Our Compassionate Priest (Hebrews 4:14-17)

It is easy for us as Christians to see Christ as distant, detached for us, and seated in an unattainable place. This is probably part of the struggle for the church who originally receives this exhortation. We learn from Hebrews 4 is that our redemption is opposite of this perception. We have a savior who can understand our struggle, a priest who is watching over us, a priest who invites us to draw near, and a priest who can understand our struggle. The beauty of this is that our priest is our king. He rules us, but not in tyranny. He has sacrificed himself, has been raised from the dead, and now represents us in the most holy place. Let us draw near to him in boldness and confidence. It is not because we are worthy, but because we have been made worthy in Christ.

(Preached 12.4.2022)

Our Wilderness Wandering (Hebrews 3:7-19)

The people of Israel set the pattern for God's redemptive program. We see that God redeems, leads through the wilderness, and then brings his people into their rest. This precedent shows us that the problem is never with God, but with his people. We are warned not to fall away in the wildness time of testing. The call is that we continually see the goodness of our God who has redeemed us.

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Building God's House (Hebrews 3:1-6)

We learn that Jesus is the apostle and high priest of our faith. We understand that Christ is priest, but saying that Christ is an apostle is very unique. When I say unique, I mean this is the only place in the Bible where we find that Jesus is an apostle. We learn that Jesus is sent on his mission to secure us as an exodus people. Moses is a faithful servant, but Jesus is the faithful son who builds his temple. We are being built together as the Lord's temple and we long for the true heavenly temple.

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(Preached on November 13, 2022 in the morning)

Where is our Priest? (Hebrews 2:5-18)

We wonder about our life today. There are many temptations, we struggle with sin, and we just feel the incomplete plan of God. We long for glory. We know that Christ has redeemed us, but we wait for glorification. Hebrews assures us that this is our perspective, but we need to see that Christ has subjected all things under his feet. The problem is that we do not see it, and we have a tendency to doubt it. We need to see the bauty and the assurance that our priest resides in heaven.

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(Preached November 6, 2022/11.6.2022)

Dangerous Drifters (Hebrews 2:1-4)

We receive an exhortation from Hebrews not to drift away. When we think of drifting we think of the soft and soothing current taking us away. This is like a ship that is slightly off course, but continues off course and eventually misses its port. We are told not to loose sight of Christ because we too might drift away. We are reminded to see the sufficiency and glory of Christ Jesus.

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(Preached in the morning on 10.30.2022)

Is One Work Enough? (Hebrews 1:5-14)

The fall into sin does not just impact our thinking, but our sojourn in the context of a fallen world impacts our view of life. We feel the consequence of Adam's fall. We see that nothing lasts forever because we continually see things returning to the dust. We struggle with our lack of contentment, the reality that things break down, and even our own covetous desires. It is a challenge to think that Christ's work is not only sufficient, but more than what we need to get through this age. Hebrews reminds us that Christ being seated in heaven testifies that we have all that we need to get through this world.

(Preached 10.23.2022 in the morning)

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God's Confirming Word (Hebrews 1:1-4)

Hebrews exhorts us to see that Christ is the confirmation of God's promise. Christ is not contrary to the prophets. Christ is not in competition with the prophets. Rather, the prophets have credibility because Christ has come. Christ is the word of God. He is the incarnation to fulfill God's purpose to redeem his people. Hebrews assures us that his work is done because Christ is seated in heaven, and we are a purified people made worthy to enter into God's presence. #hebrewssermon #hebrews #expositorypreaching