Introduction This is my twenty-first sermon in this series of sermons on the book of Hebrews and today we've reached the end of the book. From the very beginning of the book, the writer has been trying to persuade his readers to persevere in the faith and not to return to the old covenant religion … Continue reading Hebrews 13(18–25) →

Introduction In last week's passage the writer was really summing up what he's been saying all along about the benefits of the new covenant and how it is so much better than the old covenant. Under the old covenant -- under the old covenant religion of the Old Testament -- the people came to the … Continue reading Hebrews 13(01–17) →

Introduction In the passage we studied last week, we learned that the troubles and trials we face in this life do not come to us by chance, but they come to us from our Heavenly Father, who uses the troubles and trials of life to train his people. Just as responsible parents train their children … Continue reading Hebrews 12(14–29) →

Introduction We spent three weeks on Hebrews 11 and on that long list of people from the Old Testament. What did all these people have in common? After all, they were very different from one another. For instance, Moses, I'm sure, was very different from Rabab the prostitute. And they lived at different times and … Continue reading Hebrews 12(01–13) →

Introduction This is our third week studying Hebrews 11, where the author reminds us of all these people from the Old Testament, beginning with Abel and going on from him to mention Enoch and Noah and Abraham and Sarah and Isaac and Jacob and Joseph and Moses and on and on through the Old Testament. … Continue reading Hebrews 11(23–40) →

Introduction Because I've been away, it's been a while since we were studying the book of Hebrews together. But I'm sure you'll remember that I've said before that most commentators believe the book of Hebrews was written for Jewish Christians. That is, it was written for Jewish people who had been converted to faith in … Continue reading Hebrews 11(08–22) →

Introduction In the passage we studied last week -- which was the first 25 verses of chapter 10 -- I said that the author was bringing to a close what he wanted to tell us about Christ being a better high priest than the Old Testament Levitical priests. And so he reminded us that what … Continue reading Hebrews 10(26–39) →

Introduction John Calvin, the French reformer, wrote in his commentary on the book of Hebrews that whoever made the words 'Now faith is' the beginning of the eleventh chapter broke up the sequence wrongly. I'm sure you know that the chapter and verse divisions which we have in our Bibles are not part of the … Continue reading Hebrews 11(01–07) →

Introduction I've pointed out before that at the end of the book of Hebrews the writer refer to what he's written as a 'word of exhortation'. So, he's written this letter to exhort his readers and to encourage them strongly and to appeal to them. And, in particular, he wants to warn them about something … Continue reading Hebrews 10(01–25) →

Introduction The writer of this letter has been teaching us that the one who is Son is greater than the prophets; and he’s greater than the angels; and he’s greater than Moses; and he’s greater than Joshua. He’s greater than the prophets, because, while God spoke through them at many times and in various ways, … Continue reading Hebrews 09 →