The book of Hebrews repeatedly emphasizes the “once-for-all” nature of Christ’s work of atonement. Do we fully appreciate how unique this claim is in all of human spirituality? Consider the…
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“It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory. A man without self control is like a city broken into and left
Prayer based on Proverbs 25:27-28 Read More »
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test
“His eyes were like a flame of fire…In his right hand he held seven stars” (Revelation 1:14-16) Actually, we don’t have to wonder that! Revelation 2 & 3 contain seven
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Our Good Father, as we look at the words of Christ in John 17, we notice immediately how ultimate, how “spiritual life-or-death” these requests are. It’s not that Jesus doesn’t
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In the book of Hebrews, Jesus is described as our “great high priest”. Why then don’t we have lesser priests in our churches? In the New Testament, leaders of Christ’s
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If you’re anything like me (and I’d like to think I’m a fairly typical human being), a sense of shame can be hard to shake. Sometimes we feel shame about
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Starting in September, our Life Groups will be digging into the Gospel of John together. Of course this is the fourth account of the earthly ministry of Jesus that we
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In yesterday’s sermon we saw how the book of Hebrews highlights two types of rest: Rest from dead works now Rest from hard pilgrim labors later But what about before
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Almighty God, we are so tempted to view some place where we meet or some act of sacrifice we complete as guarantees that you will draw near and that we
Prayer through Isaiah 66 Read More »