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Religion & Spirituality

Season 37

May 25, 2025 - HOW GOD USES SUFFERING TO STRENGTHEN US

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 5.1-10 Jobey Mcginty The author of Hebrews provides us a description of the High Priest, as it had been described in God's Word. And, eventually, a new High Priest was sent, and it was the very Son of God Almighty. But although He was the Son, He would not be given preferential treatment. He would have to go through all that the earthly High Priests would go through, even what every human would have to go through, and through this, He also became a High Priest originated from the people, with the weakness of human experience being what makes Him sympathetic and gentle.

May 18, 2025 - HOLD FAST, AND APPROACH BOLDLY

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 4.14-16 Jobey McGinty Paying attention to the “small words” in the bible is of critical importance for us. Whether it is “and” or “but” or “if,” all of these make a huge difference in understanding what the Lord is telling us. And in Hebrews, we see a lot of these, and in particular we see a lot of two important phrases: Because, and Therefore. Because we have a “great High Priest” who entered into the heavens on our behalf, we then therefore should hold firmly to the confession of our faith in Him. And this great High Priest actually comes alongside of us and empowers us to hold firmly to the saving truth of the Gospel.

May 11, 2025 - DISOBEDIENCE OR REST

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 4.8-13 Tyler Willis God's word is living, active, and sharper than any sword. It pierces to the heart, revealing what needs to be brought into the light and purifying us from within. Remember, we cannot change our own hearts or anyone else's; this is God's work. Our call is to earnestly desire His word and to seek our rest and fulfillment not in the fleeting things of this world, but wholly in Jesus, our ultimate source of life. Let us continue to pray that His word would dwell richly in us, continually purifying our hearts as we walk with Him.

May 4, 2025 - I WILL GIVE YOU REST

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 4.1-7 Jobey McGinty Rest seems quite elusive for us in this day and age. Constant demands and keeping up with the pace of life leaves us restless. But God offers us the best and most important rest necessary, and that is rest from not only condemnation and shame, but also rest from trying to earn God’s love and acceptance. The Good News is that rest is still available to anyone who still has breath. The sacrifice of Christ is sufficient to cover and pay for the sins of all who would believe in faith. And as long as it is called “today,” anyone, regardless of how “far” from the Lord they are, is able to be saved by that grace, and that grace will be sufficient for us for all eternity.

April 27, 2025 - FALLING AWAY PREVENTION

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 3.12-19 Jobey McGinty It is easy to start almost anything, but it is an entirely different thing to finish well. The author of Hebrews does not want his readers to miss out on this “so great a salvation,” and he gives a warning to them of that possibility. From these verses, there are at least two things we can recognize...first, we must heed the call to “take care,” this means we must do something to prevent this hardening of heart. And, secondly, we must remember that this warning simply for those who don’t profess to know Christ, but it is a warning to people who do profess to know Christ, who have seen the work of God. We must be realistic and open about our sin, and we then must come alongside each other, in gospel community, to equip and prepare ourselves to fight against it.

April 13, 2025 - BECOME WHAT YOU ALREADY ARE

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 3.1-6 Jobey McGinty The author of Hebrews calls us “holy brothers.” Though we were enemies and children of wrath, God enacted a fitting way to redeem us to be His children...and if we are in His son, Jesus, then we are holy. Whether we always feel or act holy is another matter! But the author of Hebrews is seeing us through the lens of the completed work of Christ and he is calling us to see ourselves the same way. The more we see ourselves as not only "not guilty" but fully "innocent", because of Jesus, the more we are empowered and free to live, thankfully and purposefully, like the holy sons and daughters that we already are.

April 6, 2025 - A FITTING RESCUE PLAN

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 2.10-18 Jobey McGinty It may not be possible for us to fully understand the depths of our sin, but even a surface level comprehension should bring us to our knees. God, of course, sees our sin for what it is and knows that it requires a rescue plan that is beyond our comprehension or capability. And God’s Word says that it was “fitting” that God would come up with a particular plan to exonerate us, and the plan would be preposterous. He Himself would stand in our place. And God called this “fitting." It is necessary that something/someone as amazingly perfect should be what satisfies the justice of God, because sin is itself amazingly treacherous. And because Jesus has become a human and endured all that we have, He has become a perfect, sympathetic, and faithful High Priest who ministers to us and for us.

March 23, 2025 - WHY DID GOD ALLOW SIN INTO THE WORLD?

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 2.5-9 Jobey McGinty The author of Hebrews begins with showing Christ’s solidarity with God, but now in these verses he is shifting to show Christ’s solidarity with man. At creation, man was given dominion over creation, but we failed. Christ takes up that cause in order to reestablish that kingdom reign, and also pay for the penalty of the loss due to humankind. That said, while His Kingdom has been inaugurated at the cross, we still don’t perceive that victory…yet. But that Day will come when His rule and reign will be consummated forevermore.

March 16, 2025 - JESUS TESTIFIED

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 2.1-4 Tyler Willis How easily we can all drift spiritually without noticing! The serious consequences of neglecting such a great salvation are real, just as judgment under the law was. So how do we fight this drift? God's Word! Read it, meditate on it, discuss it with your gospel community, live it out! As we soak in God's Word we can't help but become closer to the Word Become Flesh, Jesus. Drift doesn't stand a chance when we remain in Christ's presence.

March 2, 2025 - DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT

Hebrews: True and Better - Hebrews 1.1-14 Jobey McGinty The author of Hebrews begins with big claims about Christ, and he moves quickly into referring to various Old Testament Scriptures to show how Christ is the fulfillment of those Scriptures. His goal is to help these Jewish believers rightly interpret the Old Testament in light of the events of Christ. What the author is doing here is effectively saying, “don’t take my word for it.” He wants his readers to base their beliefs not on what he claims, or on their feelings or thoughts, but he wants them to go into God’s Word. And when we do go to God's Word, we see that it is about Jesus from start to finish!

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