Who does the Bible say Jesus is? With this introduction to our Advent series on the Incarnation, we take a look at the biblical witness to Jesus' identity. He is the fully human, fully divine Savior, come to save us from our sins.

Hebrews is nearing its ending as the author puts before us the paths of life and death. All things are passing away under the judgment of God, but the lasting things in Christ will remain. Christians take heed that only those things redeemed and...

One author once said the Christian life is not opposed to effort, but to earning. The struggle against sin is often taxing, just as the struggle against cultural pressure is exhausting. The Christian can either see the struggle as a sign of God’s s...

The Christian life is a life of faith from first to last but faith is not a blind leap into the dark. Instead we are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses testifying that we are pursuing a sure and certain hope, that our faith is far more than an empty...

The author of Hebrews goes from theologian to pastor, instructing his congregation on how the priesthood of Christ boils down into day-to-day life. These instructions aren't just a natural response to God; they are the practices on which...

Western Christianity is vulnerable to more than marginalization. It is also vulnerable to an internal threat, like water damage within the walls, that works its way from the inside out. Christians have forgotten our metaphysic. Or in other words...

In a miscalculation that the Spirit will hopefully use to great effect, Mike wrote an enormously long sermon about Hebrews chapter 8. In an effort to conclude this Sunday's service before the start time of the following service, he decided to...

We come to a highly dense passage of Scripture, a passage the author of Hebrews thinks may be too weighty to be appreciated by the immature. It is a comparison between the priesthood of the Levites and the priesthood of Jesus. Few of us know what it...

Now that God's people have agreed to the terms of His covenant, God reveals how He will dwell with them. God gives them the plans for a splendid home that will require the best of what they have and even supernatural skill to prepare. God's...

The question that often occurs in our reading of the Scriptures is "Why does God stick it out?" Israel falls so often, as do we, that it's a wonder God remains. But in this week's passage we find that God's reason is simple...