The writer of Hebrews emphasized to his audience the importance of responding to God’s call without delay - an urgency that is just as relevant in our own lives today.

The words of the Hebrews writer/pastor give us a profound summary of the glorious (mysterious) dual nature of Jesus. He was both fully God and fully man. Chapter 1 accented His divinity; now chapter 2 emphasizes His humanity.

On Resurrection Sunday, we focused in joyous worship on Jesus, our glorious Savior and King, and continued our study of Hebrews, which reminds us of Jesus’ superiority over all created beings.

Jesus Christ: Creator, sustainer and heir of all things … radiance of God’s glory … the exact representation of God … and so much more – this is the picture of our Lord painted by the writer of Hebrews in the opening verses of Hebrews. What beautiful words to ponder on Palm Sunday, the day in which we celebrate His humble but triumphant entry into God’s Holy City.

This week Pastor Keith introduces a new series on the book of Hebrews with a look at how God has made Himself known to us through His Son, and how we are called to make Christ known to those around us in word and dee

As we conclude our study of Esther, we focus on Purim, a feast of remembrance, and consider how we can remember and celebrate the faithfulness of God in our own lives

All of the seeming coincidences that lead to the deliverance of the Hebrew people in Esther reveal the hand of God quietly at work behind what we can see. Through God’s prevenient grace, in times of suffering and even in the ordinary, we too can experience “God behind the seen.”

On this day, our study of Esther merged with “Freedom Sunday,” a focused look at God’s heart to end modern-day slavery. Guest speaker Kevin Austin of the Free Methodist Church’s Set Free Movement pointed us to ways that we, like Esther in her time, can work to bring justice to our world.

This week we look at Mordecai’s request to Esther, and the difficult question she must face: What would be worth dying for? As Christians, it’s a question, we should consider as well.

A pervasive element in the story of Esther is the influences of others. Many offer advice about courses of action – some good, but most not so good. Similarly, many voices speak to us today, and we must be discerning about which ones we should heed.