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God does not Change! This weeks sermon is the other side of the coin from last weeks sermon. Both sermons begin with the idea expressed in verse 1. 1 “Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than you, cities great and fortified up to…

Introduction This message is serving as an introduction / overview of the series “Jesus in the Tabernacle” Today we’re going to examine a topic that is an amazing bridge to both the Old & New Testaments and as well as our understanding. The book of Hebrews is a unique book. When you look at the majority…

Teach God’s Character and Work. (The Word) So that the people may turn from a rebellious Heart (Root) Sins of “Unbelief, Pride, Selfishness” (Repentance) and “Be Reconciled to God” (Justification) Resulting in Transformation - behavioral change of the work of the HS (Sanctification) Which is obedience…

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received,…

Hebrews 8 Good morning church! Open up your Bible’s with me to Hebrews chapter 8, and we are going to move through this rather quickly this morning, so that we can cover some territory. If you are brand new here this morning, or visiting, welcome to you. It is our tradition here to teach verse by verse…

How it Works We have discussed the man, the message, the motive, and the method of His mission, today we address the mechanics of the mission But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in…

I owed a debt I could not pay, He paid a debt He did not owe"

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,…

15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. 16 For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must…

The author of Hebrews is anonymous. Anonymous means we don’t know who wrote it. Origen, early church father, (185-253) famously said “God only knows” the author of Hebrews. Anonymous means we don’t know who wrote it, only God does. The audience is first century Hellenistic (Greek cultured) Jews who have…

OPENING: Vayak’hel - Pekudei TORAH: Ex. 35:1 ––40:38 I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God. My tabernacle also shall be with them; indeed I will be their God, and they shall be My people. All the way around shall be eighteen thousand cubits; and the name of the city from that…

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.…

Nothing But the Blood Hebrews 9:15-28 Introduction Children may be dismissed to children’s worship. The rest of you please turn in your Bibles or on your device to Hebrews chapter 9. We are going to spend the morning in verses 15 through 28. If you were not here last week I want to encourage you to go…

NOT FINAL DRAFT Introduction Good morning and once again let me welcome you to Hope Bible Fellowship. If you have a bible with you or a device to look up scripture, turn to Hebrews chapter 9. I use the English Standard Version in case you want to match that up. As you’re finding that chapter I want to…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 19:1-22:1 Chukat - Statute - Law Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying: ‘Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without blemish, in which there…

Hebrews connects Jesus to the Old Testament tabernacle; how does it help us that the cross of Jesus enters into that ancient tabernacle?

Introduction Last week, we introduced the big theme to the book of Hebrews. All of this passage has come to the point that is made last week and this week. The next two weeks begin to play out what that looks like I said last week that the sermons are connected. Hebrews offers a number of comparatives.…

Hebrews 9 Now even the first covenant had regulations of divine worship and the earthly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place. Behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is…

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried…

What is it that keeps a christian going through the trials, tribulations and the temptations in this life? Hope What then is that hope? Heaven, a place of promise , peace, no SIN or suffering and being in the presence of our Savior forever! So then how does a christian maintain that hope in heaven when…

Old things can be very attractive. There is a certain beauty and fascination in an old steam engine, it seems to be a living breathing thing even though it is a fairly primative machine. Many people are attracted to watch something old, huge festivals often surround such things. Wether it be a heritage…

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he…

A reflection on the cross, taken from the sermon sent to the Hebrews, and the Apostle Paul's letter to the Roman Christians, both found in the New Testament.

Change is hard . Even for those like me, who typically like change, it is hard to pull off. Negative consequences rarely motivates change. This seems counter-intuitive but research has shown this to be true. Alan Deutschman in his book titled, Change or Die, reveals this is not the case. Most of our…

Jesus Christ has brought into effect a better arrangement for mankind to live in a relationship with God than what Moses instituted. The new covenant is better than the old covenant. We have been working through the major section of the book of Hebrews in which the author of this letter developed that…