We will be spending most of our time in the first chapter of the Gospel of John. However, I would like to take our time getting there. You see, this Gospel is very unique, both in its content and in its place in history. And by that I mean, this Gospel, and the rest of […]
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I wonder what it would have been like to be a little bird flitting from branch to branch in the trees along the road to Emmaus. I’m sure he would have noticed the two men walking side by side in deep conversation. And he couldn’t help but notice the stranger who was quickly overtaking them. When
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Now tonight, I would like to look at something that we all have to deal with, sometimes on a daily basis. And it’s something Jesus has assured us will be unavoidable, and yet we all try to avoid it. Its tribulation, and Jesus assures us—“In the world you will have tribulation.” Now, that’s not too
As we have traveled through Hebrews, the Holy Spirit has given us a glimpse of heaven. Our Lord and Saviour and Intercessor is there already, and because of Christ, one day heaven will be our home also. Most of Hebrews is a heavenly book, but its doctrines should make an earthly difference in our lives. Yes, as
In Chapter 11, the Holy Spirit encourages us with the heroes of faith in bygone ages. First we read about the faithful who lived in antediluvian times. Then we saw the testimony of the patriarchs and the rulers in Israel , and, finally, the latter prophets. And now, in Chapter 12, the Holy Spirit begins to make
Last week we finished our study of the heroes of faith in Chapter 11. No doubt the writer of Hebrews was encouraging those who were teetering on the edge of apostasy to step out by faith and claim Christ as their Saviour. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ But there was another important issue that the Hebrew Christians needed to
For the last two weeks, we have been studying the heroes of faith in Chapter 11. First we saw examples of faith in the antediluvian times. Abel showed us the way of faith; Enoch the walk of faith; and Noah illustrated the witness of faith. Then the writer spoke of the faith of the patriarchs. In the case of all three
Although we will be studying Hebrews 11 today, we will be spending a lot of time in the book of Genesis, beginning at Chapter 22, so it would be a good idea to just keep your finger there. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Last week we began a study of the heroes of faith. Did this new subject have
Chapter 11 begins a new section that gives testimony to some of God’s special heroes of faith. These servants of God lived in four different dispensations, all of which were but preparatory periods leading up to the age of grace, so they did not have God’s full revelation. However, even in these previous dispensations, faith
In Chapter 10, the writer brings out the superiority of Christ’s sacrifice over the Old Testament sacrifices. Although most of those receiving this epistle were Jewish and were genuinely saved, there had been some in their assembly who had only given an intellectual ascent to Christianity, with no real conversion. Many of these had turned
