Imparter Embodied

By Laura Springer with Jeff Barnhart

Passages: Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:14-15; 4:14-16; 10:19-25; 12:1-4; 13:1-6; 1 Peter 2:7-10

Key Idea: Jesus, the Imparter of grace and glory, God of very God, made himself human to embody God clearly in ways we could understand. He lived among us, gave his life for us, and rose from death to deliver every human who trusts him from slavery to sin and to eternal connection with himself. So likewise, we who trust Jesus embody this Imparter, transmitting the whole of his message and portraying him clearly through sacrificial kindness and generous care that others can understand. 

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Veiled in flesh, he came:
Jesus, God and Human,
Revealing shrouded Glory,
Offering eternal Grace.

Creator and Sovereign,
He became one of us,
Taking our flesh and our bones,
Shedding his human blood,
To bring us into God's heart.

So we, knowing our utter inability,
Fall on his grace.
And he, sharing his glory,
Makes us his body.

This One who became Son of Man
Makes us children of God,
Eternally joined by love:
One family and one priesthood.

Yet here in dust and under the sun
We sojourn,
Carrying his glory and grace
In stories,
In logic,
In care.


Who writes Academy? Laura has an MDiv in Christian Education, a ThM in Systematic Theology, and a PhD in Educational Studies. She also serves TFB as a guitarist (primarily) and singer in TFB's worship band. Jeff has a Certificate in Biblical and Theological Studies and is currently working on an MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care. He also serves as kitchen lead for TFB's Family Dinner, co-lead in the Young Adult Ministry, and as TFB’s bookkeeper.