When you think about the book of Hebrews, one way to think about it is to ask yourself “where does the action occur?” What is the primary location of the book? In the book of Hebrews, our attention is drawn to God’s presence in Heaven; and specifically, Heaven is described like the Holy of Holies […]

In the book of Hebrews, your Christian faith and life is described in priestly terms. Early in the book, Jesus calls you His brothers in the priesthood; you share in His heavenly calling as a Priest; you are made holy by Christ, sanctified and set apart for priestly service. Your entire life is like a […]

In the Old Testament times, access to God in worship was severely limited. Everything reminded the people of their sin. Today we heard story of the Israelites gathering around the Lord at Mount Sinai. They were in God’s presence, but they could not get close. It was gloom and doom; the dark clouds, the thunder, […]

One of the unique and amazing things of the book of Hebrews are the plethora of Apostasy* warnings. These warnings of falling away from the faith are sprinkled throughout the book. In the 13 chapters of Hebrews, there are at least 10 major Apostasy warnings – some of them are rather lengthy. Obviously, we need […]

Problems, pain, and suffering are complicated things. The troubles we face can affect our health, our finances, and our relationships. They preoccupy you during the day; they cause you to toss and turn at night; and sometimes they can even change the course of your entire life. They bring worry, stress, fear, and sorrow. What’s […]

Hebrews chapter 11, the great Faith chapter of the Bible, reminds us of many faithful Old Testament believers who trusted in God and His Word. They are held up before us as examples for us to follow, they surround us and encourage us as we learn of their faith story, and they are part of […]

As our Great High Priest, Jesus brings the sacrifice for our sin to God. Because Jesus’ blood covers over our sins 2 , God’s wrath is appeased and you are reconciled with God the Father. God has promised that because of Jesus’ sacrifice, He will never ever remember your sins again! You are forgiven! You […]

When you think about the biblical idea of “Testament”, we are not talking about just the 39 books of the Old Testament nor the 27 books of the New Testament. The books of the Bible are extremely important, but the Biblical idea of Testament is much more than just a name given to the collection […]

Today we’re going to be taking a look at a MYSTERY in SCRIPTURE. I know a lot of you like to watch mysteries on TV, well here’s one of the biggest mysteries in the Bible. Who is Melchizedek? Good News! That mystery is solved for us in the book of Hebrews. We’re going to take […]

When Jesus died on the cross on Good Friday, the Temple curtain that separated the holy place from the Holy of Holies was torn in two – it was split apart to show that the way to God’s presence was now OPEN through the death of His Son! There is no curtain, or anything else, […]