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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…

It was about 5 months ago, that an opportunity arose for someone to fill in for the adult Sunday School class as Lanny was finishing up the study of the book of Philippians and was in need a few weeks break while he was away. A though intrigued me for quiet some time about the why and the what of our…

People Suffer I am allergic to some kinds of socks. A certain something that gets added to certain synthetic materials causes my toes to itch. And it nearly sends me through the roof. On the other hand - most mosquito bites don’t make me itch. I think they’ve just worn off. But these are minor. I really…

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…

Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 REVIEW This is our 7th message from Devarim elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey Reason why the journeys -opportunities to learn The first generation that came out of Egypt was “thick headed” they were quiet listening It is very difficult to learn is you are…

“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…

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,…

9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons…

Introduction So far in the Leviticus Torah portions we have talked about what is clean and unclean in the eyes of the Lord. We have been given guidliness (Mishpatim) of what to eat, how to do motherhood, how to server in the Tent of meeting And Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke, saying:…

We left off with the calling of Isaiah into prophetic ministry as he experienced the whoa, lo, and go. To understand the events of chapter 7 it is important to look back over the life of King Ahaz in 2 Kings 16 and 2 Chronicles 28 since that is who is in power and thus what is being referenced in this…

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.

Based on Hebrews 2:9-18. Jesus ws born with a purpose and humility. Together we learn why jesus became less than angels and what that means for the living of our lives.

It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. But there is a place where someone has testified: “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him? You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and…

Therefore is a great word for starting our Epistle reading this evening because it lets us know that what we are reading is based on what has just been said a chapter earlier. And the preceding chapter, the first chapter of Hebrews, starts, “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our…

What Does It Mean to be Human? The greatest thinkers are holding conferences to explore this question. Here’s one answer they give. “What does it mean to be human? I have no idea, and I’m very happy with that. And I feel deeply human, and I love it.” Jon Kabat-Zinn, professor of medicine, UMass Medical…

In this passage, we learn that Jesus became a man so that we can be restored to the place of dominion over God's creation that existed before man sinned.

Scene 1: You have probably heard the saying, “Walk a mile in my shoes” People often use these words when they think that you don’t really appreciate how hard things really are for them. There is a need to enter the world of another to truly understand what things are like for them. I can read all about…