Audio by genre hebrews

• Jesus is far better than everything else we could possibly have. Incomparably better!
• So hold fast to him and don't allow yourself to be pulled away by other attractions.

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• It sounds like a contradiction when we are told:
  "Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest" (Heb 4:11)
• But actually it is not, it is one of the keys to a fruitful, productive and stress-free life.

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• We can gain a deeper appreciation of what Jesus does for us from this description of O.T. priests.
• Hebrews urges us to come to God in confidence because Jesus truly knows what it is like to be human: weak and tempted.

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• What do these passages actually say?
• And how do they fit in with other Scriptures that speak of the "Unforgivable Sin?".

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• The stories from when Jesus walked this earth with us,
• show a man who experienced a full range of emotions, and was deeply empathic with those around him.
• Hebrews encourages us to experience this deep compassion as we engage with him in prayer.

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• Followup session answering the great questions that came out of part 4, which asked 'Can a Christian Permanently Fall Away?'
• The root of the answer is understanding what actually happens to you when you become a Christian,
• and then we look at some Scriptures which may seem to say the opposite.

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• Hebrews is symmetrical.
• Everything hangs on what is at the center.
• And right in the middle of the center we have "an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast"

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• When you really understand the New Covenant, it will transform your life, bring you into a new freedom, and enrich your relationship with God.
• Sadly it is rarely explained, and most Christians are not entirely free from the Old.

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• There is so much richness to be found in all the imagery that comes together in this celebration meal.
• In the end we see seven ideas woven together, there for us to turn over in our minds with joy as we break bread together.

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• Who wrote Hebrews? Why and to whom?
• The book is very carefully structured, and understanding this is an excellent doorway into seeing the main focus of the book, and how the author supports such a powerful central claim.

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• The central teaching of Hebrews is about our prayer lives—drawing near to God with confidence.
• This chapter is a key building block as it lays out the way to intimacy with such power and clarity.

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• Since we have authorization for free access to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the fresh and living way that he opened up for us, through the curtain—that is through his flesh,
• let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings,
  because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from a burdened conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
• And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

• The difference between living with your focus on
  • the visible world
  • vs. the invisible world of God's promises
• and how this will change your life.

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• After huge claims for the value of faith/trust for our lives, and the pleasure it gives our Father, Hebrews goes on to show this with a set of stories.
• But they contain a surprising twist—which makes them far more relevant to us today!

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• From Abraham and Moses to the 'Stanford Marshmallow Experiment', the challenge of persisting is a common human experience.
• The Bible gives us three ways that not only help us endure, but turn it from a negative to a positive experience.

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• Hebrews is full of little gems of positive direction about growth.
• Today we collect them together and see a strong and clear theme emerges about how we grow, or not grow as we try to Run the Race.

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• The story of Esau gives us a vivid picture which brings clarity to life's choices.

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• Hebrews pulls in references to two of the richest O.T. passages about the unshakeable security of God's love for us.
• He will never let us go!
• The challenge is to truly take in these amazing promises, and also to live out our Kingdom membership in this world.

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• There's a verse in Hebrews that scholars agree is strangely worded, and a little scary if translated correctly.
• They don't talk about what it might mean to follow this command in practice.
• Yet actually it is a key to our deep growth.

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• If we try to summarise the whole of Hebrews in one sentence, we are very much helped by two markers which bookend the central section.
• It turns out that our confidence that Jesus has washed us perfectly clean from sin is the central focus of the book.

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