Sermons from March 2024
Hebrews 10:1-25 – The Perfect Sacrifice
Please open your Bibles to Hebrews, Chapter 10. I’d like to offer a special welcome to those of you joining us this morning for the first time. Easter is a very significant day for Christians, and I’m glad you were able to be here this morning. We are studying through the book of Hebrews together this spring. It’s providential that we are arriving at chapter 10 just in time for Easter, as today’s passage is the climax of the author’s…
Hebrews 9-The Blood of Jesus
Today is Palm Sunday, a celebration of an important day in biblical history. This day marks the story in the Gospels when Jesus was entering into Jerusalem on Sunday, five days before his crucifixion. About 1/3 of the Gospels are devoted to this last week of Jesus’ earthly ministry. Surely this is the most important week in human history, for if Christ is who he says he is—and the Book of Hebrews completely concurs with that—Jesus is the only and…
Hebrews 8 – A Better Covenant with Better Promises
Please find a Bible and turn with me to Hebrews chapter 8. When we are trying to understand what the Bible says to us, our primary task is to try to figure out what the original author was trying to communicate to the original audience. What point was he trying to get across to them? Once we know that, our next task is to try to figure out what relevance that message has for us today. Sometimes it is a…
Hebrews 7 – The Priesthood of Jesus
Welcome & Prayer A. The Important Characters We’re going to look at Hebrews 7 today, but before we dive in, I want to let you know that this is not the easiest passage to immediately understand for two reasons. First, it is written to a 1st-century audience that the author expects will have a significant understanding of the history and spiritual culture and customs found in the Old Testament. And second, it’s a continuation right in the middle of a…
Hebrews 5:11-6:20 The Surety of the Son
From our passage today, three themes will come out: Hebrews 5:11-6:12 Let’s read the first portion of our passage for today. The first two themes will come out: Warning and Assurance. Hebrews 5:11–6:12 (CSB) 5:11 We have a great deal to say about this, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand. 12 Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation…