Jesus is the Great High Priest Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-5:10 (NIV) 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high...
Jesus Offers Us Sabbath Rest & His Word Scripture: Hebrews 4:1-13 (NIV) 1 Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. 2 For we also have had the...
Jesus is Greater than Moses Scripture: Hebrews 3 (NIV) 1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2 He was faithful to the one...
Jesus Was Made Lower than Angels Scripture: Hebrews 2 (NIV) 1 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every...
Jesus is Greater Than the Angels Scripture: Hebrews 1 (NIV) 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of...
Stephen is Stoned by the Sanhedrin Scripture: Acts 7:54-60 (NIV) 54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the...
The Legacy of Moses & the Prophets Scripture: Acts 7:17-53 (NIV) 17 “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased. 18 Then ‘a new king, to whom...
The Legacy of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob & Joseph Scripture: Acts 7:1-16 (NIV) 1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?” 2 To this he replied: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory...
Stephen is Seized by the Sanhedrin Scripture: Acts 6:8-15 (NIV) 8 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the...
Solving Church Growth Problems Scripture: Acts 6:1-7 (NIV) 1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the...