Hebrews 13: Life as God Intended it to be. The writer of Hebrews, inspired by the Holy Spirit, comes to the end of this remarkable teaching- with concluding remarks and exhortations. Here is a list of do’s and don’ts. Love each other. ( Remember the first and greatest commandment) Love strangers. Entertain them. ( Reference … Read more
Hebrews 12 B: Looking Unto Jesus From last week’s lesson and the lessons life has taught us, we have learned keeping the faith is a fight to be fought and a race to be run. In today’s lesson, Hebrews 12:4-11 we look at the mystery of God’s Providence in the pain and suffering in our … Read more
Hebrews 12: Running the Race Today, we want to direct our attention in three different directions. We will look back. We will look up. And we will look forward. The Apostle Paul as he neared the end of his life wrote to Timothy these words: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the … Read more
Hebrews 11: Part IV Hebrews 11:13 says: “These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” Now notice the text says ‘these died in faith’. Who does’ these’ refer to? I believe it … Read more
Hebrews 11: Part III Are you beginning to see how faith works? We were born searching for something we did not possess but needed. Like a newborn infant searches instinctively for his/her mother’s breast. We are born searching for security, peace and comfort. We are searching for hope that does not disappoint. Solomon told us … Read more
Hebrews 11: Part II In our last lesson we looked at the first three verses in Hebrews 11 as we looked at the definition of faith and what it does. Now I want to connect the dots between verse 1, and the bridge verse in verse 2 to verse 6 with the illustration of two … Read more
Hebrews 11: I have included the latter part of Hebrews 10 in this lesson as it leads us into the discourse on faith in Hebrews 11. Known as the Faith Hall of Fame, it contains a list of people who illustrated the type of faith we are to live by. After the verses we read … Read more
Hebrews 10, Part III: Persevering “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there is no sacrifice for sins left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the Law of Moses died without mercy on … Read more
Hebrews 10: Part II- Consider Him Who Endured Today on Easter Sunday, I want us ‘to consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.’ (Hebrews 12: 3) We cannot fully comprehend the spiritual aspect of Christ’s suffering and shame as all of the sins … Read more
Hebrews 10: The Sanctification Process Today, as we celebrate Palm Sunday, we have come to the place in our study of Hebrews where we will reach the climax of the offering of our Lord Jesus as the superior sacrifice once for all. This is why the Lord Jesus was able to say from the cross-“It … Read more
Hebrews 9: As Christians we have citizenships in two worlds, the earthly and the heavenly. This is why Jesus said, “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God, the things which are God’s” (Matthew 22:21) Herein lies one of our major problems, we are told to walk by faith in a world … Read more
Hebrews 8: The Time is Coming At the event we call the Last Supper; Jesus took the cup and said: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” (Luke 22) With this statement, Jesus tells the disciples and us He is about to initiate a new covenant. A … Read more
Hebrews 7: The Anchor, The Priest and The New Covenant Last week we looked at the story of Abraham as the author of Hebrews used the example of Abraham’s life story and the miraculous birth of Isaac to teach us about God’s character. Biblical hope is not to be confused with optimism or positive thinking. … Read more
Hebrews 6B: Hope that does not Disappoint! In our last lesson, we looked at the two fields- one of which “produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed and receive the blessing of God. But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the … Read more
Hebrews 6: Close Only Counts in Horseshoes Hebrews 6: 1-8 Have you ever considered the fact a Jew who became a Christian at the time of Jesus and in the early days after Pentecost, became a completed Jew. Christianity has its roots in Judaism and is based on the fulfillment of the Jewish faith. In … Read more
Hebrews 5: The Priesthood of Jesus In Hebrews 4, the writer calls Jesus the Great High Priest. Remember many of these 2nd generation Christians were being tempted to return to the familiar and comfortable religion of their fathers, the Jewish religion with its temple, sacrifices, rituals and feasts. The Priesthood of Jesus is one of … Read more
The Mercy Seat There were seven pieces of furniture in the Tabernacle- but only one seat. The Mercy Seat. The Most Holy Place is a picture of heaven. It was patterned after the Most Holy Place in heaven – the Throne Room of Grace. It was literally, physically and spiritually the only place to rest- … Read more
Hebrews 4: The Great High Priest In order to rest in Christ on earth and with Christ in heaven requires we be diligent and make every effort to do so. Our time to work is now- we will rest afterwards. We need to encourage one another and not give up meeting, and pay attention to … Read more
Hebrews 3: Finding Rest “Therefore, holy brothers, who share (partakers) in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and the High Priest we confess.” In the first verses of Hebrews 2, we are warned of the danger of drifting, neglecting so great a salvation. How does drifting take place? In Hebrews 10 … Read more
Hebrews 2: Why He Came the First Time Let’s recap some of what we learned in our initial study of Hebrews beginning last week. We are discovering Hebrews is one of the most Christ centered books in the New Testament. It was written before the destruction of the temple in 70AD. (Probably around 65AD) The … Read more
Hebrews 1: Do You Really Know Whom You Have Believed? “The just shall live by faith.” (Habakkuk 2:4b) Do you realize there are three books in the New Testament which quote this single verse? Romans 1:17- the emphasis is on ‘the just.” .Hebrews 10 stresses ‘shall live’. Galatians 3 emphasizes- ‘by faith’. Ephesians tells us … Read more