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The Aussie Battler As we near the American presidential election, you can almost guarantee that all of the candidates are going to make reference to the American Dream. It’s the idea that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. You’ve just got to put your head…

7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace,…

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Introduction Today we come to the second to the last sermon on the book of Hebrews. As we have walked through the book verse by verse we have come to see the details of what he spoke of in the intro to this written sermon. 1 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets at different times and in…

Hebrews 13 Introduction I had a boss once who had this habit of over-explaining. Anybody here know an over explainer? Is anyone here guilty of being an over explainer? An over explainer is someone who gives way too much information to a simple question or request. For example, this boss of mine, an over…

Congratulations! We’ve made it to the end of the letter to the Hebrews. The author has said his piece, in his view “briefly”. So here he goes with some final exhortations. Are we ready to dig into them? Let’s go: He begins with an overarching theme: He 13:1 Let brotherly love continue. How do we do that?…

“Compassion” Goal of the Message: That the hearer be moved by Christ’s compassion, which is not merely a feeling of sympathy, but a response of mercy toward sinners. Other Lessons: Psalm 23 ; Jeremiah 23:1–6 ; Ephesians 2:13–22 ; Hebrews 13: 7-8 , 13:17-21 30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told…

“Compassion” Goal of the Message: That the hearer be moved by Christ’s compassion, which is not merely a feeling of sympathy, but a response of mercy toward sinners. Other Lessons: Psalm 23 ; Jeremiah 23:1–6 ; Ephesians 2:13–22 ; Hebrews 13: 7-8 , 13:17-21 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported…

Hebrews 12:3-13:25 Good morning church! We are going to try to move a bit more rapidly through our remaining section of Hebrews. But before we do, we have some important business to take care of. We have a baby dedication this morning. This is one of my absolute favorite things to do as your pastor,…

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,…

As any great letter comes to an end, so this letter to the Hebrews ends with some great things that the author of Hebrews includes in his finishing touches. Here as we will look at today he includes, directions for us as believers. These are directions that we all need. He also includes some personal…

Introduction At this time our children may be dismissed to our children's ministry time. I want to invite the rest of you to turn to Hebrews chapter 13. I have one more announcement to make but I wanted to save it for during the sermon time. Next week we have a special guest preacher. I am going to be…

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.…

5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7 For an overseer,…

Introduction Called as Pastor of FBC Bagdad five years ago yesterday. 18 Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law. We must continually place ourselves under the authorities set over us by God, or we will eventually walk out from under authority…

Hebrews 12:18-29 18 For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, 19 and to the blast of a trumpet and the sound of words which sound was such that those who heard begged that no further word be spoken to them. 20 For they could…

17 But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 18 that they were saying to you, “In the last time there will be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid…

Good evening. Tonight we are going to be wrapping up our series on the book of Hebrews. Our passage for tonight is going to be broken up into two parts, Heb 13:7-17 and Heb 13:18-25 . We will see how he gives his final instruction and then in the final greeting we will review (briefly) what his main…

We live in a post-Christian nation. This has been the case for many many years but I think it is important to understand where we are in 2021. Generally speaking the culture around us looks more different than the Bible. There is also no longer a general sense that someone is “Christian” just because…

Welcome... Introduction… Continuing our series on what is the church Every week I’m more compelled for the need to cover this topic, because the church as God designed it is largely under attack. I’ve said it each week so far and will continue to argue that... Understanding church (ecclesiology) is foundational…

I. Our Authority 1.Ecclesiastic Authority 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These…

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…

INTRODUCTION Hebrews comes to a close by commanding us to maturity in Christ. Spiritual maturity is really the aim of all of Scripture: 28 [Christ] we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. ( Colossians 1:28 , ESV) As we saw in…

Sacrifices Pleasing to God 1 Brotherly love must continue. 2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through this some have received angels as guests without knowing it . 3 Remember the prisoners, as though you were fellow-prisoners; remember the mistreated, as though you yourselves also are being mistreated…