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1 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man. 3 For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; thus…

Teach God’s Character and Work. (The Word) So that the people may turn from a rebellious Heart (Root) Sins of “Unbelief, Pride, Selfishness” (Repentance) and “Be Reconciled to God” (Justification) Resulting in Transformation - behavioral change of the work of the HS (Sanctification) Which is obedience…

Hebrews 8 Good morning church! Open up your Bible’s with me to Hebrews chapter 8, and we are going to move through this rather quickly this morning, so that we can cover some territory. If you are brand new here this morning, or visiting, welcome to you. It is our tradition here to teach verse by verse…

Hebrews 6:7-7:28 Good morning Church! We are resuming our study this morning in the book of Hebrews. I personally am so thankful for the tradition Pastor Chuck Smith passed down to us of going through the Word of God verse by verse, precept upon precept, all the way through the Bible. I don’t know if…

7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second. 8 For he finds fault with them when he says: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, 9 not like…

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,…

Romans 9:1-5 Chapter nine starts a new section of the book of Romans. Chapters 9-11 speak directly about Israels place in all of this. The change from chapter eight to chapter nine is abrupt. The church has a logic question that is answered here in this section. The Jews are God’s chosen people with…

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.…

3 Reasons to Pray for the salvation of all men. I. One God 5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, A. The Only God This might not seem like a reason, but if there are multiple gods then why pray? If all gods are equally valid, the muslim god will save…

Nitzavim Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20 In our previous Torah portion we talked about Re’eh (beholding: a blessing, and a curse) We talked about having two choices related to obedience / disobedience = blessing / cursing Obedience to blessing We talked…

(Read the Text) Have you ever been reading something or attended a meeting where someone was speaking and asked yourself, what’s the main point of all this? Yes, today I want you to see the authors’ focus on the big idea here in Hebrews. Namely I would say that of Christology. That is who Jesus is and…

Sermon Passage: Hebrews 8:1-13 Introduction: As you read through the book of Hebrews you'll notice that the author of this book goes to great lengths to explain his point. It seems to us that there is quite a bit of repetition. This is great for our learning process. It also goes to what we find in scripture…

Our new covenant with Jesus requires that we focus on the new relationship with our Savior while standing on a foundation of that very old covenant found in the Old Testament.

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…

Good morning! It is good to be together again! Last night several of us went to a concert in Quincy - so if I fall asleep during service like some of you do today, just wake me up when church is over. Just kidding. The concert really was a wonderful time. 22 of us went from here, which I thought was…

Hebrews 8:1–6 (ESV) — 1 Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a high priest, one who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 a minister in the holy places, in the true tent that the Lord set up, not man. 3 For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts…

The Upgrade Aren’t we always looking for the upgrade? When was the last time you got an upgrade? Now, can you imagine if the upgrade cost you nothing and was extremely better than what was before? Who in their right mind would turn that down? No one! I recently upgraded my phone because my other phone…

Intro: The Wedding Read 2:1-11, the whole of the story then come back A. The Wedding On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 1. In a near by town a. Mother was present b. Setting the stage for what’s about to happen 2. Jesus and disciples were invited and Jesus…

It is often told in movies and myths that people believed there was nothing beyond the horizon. You would sail off into the distance and drop of the edge of the world. It is of course a myth, the ancients knew far more about navigation than popular myth and movies gives them credit for. But this belief…

By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he…

Verses 12-16 Exodus 12 gives the instructions for Passover and the feast of unleavened bread - 14 “This day shall be for you a memorial day, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord ; throughout your generations, as a statute forever, you shall keep it as a feast. 15 Seven days you shall eat unleavened…

22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant. 6 But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion…

The honor of God rests on the proper worship of the Lord by His priests who are called to His service. If we are called a nation of priests how much more should we teach the proper worship of the Lord? The command of the Lord is to guard yourself in your Spirit and to not be faithless

Change is hard . Even for those like me, who typically like change, it is hard to pull off. Negative consequences rarely motivates change. This seems counter-intuitive but research has shown this to be true. Alan Deutschman in his book titled, Change or Die, reveals this is not the case. Most of our…

Our Priest is Perfect Ministry = Priest - Mediator Imperfect, animal sacrifices v Jesus Rope on waist vs Resurrection permanence in Holy of Holies Not only is He better... The Covenant is Better “the covenant he mediates is better” 6 Quotes Jer. 31:31-34 to show fault 7 For if that first covenant had…