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Hebrews 6-7 Main Text. Exordium. Bill kuretich lived in a double wide up in the mountains of colorado. Not like the ski towns you pass by on the interstate. HE lived way out in the middle of nowhere His backyard butted right up against about 200,000 acres of wilderness. He was an avid hunter. Every year…

We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so…

Whenever we’re reading our Bibles, it’s not uncommon to come across a name or a place that is not only difficult to pronounce, but might even seem unknown to us. As we’re making our way through the book of Hebrews we keep coming across references that to us may feel unfamiliar. Why is that? As 21st century…

Hebrews 5-6 Hebrews 5:11–14 “On this topic we have much to say and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish in hearing. For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. You have gone back to needing milk,…

Today, and for the rest of the Advent season, we will be examining some of the mysteries of Christmas. Our theme is “unwrapping the mysteries of Christmas”. And really, these mysteries are not hard to read about, for scripture clearly teaches about them. The mysteries we are examining are comprehended…

EZRA Ezra spans from 538-486 bc • This is the same time as BUDDHA , CONFUCIUS , and SOCRATES • The narrative picks up where 2 CHRONICLES left off • The events take place under the MEDO-PERSIAN empire The Babylonian empire has fallen to the MEDO-PERSIAN empire King Cyrus issues a decree for the Jews to…

Hope in Scripture is not an wishful hope, but one of certainty . We all are looking for this certainty and are tempted to look in the wrong places, as Isaiah and his fellow disciples of God were tempted as well. Let’s turn to Isaiah 8:11-21 and discover where our hope truly is. 11 For the Lord spoke…

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…

Genesis 21:1-34 Genesis 22:1-24 Shanah Tovah u’Metuka! (May you have a good and sweet new year) REVIEW We have been studying from Devarim, and are making a stop to celebrate the Feasts of the Lord elle-ha deverim = these are the words Picture of Journey Reason why the journeys -opportunities to learn…

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…

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,…

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…

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.…

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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…

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…

Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. Please take your Bibles and open them with me to Psalm 138 , Psalm 138 . Each year since I have been here we have taken the four weeks preceding Christmas and observed the Advent. We’ve taken time to look at different aspects of Hope, Peace, Joy and…

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…

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…