Hebrews 2:14-18
Slavery is a horrible institution that is still damaging cultures around the world. Spiritual slavery is even more widely spread and similarly as dangerous. How do we receive power to break free from this slavery?
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Hebrews 1:1-4
Google returns 339,000 hits to “Improve your life with”, but only 3 of them include Jesus in the answer. Why? We can stand firm that Jesus is by far the best way to live your life.
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Genesis 22:1-19; Hebrews 11:17-19
When Abraham was commanded to sacrifice Isaac, he faced his severest test. Some day each of us will face our severest faith test, which will be a demand from God, which seems untimely, unreasonable and unbearable, but also will have a design from God, in which he will remove idols, reveal himself, refine us, and restore us.
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Genesis 12:1-4 and Hebrews 11:8-10
From Genesis 12:1-9 and Hebrews 11:8-10, we see Abraham’s example of obedient faith, which obeys God despite the unlikely, despite the unknown, despite the uncomfortable and despite the unfulfilled.
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Hebrews 13:20-21
As the author of this letter concludes his writing, he prays for believers, that God may equip them for doing His will. In doing so, he appeals to the fact that Jesus is our great shepherd, a term he’s not previously used. In doing so, he refers to the eternal covenant – a term that in fact means far more than one that lasts now and forever. Indeed, in this benediction, our author touches on one of the most beautiful, humbling, and awe-inspiring truths in all of Scripture, one intended to lead us to worship, love, and utter confidence in our dependence on Him.
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Hebrews 13:9-16
Our study of Hebrews concludes with a look at the underlying theme behind the book: enduring persecution. The letter contains some of the richest teachings about Christ in the Bible, yet it isn’t intended only to be a theological treatise. It’s meant to encourage those who were undergoing persecution. Just as Jesus suffered “outside the camp,” they are encouraged to follow him who sacrificed his life for theirs.
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Hebrews 13:7-19
After a letter that has detailed the work of Christ, the writer of Hebrews now turns to explain the implications for the gospel and church leadership. In this passage, he describes what church leadership is and the proper relationships between pastors and the church.
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Hebrews 13:1-6
The main points of morality made in this passage are found, more or less, in most forms of religion, not to mention in most forms of secular philosophy. So what makes our author’s exhortations any different? Are these entailments of the Gospel any different than anyone else’s, flowing as they do from the Cross? The answer is yes, and we’ll look at how and why.
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Hebrews 12:18-29
As Hebrews draws to a close, we are reminded of the incredible privilege of access to God. Before Christ, God’s people could approach God in limited fashion, yet still with fear. Now because of Christ’s sacrifice, God’s people can approach him with confidence that their sins have been atoned for.
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Hebrews 12:3-17
After describing the Christian life as a race that must be endured, the letter of Hebrews tells us how to run this race. There are several things that can keep us out of the race, but none more important than failing to deal properly with sin. The writer directs our attention to two kinds of sin that everyone must struggle with: sin committed against us (an external struggle) and sin the we commit (an internal struggle). In this sermon, we examine how to run the race with endurance.
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