Apparently, physicists say everything most real in the universe is invisible. The Bible agrees. As people of Christian faith we believe in what we do not see, and our centre of gravity is an unseen future. This is how God’s people have always lived, and how we are called to live to day. Hebrews 11 is written to encourage us in this.
‘Fly and die’ is a term used in racing – running, rowing – when someone sets off like a rocket but then blows up part way through. We cannot afford to do that in the Christian race. We need a faith that endures to the end. Hebrews 11 is written to encourage us in this.
Hebrews 2:9On Remembrance Sunday we remember the hundreds of thousands who laid down their lives to secure our freedom – and also the one man Jesus Christ who laid down his life to set us free from sin and death. Interview with, and talk by, Lt Col Philip Bray.
Hebrews 12:18-24 We need to be more heavenly minded, in order that we might be more earthly good, as we head for the heavenly city.
Hebrews 12:12-17 God calls us to lift our drooping hands and strengthen our weak knees and run the race. We need to watch sexual and material temptation, and keep our eyes on our future hope.
Hebrews 12:3-11 “It’s only in heaven that Kleenex goes out of business”. In the meantime there will be plenty of tears in our lives now, and Jesus calls us to take up our cross and follow him.
Various This life is the shortest bit of our existence. We need to be people of faith who keep going by looking to those who have gone before, and above all looking to Jesus.
Hebrews 3:12-13 Sometimes hard conversations are good and necessary – when a Christian is sinning or has sinned against us, or when we have sinned against another Christian. But hard conversations are also hard conversations.
Acts 2:42 Devocean is a conservation group for those devoted to cleaning up our oceans. Devoted to Dachsunds is a shop for those who are mad about sausage dogs. The early Christians were devoted to church. Why should we be? And how can we become more like them?
Hebrews 13:10-25
