Why do we find it so hard to truly listen to the Bible? Sometimes it can feel dull, repetitive, and laborious – just another dry text to get through. The truth is, our attention usually depends on whether we grasp the sheer weight and authority of the person speaking. In Hebrews 1:1–2:4, we discover the voice behind the pages of scripture.
Have you ever wondered whether you actually have enough to make it to the end – enough faith, endurance, or strength to keep going as a Christian? When we are tempted, feeling dry or drifting, many of us quietly question whether we will make it to the end. In this talk, we will explore an overview of the letter to the Hebrews and see how the preacher assures us that in our confession, “Jesus Christ our Lord”, we already have more than enough.
Hebrews 10:26-39 Keep persevering so you receive God’s promised reward, not judgement.
Hebrews 10:19-25 Because of Jesus’ once-for-all sacrifice, believers can approach God with confidence and persevere together in faith, hope, and love.
HEBREWS 9:27-28And just as it is appointed for man to die once, andafter that comes judgment, so Christ, having beenoffered once to bear the sins of many, will appear asecond…
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.
