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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 humanki...

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...

John 17.20-23 Pastor Mwindula Mbewe of Hillview Baptist Church in Lusaka, Zambia blessed us with a powerful message about God's call for His church to be "one." This unity stems from sharing in Christ's glory, and while we want this unity in the church...we also very much want glory for ourselves. Our sinful desires look for ways to create distinctions and division, the very opposite of the type o...

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 effectiv...

Hebrews: The True and Better - Hebrews 1.1-4 Jobey McGinty The whole purpose of the book of Hebrews is to reveal the glory of God through the person and work of Jesus Christ, our great High Priest. As we behold the glory of the radiance of the Son, we, too, will be transformed from one degree of glory to the next, until the day that we are with Him forever and ever. We begin this new sermon series...

Every Day with Jesus - Acts 2.42-47, Ephesians 4.11-16, Matthew 28.18-20 Jobey McGinty God’s design for the local church is to gather His people regularly for daily life in Christ, to be built up, healed, equipped, and matured so that we can go out and spread the aroma of Christ and make disciples of all nations. Until that desired end and goal, we have the challenges of sin, failures, pride, pain...

Every Day with Jesus - Matthew 6.5-13 Jobey McGinty While any prayer truly from the heart is a good prayer, accepted and loved by God, there are also “wrong” and “better” ways to pray. Jesus gives us “do’s” and “don’ts” when it comes to praying. The Psalms also serve as a kind of prayer handbook. When we pray the Psalms, we pray from our own hearts to be sure, but we are also joining with our spir...

Every Day with Jesus - Ephesians 3.14-21 Jobey McGinty No “one way” relationship can survive, much less thrive. With Christ, if we are only “breathing in” our own thoughts, worries, or desires, we will always be one-sided, because we will only then be “breathing out” our thoughts, fears, and worries. A two-way relationship with Christ requires prayer, and while any genuine prayer is good, when we...

Every Day with Jesus - John 3.1-7 Tyler Willis Just as physical exercise strengthens our bodies, spending time in the Word strengthens our souls and helps us grow in our faith. The more we make a habit of being in the Word, joyfully anticipating the ways that God will work in our hearts through His Word, we will see the Holy open our eyes and transform us from the inside out. And we know that the...

Every Day with Jesus - Proverbs 1.20-23 Jobey McGinty We live in an incredibly noisy world. Noisier than any other time in human history, and that is by design...some of our Enemy's greatest weapons are distraction and busyness. As Corrrie ten Boom put it, "If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy." So how do we counter these weapons? The answer is to start simple and small...to just s...

Every Day with Jesus - Romans 12:1-2 Jobey McGinty Paul lets us know that if we are not being transformed by the renewal of our mind, we will be conformed to the world. In our society, this is more challenging than ever, with mobile technology purpose-built for distraction and consuming our attention. It's easy to feel like we just don't have time, but in reality, we have plenty of time...we just...

Every Day with Jesus - 2 Peter 1.3-15 Jobey McGinty In Peter’s last recorded letter, he emphasizes his passion and conviction to always be reminding believers of the Gospel. It is, in some ways, a pastoral “mission statement” for all leaders to constantly be reminding those in their lives of the important Gospel truths that keep us walking with Jesus daily. We, as believers, can easily become near...

Psalm 107 Jobey McGinty Psalm 107 compels us to vocalize God's steadfast love, both for our own souls and to encourage the church. We see four scenarios where people encounter God's grace: the lost wanderer, the isolated rebel, the suffering sinner, and the storm-tossed soul. Whether through aimless wandering, willful rebellion, self-inflicted suffering, or life's overwhelming storms, God's respon...

Christmas Eve, 2024 Jobey McGinty The Christmas narrative is fundamentally a declaration of war - a cosmic battle for dominion. God created a world overseen by man, but a rebellious force usurped that order, plunging humanity into a kingdom of sin and death. However, God initiated a divine rescue operation, promising a savior to redeem humanity from its self-inflicted treason. This was no vague pr...

Advent: I Will Draw Near to - John 1 Jobey McGinty The “Word of God” is both with God and is God. It is distinct, yet not an “it,” but a “He.” John tells us that Jesus is the Word of God, but before being revealed as “Jesus,” He was the invisible Word of God. God wanted to be known fully and intimately. Why is He the “Word” of God and not the hand, arm, or mouth? Our words come from us and are int...

Advent: I Will Draw Near to You - Malachi 4.4-6 Jobey McGinty At the close of the Old Testament, God leaves His people in suspense for 400 years before the arrival of John the Baptist and Jesus. During this period, significant events unfolded, such as the Maccabean Revolt led by Judas Maccabaeus against the Seleucids. And when the curtain opens on the New Testament, we again find Judea under occup...

Advent 2024: I Will Draw Near to You - Malachi 4:1-3 Tyler Willis This coming day when Jesus returns, and God's kingdom comes sounds amazing and it will be. It sounds miraculous, and it is. However, God is a Holy God. Our Father is perfect in everything, in every way, always. When he comes near sin, evil, unrighteousness…it is all consumed. And we are not holy! For those who fear Him, though, we d...

Advent 2024: I Will Draw Near to You - Malachi 3.13-18 Jobey McGinty We often think that simply confessing our sins is the same as true repentance. But God calls us to a deeper level of heart transformation. True repentance involves a reverential fear of the Lord, a fear that leads us to honor and glorify Him in every aspect of our lives. As we surrender our hearts to God, He refines us through tr...

Malachi: Draw Near to Me - Malachi 3.6-12 Jobey McGinty "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." This message, whether coming from Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew or God through the prophet Malachi, remains consistent throughout the Bible. It serves as both a caution and a promise, a statement of fact and a guide for those seeking to draw near to God. To find where your heart tr...

Malachi: Draw Near to Me - Malachi 2.17-3.5 Jobey McGinty It is common to wonder about God’s apparent absence amidst tragedy, hardship, and atrocities across the globe...why evil people seem to prosper and go unpunished. We must remember, however, God's perspective and understanding infinitely more complete than ours, and while we are often very quick to focus on the evil around us that requires j...

Malachi: Draw Near to Me - Malachi2.10-16 Jobey McGinty God’s people ignored His ways, and their “smaller sins” grew into “bigger sins.” We must remember that our sin, as well, has no desire to stay “small,” but rather is always looking for ways to grow and take command. It wants to thrive and be in control. So what is our response? First, we must admit our sin...to God and those trusted "iron sha...

Malachi: Draw Near to Me - Malachi 2.1-9 Jobey McGinty “Covenant” isn’t a word we often use in our relationships, but a covenant is what frames up God’s relationship with His people. It is a commitment built up on relationship, which is why we call it the “covenant of marriage.” It is not simply a contract or formal business agreement, but a relational commitment on both sides for mutual benefit....

Malachi: Draw Near to Me - Malachi 1.6-14 Jobey McGinty God's desire is for our hearts, not just our stuff. He's not interested in our leftovers or second-best offerings. Instead, He wants us to give Him our all, cheerfully and generously. Far too often we cling to "our" time, money, possessions, comfort, convenience as though it is ours, and not given to us by our Father. And when He asks for us...

Malachi: Draw Near to Me - Malachi 1.1-5 Jobey McGinty This is our story. We have been loved by God. Even when we doubted and questioned His love, He remained steadfast. He chose us, not because of our worthiness, but because of His great mercy. Like the Israelites in Malachi, we may face trials and hardships, but we must remember that God is with us. He has promised to rebuild our lives and resto...

Tyler Willis The Christian life is a journey and a race...a marathon which will last our entire lives. Along the way, we will face many challenges, but with Christ's help, we can overcome any obstacle. God calls us to love and serve those around us as we run the race and, in so doing, we will leave a lasting legacy pointing to God's mercy, provision and grace.