Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glor...  Read More

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father to whom be glory ...  Read More

1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead— 2and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia: 3Grace and peace to you...  Read More

18Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.-Hebrews 13:18Pray for your pastors and church leaders. Pray for your fathers and mothers of t...  Read More

1I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart;  I will recount all Your wonders.  2I will be glad and rejoice in You;  I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.  -Psalm 9:1-2Not but a few nigh...  Read More

15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.-Hebrews 13:15The importance of praise once again crosses my path. I find it ...  Read More

There is an apparent conflict in the people receiving this letter that they often did not heed their leaders, or followed the wrong ones. Based on the Scripture we covered last week as well as what we...  Read More

As the writer of Hebrews rounds off his closing statements he gives some final points of Christian conduct that the reader ought to follow. But the bridge to get us there is a "therefore."Through Jesu...  Read More

With this passage, we officially conclude the book of Hebrews. This section gives some final instruction of Christian conduct and character that should be expected among believers. The first of this i...  Read More

15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. 16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacr...  Read More

Take 15 minutes this morning and pray for your leaders in the faith. Pray for your pastors, that we may lead holy lives. Pray for your mentors. Pray for your fathers in the faith. Pray for your mother...  Read More

It is a regular part of my life where I am examining what my inputs are. We have heard the statistics of "you are the 5 people you are closest too." This has proven true on multiple counts. The thing ...  Read More

7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.-Hebrews 13:7Lately, I have been thinking back to the various leaders who hav...  Read More

As previously stated, there is a huge emphasis placed simply on trusting in God. That is the undertone of this whole section. In fact, it has been the undertone of this whole book. Will the people hee...  Read More

We have gone through the entire book of Hebrews and the connection points have remained consistent. The place where these Jewish believers are is a tough one. There are pressures from all sides callin...  Read More

Just as we had discussed variations of love in the last week, this week's passage continues on that. However, rather than simply looking at different expressions of love, we wrestle with the object of...  Read More

5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said:  “Never will I leave you,  never will I forsake you.” 6So we say with confidence:  “The Lord is my hel...  Read More

Pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ that are struggling to let love be genuine. Pray for the Church as a whole that the love of God would be poured in our hearts that we may demonstrate that ...  Read More

27You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If your right e...  Read More

Let's talk about the sin of sexual immorality. 4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.-Hebrews 13:4The judgment ...  Read More

The love of the believer is essential in communicating the love of God. After all, at the moment of belief, of confession and repentance, when an individual has been born again, they become a vessel b...  Read More

The language of chapter 13 shifts from the language that was found all throughout the book. Where the central focus was upon faith, seeing Jesus as better than all else, and the consequences of depart...  Read More

We finally enter into the final chapter of the book of Hebrews. As concluding statements are being made, the writer to the Hebrews gives some final statements concerning conduct and character. This pa...  Read More

1Continue in brotherly love. 2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. 3Remember those in prison as if you were bound wi...  Read More