In the book of Hebrews, Jesus is compared to the different priestly roles in the Old Testament. The writer of Hebrews leads us to understand that Jesus is greater than even the High Priest. He is compared to an obscure priest/king character that Abraham met and paid homage to. This priest/king served as an example […]
The Book of Hebrews is the connection of the Old Testament with the New Testament. In this book, we are challenged with the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is greater than everything.
Hebrews: How to Finish the Faith Well
Sermon This is the last day in the book of Hebrews. Let me spend a few minutes telling you where we’ve been in the past seven months in the book of Hebrews. Some of the sermon titles have been: Jesus really is God, He is the King of the angels, He can really be trusted, […]
Hebrews: Five Actions to Demonstrate a Strong Faith
Sermon We are almost finished with the book of Hebrews. Last week I shared with you the six traits of someone who has a living faith in Jesus. Today I want us to look at five traits of a strong faith. I saw this video that some of you may not have been able to […]
Hebrews: Jesus Deserves a Living Faith
Sermon One of my heroes of the faith, Dietrich Bonheoffer, once said in his book The Cost of Discipleship, “When Christ calls a man or a woman he bids them to come and die. Die to self, die to sin and to follow him.” Last week I told you to listen for the voice of […]
Hebrews: The Voices that Fight for Our Attention
Sermon Notes Last week Ricky was telling us how to live our life inside out. Today, I want us to examine how well we are listening for Jesus’ voice. I want you to start to examine right now if Jesus’ voice is being crowded out by other voices in your life. The voices that you […]
Hebrews: Live and Learn
Sermon Points 14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. 15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, […]
Hebrews: When God Puts You Over His Knee
Sermon Points We have been going through the book of Hebrews for the past few months. Jeff asked me to preach for him this week and I had to chuckle when I saw the verses. The first thing I want to bring up as we get started is that connotations of words have great meaning. […]
Hebrews: How to Finish Life’s Race Well
Sermon Notes In 1988 the U.S. started a construction project on the Ohio River. The site is located between Pulaski County, Illinois and Ballard County, Kentucky. Early in the 19th century there was a difference in the water levels because of some rocks. They started a construction project and built a dam and two locks […]
Hebrews: Jesus Deserves Everyday Faith
Sermon Today picks up the second half of Hebrews 11, one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. We are going to look at the idea of faith today. I want to tell you a story about Brad Pitt that will set the stage for what we are going to study of how not to […]
Hebrews: What Real Faith in Jesus Looks Like
Pre-Service Discussion Questions Define faith? What does it look like? How do you know if your faith in something is real? What is God looking for from people? What do you think pleases God? (Why ?) Do you come from a family of faith? Can someone have genuine faith and not take risks in life? […]