Intro There’s no such thing as a free lunch the saying goes. And if you’re not paying, somone else is paying. The is a cost to everything. In religion one of the questions we must deal with is what payments are to be rendered to the gods, People have tried various ways to try and pay the gods, with sacrifices…

Introduction I have one thing to warn you of this morning: Don’t be complacent ! It’s pretty simple. This message from Jeremiah is a warning to us. A reminder. A moment to stop and think about what you’re doing, think about the life you live, think about the things you love, think about the people you…

Intro We don’t do all the smells and bells and incense and sacrifices and offerings of the Old Testament. You might read through your Leviticus and other Torah books, and you’ll say “we don’t do any of this stuff when the local church gathers for corporate worship” So what was the point of it? Why was…

Intro Recap: Jesus is the High Priest, but not Levitical, like Melchizedek Aside about maturity - stop being sluggish and become skilled in the word of Righteousness There is hope - The certainty of God’s promised based on swearing to Abraham Now, Abraham into Mel Who Is Melchizedek ? A question we haven’t…

Intro Hook - Weirdness of priests? Isn’t that a catholic thing? Recap Hebrews So far. Main theme: Jesus is our High Priest, draw near to God through Him! Jesus - Sympathetic High Priest (4:14-16) Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us…

Exegetical Purpose: To remind the Corinthians about the centrality of the Resurrection. Homiletic Purpose: To remind the Church about the centrality of the Resurrection. IntroductionEaster If you asked any old person on the street: “What is the most important part of Christianity?” What answer do you…

Intro Dense passage. I thought about dividing it up, but it is all one extended argument. Let’s look at it in 6 Sections. Where did we leave off? Jesus is like Moses (who lead the exodus, who gave the Law, who was faithful). Moses was a faithful Servant, but Jesus is greater! Moses is a servant in the…