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Hebrews Hebrews 1 “After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets, in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world. The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation…

Addiction One of the great deceptions is the thought that we are free and in control of ourselves. The reality is, there are many things in this world that tie their tentacles around us and pull us down, and more often than not, we’re unaware of how much this is happening. Let me show you some statistics…

The author of Hebrews wrote this letter of exhortation to remind the readers of the faith, that is what we believe about Jesus and His work, showing them how it is better than the incomplete revelation they had in their Jewish roots exhort them to living as Christians Over the last two weeks, we have…

On the very first Christmas mankind was oblivious to all that was happening. Not much has changed. Many people want the celebration of Christmas. Many people look forward to the gifts and even time off of Christmas. Many retailers look forward to all the profits of Christmas, and yet the world wants…

“Begin as you mean to go on, and go on as you began, and let the Lord be all in all to you.” ~Charles Spurgeon The beginning of the story of Jesus is important because God is the same, yesterday, today and forever. He always begins as he means to go on. This is why it is important that, like Mary, we…

Introduction Why I am doing this and not doing Matthew… Fully Man Virgin Birth Salvation must come from God. Virgin Birth made this possible by uniting full diety and full humanity in one person Virgin Birth makes possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin Human Weakness and Limitations Jesus…

Celebrate Baptism Video What is baptism? Who should be baptized? Why should one be baptized? In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one…

Warnings, we heed them or not at our own peril, right? I remember in the 70’s when you got one of those McDonald’s Apple Pies, and you’d take a bit after your meal and still think you’d just bit off part of a volcano’s hot molten lava! By the time I got to college my friends and I were wondering if we…

When I was in college, one of my classmates my freshman year was guy who was a bit misguided in his approach to the things of the Lord, the Scriptures, and to his fellow classmates. He was a bit of a jokester, which often provided needed levity in a long semester with deadlines and the like, but sometimes…

Isaiah 40:27-41:16 Review We continue with the new cycle of Halftarah readings The Halfarah are supplementary scriptures that go alone with the Torah Portions The third reading from the book of Genesis is named Lech Lecha. It means "go forth." The first verse says, "Now the LORD said to Abram, 'Go forth…

14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore,…

“Be Reconciled to God” Root of Fruit Sin addressed “Unbelief, Pride, Selfishness” Gathering Fires / Families / Prayer / After Service What a weekend. It is an understatement to say that this weekend has been devastating to the communities of Medical Lake, Elk and others. Many have asked how we can help…

Hebrews 2 Good morning Church! Open you Bibles with me to Hebrews chapter 2. Quick reminder of where we have been in this study so far, and we won’t do that every week, but this week we must as if you take a glance at chapter two, verse one, it begins with the word Therefore... AND every bible student…

Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 REVIEW We started the book of Deuteronomy/ Devarim 3 weeks ago The Torah goes on to recount the 42 stations from the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. We spoke of Devarim = Deuteronomy elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey An 11 day journey that lasted…

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,…

Lower Than the Elohim Last week we ended with a life-changing thought: we are the children of God, destined to displace the defeated, disloyal sons of God who now rule the nations. Believing followers of Jesus Christ are the fulfillment of God’s plan to have humanity join the divine family-council and…

Hebrews 2:14–18 (ESV) — 14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.…

This Torah Portion: Gen 25:19 - 28:9 Introduction In the previous Torah portions we talked about God calling Abraham out of his country and family We talked about the tests that Abraham faced - tests which are not passing or failing tests, but a benefit to us We also heard last two weeks how Messiah…

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.…

Attention Getter: Introduce Topic: Jesus is better than the good prophets, therefore we must worship him with our whole selves. Background: Authorship: Paul or Friend of Paul Clement held the tradition of Pauline origin and often cited Hebrews as by Paul or ‘the Apostle’. His successor Origen, however,…

It is a pretty common theme in movies - the hero gives up their own life to save another. Harry Stamper - the main protagonist in the outlandish movie Armageddon played by Bruce Willis, is an oil rigger who dies in a suicide mission in space protecting the earth from an approaching asteroid. In Terminator…

14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is…

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. For surely it is not angels…

Introduction Good morning and welcome again to this gathering of Hope Bible Fellowship. It’s always such a joy to be here with you. I want to invite you to open your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 2 where we will be today. Last week I started in talking about the Ministries of Jesus. I mentioned that I was…

The only way for Jesus to completely take away the guilt of our sin was for Jesus to become completely like us in every way; sometimes we forget what it means that Jesus has become our brother.