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11 The Scripture says, No man who believes in Him [who adheres to, relies on, and trusts in Him] will [ever] be put to shame or be disappointed. 12 [No one] for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. The same Lord is Lord over all [of us] and He generously bestows His riches upon all who call…

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all…

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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,…

1 Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), 2 that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, 9 The Lord is not slack concerning…

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.…

Introduction: We continue our journey through the book of Hebrews We have worked our way to the central part of the book We began with an introduction and a stage setting for the book Jesus is Superior Last week, the author took a side step and gave a warning before he continues on into the primary point…

I. GOD’S PURPOSE GUARANTEED 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong…

Hebrews 6:13–20 (ESV) — 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater than…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Inmaturity in a young child is expected. When a little one responds by sulking or spitting the dummy we understand that they haven’t grown up yet and don’t know how to deal with disappointment. Sadly some adults haven’t grown up and display very similar behaviours in how they deal with life. They throw…

Text: Hebrews 6:11-20 A Shortage of Hope Verse 11 encourages us to show the same diligence mentioned in vs.9 &10 The Jewish Christians who are the recipients of this letter HAVE been diligent in several areas: In the area of working for the Lord In the area of love shown towards Jesus In the area of…

11 About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is…

What is true of individuals can be true of churches . This seems “natural” to me because churches are made up of individuals. What is true of us personally can be the truth of the church. Some traits are double-edged . They have both positive and negative qualities to them. Two qualities: contentment…

Life is, in so many respects, a quest for security and certainty. We organize our lives to have a sense that we are in control and know what is going to happen. We find comfort in routine because of the sense of stability it provides. But the chaos and disorder of the world intrudes on our security.…

Change We live in a World of Change Another year is almost over and new one will shortly begin. You’ve heard the saying, “Hindsight is 20/20” well - That statement will be true as we move out of the year 2020 into the New Year 2021. Hopefully the adage will prove itself true as we consider all that has…

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 16 For men verily…

20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. “Lord of the world, if thou hadst sworn by heaven or by…

So Far In Hebrews... We have been studying the book of Hebrews So far we are discovering that the writer of Hebrews is a great teacher and preacher He is establishing doctrine / or teachings of truth by using what is familiar to the people His audience consisted of a lot of Jewish people or people that…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.” 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men indeed swear by the greater, and…

16 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all 17 (as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations” ) in…

The Truth In God’s Promise 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater…

Do your remember in Math Class learning the greater than and less than and equal too equations.… We had these symbols that represented < less than = Equal too and then > greater than… And then our teacher would play this game with us - where they would put a number on each side of the equation… and ask…