Jesus and the Pharisees (Matthew 5:17-21)

We Are Convinced of Better Things (Hebrews 6:9-12; Deuteronomy 31:24-29)

Today we will see that the author of Hebrews is confident that his hearers
have embraced the New Covenant because of the fruit that has been born in their lives.

The OPC and Singing (Colossians 3:16; Ephesians 5:18-19; Hebrews 2:6-12)

Joining the Wrong Team, Part 2 (Hebrews 6:4-8; Isaiah 5:1-7)

The lesson to be learned from national Israel sharing in Adam’s curse is that any substitute for Christ meets with the same consequences.

Joining the Wrong Team, Part 1 (Hebrews 6:4-6; Matthew 21:33-44)

In crucifying the Son of God, national Israel (as defined by the Old Covenant) made their apostasy irreversible and cannot be restored to repentance. 

Discerning Good from Evil (Hebrews 5:11-6:3; Genesis 2:15-17; 3:6)

To return to the Old Covenant after the coming of Christ is to repeat the sin of Adam and choose earthly gain over heavenly.

Two Priesthoods (Hebrews 5:1-10; Psalm 110:1-7)

Christ, as the high-priest of the new covenant, offers a better ministry than Aaron and is, thus, able to save those who trust in him.

Two Priests (Hebrews 4:11-16; Genesis 2:25-3:10, 22-24; Matthew 4:1-11)

You have two options, place your confidence in disobedient Adam and
meet with judgment, or place your confidence in obedient Jesus and meet with
God.

There Remains a Sabbath Rest (Hebrews 4:1-11; Genesis 2:1-3)

The Promised Land was a picture of heaven, which can only be obtained by faith.

They Shall Never Enter My Rest (Hebrews 3:7-19; Psalm 95)

To return to the Old Covenant is to deny the sufficiency of Christ and is the path of destruction.

The Son and the Servant (Hebrews 3:1-6; Numbers 12:1-16)

To return to the Old Covenant is to choose the servant over the Son and to abandon your (heavenly) inheritance.

Philadelphia (Hebrews 2:10-18)

Jesus, the Son, is not ashamed to call us brothers, but became like us in order that he might call us out of the our old reality and lead the way to a new reality and share his inheritance in the world to come with us.

Paid in Full (Hebrews 2:10-18; Genesis 2:15-17)

Christ’s death was a act of substitution intended not to satisfy Satan, but to satisfy God’s own righteousness.

Never Betray Your Brother (Obadiah 1:1-21)

Subjugating the World to Come (Hebrews 2:5-9; Psalm 8)

The cultural mandate, given to Adam at creation, has been completed by Christ in his death and resurrection, the effects of which will be fully revealed in the world come.

How Shall We Escape? (Hebrews 2:1-4; Deuteronomy 4:32-40)

To neglect the message of Jesus (the New Covenant) leaves you without eternal hope on the Last Day and guarantees you divine wrath and judgment for all eternity.

The Lord and the Servants (Hebrews 1:5-14; Acts 7:44-53)

The author of Hebrews demonstrates the superiority of Christ over the angels in order to establish the superiority of the New Covenant over the Old.

The Fullness of God (Hebrews 1:1-4; Exodus 33:7-11)

Jesus does not just bring revelation about God, Jesus is the revelation of God because he is God. 

How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place, O Lord (Psalm 84)

But In These Last Days (Hebrews 1:1-4, 12:18-29)

What you have as a new covenant believer surpasses that which any previous age had, but your (sinful) temptation will always be to long for the elementary, the shadowy, the earthly, the temporal - this longing must be exposed and brought into submission to the word of God.