Don't Choose the Stew (Hebrews pt.17)
- The story of Esau gives us a vivid picture which brings clarity to life’s choices.
What Hebrews Teaches about Spiritual Growth (Hebrews pt.16)
- 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.
Stories of Trusting God for what is not yet Visible — Heb 11 (pt.14)
- 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!
What is your reality? (Hebrews pt.13)
- 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.
Immanuel: Experience empathy from Jesus who is truly With Us and understands our weakness. Hebrews pt.5
- The stories from when Jesus walked this earth with us,
- show a man who experienced a full range of emotions, and was deeply empathic with those around him.
- Hebrews encourages us to experience this deep compassion as we engage with him in prayer.
Can a Christian Permanently Fall Away? Hebrews pt.4 (6:1-12 & 10:26-39)
- What do these passages actually say?
- And how do they fit in with other Scriptures that speak of the ‘Unforgivable Sin?’.
Jesus our Sympathetic Priest, giving confidence and support to our prayers (Hebrews pt.3: 4:12-5:10)
We can gain a deeper appreciation of what Jesus does for us from this description of O.T. priests. Hebrews urges us to come to God in confidence because Jesus truly knows what it is like to be human: weak and tempted.
Making an Effort to Rest —Why is it such a problem? Hebrews pt.2 (ch 3-4)
It sounds like a contradiction when we are told: ‘Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest’ (Heb 4:11), but it is actually not, it is one of the keys to a fruitful, productive and stress-free life.
Jesus is Better than Everything! —The Message of Hebrews pt.1
Jesus is far better than everything else we could possibly have. Incomparably better! So hold fast to him and don’t allow yourself to be pulled away by other attractions.