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7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace,…

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. Called to Good Works This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain…

Hebrews 12:3-13:25 Good morning church! We are going to try to move a bit more rapidly through our remaining section of Hebrews. But before we do, we have some important business to take care of. We have a baby dedication this morning. This is one of my absolute favorite things to do as your pastor,…

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,…

When it comes to dangerous jobs, few occupations rival the inherent risks faced by firefighters, police officers, and soldiers. Nevertheless, these are jobs that we desperately need as a society, And thankfully there are brave men and women who are willing to face these challenge head on. But, they face…

Meillä on ollut teemana viimeviikkoina Jumalan rauha ja varustus ihmisten tarpeisiin ja olemme nostanee näitä hienoja raamatun jakeita esille kuten; Vaan etsikää ensin Jumalan valtakuntaa ja hänen vanhurskauttansa, niin myös kaikki tämä teille annetaan. ja Sentähden minä sanon teille: älkää murehtiko…

7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace,…

Once again today we have the wonderful honor to turn to God’s Word to see what it has to tell us about this life. Psalm 19 tells us this. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the…

TEXT: HEBREWS 13:15-16 | OFFER YOUR SACRIFICES INTRO EXPLANATION : The author of Hebrews has walked us over the last few weeks through the altar that is the cross of Christ. While there were some doing religious things like offering animal sacrifices in the name of God, it had neither the blessing or…

TEXT: HEBREWS 13:14 | YOU AREN’T HOME YET INTRO ILLUSTRATION : In 1952, Florence Chadwick attempted to become the first woman to swim the 26 miles between Catalina Island and the California coastline. As she began, she was flanked by small boats that watched for sharks and were prepared to help her if…

Introduction At this time our children may be dismissed to our children's ministry time. I want to invite the rest of you to turn to Hebrews chapter 13. I have one more announcement to make but I wanted to save it for during the sermon time. Next week we have a special guest preacher. I am going to be…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Hebrews 12:18-29 18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, 19 and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them. 20 For they could…

We are in the final chapter of Hebrews! Congratulations for hanging around with us for this long. The book of Hebrews has been a challenging, but rewarding journey through the Gospel according to the Jewish mind. None of us come from the Jewish background that this audience did. This is why it presented…

Good evening. Tonight we are going to be wrapping up our series on the book of Hebrews. Our passage for tonight is going to be broken up into two parts, Heb 13:7-17 and Heb 13:18-25 . We will see how he gives his final instruction and then in the final greeting we will review (briefly) what his main…

This week, we will carry out a tradition that is as old as America. In 1621, after a terrible year in which half their number died of starvation or disease, the Pilgrims set aside 3 days in December to praise the Lord for a bountiful corn harvest. Many years later in 1789, President George Washington…

In the final section of Hebrews, the preacher argues that, even recognising the supremacy of Christ and the deadliness of turning away from him, we still need to work hard to build our faith as persecution approaches. "Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see," he says. As our world takes a turn for the worse, we too need to press into our faith. Can we trust Jesus no matter what? The video early in the sermon is: https://youtu.be/r8p0QW3cyog

We live in a post-Christian nation. This has been the case for many many years but I think it is important to understand where we are in 2021. Generally speaking the culture around us looks more different than the Bible. There is also no longer a general sense that someone is “Christian” just because…

Welcome... Introduction… Continuing our series on what is the church Every week I’m more compelled for the need to cover this topic, because the church as God designed it is largely under attack. I’ve said it each week so far and will continue to argue that... Understanding church (ecclesiology) is foundational…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

We are concluding our series “Jesus” today. Hebrew 13: As we have found out in Hebrews Jesus is our all in all. We don’t need anyone or anything else to make it to heaven. We can’t be good enough to make it to heaven it takes the blood of Jesus. He is God in flesh. He is alive and sitting at the right…

INTRODUCTION Hebrews comes to a close by commanding us to maturity in Christ. Spiritual maturity is really the aim of all of Scripture: 28 [Christ] we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. ( Colossians 1:28 , ESV) As we saw in…

Sacrifices Pleasing to God 1 Brotherly love must continue. 2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through this some have received angels as guests without knowing it . 3 Remember the prisoners, as though you were fellow-prisoners; remember the mistreated, as though you yourselves also are being mistreated…

10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. 11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered…