Rising Above the Fray - Hebrews 12v3-11

Trials can be a powerful tool in the hands of a loving God to put us back on course when we stray. Trials also are a testimony to the world.  Join us this week as we continue our study of Hebrews. 

When Things Look Tough - Look to Jesus - Hebrews 12v1-3

Last week we talked about the great heros of faith, bus some of those hreos underwent terrible trials.  This week we'll discuss how they persevered through failth, and how we can apply this to our lives today.

We can be Heroes - Hebrews 11:30-12:2

The “Faith Hall of Fame” clearly displays the past saints as overcomers.  They were heroes! But the point here is not to look at these people and hold them up as unique heroes who were capable of doing things that we cannot. God is the same now as He was then. Faith is the same now as then God can do great things though you and me today. By faith we can be heroes!

The Affliction of Faith - Hebrews 11:23-29

Faith sometimes means making a decision – a faith decision – to step into a tough situation, choosing to go somewhere that you know it will be difficult. The only way we will make that choice is if we believe that God is, and that He will reward those who seek Him!

The Heritage of Faith - Hebrews 11:17-19

That one of the most crucial things we can pass on to our children is a HERITAGE OF FAITH. Living a life where our children can witness that faith is RESTING in the promises of God, BELIEVING the promises of God, and WALKING in the promises of God.

The Sacrifice of Faith - Hebrews 11:17-19

Faith sometimes calls us to step into something that looks, on the surface, like a sure loser. But faith is believing so powerfully in the word of God that he knew that God would, if necessary, raise Isaac from the dead in order that He might fulfill His word, "Through Isaac shall they seed be called."

The Reality of Faith - Hebrews 11:1-16

Faith is believing that there is another dimension to life other than that which can be touched, tasted, seen or felt. Faith is believing in the invisible spiritual kingdom of God, and that our destination is in that kingdom.

The Introduction to Faith - Hebrews 10:23-39

Getting saved was just the beginning of our journey, not the end!  We entered into a new identity, a new relationship, a new standing, and a new reality – but that does not mean that our road will be easy.  As a matter of fact, our journey will likely be harder.

A New and Living Way - Hebrews 10:15-25

The sacrifice of Christ was a  reflection of something deeper; our lives as Christians, in the church, our fellowship, it is a testimony of the relationship that God wants us to have with Him. He doesn’t want us to worship Him from afar, He doesn’t want us to worship Him through ritual. He wants us to enter into His presence freely, without hindrance, and experience the fullness of the New Covenant.

A Perfect Sacrifice - Hebrews 9:16-10:14

The shedding of blood in the Old Testament sacrifice was a picture of an event that was to come, that which was imperfect a shadow of that which would be perfect. Christ came and offered His body, His blood, to fulfill the will of God, and make a permanent atonement for the sins of man.

To Serve the Living God - Hebrews 9:1-5

At the crucifixion of Christ, an event occurred in the physical realm, a man died.  But a parallel event occurred in heaven, in the eternal realm. Jesus Christ entered into the real Holy of Holies, and sprinkled His blood on the alter. Through that act we have been called to serve the Living God.

God’s Incredible Gift - Hebrews 8

This new covenant that was declared by the prophet Jeremiah, and fulfilled in Jesus Christ, is not just a new ‘religious rite” that replaces Judaism. The new covenant ushers us into a new reality that our hearts and spirits have yearned for since the dawn of time: The reality of oneness with God.

A Better Hope – Hebrews 7

We live in a fallen world where things change, people change, the economy changes, our bodies experience entropy. But there is one covenant that will NEVER CHANGE – Who Jesus is / What He has done / What He has for us.