Pastor's Bible Study

Faith waits because faith trusts that God always keeps His promises—even when His timing doesn’t match ours. Waiting is not the absence of faith. Patiently waiting is often the greatest evidence of faith. - The world says, “Seeing is believing.” The Christian says, “Believing enables me to keep trusting even when I cannot yet see.” In this lesson we explore how faith trust God even when it doesn't...

Faith waits because faith trusts that God always keeps His promises—even when His timing doesn’t match ours. Waiting is not the absence of faith. Patiently waiting is often the greatest evidence of faith. - The world says, “Seeing is believing.” The Christian says, “Believing enables me to keep trusting even when I cannot yet see.” In this lesson we explore how faith trust God even when it doesn't...

Chapter 19 of Exodus records one of the greatest worship scenes to ever take place.  We learn from this passage that worship is not something we go blundering into. The practice of worship isn’t haphazard or without discipline. In this passage we learn how to successfully go about the practice of worship. 

Chapter 19 of Exodus records one of the greatest worship scenes to ever take place.  We learn from this passage that worship is not something we go blundering into. The practice of worship isn’t haphazard or without discipline. In this passage we learn how to successfully go about the practice of worship. 

God is the Person we worship. He is the only person we should worship. When we truly stop and contemplate His attributes displayed toward us, His authority which He righteously rules over us with, His actions of longsuffering and love which he lives among us with, we can’t help but bestow upon Him supreme worth and reverence. We can’t help but bow our lives before Him and serve Him above any other...

God is the Person we worship. He is the only person we should worship. When we truly stop and contemplate His attributes displayed toward us, His authority which He righteously rules over us with, His actions of longsuffering and love which he lives among us with, we can’t help but bestow upon Him supreme worth and reverence. We can’t help but bow our lives before Him and serve Him above any other...

Chapter 11 is God’s illustration of the statement: the just shall live by faith. It is a hall of fame (gallery) of ordinary men and women who trusted God and obeyed Him. - These men and women are not remembered because they were perfect. They are remembered because they trusted God enough to obey Him. They are examples of what it looks like to live by faith.   Big Idea: Faith is trusting God’s Wor...

Chapter 11 is God’s illustration of the statement: the just shall live by faith. It is a hall of fame (gallery) of ordinary men and women who trusted God and obeyed Him. - These men and women are not remembered because they were perfect. They are remembered because they trusted God enough to obey Him. They are examples of what it looks like to live by faith.   Big Idea: Faith is trusting God’s Wor...

From chapter 1 to chapter 10 the author has essentially hammered away at one message: Jesus is Better. But now he in essence asks an important question: What are you going to do with that truth? Doctrine always demands a response. Because Jesus has opened the way to God, believers must draw near in faith rather than draw back in unbelief. Will we draw near to God, or will we draw back from Him? Ev...

From chapter 1 to chapter 10 the author has essentially hammered away at one message: Jesus is Better. But now he in essence asks an important question: What are you going to do with that truth? Doctrine always demands a response. Because Jesus has opened the way to God, believers must draw near in faith rather than draw back in unbelief. Will we draw near to God, or will we draw back from Him? Ev...

Jesus is the Mediator of the New Covenant. The central truth of this passage is this: Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice secured eternal redemption and opened the way for sinners to enter God’s presence forever.

Jesus is the Mediator of the New Covenant. The central truth of this passage is this: Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice secured eternal redemption and opened the way for sinners to enter God’s presence forever.

The conscience is that inward awareness of guilt before God. It is the knowledge deep inside us that something is wrong between us and Him. And here is the great truth of Hebrews 9: Religion can cover guilt temporarily, but only Jesus can cleanse the heart completely.

The conscience is that inward awareness of guilt before God. It is the knowledge deep inside us that something is wrong between us and Him. And here is the great truth of Hebrews 9: Religion can cover guilt temporarily, but only Jesus can cleanse the heart completely.

The big idea of chapter 8 is: "Because Jesus is better… everything He brings is better." So don’t drift. Don’t retreat. Stand firm in the better covenant. - So what does this mean for us?   1) You don’t have to live defeated 2) You can draw near to God 3) You can live with assurance 4) You can run to Him when you fail  

The big idea of chapter 8 is: "Because Jesus is better… everything He brings is better." So don’t drift. Don’t retreat. Stand firm in the better covenant. - So what does this mean for us?   1) You don’t have to live defeated 2) You can draw near to God 3) You can live with assurance 4) You can run to Him when you fail  

In the concluding verses of chapter 7, the author continues with this theme of Jesus being a better high priest, but he brings it from theology to implication. He tells us why it matters for us personally. Because Jesus is our perfect High Priest, He gives us what the Law never could—true access to God, lasting security, and complete salvation. Jesus, as our high priest, is exactly what we need. W...

In the concluding verses of chapter 7, the author continues with this theme of Jesus being a better high priest, but he brings it from theology to implication. He tells us why it matters for us personally. Because Jesus is our perfect High Priest, He gives us what the Law never could—true access to God, lasting security, and complete salvation. Jesus, as our high priest, is exactly what we need. W...

The Hebrew believers were being tempted to go back—to return to the old system, the Levitical priesthood, the familiar rituals of Judaism. And the author’s message is clear: Why go back to something inferior when you have something infinitely better? Why go back to shadows when the substance has come? The big Idea of the text is: Because Jesus is a better High Priest, we have a better hope and a b...

The Hebrew believers were being tempted to go back—to return to the old system, the Levitical priesthood, the familiar rituals of Judaism. And the author’s message is clear: Why go back to something inferior when you have something infinitely better? Why go back to shadows when the substance has come? The big Idea of the text is: Because Jesus is a better High Priest, we have a better hope and a b...

The writer of Hebrews pauses here at a very important moment. He has just delivered one of the strongest warnings in all of Scripture—a warning about spiritual regression, dullness, and the danger of failing to grow. But now, he turns from warning to encouragement. Before he presses forward, he wants them to know: “I believe in you. I expect better from you.” Throughout this section, the message i...

The writer of Hebrews pauses here at a very important moment. He has just delivered one of the strongest warnings in all of Scripture—a warning about spiritual regression, dullness, and the danger of failing to grow. But now, he turns from warning to encouragement. Before he presses forward, he wants them to know: “I believe in you. I expect better from you.” Throughout this section, the message i...

Hebrews 6:1 states the purpose of the book in terms of why the author is writing to these Jewish believers, “move on to spiritual maturity.” Leave the ABCs. Get to something deeper, higher. Move from the elementary. Build on the foundation of the cross of Jesus. Get to know Jesus as Savior and High Priest. The author is not calling them to leave the gospel behind, but to build upon it—moving from...