1. What was wrong with the Old Covenant? (v7-9, v13) -couldn’t do the job -sinful people = out of date 2. Why is the New Covenant better? (v10) Heb 7:22 – Jesus as guarantor Heb 8:6 – better promises v10 – internal 3. What difference does it make? – Forgiveness – For all God’s people – Knowing God 4. Why is the…
Hebrews heads into very unfamiliar territory… Priests, covenants, Levites, sacrifices and offerings… Jesus is a priest like Melchizedek Names that mean something: King of righteousness, king of peace Greater than Abraham Priests, the Old Testament and you Modern culture: The idea of a ‘Priest’ isn’t seen as relevant Ancient Culture: Priests were at the centre of life and faith Priests in the…
“You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family” To be Christian is to be chosen by God. To be chosen by God is to be… sought To be chosen by God is to be… loved But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be…
An uncomfortable message Philo, “they might as well be images or statues”. Exposed and rebuked – Heb 5:11-14 wilfully lazy Urged to change and grow – Heb 6:1-3 … they need to know what God’s word says. Hebrews 2:1-4, 3:7-19, 4:12-13. Basic things to know … 1) How to become a Christian and the seriousness of sin 2) How to be part…
“Me and God, we be Mates” … an almost unbridgeable chasm A Mediator is needed … In the Old Testament (OT) ‘priesthood’ … ‘sacrificial system’ God given Forgiveness is costly Hebrews Jesus heaps better than the OT priests and sacrifices What an utter disaster it would be if they went back to the old ways Since Jesus is better Verse 14 ……
What role is there for someone like Peter? – Peter: a catastrophic failure as a leader and as a friend – Forgiveness and restoration – God works through ordinary people. 2 Cor 12:9-10 “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” Feed my lambs – Jesus entrusts his people to one another – Is this for Peter…
Gone fishing A man on the shore The catch of the day What is happening in this passage? Bizarre interpretations So why was the passage included? A living parable? Firstly – the disciples are still confused Secondly – Jesus’ word can be trusted 100% For us today. Firstly – if this passage is a living parable for the gospel mission ahead Secondly,…
Images of living a good life? Decisions (career, spouse, family, house size, car type, holiday destinations, retirement plans, values of what is good and what is bad, decisions about who or what is central in making YOUR decisions) How can we ever live the good life? Thinking about life John 1:4, “in Jesus there is life and that life is the light…
The tomb is open “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we do not know where they have put him” Mary’s grief turns to joy Why? “Do not hold into me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, “I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my…