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Hebrews 7:11-28

March 27, 2022 • Jeff Cramer • Hebrews 7:11–28

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The original readers of Hebrews were falling away from the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3). So they needed Gospel truth again to understand the superiority of Christ and in the case of (Heb. 7) the Priesthood of Christ was being explained to them! And let’s just say it can be difficult to grasp within our 21st Century world. However, people within the Church today often times begin relating to God by their own goodness! Departing from GRACE received by FAITH! And maybe some of you are doing the same!?!

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God Is Still Speaking

November 21, 2021 • Jeff Cramer • Hebrews 1:1–3

Jewish followers had stepped out of Judaism into Christianity BUT were changing their mind in order to escape persecution. That's why I've titled our study series: “Strengthening Faith in Hard Times." Hebrews is aimed at strengthening faith to avoid going back OR falling into a spiritual standstill. Paul's appeal is based on the superiority of Christ over Judaism’s system of Law. Point being, everything is better with Jesus, so don’t go back!

Greater Than Angels

November 28, 2021 • Jeff Cramer • Hebrews 1:4–14

The book of Hebrews is aimed at strengthening the faith of the Hebrew-Christian’s in Rome who were going back to Judaism because of the discomfort of persecution. Many of the Hebrew-believers were drifting into a spiritual standstill by neglecting regular worship services (Heb. 10:25) NLT. This is a great lesson for all of us and a wonderful reminder to guard this in our lives AND a teaching moment for our kids. Today, Paul makes some statements in these verses about the angels, so let’s consider some general truths about angels.

The Guardrails of God

December 5, 2021 • Jeff Cramer • Hebrews 2:1–4

Today, we will see the first of five warnings in the book of Hebrews. Take note of the progression of these warnings: 1. Drifting from the word (2:1-4) 2. Doubting the word (3:7 – 4:13) 3. Dullness to the word (5:11 – 6:20) 4. Despising the word (10:26-39) 5. Defying the word (12:14-29) These are progressive signs of decaying faith. They’re indicators of a toxic-spiritual-life which devastates a person with unnecessary scars! (Pain that could be easily avoided.) Paul is just pointing out that the problem isn’t a lack of knowledge but rather a tendency to let the constant distractions water down Christian convictions!