Sermons and Biblical Studies

HEBREWS 4:6–13 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). We come today to one of the most famous verses in the Bible: Hebrews 4:12. Let’s look … Continue reading “THE LIVING WORD OF GOD”

HEBREWS 4:1–13 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day (Hebrews 4:8). We come now to Hebrews 4, which continues a theological argument begun in Hebrews 3. The author points out that God has promised rest to His people, but that the people who were delivered from … Continue reading “THE ULTIMATE SABBATH”

HEBREWS 4:1–11 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God (Hebrews 4:9). Today is Memorial Day in the United States. In the Bible there is a different sort of memorial day which figures prominently in Hebrews 4—the Sabbath. The Bible is full of memorials. Memorials are semipermanent things or rituals that God establishes … Continue reading “THE MEMORIAL DAY”

HEBREWS 3:16–19 Who were they who heard and rebelled? Where they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? (Hebrews 3:16). As we have seen, Psalm 95 warns us that it we hear His voice, we must harken to it and not rebel. Hebrews follows the citation from the Psalms by asking a series of … Continue reading “HEARING AND RECEIVING”

HEBREWS 3:12–15 But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness (Hebrews 3:13). Apostasy is falling away from the truth. To commit the sin of apostasy, you must first of all be a professing believer, a member of God’s church. The … Continue reading “THE DECEITFULNESS OF SIN”

HEBREWS 3:12–15 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God (Hebrews 3:12). Hebrews cites Psalm 95, which we considered yesterday, applying it as a warning to the people of that day, Jewish Christians living in Palestine. Already in the early church, people were … Continue reading “NO LOOKING BACK”

HEBREWS 3:7–11 Do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the desert (Hebrews 3:8). Hebrews 3:7–11 quotes Psalm 95:7–11. Some churches use Psalm 95 as a call to worship. The psalm begins, “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord,” and continues by extolling the … Continue reading “REBELLION IN THE WILDERNESS”

HEBREWS 3:7–11 So as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice …” (Hebrews 3:7). Before going on with the argument of Hebrews 3, we need to take a day and reflect on the phrasing of Hebrews 3:7. Notice that the author writes “as the Holy Spirit says.” The author of Hebrews is … Continue reading “THE WRITTEN WORD OF GOD”

HEBREWS 3:1–6 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself (Hebrews 3:3). The author of Hebrews proceeds in Hebrews 3 to provide a series of comparisons and contrasts between Moses and Jesus. First, both Moses and Jesus were faithful … Continue reading “MOSES’ AND JESUS’ HOUSE”

HEBREWS 3:1–6 [Jesus] was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house (Hebrews 3:2). We have just seen that Jesus is seated at the center of the Glory Cloud, which consists of God’s host arrayed around Him. We have also seen that Jesus is the Archbishop of … Continue reading “THE TENT OF GOD”