Do we judge something as better for being newer, or older? Christians were asking this as they compared grace to Law. In Hebrews 8, the author definitively proves that, no matter how you slice it, Jesus' way--relating to God through grace--is better than the Law.

We too easily skim Jesus' connection to Melchizedek. The more we understand it, however, the more we see Jesus as a better priest over a better kind of relationship, and find hope in our connection to someoen as great as Him.

Do you find yourself struggling with the same questions and issues as you were five years ago? God calls us to grow and mature in our trust of God.

We live in a broken world, and naturally want to avoid suffering as much as possible. But what if God can use suffering as His greatest tool to show Himself to us?

How can we become a more tightly knit community that pulls one another upward toward a closer relationship with Jesus? We learn about this in a message from Village Missions Director, John Adams.

Though our worship and service has value, every church can get sidetracked when thinking of its ministry (as evidenced by the New Testament letters!). We recall the primary purpose for the church: not to engage in activities, but to for relationships that draw us closer to one another and to Christ.

Chad Swearingen shares from Ephesians 1:3-10 & 2:1-10, explaining 8 things that are true of every believer because of what Christ has done for them.

In order to communicate with God, we need a mediator--a priest--who is taken from the people and appointed by God. Israel had depended on the family of Moses' brother Aaron. But in Jesus we see one who is qualified to serve as priest, only far better than the Aaronic priests ever could!

This week, we explore Hebrews' second warning, this time against the danger of unbelief. We see the distinction between those who trust in Jesus for life and fall away, and those who grow to trust Him in their everyday--who get to enter into Jesus' REST.

Hebrews contains 5 warning passages. The first (Heb 2:1-4) warns against neglecting "so great a salvation." To understand what's at stake, we see the story around the warning, which speaks of the glory which will one day be given to the Son and a particular group called His "companions" or "sharers."