be adapted into God’s family. family. He is ready to call brothers and He is ready to call brothers and sisters. He’s unashamed to call us ‘Family’ sisters. He’s unashamed to call us ‘Family’ just as he did Levi. just as he did Levi. (blue jean’s name sake)(blue jean’s name sake)

WE SEE JESUS ―CROWNED IN WE SEE JESUS ―CROWNED IN GLORY― BUT HE ONCE WORE GLORY― BUT HE ONCE WORE

OUR BLUE JEANSOUR BLUE JEANS

NOW HE’S UNASHAMED TO CALL NOW HE’S UNASHAMED TO CALL US FAMILYUS FAMILY

Remembering the suffering of Remembering the suffering of Jesus that makes us FamilyJesus that makes us Family

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I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. I have chosen to follow Jesus as my Lord and trust Him as my Savior.

HE CREATED THE UNIVERSE…THEN HE CREATED THE UNIVERSE…THEN STEPPED INTO IT, LEAVING MOST STEPPED INTO IT, LEAVING MOST

OF HIS AMAZING POWERS IN OF HIS AMAZING POWERS IN HEAVENHEAVEN

WHAT DID THAT EXPERIENCE AS A WHAT DID THAT EXPERIENCE AS A HUMAN DO FOR HIM…AND FOR US?HUMAN DO FOR HIM…AND FOR US?

WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO?WHAT IS A PERSON TO DO?

Returning to God out of our Returning to God out of our abundance. A gift of thanks.abundance. A gift of thanks.

PRAYER & PRAISE

● ● I am amazed by his love. I am amazed by his love. Imagine the God Imagine the God of the universe putting on our blue jeans of the universe putting on our blue jeans and sneakers and walking among us to and sneakers and walking among us to “taste death for everyone.” “taste death for everyone.”

● ● I praise Jesus because: I praise Jesus because: He stepped into He stepped into our lives (our blue jeans) “to make us holy” our lives (our blue jeans) “to make us holy” so that we can step into his heavenly so that we can step into his heavenly garment!garment!

● ● I am humbled and overwhelmed by my I am humbled and overwhelmed by my personal invitation to be adapted into God’s personal invitation to be adapted into God’s family. family. He is ready to call brothers and He is ready to call brothers and sisters. He’s unashamed to call us ‘Family’ sisters. He’s unashamed to call us ‘Family’ just as he did Levi. just as he did Levi. (blue jean’s name sake)(blue jean’s name sake)

Go and LetGo and LetJesus be the Captain of Jesus be the Captain of

your salvationyour salvation