Delight in Grace

Jesus entered into our experience, so that by faith, His experience becomes ours.

When Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the garden, we became like a branch that sawed itself off from the tree.  In our attempt to find satisfaction apart from God, we separated ourselves from our very life source.  But God was not willing to leave us in our brokenness.  Jesus comes as our High Priest, the only one who could be the go-between, the only one who could truly restore us to the Fath...

The Old Testament ritual of the high priest was a shadow of what Jesus would complete for us.  Hebrews 4:14 says Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.  As servants of Christ, a truth like this infuses courage into our hearts and bolsters our resolve.

When Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the garden, we became like a branch that sawed itself off from the tree.  In our attempt to find satisfaction apart from God, we separated ourselves from our very life source.  But God was not willing to leave us in our brokenness.  Jesus comes as our High Priest, the only one who could be the go-between, the only one who could truly restore us to the Fath...

When Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the garden, we became like a branch that sawed itself off from the tree.  In our attempt to find satisfaction apart from God, we separated ourselves from our very life source.

The Bible is God’s self-disclosure to us.  It is through His Word that we see God and see ourselves as we really are.  In today’s passage, Hebrews 4:11-13, we see that His Word is alive and powerful.

The Bible is God’s self-disclosure to us.  It is through His Word that we see God and see ourselves as we really are.  In today’s passage, Hebrews 4:11-13, we see that His Word is alive and powerful.

Hebrews 4:1-10 A clear view of God’s character and purpose will make us intensely aware of our own brokenness.  Surrendering makes us whole again.  Today, Pastor Rich continues in Hebrews 4:1-10, showing how finding our rest in God frees us from the desperate striving to find meaning and purpose on our own. Let’s listen in.

Surrendering makes us whole again.  Today, Pastor Rich continues in Hebrews 4:1-10, showing how finding our rest in God frees us from the desperate striving to find meaning and purpose on our own.

A clear view of God’s character and purpose will make us intensely aware of our own brokenness.  Surrendering makes us whole again.  Today, Pastor Rich continues in Hebrews 4:1-10, showing how finding our rest in God frees us from the desperate striving to find meaning and purpose on our own. Let’s listen in.

A heart that is not surrendered to its Creator is often a restless heart.  To that heart, Jesus calls, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”  Today, Pastor Rich will share from Hebrews 4:1-10 in this...

A heart that is not surrendered to its Creator is often a restless heart.  To that heart, Jesus calls, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”  Today, Pastor Rich will share from Hebrews 4:1-10 in this...

A heart that is not surrendered to its Creator is often a restless heart.  To that heart, Jesus calls, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”  Today, Pastor Rich will share from Hebrews 4:1-10 in this...

Hebrews 3:12 puts us on high alert to a great danger: “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.” We must cultivate a surrendered, trusting heart toward our Father, but Pastor Rich points out the traps in our thought life that will quickly lead us to a hardened heart. Hebrews 3:7-19 holds important wisdom for us on ho...

Hebrews 3:12 puts us on high alert to a great danger: “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.” We must cultivate a surrendered, trusting heart toward our Father, but Pastor Rich points out the traps in our thought life that will quickly lead us to a hardened heart. Hebrews 3:7-19 holds important wisdom for us on ho...

Hebrews 3:12 puts us on high alert to a great danger: “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.” We must cultivate a surrendered, trusting heart toward our Father, but Pastor Rich points out the traps in our thought life that will quickly lead us to a hardened heart. Hebrews 3:7-19 holds important wisdom for us on ho...

Believers have a calling to faithfully center our attention on Christ.  He is our reference point for all of life.  While the calling is the same, the faithful stewardship of that calling will look a little different within the unique context in which God has placed us, each investing in the relationships around us.  Today Pastor Rich looks into Hebrews 3:1-6 to help us better define what it looks...

Believers have a calling to faithfully center our attention on Christ.  He is our reference point for all of life.  While the calling is the same, the faithful stewardship of that calling will look a little different within the unique context in which God has placed us, each investing in the relationships around us.  Today Pastor Rich looks into Hebrews 3:1-6 to help us better define what it looks...

Believers have a calling to faithfully center our attention on Christ.  He is our reference point for all of life.  While the calling is the same, the faithful stewardship of that calling will look a little different within the unique context in which God has placed us, each investing in the relationships around us.  Today Pastor Rich looks into Hebrews 3:1-6 to help us better define what it looks...

From Hebrews 2:5-18, Pastor Rich lays out a clear account of the Gospel message, reminding us that Jesus is the main point

From Hebrews 2:5-18, Pastor Rich lays out a clear account of the Gospel message, reminding us that Jesus is the main point. 

Jesus is the Great Rescuer, but not as some distant, unattached hero. No, He makes you His Brother. He became one of us to rescue us, then He makes us family. 

Many of us are being pulled in so many directions with life’s challenges and responsibilities, it can be easy to put some areas of our lives on autopilot.  But Are we still paying attention where it counts?  Our text from Hebrews 2:1-4 challenges us with this: We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.  We don’t drift in a positive direction.  Spiritual dr...

Many of us are being pulled in so many directions with life’s challenges and responsibilities, it can be easy to put some areas of our lives on autopilot. But Are we still paying attention where it counts? Our text from Hebrews 2:1-4 challenges us with this: We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. We don’t drift in a positive direction. Spiritual drift...

Many of us are being pulled in so many directions with life’s challenges and responsibilities, it can be easy to put some areas of our lives on autopilot.  But Are we still paying attention where it counts?  Our text from Hebrews 2:1-4 challenges us with this: We must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.