Hebrews

Hebrews 8
It’s difficult to capture the idea of a covenant in contemporary society. The biblical concept describes a relationship that involves both a legal agreement and a loving relationship. The closest such relationship is marriage, but even then it is between two imperfect people. In the Bible, however, God enters into a relationship with his people and calls it a covenant. In this sermon, we’ll explore the idea of a covenant, and seek to understand why Jesus guarantees this relationship between God and his people.

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Hebrews 7:23-25
The purpose of Jesus’ role as high priest was to save. What does it mean to be ‘saved’ by Jesus? And what are we being saved from?

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Hebrews 7:11-28
How do you become acceptable to God? Many people would answer that question by saying, “doing good things” or “obeying his commands.” Each of these ways are flawed because they’re performed by flawed people. Is there any way that we can approach a God who is perfect and demands us to be perfect? This passage teaches us that there is, and God has provided the way through his Son.

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Hebrews 7:1-10
Our lives are filled with religious devotion. Whether we consider ourselves to be religious or not, we’re all devoted to something. The Bible says that this is because God created us for worshipping him, and when we reject him as the object of our devotion, that desire for worship doesn’t disappear. Instead, it’s transferred to something else. And so we find ourselves trapped in a cycle of trying to satisfy our need for worship. It is ultimately a cycle that is destructive because it can never truly satisfy our deepest need for worshipping God. Only God can break that cycle, and he does so by giving us a high priest who offers the final sacrifice.

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Hebrews 6:13-20
We’ve all made promises before and not been able to fulfill them. Furthermore, we’ve all been on the receiving end of an unfulfilled promise. There are many reasons why promises aren’t always honored, but most of them have to do with our humanity. So what should we make of the statement in Hebrews, “God made a promise”? Perhaps many of us will still adopt the wait-and-see attitude even towards God. But the writer of Hebrews explains why God’s promises aren’t like human promises. Instead, God is completely trustworthy.

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Hebrews 6:1-12
The writer describes two spiritual conditions, neither of which are desirable. The first is spiritual immaturity. The second is rejecting the gospel of Christ. In this passage, we read of a severe warning to the church who is in the former group. Unless you move on towards Christian maturity, you are walking on a thin line that one day may lead to rejecting Christ. We explore this warning, trying to answer several questions that it raises.

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Hebrews 5:11-6:3
Before warning the church that they are in danger of “falling away,” the writer explains why. He tells them that they have become “dull of hearing.” What does this mean? And how does it contribute to spiritual immaturity?

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Hebrews 5:7
This verse gives us a glimpse into Jesus’ prayer life. As a man, Jesus prayed. What does this teach us about prayer? How can it inform our own prayer life?

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Hebrews 4:14-5:10
We don’t talk much about priests offering sacrifices these days. That seems outdated at best, and even barbaric to some. But Scripture teaches us that we need a priest and a sacrifice. Jesus is both. He is both the high priest who intercedes before God on our behalf and the sacrifice that was offered to atone for our sin.

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