Gathering with the people of God is often recognized as essential for Christians. But why is it essential? Rather than letting church just be a box we check to start our week, we should be looking to see who we can uplift and encourage. When we understand why we do this it will help us see the essential nature of our local gathering.
When dealing with the challenges of life, Paul gives Christian’s the ingredients to live lives shaped by the Gospel.
We understand prayer is like oxygen for God’s people. We are dedicated to growing in our prayer life as individuals and as a church family.
Jesus' greatest commandment to His people was to love God and one another. Everything we do as Christians, hinges on our love. John makes it clear in this passage it's the defining characteristic of a Christian. In light of the advent season, we are reminded love is the very center of our faith, and our very salvation begins with God's love, which ignites a love within us.
True, lasting joy is found not in fleeting worldly happiness or temporary relief, but eternally in the saving presence and finished work of Jesus Christ.
The prophet Isaiah reminds us that true peace comes from God, and those who trust in Him are made whole through all circumstances and long for His kingdom come.
The tabernacle was a temporary, portable sanctuary, set up for worship and sacrifices to address the sins of the people. Jesus has become the better sanctuary, offering rest for sinners and the one who satisfied the full payment for all who will believe.
Tech updates often corrects oversights and bugs present in previous operating systems. As we look into chapter 8 of Hebrews, we will get an understanding of why the old covenant needed to be replaced by a better one.
Join us as we continue in the book of Hebrews, as the author picks up highlighting the similarities between Abraham and the superiority of Jesus.
Our Christian hope is a firm and secure anchor for the soul, guaranteed not by our own strength or patience, but by two unchangeable realities: God’s unbreakable promise and His solemn, self-sworn oath to bless us through Jesus Christ, our eternal Forerunner and High Priest.
The writer of has now shown the heart and purpose of this book. They have a strong frustration due to he audiences failure to progress in the things of Jesus. May we learn from their mistakes and grow in faith daily.
The author of Hebrews is focusing on Jesus as our High Priest. This is important because Jesus as our High Priest gives us access to the throne of grace. As we look at what the role of a Priest is and why Jesus best fulfills this role, it will become apparent why we should approach the throne with boldness.
The Hebrew writer continues to show the shortcomings of the people in the wilderness who experienced God's goodness and chose to disobey him. His hope for the readers of this book is for them to actively, choose to trust God daily.
Our world is saturated with opportunities for us to get frustrated with each other and the Lord. It’s really no different than the times the writer of Hebrews was addressing. The answer is the same for us today, we should learn from the past and listen to the spirit.
The Preacher of Hebrews wants to assure this suffering church does not abandon the great salvation and hope they have in Jesus, because no one else brings us closer to God than Him.
The author of Hebrews is continuing his argument for the superiority of Jesus. Specifically, that He as God is superior to the angels. But He also as man was made lower than the angels. On the one hand, this may seem confusing. However, it is key to this simple point: Jesus is God, but He became like you to heal you.
The book of Hebrews is believed to be addressed to a group of Jewish Christians who were entertaining the idea of returning to Old Testament Judaism. While that may be unfamiliar to us, I believe we can all think of a time where we were not sure we wanted to press on. The good news is that If you could sum up the entire book of Hebrews in a simple phrase, it might be something along the lines of ,“Jesus is superior.” He is our superior prophet, priest, and king. Even if we don’t yet fully understand all the implications of that, it is worth clinging to as we study it further.
Our words are powerful and apart from a renewed heart in Christ, we are prone to do damage to others with our words. Thanks be God Jesus gives us better words and speaks a better word over us.
God desires for us to live in community, where every generation is connected and every person is valued. Intergenerational relationships, like a well-structured family, are essential for our growth and for the flourishing of the church
Paul’s words in 1 Thessalonians 2 remind us that the church is called to be more than a gathering place; we are God’s outpost for holistic restoration in our cities. Following the model of Christ’s ministry, we see that love for neighbor must involve the whole person, and true discipleship must engage the whole community.