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In the Old Testament, high priests had to continually offer burnt offerings for the sins of the people against God. These offerings and the role of a high priest is a reminder of the cost of sin, and a reminder of God’s mercy. How is Jesus as our high priest similar and different from those …
Perseverance is a necessary aspect of the Christian life. When the going gets tough — when frustrations and failures set in — how do we carry on?Hebrews 4 tells us of our Great High Priest who sympathises with our weaknesses and has mercy on sinners. This is the key for our perseverance.
Every day, is a day of opportunity to enter God’s rest. The writer of Hebrews urges us not to let this opportunity pass. This was the subject of Chris’s message last Sunday. The Hebrews passage shows us further that, in entering God’s rest, we must strive in faith and the fear of God — we …
Hebrews 3:7-19, led us to inspect our hearts, or as Nick put it – carry out an internal audit to see what our relationship with God truly is. It is possible to know the truth of the gospel, yet give in to unbelief and harden our hearts. This unbelief will cause us to not be …
Hebrews 3:1-6 • Chris Abner We tend to have people we look up to in certain areas of life, perhaps their character in certain situations or the way with which they interact with others. This week, we’re going to see how Jesus is greater than even the most faithful people of the Old Testament.
In Hebrews 2:10-18, we encounter the heart of the gospel message – it’s about Jesus, the Founder of our Salvation and our Perfect High Priest. Jesus didn’t demand moral perfection from us. Instead, He achieved vocational perfection, becoming qualified to serve as our High Priest. Because Jesus shared in our humanity, he understands our sorrows …
Our expectations for the future are influenced by so many things in life. But rightfully, our expectations should be driven by our faith in the superiority of Jesus over all things. We were reminded of this in last week’s sermon preached by Chris, from Hebrews 2. Jesus tasted death for us, and is now risen …
Have you ever been on a boat that’s not tethered to the dock, at danger of drifting further away? Last week, Chris presented us with a simple and stern warning from Hebrews 2:1-5. Drifting away from God is subtle. It is not a big catastrophic event. Rather, it happens through things like neglect and apathy. …
Jesus is better! This was the message ringing in our ears from song to sermon last Sunday. From Hebrews 1 we saw that, as God’s eternal Son, Jesus is superior to angels and all creatures. His coming was the fulfilment of God’s wonderful promises weaved throughout the Old Testament. This is great news for those …
The first 4 verses that open the the book of Hebrews set the stage for our new study – The Supremacy of Jesus and Our Eager Expectation. Nick took us through these 4 verses that showed us why Jesus, the Son, is the perfect divine messenger and why we should trust his message. The reason …