Hebrews.info: Exploring the Book of Hebrews

Welcome to this resource site for the book of Hebrews where you can find videos, audio and teaching notes.

There is also a collection of links to resources on the book.
e.g. Free course on Hebrews at biblicaltraining.org

Don't Choose the Stew (Hebrews pt.17)

The story of Esau gives us a vivid picture which brings clarity to life’s choices.

Hebrews is full of little gems of positive direction about growth.
Today we collect them together and see a strong and clear theme emerges about how we grow, or not grow as we try to Run the Race.

From Abraham and Moses to the ‘Stanford Marshmallow Experiment’, the challenge of persisting is a common human experience.
The Bible gives us three ways that not only help us endure, but turn it from a negative to a positive experience.

After huge claims for the value of faith/trust for our lives, and the pleasure it gives our Father, Hebrews goes on to show this with a set of stories.
But they contain a surprising twist—which makes them far more relevant to us today!

The difference between living with your focus on
- the visible world
- vs. the invisible world of God’s promises
and how this will change your life.

Since we have authorization for free access to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the fresh and living way that he opened up for us, through the curtain—that is through his flesh,
let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings,
because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from a burdened conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

The central teaching of Hebrews is about our prayer lives—drawing near to God with confidence.
This chapter is a key building block as it lays out the way to intimacy with such power and clarity.

Who wrote Hebrews? Why and to whom?
The book is very carefully structured, and understanding this is an excellent doorway into seeing the main focus of the book, and how the author supports such a powerful central claim.

When you really understand the New Covenant, it will transform your life, bring you into a new freedom, and enrich your relationship with God.
Sadly it is rarely explained, and most Christians are not entirely free from the Old.