Hebrews
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Series on Hebrews Title: Better Promises Introduction: This chapter is about the new covenant. A covenant is a promise. The grace of God is, at heart, a simple promise. God says to us I will be your God and you shall be my people. He does not have to do this. The fact that God
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Series on Hebrews Title: A New Law Introduction: If a Jewish person today accepts Jesus as Messiah and becomes a follower of Christ they are regarded as a traitor. Likewise in the First century Jewish Christians were persecuted by their own people who regarded them as deserters and defectors. The law of Moses defined the
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Series on Hebrews Title: God under Oath Introduction: Having just warned the people about the frightening prospect of drawing back from Christ to Judaism, the author of Hebrews now reminds them in verses 13-15 that their Father Abraham persisted in believing in spite of great difficulty and long delay. When God made his promise to
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Series on Hebrews Title: Tasting and Testing Introduction: True Christians persevere in the work of love and in helping God’s people. The point of this passage which has been the cause of endless speculation must not be lost. Faith without works is dead. The hottest fights between Calvinists and Arminians have been waged over this
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Series on Hebrews Title: God Cares Introduction: The transitions from one subject to the next in the Book of Hebrews are extraordinarily smooth. Chapter three began with a comparison of Jesus and Moses as those who brought the word of God. The argument then proceeds to admonish us to give the greater heed to Jesus
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Series on Hebrews Title: War and Peace Introduction: In illustrating the superiority of Christ to Moses, the author of Hebrews is focused on Jesus as a greater prophet. He is greater in his person. He is greater in the perseverance he commands, and today we see that he is greater in the peace that he
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Series on Hebrews Title: The Hardened Heart Introduction: Our text is a warning against unbelief based on a story from the Old Testament. We should understand that the larger context here is focused on the superiority of Christ as our prophet. The whole force of this warning rests upon our awareness that the issue at
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Series on Hebrews Title: The Last Prophet Introduction: Chapters 1 and 2 teach us to hold fast to Jesus because he is the Creator, the King of the universe, who has come to deliver us. Now we see the superiority of Christ as Prophet. Who was the great prophet of Israel? Moses! For the Jews
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Series on Hebrews Title: What is Man? Introduction: Philosophers speculate, and wise men debate the answer to our question, “What is Man,” but the only answer is found in the Bible. As George MacDonald wisely observed, “He that is made in the image of God must know Him or be desolate.” Max Lucado reminds us
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Series on Hebrews Title: Inescapable Decision Introduction: We must never lose sight of the main point of Hebrews. Persecuted Jewish Christians were tempted to return to their synagogues and abandon their confession of Christ. The author has set before us the appearance of the Son of God as the long awaited Savior in Chapter 1.
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Series on Hebrews Title: Untouched by an Angel Introduction: The decisive event of all time and the event around which all history turns has occurred. God the Creator of the universe has appeared in the flesh and demonstrated that he is the heir of all. Thus, we saw, last time, that we live in the
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Series on Hebrews Title God’s Final Word Introduction: Hebrews stands alone in enabling us to understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. The unity of God’s purpose and promise shines here like the light of the sun. The reason is that this epistle, written to Jewish Christians, demonstrates that Christ is the fulfillment
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I Superior Potentate 1:1-2:18A Superior by Privilege 1:1-4B Superior by Proclamation 1:5-14C Superior by Proof 2:1-4 D Superior by Position 2:5-18 II Superior Prophet 3:1-4:13A Superior by Person 3:1-6B Superior by Perseverance 3:7-4:2C Superior by Peace 4:3-13 III Superior Priest 4:14-7:28A Superior by Perfection 4:14-5:10B Superior by People 5:11-6:12C Superior by Pact 6:13-20D Superior by Province
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