A Lasting Refuge (Hebrews 13:23-28; Numbers 35:9-15; 22-29)

Jesus is able to save those who seek refuge in him, because he is not like them (or the priests of the Old Covenant).

Living Between the Days (Psalm 2)

A day has been set for judgment and, between now and then, God is patiently waiting while he calls his children out of sin and rebellion, to refuge in the Risen Savior

The Need for a Better Covenant (Hebrews 7:11-22; Numbers 3:5-13)

The New Covenant is able to save because it is based upon Jesus who is a perfect priest.

The Blessed Man (Psalm 1:1-6; Genesis 2:4-17)

Psalm 1 speaks of the blessings and curses of the Law and, through that, shows us the salvation that would be accomplished by the Messiah to come.

King of Righteousness, King of Peace (Hebrews 7:1-10; Genesis 14:17-24)

Melchizedek, the king of Salem was a priest, who served as a picture of Christ to come showing us that salvation (that is peace with God), comes by giving us his perfect righteousness and laying down his life for us.

The Anchor of Your Soul (Hebrews 6:13-20; Genesis 22:15-19)

God has given his people a double pledge to encourage them hold fast to the hope of glory they have in Jesus Christ.

Jesus and the Pharisees (Matthew 5:17-21)

We Are Convinced of Better Things (Hebrews 6:9-12; Deuteronomy 31:24-29)

Today we will see that the author of Hebrews is confident that his hearers
have embraced the New Covenant because of the fruit that has been born in their lives.

The OPC and Singing (Colossians 3:16; Ephesians 5:18-19; Hebrews 2:6-12)

Joining the Wrong Team, Part 2 (Hebrews 6:4-8; Isaiah 5:1-7)

The lesson to be learned from national Israel sharing in Adam’s curse is that any substitute for Christ meets with the same consequences.

Joining the Wrong Team, Part 1 (Hebrews 6:4-6; Matthew 21:33-44)

In crucifying the Son of God, national Israel (as defined by the Old Covenant) made their apostasy irreversible and cannot be restored to repentance. 

Discerning Good from Evil (Hebrews 5:11-6:3; Genesis 2:15-17; 3:6)

To return to the Old Covenant after the coming of Christ is to repeat the sin of Adam and choose earthly gain over heavenly.

Two Priesthoods (Hebrews 5:1-10; Psalm 110:1-7)

Christ, as the high-priest of the new covenant, offers a better ministry than Aaron and is, thus, able to save those who trust in him.

Two Priests (Hebrews 4:11-16; Genesis 2:25-3:10, 22-24; Matthew 4:1-11)

You have two options, place your confidence in disobedient Adam and
meet with judgment, or place your confidence in obedient Jesus and meet with
God.

There Remains a Sabbath Rest (Hebrews 4:1-11; Genesis 2:1-3)

The Promised Land was a picture of heaven, which can only be obtained by faith.

They Shall Never Enter My Rest (Hebrews 3:7-19; Psalm 95)

To return to the Old Covenant is to deny the sufficiency of Christ and is the path of destruction.

The Son and the Servant (Hebrews 3:1-6; Numbers 12:1-16)

To return to the Old Covenant is to choose the servant over the Son and to abandon your (heavenly) inheritance.

Philadelphia (Hebrews 2:10-18)

Jesus, the Son, is not ashamed to call us brothers, but became like us in order that he might call us out of the our old reality and lead the way to a new reality and share his inheritance in the world to come with us.

Paid in Full (Hebrews 2:10-18; Genesis 2:15-17)

Christ’s death was a act of substitution intended not to satisfy Satan, but to satisfy God’s own righteousness.

Never Betray Your Brother (Obadiah 1:1-21)