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The main point is that Jesus is no ordinary, weak, sinful, dying, priest. He is strong, pure, sinless, and has an indestructible life. He is the Son of God. Jesus Christ has not just come to fit into the earthly system of the priesthood as the greatest and final human priest. Rather, he has come to fulfill and end this system. This means that the entire essence of worship which we see in the Old Testament has been radically refocused onto Jesus himself. Worship has now become a “spiritual” thing, as opposed to merely an “physical” thing. The physical is still important, but the spiritual is so significant that all of external life (not just church life) has now become an expression of our worship. Worship is now something that can and should happen all the time and everywhere.

31 Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV

Jesus is able to save us forever (“to the uttermost”) and that he intercedes for us forever (“he always lives to make intercession for [us]”). These two things are directly connected. Jesus is able to save us forever “SINCE (because) he always lives to make intercession for [us].” In other words, our future salvation rests on Christ's continual intercession for us. Those of us who HAVE BEEN saved are also BEING saved by the continual intercession of Jesus in heaven.

Even the Apostle John, when he saw Jesus in his glory, “fell at his feet like a dead man” (Revelation 1:17). However, verse 28 of our text clearly communicates that for those who abide in Christ, the dominant mood will be confidence when Christ appears. So how is this possible? The author to the Hebrews answers this question by saying that we must earnestly imitate those who are promised to inherit salvation through their genuine faith which was evidenced through practical love for the saints. We are not saved by Christ's work through us, but by Christ's work for us. However, Christ's work through us gives us confidence of Christ's work for us.

Did you know it is quite possible to be “enlightened,” to “taste of the heavenly gift [and] the goodness of the Word of God,” and even to “share in the Holy Spirit,” all while remaining an UNBELIEVER?

In this short video, Pastor Joel Webbon provides a clear answer to one of the most frightening questions. Is repentance possible for someone who never had salvation to begin with, but who grew up in a gospel-preaching church and fell away?

"For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance..." Hebrews 6:4-6 ESV.

2 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child.” Hebrews 5:12-13 ESV

Jesus is the merciful High Priest because he sympathizes with our weakness. But Jesus is NOT an “Empathetic” High Priest. Empathy only makes problems worse.

Secularism is a religion. Just like any other religion, Secularism has an Orthodoxy, Sacraments, and Blasphemy Laws. Winsome Christianity is not the cure.

Pastor Connor Hensley, a Lay-Elder at Covenant Bible Church preaches from hebrews 4:1-13 on Sunday, May 1st, 2022.

Churches in America are falling all around us. From Mars Hill to Hillsong, it’s all crumbling down. But at the same time, the True Church in America, and all around the world, is thriving. So what’s the difference?

In this sermon, Pastor Joel Webbon emphasizes some of the key distinctions between churches that fall and churches that thrive.