by ahna | Apr 7, 2024 | Snapshots of Greatness
Hebrews 8:1-13 Because of Jesus, we have access to what is better than what this world has to offer. Being the better high priest and offering a better sacrifice, we have access to a better life, a life that has its totality in Jesus. Why would we go back to anything...
by ahna | Mar 11, 2024 | Snapshots of Greatness
Hebrews 6:20-7:5, 9-10, 20-27 Just as we need mediators in many parts of our lives, we need a spiritual mediator to be the go-between between us and God. In Old Testament times, God provided the High Priest. Now, Jesus is the only High Priest we need to mediate on our...
by ahna | Mar 4, 2024 | Snapshots of Greatness
Hebrews 6:1a, 4-8, 12-20 Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant. Fulfilling the requirements of every priest that ever existed, Jesus became the high priest (the one who offers the sacrifice), the altar (where the sacrifice is made), and the sacrifice...
by ahna | Feb 19, 2024 | Snapshots of Greatness
Hebrews 4:14-5:10 The role of the High Priest was to be the highest representative of God to His people, and God’s people to God. Because of this, the qualifications of the High Priest were high. Jesus fulfilled all the human qualifications of being a High Priest, but...
by ahna | Feb 11, 2024 | Guest Preacher, Snapshots of Greatness
Hebrews 4:12-16 The word of God cuts us to the core and lays us bare before our judge. But in Jesus Christ we have a great high priest who has brought our humanity into heaven and represents us before the Father, so we may approach his throne in confidence. View the...
by ahna | Feb 5, 2024 | Snapshots of Greatness
Hebrews 3 In Christ we have a calling to persevere against unbelief. Throughout Israel’s history, the repetitive behavioral pattern of chasing after other gods and forgetting the promises of God is a prominent theme. Through Christ, our hearts of stone can become...
