Manna on the Mountain

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 4:14-16. Hebrews calls Jesus our "High Priest" who can sympathize with us because he lived a fully vulnerable human life, tempted as we are. One result of this mysterious and amazing life--divinity plus humanity in one being--we can approach the throne of Heaven with confidence, assured of a loving response to our faith, our needs. So, we can hold fast, firm...

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 4:1-11. The purpose of this lesson is to motivate us make every effort to enter into the rest God has provided.  The lesson examines six specific ways that we can think about the promise of entering the rest God has offered us. God rested from his labors in the creation. The Law of Moses established the Sabbath day of rest for the Jewish faithful.  Today, in the Chris...

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 4:12-13. The purpose of this lesson is to remind us that the Word of God is embodied in Jesus, energized by his Spirit, and revealed in His Word. That word is active, and alive! This lesson looks at the essential nature of the Word of God.  It is energized by the Spirit and embodied by Jesus. There are four things unique to Scripture coming from God. The Word of God i...

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 3:1-6.  Today we are asked to consider and choose from many options. Every advertisement asks us to consider a certain brand or lifestyle decision. The most important thing we will ever consider is Jesus.  This section of the book of Hebrews calls Jesus our Apostle, meaning that He came to earth on a mission for His Father. Jesus is our high priest (2:7). He appeases...

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 3:7-19.  Many “testings” in the Bible occurred in the wilderness. Sometimes it is God’s people testing God. And sometimes it is God’s people being tested in the wilderness.  Why did such momentous occasions occur in the wilderness? In this lesson we learn that the “fathers” of Israel tested God in the wilderness for 40 years. All during those years, they saw God’s wor...

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 2:1-4.  God's last will and testament describes His biggest blessing, the graceful offer of salvation for all sinners who decide to follow Him. This is the only path, the single effective way, His has given to provide a home in heaven for every person who has sinned. What happens to the one who rejects this offered mercy? 

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 2:10-18.  Jesus came to earth and was physically born to a virgin, Mary, fulfilling all of God's prophecies and promises to send us a Messiah. He came as the Son of God, the only being to leave the throne of heaven to become a little lower than then angels:  fully human and yet divine. Because of this miracle of "God among us," Jesus is our brother. Thi...

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 1:5-24.  A look at the role of faithful angels, those that did not follow Satan in that rebellion against God's sovereignty but remained faithful to God. God has charged these faithful angels with, among other tasks, ministering to humankind, especially the faithful Christians. 

Send us Fan Mail Text Hebrews 1:1-4.  We begin our study of the book of Hebrews with some introductory material on the book itself. This book is a rich study that shows how the Old Testament scriptures points to the New Law of the Spirit that opened with the life, death, and resurrection of the Son of God, Jesus Christ.  These first four verses of the text beautifully describe God's view of t...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our podcast, Manna from the Mountain.  As we begin a new year, Curtis disusses the text, Isaiah 43:18-21, where the Lord declares that he is doing a new thing. This year we will be studying the book of Hebrews, beginning next week. The theme of the study is Jesus, He who never changes.