Prairie Oaks Pulpit

Life is a gift from God. We have one life to seek Him. After death, we have one Judge who evaluates whether we sought Him or other things. But there is One Sacrifice that covers our sin of self-seeking. Will we seek and wait for Him as our Sacrifice and High Priest? Hebrews 9:15-28 Recorded Sunday morning, June 28, 2026 by Brad D Harris We hope that this online service has blessed you.  It is fund...

“Eternal” is frequently used word in this section of Hebrews. The Eternal God put on human flesh in order to save His people’s eternal souls with an eternal redemption to give them an eternal inheritance. Thank You Jesus. Hebrews 9:1-15 Recorded Sunday morning, June 21, 2026 by Brad D Harris We hope that this online service has blessed you.  It is funded by the generous participa...

The old covenant was good, maybe too good. The people were not. So a better covenant was needed. God provided a new covenant for His people – one that would not only make them better – God would give them a new heart through His Spirit. Hebrews 8:1-13 Recorded Sunday morning, June 14, 2026 by Brad D Harris We hope that this online service has blessed you.  It is funded by the generous...

The LORD is our shield.  The LORD is our Guide.  The Lord’s protection and direction is for His glory.  God protected and guided Esther to the place where she could be His voice to provide relief and deliverance for God’s people.  She is an example for us.  But Esther also points us to the Deliverer who arose to bring about our greater salvation. Esther 4:10-17 Recorded Sunday morning,...

A Forever Priest for a Forever Relationship with the Forever God.  Our mini-series on Melchizedek culminates with the letter to the Hebrews as their good pastor-teacher expounds on why Jesus the Messiah is their forever High Priest who forever saves His people to forever be in relationship with God, something no one else can do. Hebrews 7 Recorded Sunday morning, May 24, 2026 by Brad D Harris We h...

David the prophet sings a psalm about his LORD and his Lord. One is his God. The other is … his Messiah? This psalm sets the stage for many important truths of Jesus the Christ. Jesus even taught from it Himself. And the writer to the Hebrews will unpack from it even more. Let’s see what the Spirit gave David to teach us. Psalm 110 Recorded Sunday morning, May 17, 2026 by Brad D Harris...

So the writer of Hebrews is about to obsess over someone whose name is hard to pronounce and is otherwise a little obscure unless you are a Scripture nerd or are trying to prove a point. So to help us understand his point, we are going backwards to get the context of this important person to the writer’s teaching. And along the way, we should gain an appreciation for the unity of Scripture....

We are challenged to place our hope in the promises of God. But is that a reliable place to hope? The writer gives two good reasons to trust God with our hope and illustrates that with the story of Abraham. Hebrews 6:13-20 Recorded for Sunday morning, May 3, 2026 by Brad D Harris We hope that this online service has blessed you.  It is funded by the generous participants of Prairie Oaks Baptist Ch...

Impossible is a word like never, I avoid using them. But the writer of Hebrews says that arrogant apostasy can be just like that. Impossible to renew those people back to repentance because what else can God do that He hadn’t already shown to them? With men these things are impossible but with God, all things are possible. Keep praying. Hebrews 6:4-12 Recorded for Sunday morning, April 26 20...

The pastor of the Hebrews worries for some of his congregation that they are not growing in their faith and unprepared for coming persecution. He will challenge and exhort them to build on the foundation that has been laid. They need to take personal steps in the spiritual disciplines as disciples to mature in their faith. If they do not aim for something, then they will miss the mark. Hebrews 5:1...