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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…

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…

Hebrews 2:5–8 (KJV 1900) Now Paul begins to get back to the situation at hand. Explaining how Christ is superior to the angels. For him to do that, he must show how not only are the angels below Christ, they are also below us. For Paul to show just how superior Christ is, Paul needs to shoe the work…

What is your goal for living the Christian life? What is your DEEP motivation? What is your why? One pastor friend of mine says it this way, “What is your eternal why?” Having the correct Biblical goal is essential to actually growing in Christlikeness. If your motivation is fuzzy, your Christian life…

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…

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, Read opening paragraph (225) The Gospels Restricting our overview to just the gospel of Matthew Matthew 1:1 (ESV) The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David , the son of Abraham. Matthew…

“Be Reconciled to God” Root of Fruit Sin addressed “Unbelief, Pride, Selfishness” Gathering Voting, welcome to the Lord’s day. Hand Out-Catechism - Reading Plan Call to Worship 6 Although the price of redemption was not actually paid by Christ till after his incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and…

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…

33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. You hear the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven talked about. Do you know what it is? Can you define it? Do you know what the Bible says about it? It was is a popular topic in the New Testament.…

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,…

intro 5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. 6 It has been testified somewhere, “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? 7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory…

Intro: Good Morning, I again want to remind us that today there are so many different messages the world wants you to hear. We know that God is not the author of confusion. In fact, one of the ways that Satan tries to catch us off guard is by his subtle messages. That is why this particular part of Hebrews…

Introduction Good morning once again to you. If you have a Bible or device with you go ahead and open up to Hebrews chapter 2. Last week I was listening to a sermon by a new pastor in another state. He was speaking specifically to the teenagers in the audience and he said, “if you follow Jesus, everything…

Opening prayer, dedication Music ministry #66 To God Be the Glory (1,2) #101 His Name is Wonderful In the Hands of Christ My King Word of God - Hebrews 2:5-9 Message: “Living Truth Today” As we continue our study of Hebrews today, I want us to think about “truth” What is “truth”? How do we define truth…

What does it mean to be divine? Divine ++Of or from God Divine ++That which suggest the nature of, or is associated with or derive from God; connotes supreme greatness;belonging to or coming from God; Almighty, Author, Creator, Supreme Being. 16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the…

Text: Hebrews 2:9-10 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of…

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…