Jesus Christ: Infinitely Superior to Angels …
Angels were created for Christ's everlasting glory and for our everlasting joy.
Hebrews 1
In These Last Days, God Has Spoken by a Son …
Palm Sunday
Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but by his Son.
He Made Purification of Sins …
Maundy Thursday
The purification that was made was made once for all.
He Sat Down at the Right Hand of Majesty …
Easter Sunday
We owe our purification to Jesus and we owe our being to him.
Hebrews 2
The Danger of Drifting from the Word …
Life in this world is like a river, not a lake. And if you don't listen earnestly to Jesus, you will drift down to destruction.
Spoken, Confirmed, Witnessed: a Great Salvation …
The message of our great salvation has been confirmed by a cluster of reliable witnesses.
Who Rules the World to Come? …
The second Adam, Jesus Christ, defeated death and restored the hope of Psalm 8 for all who are in him.
For Whom Did Jesus Taste Death? …
Christ tasted death for everyone who has faith. Because the faith of everyone who believes was purchased by the death of Christ.
Our Captain Made Perfect Through Sufferings …
We are saved by Jesus' suffering because that is what will glorify God most.
Freed By Christmas And Calvary …
Christ became a man because the death of a man who was more than man was needed.
Born to Die for Freedom …
Hebrews 2:14-15 is a great passage for preparing for Christmas.
Hebrews 3
Jesus: Worthy of More Glory than Moses …
Jesus is both the word from God and the way to God.
Do Not Harden Your Heart in the Day of Trouble …
The surety of believers lies not in the absence of conditions but in the promises of power.
Consider How to Stir Up One Another to Love …
Don’t be a loner in the Christian life. God did not design it that way.
Helping Each Other Endure to the End …
The means by which God intends to guard us for salvation is Christian community.
The Value of Relationships …
Unfolding Bethlehem's Fresh Initiative #1
All Christian relationships have this as their goal: to help each other stay satisfied in God.
Eternal Security Is a Community Project …
It's the cavalier Christians who need to be worried about their standing.
Hebrews 4
Be Diligent to Enter God's Rest! …
There is a rest open to you today. The door is not shut. The time is not past.
The Word of God: Living, Active, Sharp …
The Word of God is living and active and penetrates to the bottom of our lives and rips the pleasant mask off the ugly face of sin.
Pierced By the Word of God …
Use the Bible to know yourself and confirm your own spiritual life.
A Well-Timed Help …
Sunday Evening Message
God's help is always well-timed.
Thanksgiving in Suffering …
Celebration of Thanksgiving at Maranatha Hall
Jesus, the Son of God, is alive today, and stands ready to serve you as your advocate with God the Father.
Draw Near to the Throne of Grace with Confidence …
Because we have a great High Priest, the throne of God is a throne of grace.
Let's Find "Grace for a Well-Timed Help" Together …
Hebrews 4:6 reminds us to seek God not only for the kind of grace we need but also for the timing of it.
Hebrews 5
He Is the Source of Eternal Salvation for All Who Obey Him …
Christ became our salvation because he was perfect in three ways: in his dignity, in his eternity, and in his purity.
The Danger of Dull Hearing …
Either we press on toward the inheritance or we drift back toward destruction. There is no third option.
The Doctrine of Perseverance: The Earnest Pursuit of Assurance …
The coach of Scripture and the floor of Christ conspire to keep the saints from breaking our necks again and again.
The Doctrine of Perseverance: The Future of a Fruitless Field …
One of the ways God causes us to persevere in faith and be saved is by warning us that we could make shipwreck of our faith and be lost.
By This Time You Ought to Be Teachers …
Do you have the disease of "dullness of hearing," and if so, how can you get well?
Hebrews 6
What Is Hope? …
Biblical hope not only desires something good for the future; it expects it to happen.
Let Us Press On to Maturity …
The writer of Hebrews calls you to grow and press on to maturity. And you will—if God permits.
When Is Saving Repentance Impossible? …
It is possible that we who believe we are chosen might slide into a slow process of hardening and fall away from Christ.
Savoring God by Serving the Saints …
Serving and loving and helping and encouraging and supporting the saints is the way we show our love for the name of God.
The Full Assurance of Hope …
If second things become first things, we may have a rigorous religion, but we will not have evangelical, God-centered, biblical Christianity.
The Full Assurance of Hope to the End …
Bank your hope on the justice of God to uphold the honor of his name by offering faith to his unworthy people.
When Does God Swear? …
God swears by his own name in order to give his people unwavering confidence in his promises.
Does God Really Want You to Be Encouraged? …
God goes the second (and third and fourth) mile for us to feel encouraged.
Hope Anchored in Heaven …
There are at least five practical things you can do to move your heart toward "laying hold of your hope."
Hebrews 7
Our High Priest is the Son of God Perfect Forever …
Five reasons for why Jesus' priesthood is superior to all others.
Hebrews 8
Why a Church Covenant? …
We must seek a better understanding of the covenantal meaning of the local church.
Hebrews 9
Purified to Serve the Living God …
How can people destroyed by their sin draw near to a perfect God?
How the Called Receive an Eternal Inheritance …
How is the New Covenant like a last will and testament?
"It Is Appointed for Men to Die Once and After This Comes Judgment" …
9 key texts about the wrath of God.
Loving the Second Coming and the Assurance of Salvation …
Do we long for Christ's return or are we anxious that it might interrupt our worldly plans? Eternity hangs on this question.
Hebrews 10
Battling Unbelief Together …
We must help each other battle unbelief. We must help each other fight the fight of faith.
The Fullness of Hope and the Fellowship of Love …
The purpose of every small group—whatever else it is—is to keep the love of its members warm.
Let Us Draw Near to God …
Palm Sunday
Drawing near to God is the heart of the gospel, and we are called to embrace it with informed zeal.
Encouraging Each Other at the End of the Age …
God's command to us to meet with and encourage each other is for our happiness.
Consider Each Other How to Stir Up Love …
Consider others—study them, know them, figure them out—to the end that you stimulate them to love and good deeds.
Woe to Those Who Trample the Son of God …
Threatening judgment is an effective (and biblical) way to motivate people.
Kingdom Compassion and the Killing of Children …
Sanctity of Life Sunday
Peaceful, non-violent, ready-to-suffer protest is one way that the truth and beauty of God's kingdom shines in this world.
You Joyfully Accepted the Plundering of Your Property …
Be free from domesticated, comfort-seeking, entertainment-addicted Christianity.
Hebrews 11
How the Supremacy of Christ Creates Radical Christian Sacrifice …
Together for the Gospel Conference
Louisville, KY
The Faith of Noah, Abraham, and Sarah …
Installation of Chuck Steddom As Minister of Worship and Music
Saving faith isn't merely the one-time act of receiving Jesus. It goes on trusting him.
The Hope of Exiles on the Earth …
God honors faith and obedience by using all of his wisdom, power and love to turn that kind of life into one of great joy.
The Unashamed God …
Meditation on Hebrews 11:16
Two things make God unashamed to be called our God: that he has prepared something great for us, and that we desire it above everything else.
What Does It Mean to Live by Faith in the Service of the Fatherless? …
Christian Alliance for Orphans, Summit VI
Twin Cities, MN
God's Undeserved Gift to the World: Christian Sufferers …
Thoughts on Hebrews 11:37-39
A Christian's suffering shows the world that Jesus is more valuable than whatever life can give and death can take.
Looking Back to Witnesses, Up to Jesus, and Forward to Joy …
The author of Hebrews knows nothing of coasting Christianity.
Running with the Witnesses …
Be encouraged by the thousands of saints who have finished the race and testify, "It can be done! By faith it can be done."
Hebrews 12
The Painful Discipline of Our Heavenly Father …
God is not an ER doctor who only repairs our hurts; he is a master surgeon who plans our hurts in order that he might do us greater good.
Fail Not to Obtain the Grace of God …
Knowing that God's discipline is for our good helps us press on in faith.
You Have Come to Mount Zion …
Obedience is not our way of getting God to do something. It is how we act when we trust that God is already working for us.
Hebrews 13
Let Marriage Be Held in Honor Among All …
Be in sync with God about marriage and out of sync with secular western culture.
Small Group Life in the Power of God's Promises …
The promises of God are the key to love and victory over sin. But we need people in our lives to "encourage us day after day" with those promises.
Sexual Relations in Marriage …
Marital sex is a great joy that also proves to be a fearsome weapon against our ancient foe.
Be Strengthened By Grace …
How can I find and keep the strength I need to obey God's commands?
The Sacrifice of Praise …
It is your sacred duty and joy to praise God continually with your lips.
Let Us Go with Jesus Bearing Reproach …
Christians have a hope that frees them to move toward need, not comfort.
The Sacrifice of Suffering …
Let your light so shine before lost and needy people outside the camp, not just in the ease and comfort of your church and your home.
Treasuring Christ Together, Part 3 …
What is the Philosophy of Worship that Unites Us?
Treasuring Christ Together, Part 4 …
What is the Philosophy of Worship That Unites Us?
The Sacrifice of a Shared Life …
God is pleased with our doing good and our sharing because it demonstrates the success and power of the sufferings of his Son.
Obey Your Joyful Leaders, Part 1 …
Spiritual leaders are to keep watch of the word, of Christ, of themselves, and of their people.
Obey Your Joyful Leaders, Part 2 …
Part Two
Elders should see themselves as servants, and the church should have a bent toward trusting them.
It's All the Work of God …
Christians are secure, not because they are strong, but because God is sovereign and faithful to his new covenant promises.
The God of Peace Brought from the Dead the Good Shepherd …
Easter Sunday
Jesus will always be our shepherd and we will always get the incomparable joy of being his sheep.
