Hebrews: The Surpassing Worth of Jesus
Jesus (who he is or what he did) is better than: angels, Moses, human high priests, sin, the Old Covenant. Because Christ is superior to all these things, it is infinitely worth it to keep following him, by faith. The stakes are really high; Hebrews contains famous “warning passages” that remind readers that persevering in the faith is not something to be taken for granted. Hebrews speaks to us today because, though the specifics are different, life in our modern world makes it tougher and tougher to keep following him. Like the first century Hebrews, we need to remember again and again that Jesus is better, and it’s infinitely worth it to keep following him.
On this last Sunday in April, Pastor Matt leads us through the very last passages in our journey through the book of Hebrews with the incredibly poignant BIG IDEA: “Remember, obey, and pray for your leaders.”
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Read sermon transcriptThis week, Pastor Tim continues our journey through Hebrews with a BIG IDEA that’s a great reminder to us all: Keep on loving each other.
1. What is brotherly love?
2. How do we endure in brotherly love?
3. What kills love?
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Read sermon transcriptAs we continue our journey through the Book of Hebrews, our BIG IDEA centers around Hebrews 12:25: Do not refuse Him who is speaking. Why?
1. Because you’ve come to a greater mountain (vv. 18-24)
2. Because you’ve heard a greater warning (vv. 25b)
3. Because You’ve received a greater kingdom (vv. 26-29)
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“Covenant and God’s Purpose for the World (Short Studies in Biblical Theology)” by Thomas Schreiner; July 2017
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Read sermon transcriptInstead of seeing our trials as God’s disfavor, we need to receive them as his loving discipline, fitting us to run. This morning’s passage is Hebrews 12:4-17 and the big idea of our passage, this morning is: Be subject to your Father’s discipline.
1. Because His discipline flows from His love (vv. 4-13)
2. Because He disciplines us for peace and holiness (vv. 14-17).
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Read sermon transcriptOur very own Pastor Paul delivers this week’s BIG IDEA of Hebrews 12:1-3: RUN WITH ENDURANCE TO THE FINISH
1. Listen to the witnesses (12:1a)
2. Lay aside weights and sins (12:1b)
3. Look to Jesus (12:2-3)
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Hebrews 9-13 (William Lane, Word Biblical Commentary)
The Epistle to the Hebrews (Paul Ellingworth, New International Greek Testament Commentary)
The Epistle to the Hebrews (FF Bruce, New International Commentary on the New Testament)
“Sorrowful Love Springs from Serious Joy” (John Piper)
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Read sermon transcriptWalk by faith, not by sight…
1. When the path doesn’t match the promise
2. When the path hits opposition
3. When the path leads to triumph or tragedy.
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Read sermon transcriptBIG IDEA: Walk by faith, not by sight
1. what faith is,
2. what faith looks like,
3. what faith looks for
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Read sermon transcriptHebrews 10:26-39 is our passage this morning and brings us to the big idea: Don’t throw away your confidence in Christ. Don’t throw away your confidence in Christ because holding tightly to it by faith has great, eternal reward.
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Read sermon transcriptOur passage this morning is the hinge in Hebrews. It contains both the end to one major part of the letter and the beginning of the next; it’s a hinge. The first part of the passage will sum up nearly all the theology we’ve learned in Hebrews so far, and then the second part of the passage begins the final section of the letter, which is intensely practical, even more practical than the letter has already been. That brings us to the big idea of our passage this morning: Live in light of Christ’s sacrifice. Live in light of Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice. Ok – how do we do that? To answer that question we are going to take our passage in two parts: 1. The sacrifice 2. The living.
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Read sermon transcriptThe big idea of our passage this morning: With Christ we don’t have to fear death. With Christ we have power in life because we don’t have to fear death. Why don’t we have to fear death? Two reasons: 1. Christ died to secure our eternal inheritance 2. Christ will come again with our eternal inheritance.
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As we continue our journey through Hebrews, we find ourselves facing the question, “Who will heal our guilt?”
The answer is the big idea of our passage: Only Christ can cleanse our conscience. Only Christ can cleanse our conscience. This big idea raises big questions. Our passage answers three of them. 1. What can’t cleanse our conscience? (9:1-10) 2. How does Christ cleanse our conscience? (9:11-14a) 3. Why does Christ cleanse our conscience (9:14b).
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Read sermon transcriptThis week Pastor Mark unpacks the BIG IDEA of Hebrews 6:13-20: God’s promise is sure. We’ll see three ways we can respond to this truth that God’s promise is sure: Understand the promise. Trust the promise. Hope in the promise.
Citylight Manayunk | November 12, 2023 from Citylight Church on Vimeo
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Read sermon transcriptThis week’s journey through the Book of Hebrews brings us to Pastor Matt’s BIG IDEA: Let us go on to maturity
1. The face of immaturity (5:11-6:3)
2. The danger of immaturity (6:4-8)
3. The blessing of maturity (6:9-12).
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Read sermon transcriptCitylight Manayunk | October 29, 2023 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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This week’s journey through Hebrews brings us to three of the most reassuring verses in the Bible; Hebrews 4:14-16 reads: “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Join us as Pastor Matt encourages us to Hold Fast to Your Confession:
Because you have a great High Priest…
Because you have a sympathetic High Priest…
Draw near to the Father.
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Read sermon transcriptThis week brings up to Hebrews 4:1-13 where Pastor Matt will unpack the BIG IDEA: Fear and strive to enter God’s eternal rest. Together, we will unpack this in three parts:
1. The rest
2. The fear
3. The striving.
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Read sermon transcriptThis week, our very own Walter Shaw brings us the encouraging BIG IDEA of Hebrews 3:1-6: Consider the faithfulness of Jesus.
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Read sermon transcriptThis week we embark on our journey through the Book of Hebrews with the
BIG IDEA: Pay careful attention to Jesus, lest you drift.
1. Jesus is superior
2. Drifting is deadly.
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