We have arrived at the most famous passage in the book of Hebrews. This chapter deals with faith. What is faith? Why have faith? What are examples of believers who have had faith? In this passage we will see that there is every reason to believe in God. Having faith in Him is reasonable, logical, and rational. This faith can help us endure in the f…

A RANSOMED PEOPLE (OCTOBER 5) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/ransomed-people-october-5/ "And they sang a new song, saying, 'Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation'" (Revelation 5:9). THE LAMB THAT WAS SL…

THE WASHING OF WATER WITH THE WORD (OCTOBER 4) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/washing-water-word-october-4/ ". . . that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word" (Ephesians 5:26). TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF CHRIST, THE CHURCH MUST BE “SANCTIFIED.” This word sounds like nothing more than religiou…

THE CHURCH IN PHILIPPI (OCTOBER 3) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/church-in-philippi-october-3/ "Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons" (Philippians 1:1). IT IS OBVIOUS THAT PAUL HAD A SPECIAL LOVE FOR THE CHRISTIANS IN THE CITY OF PHILIPPI. The c…

THE CHURCH IN CORINTH (OCTOBER 2) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/church-in-corinth-october-2/ "To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours" (1 Corinthians 1:2). TODAY AND T…

A LIVING HOPE (OCTOBER 1) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/living-hope-october-1/ "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" (1 Peter 1:3). WITH HOPE, ALMOST NO OBSTACLE IS INSURMOUNTABLE, B…

THE PROSPECT OF PERSECUTION (SEPTEMBER 30) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/prospect-of-persecution-september-30/ "Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, 'There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom. Their laws are different from those of every other people, and they do not ke…

BAPTISM IS FOR BELIEVERS (SEPTEMBER 29) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/baptism-believers-september-29/ "Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized" (Acts 18:8). THERE IS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT A STRONG LINK BETWEEN BELIEF…

FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT (SEPTEMBER 28) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/father-son-holy-spirit-september-28/ "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). GOD IS ONE, BUT HIS UNITY IS A TRI-UNITY. That is to say, the Father, the Son, an…

THEY SHALL SEE HIS FACE (SEPTEMBER 27) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/they-shall-see-his-face-september-27/ "Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its …

THE KINGDOM OF OUR LORD AND OF HIS CHRIST (SEPTEMBER 26) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/kingdom-lord-christ-september-26/ "Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, 'The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever'" (Revelation…

LONGING TO PUT ON OUR HEAVENLY DWELLING (SEPTEMBER 25) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/longing-put-on-heavenly-dwelling-september-25/ "For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heaven…

ETERNAL GLORY (SEPTEMBER 24) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/eternal-glory-september-24/ "Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory" (2 Timothy 2:10). BY THE TIME PAUL WROTE HIS SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY, HE HAD SUFFERED A GREAT DEAL OVER A PE…

INDIVIDUALLY . . . AND TOGETHER (SEPTEMBER 23) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/individually-together-september-23/ "And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number d…

OBEYING THE GOSPEL MEANS TRUSTING IN CHRIST (SEPTEMBER 22) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/obeying-gospel-means-trusting-christ-september-22/ ". . . that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believ…

NO OTHER NAME BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED (SEPTEMBER 21) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/no-other-name-saved-september-21/ "And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). JESUS WAS BORN WHILE AUGUSTUS CAESAR WAS RULER OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Augustus was se…

KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD (SEPTEMBER 20) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/keep-yourselves-love-god-september-20/ "But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life" (Jude 20,2…

WHAT "CHRISTLIKENESS" MEANS (SEPTEMBER 19) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/christlikeness-means-september-19/ "For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers" (Romans 8:29). SOMETIMES WE SET OUR SIGHTS TOO LOW. Even in our relationship to …

FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY TO SIN (SEPTEMBER 18) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/freedom-slavery-sin-september-18/ "Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed'" (John …

RESCUING ALL THREE PARTS OF THE HUMAN MIND (SEPTEMBER 17) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/rescuing-three-parts-human-mind-september-17/ "I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart" (Jeremiah 24:7). ONE WAY OF LOOKING AT WHAT G…

IN CHRIST, WHAT ARE WE SAVED FROM? (SEPTEMBER 16) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/in-christ-saved-from-september-16/ "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people" (Titus 2:11). WHEN WE’RE HONEST, WE SEE THAT OUR SINS AGAINST GOD HAVE PUT US IN A DESPERATE SITUATION. In our most private moments, we all have known t…

APPRAISING JESUS (SEPTEMBER 15) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/appraising-jesus-september-15/ "From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer" (2 Corinthians 5:16). SOMETIMES WE SAY, “THERE’S MORE TO THAT PERSON THAN MEETS THE EYE.”…

WHAT IF "REASON" WERE JUST A "NATURAL" PROCESS? (SEPTEMBER 14) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/reason-natural-process-september-14/ "Did any people ever hear the voice of a god speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and still live? . . . To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord is God; there is no other be…

FORGIVENESS AND TRANSFORMATION (SEPTEMBER 13) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/forgiveness-transformation-september-13/ "We are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ" (Ephesians 4:15). WHEN WE OBEY THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, GOD’S FORGIVENESS OPENS THE DOOR TO OUR TRANSFORMATION. Not only does God want to forgive us of o…

SALVATION BY BAPTISM ONLY? (SEPTEMBER 12) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/salvation-by-baptism-only-september-12/ "And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord" (Acts 11:21). THE “FAITH ONLY” DOCTRINE IS NOT TAUGHT IN THE SCRIPTURES. Merely believing that Jesus is the Christ is not enough to s…

You have probably heard people ask, "If God forgives me when I confess my sin, then can I keep sinning and ask for forgiveness?" This Bible study on Hebrews 10:26-39 is a strong warning against presuming upon God's grace or taking forgiveness for granted. Listen to the end to find out what this passage says about the possibility of a license to sin…

TRUST, THE ONLY PATH TO TRUTH, IS DANGEROUS (SEPTEMBER 11) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/trust-only-path-truth-dangerous-september-11/ "Commit your way to the Lord" (Psalm 37:5). IN OUR SECULAR WORK AS WELL AS OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY, WE FIND THAT “REWARDS REQUIRE COMMITMENT.” If we are so averse to risk that we won’t trust anything enoug…

IF WE’RE NOT DISTURBED, WE’RE NOT LISTENING (SEPTEMBER 10) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/disturbed-listening-september-10/ "There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. Many of them said, 'He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?'" (John 10:19,20). WHEN JESUS SPOKE, PEOPLE WERE STIRRED. As Eric Hoffer put i…

“IN THE RIGHT CHURCH” AND STILL LOST? (SEPTEMBER 9) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/in-right-church-still-lost-september-9/ ". . . you still live as the people of this world live. When there is jealousy among you and you quarrel with one another, doesn’t this prove that you belong to this world, living by its standards?" (1 Corinthians 3:…

WE DON’T GET TO DESIGN THE PATH TO GOD (SEPTEMBER 8) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/design-path-to-god-september-8/ "You have plowed iniquity; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your warriors . . ." (Hosea 10:13). TRUSTING IN OUR OWN WAY IS A PROBL…

THE POWER OF PENTECOST (SEPTEMBER 7) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/power-pentecost-september-7/ "And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high" (Luke 24:49). IN THE FINAL DAYS OF HIS LIFE, JESUS PREPARED HIS APOSTLES FOR THE WORK THEY WOULD DO AFTER HE ASCE…

HUMAN PROGRESS IS PERILOUS (SEPTEMBER 6) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/human-progress-perilous-september-6/ "And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, 'Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.' And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for m…

GOD'S WAY IS CONDUCIVE TO HUMILITY (SEPTEMBER 5) View on Website -- https://wordpoints.com/gods-way-conducive-humility-september-5/ "By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks" (Hebr…

This sermon was originally preached at Guangzhou International Christian Fellowship online edition in January 2023. What is the difference between guilt, shame, and repentance? How can we be sure that we are truly repenting? The stories of Peter and Judas answer these questions and more as we learn what is true repentance. Bible study on Peter and …

Many Christians claim to be fine on their own. They don't believe that they need fellowship. They don't go to church. They can listen to sermons or read the Bible on their own. What does the Bible say about this kind of thinking? Find out in this Bible study of Hebrews 10:19-25. This practical passage may transform your entire view of fellowship. H…

People have many different opinions of Jesus. Some say He was a good man, others that he was a good teacher. The writer of Hebrews consistently says that Jesus is amazing, superior to everything and everyone else. After studying through Hebrews and this Bible study, we hope your opinion of Jesus will also go up! Hebrews 10:1-25 Bible study companio…

Sacrifice is one of the key themes in the Bible. In the Old Testament, the Jews had to offer sacrifices regularly. Day after day, year of year, sacrifices were brought to the temple. What was these purpose of all of these sacrifices? This Bible study on Hebrews 10:1-10 shows us that God used these Old Testament practices to point to Christ. Learn h…

Can Jesus' sacrifice even deal with sin that happened before He died? Why do Christians sing about blood and why is blood mentioned often in the Bible? Let's delve deeper into Jesus' sacrifice and learn why blood is such an important concept in the Bible in this Hebrews 9:15-28 Bible study Hebrews 9:15-28 Bible study companions questions available …

Have you ever read Exodus or Leviticus and felt bored? If so, perhaps you didn't notice how much deep spiritual imagery there is. God is great designer. He not only designed the universe, but He also designed the tabernacle and Scripture. These were specifically orchestrated to point to Jesus. Join us in this Bible study on Hebrews 9:1-14 and see t…

In many passages, the applications are simple. Love your neighbor. Respect your parents. Tell the truth. This passage zooms out and looks at the bigger picture. Christ should be lifted up in our hearts and minds because He is better than anything else. When we view Jesus as high, exalted, and lifted up, then this attitude will change our outlook an…

Did the get the idea of Hebrews yet? Jesus superior to everything and everyone else! In this passage, the author compares Jesus' priesthood to that of the Levites. Jesus wins. Does He reign supreme in your life? This Bible study of Hebrews 7:22-28 will show us key theology about Jesus and the gospel as well as practical applications for our lives t…

Why does the author of Hebrews say that the old covenant is weak and useless? Check out this Bible study on Hebrews 7:11-22 for context on this statement and for learning more about the purpose of the old and new covenants and how Christ fits in. Hebrews 7:11-22 Bible study companions questions available on our website - https://studyandobey.com/in…

Melchizedek is perhaps the most mysterious character in the Bible. He comes on to the scene suddenly in the time of Abraham and leaves just as quickly. He is only mentioned twice in the Old Testament, but the writer of Hebrews refers to him repeatedly. In this passage he is described as being, "without father or mother or genealogy, having neither …

Many people make promises. They don't always keep them. Maybe they change their mind or maybe they can't because of things outside their control. The good news for us that God never changes His mind and He is in total control. This Bible study on Hebrews 6:9-20 is a timely reminder that we can cling to God's promises because He always keeps them. H…

One of the most important questions you can ever ask is, "Am I saved?" This can be uncomfortable to think about. But we have to. In this passage, the writer of Hebrews gives extremely strong warnings to people who walk away from God. Is it "once saved always saved?" Look at this question and more in this Bible study on Hebrews 6:1-8, but be forewar…

The author of Hebrews throws out some real zingers in this passage. He says that the people were so lazy and lethargic spiritually he couldn't even teach them anything beyond basic level stuff. His point is that it is time to grow up. There is something wrong with a baby that never moves past drinking milk and is stuck the same size. There is also …

Most churches don't have priests today. We certainly don't have priests like they did in the Old Testament. So what is a priest? What can learn from their role in the Bible that we can apply to our lives and communities today? We will look at these questions and see how Jesus was the perfect High Priest in this practical Bible study on Hebrews 5:1-…

Do you ever feel that you are alone? That it is just too difficult to keep going? This passage should be an encouragement for you. It has three of the most quoted Scriptures in the Bible. It reminds us that Jesus cares. The Lord gives us all the resources we need to be successful. He supports us and wants to help us. This Bible study on Hebrews 4:1…

Busy? Tired? Weary? Maybe you need a rest. But are Christians supposed to rest? And if so, when? This Bible study on Hebrews 4:1-11 looks at these and more questions as we try to find the right balance between rest and work. Share with us in the comments what is your opinion of rest. Hebrews 4:1-11 Bible study companions questions available on our …

Jesus is to be the center of our lives. He is to be number one in our hearts. Hebrews 3 tells us to "consider Jesus." That is what we are doing in this Bible study. Is there anything that is distracting you from Jesus? Anything taking the priority over Him? May the Holy Spirit work in each of us as we consider Jesus and His place in our lives. Hebr…