Podcasts about scripture hebrews

Message given by Dan Chanski on June 15, 2025 at ElmCreek Community Church in Maple Grove, MN. Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

Today, we embark on a brand new series on Rinse and Repeat, where we explore one of the most famous chapters in all of Scripture - Hebrews chapter 11, known as the "Hall of Faith."Here we will learn about 17 named men and women who had great faith in their great God, but more than that, we will learn why faith is so important to God.Today, we lay the critical foundation - and here is a hint - it is not about how much faith we have (Jesus said even a mustard seed quantity would suffice) but it is in Whom we have placed our faith that matters!So turn with me to Hebrews 11 as we begin this exciting new series, here on Rinse and Repeat!(RAR2025EP25)

SCRIPTURE- Hebrews 11:6“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that he exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”REFLECTION- JenMUSIC- "Luminous" Instrumental- "Memories" InstrumentalNOTES- 

This week continues our series that isn't really a series. Over these 7 weeks we're featuring sermons based on what God is saying to us these days. We're calling it our "Spring Mixtape 2025."In this sermon Jeremy looks at what the writer of Hebrews says about putting our faith in Jesus and His sacrifice and calls us to live from the victory of God.Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-10

by Jason Blackley | From the Series: Walking in the Spirit | Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-25 Download Audio

The twenty-sixth message from the Book of Luke which highlights our response to Jesus' Gospel. Part 3 of 4. The Parable of the Tree and it's Fruit. Scripture: Luke 6:39-45 Transforming Your Heart: Lesson 1: Ask God Directly (Psalm 139:23) Lesson 2: Ask Others (Proverbs 12:15) Lesson 3: Search the Scripture (Hebrews 4:12) Lesson 4: Confess (1 John 1:9)

Homily given by Fr Justin on Sunday 1 June 2025. A Catholic Reflection on Trusting God Through Life's Trials - Ascension to Pentecost How do we grow in faith when life doesn't make sense? In this inspiring Catholic reflection, we explore the meaning of faith through Scripture (Hebrews 11:1), the Catechism, and the powerful transformation of the disciples between the Ascension and Pentecost. ✝️

Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-3; Series: Christ-Centered; Speaker: Monte French, Senior Minister

What happens when you stop scrolling, stop skimming, and actually let God's Word confront you?In this sermon from Hebrews 4:12–13, we unpack what it means for the Word of God to be living, active, and sharper than any two-edged sword. God's Word doesn't just inform, it pierces. It discerns our deepest thoughts, exposes our hidden motives, and lays us bare before the God to whom we must give account.Hebrews won't let us stay casual. It calls us to spiritual honesty, holy accountability, and heart-level transformation.If you've ever struggled to take the Bible seriously or wondered why it doesn't seem to “work” in your life, this message is for you.

Speaker: Bobby SobieszczykScripture: Hebrews 11:1-3 Download 05252025P.mp3

We continue our sermon series titled, “The Life We Share.” This week we look at how even in the most hopeless situations we are never alone with God. Tune in as Pastor Durwood Foshee shares the message, "We Are Never Alone." Scripture: Hebrews 12:1

Morning Services- "A Cloud of Witnesses" Celebrating the great cloud of witnesses that has gone on before us and set the foundation of the current church. Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-15

We continue our sermon series titled, “The Life We Share.” This week we look at how in times of good and bad our faith helps us continue to move forward. Tune in as Pastor Durwood Foshee shares the message, "Faith that Moves Forward." Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-11

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3 Series: Emerge Anew Last week, we talked about embracing dark spaces to learn lessons God can only teach in the stillness and quiet of the dark. But we cannot simply remain in the dark because we are called to be light. As we live this delicate tension, may we put our faith in God to remain with us when we emerge forth. Connect with the Canton UMC!

Solid Rock Bible ChurchWednesday April 30, 2025Pastor Bill Gay:"No One Gets Away With Wrong"SCRIPTURE:Hebrews 4:131 Kings 21:31 Kings 21:19Revelation 20:12Galatians 6:7Hebrews 4:13

The meaning of Christmas is that God got flesh and blood. In Jesus Christ the holy and transcendent God became really and fully and truly human. He shared in our humanity. I submit to you that the traditional, moralistic religion has completely forgotten this whole idea. In fact, I submit to you that if you and I really understood the fact that Jesus Christ shares in our humanity, we'd live differently.  What does that teach us about God? It teaches us three things: 1) God has a concern for the physical, 2) God has a knowledge of the sorrowful, and 3) God desires the relational. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 18, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Abraham is a lot like many of us, who are not from where we now live. We've been brought somewhere from elsewhere. Abraham is the same. Abraham left his home community and became an exile. The Bible tells us repeatedly in the New Testament that each of us should see ourselves as exiles. We should live where we're called to live as exiles. What does that mean? What did Abraham actually do in his exile? Let's look at what the Bible says about how Christians are supposed to relate to the cities to which they've been called.  We learn three things from this passage: 1) God builds cities, 2) God sends people to cities, and yet at the same time, 3) God frees us from cities. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 11, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Hebrews is written to people who had suffered a great deal of persecution and difficulty. They were getting discouraged. Some of them were saying, “What good is this Christianity? We're good people. Why are such bad things happening to us?” The writer is showing them that they have resources as Christians such that they can face life, no matter what it throws at them, with greatness and power and stamina. And in Hebrews 12, we come to the final case study that shows this. We come to Jesus himself. By looking at what Jesus suffered, why Jesus suffered, and how he suffered, we learn how we can face anything and triumph. This passage shows us three basic principles: 1) you will handle life's difficulties depending on your focus, 2) you will deal with your troubles as long as you understand Jesus' work, and 3) you should discern his model. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 4, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

The whole story of Moses and the leading out, the exodus, of the people of Israel out of Egypt and out of their slavery is all told in Hebrews 11 in just a couple of phrases. In the Passover's ordinance of the death of a lamb and taking shelter under its blood, God gave the Israelites and anyone who wanted to read the Old Testament a clue to the meaning of the universe. Look at Jesus as Lamb, and a tremendous greatness of life will develop. This is the object of our faith. This is the thing we look at to become people of faith. From looking at Jesus as our Passover, Jesus as the Lamb of God, we get three lessons: 1) we see everybody deserves judgment, 2) Jesus' death is a propitiation, and 3) the reason Jesus Christ was so weak as the Lamb was because his love was so strong. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 20, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:27-29. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Title: Christ's Temptations to Help Us Speaker: Dr. H. T. Spence Event: Sunday Morning Sermon Date: March 02, 2025 Summary: Christ came to earth and was tempted in all points like as we are, yet He overcame, becoming our example. Scripture: Hebrews 2:16–18 Length:

Title: How Shall We Live After Becoming a Christian? Speaker: Dr. H. T. Spence Event: Sunday Evening Sermon Date: March 02, 2025 Summary: Once the believer enters into the Christian life, how is he to live? He dares not let sin reign and abound. Christ came to be the end of the Law, and yet the law of sin must be broken. Scripture: Hebrews 2:11–18; Romans 6:1–2; Romans 10:4 Length:

Title: The Rest to Be Found in the New Creation Speaker: Dr. H. T. Spence Event: Sunday Morning Sermon Date: March 23, 2025 Summary: There are two rests that are mentioned in the New Testament that God desires for all His people to come to. They truly will be needed in living this life on earth. Scripture: Hebrews 4:9–13; Romans 6:17; John 17:17 Length:

Is it possible in a throwaway culture, in a society of throwaway relationships, and in a society of throwaway identities to be a person who can endure and hyperstand?  To hyperstand means you put your feet down and nothing can knock you off your feet. It's like you're in a river, but you can stand in the river. That's what the book of Hebrews is about. And in the life of Moses, we see the secret of endurance, of someone who stands firm in the long run. Let's look at 1) what Moses endured, and 2) how he did it. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 13, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:23-30. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

If we live a big life of faith, how will it show itself in the most specific and particular daily lifestyle details?  The writer of Hebrews shows us the lifestyle of a person of faith. If circumstances and events and troubles no longer have the mastery over us, if we instead master them, what kind of people will we be in the way we live? We will be characterized by a lifestyle of openness and generosity.  There are three kinds of openness and generosity that are mentioned in this passage: 1) living space, 2) social situations, and 3) your finances. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 6, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-6. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

How can you live a life so no matter what comes at you, you face it with equilibrium, you face it with poise, you face it with strength?  Today we come to an incident in Abraham's life which is called a test. In the beginning of this particular brief account, it says God tested Abraham. This is the secret of a great life. The secret of a great life is to understand you become great only through tests.  We have to understand 1) there are tests, 2) how these tests work, 3) why we need these tests, and 4) how we pass these tests. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 30, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:17-19. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

There's one guy who is so preeminently an example of a life of faith that three religions look to him as the paragon of faith. That guy's name is Abraham.  Here's the story of Abraham's life: God said, “Get out!” Abraham said, “Where?” God said, “I'll tell you later. Just go.” The Lord said, “I will give you this land.” Abraham said, “When?” God said, “I'll tell you later. Just wander around in tents.” The Lord said, “I will give you a son.” Abraham said, “How?” God said, “I'll tell you later. Just wait around.” The Lord said, “Slay your son.” Abraham said, “Why?” God said, “I'll tell you later. Just walk up the hill with him.” If you read the whole narrative, you'll find that he fell down a number of times. But every time Abraham masters the situation.  In the face of it, the circumstances didn't master Abraham. How? Three principles: 1) he heard the call of God, 2) he obeyed the call of God, and 3) he looked to the city with foundations. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 23, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Continuing our Lent series, "How Jesus Saves," we're talking about the mosaic of themes the New Testament uses to describe what happened in the death and resurrection of Jesus and what that means for us today. This Palm Sunday we talk about how, in the crucifixion, Jesus broke the curse of Sin & Death and conquered the enemy.Scripture: Hebrews 2:5-18

Abraham had greatness in the face of a completely uncertain future. He had no idea what was coming, and yet he lived a life of greatness. How can we?  The writer of Hebrews is writing to a group of Christians whose lives were going very badly. And in chapter 11, he says to them, “You don't understand. The great men and women of God have never had designer lives. Yet they lived great lives.” And Abraham is perhaps the greatest case given. How we can live life with greatness, with stability, with confidence? There are three principles: 1) the negative principle, 2) the positive principle, and 3) the ultimate principle. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 16, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Enoch is a very mysterious Old Testament figure. God took him right to heaven without him tasting death—because he walked with God. What's so special about walking with God? In the garden of Eden, in the beginning of time, God took long walks with us every evening. And yet the minute human beings disobeyed God, they couldn't stand intimacy with infinity anymore. Humans no longer walk with God. But suddenly, in Genesis 5, Enoch shows up and he still walks with God. What? It's still possible? Yes, it's possible by faith. Faith. You can do it too.  Being a Christian is not about a general belief in God—it's about walking with God. To walk with God is to 1) walk in peace with him, and to 2) walk in the presence of God. Let's look at these two aspects and then, 3) look at how these two are drawn together. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 9, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:5-7. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Many of us are wondering how we're even going to face Monday, but the men and women in Hebrews 11 didn't just know how to face life—they were enabled to even go against the whole world. And the thing that enabled them was they were commended by God. Abel got the commendation from God—he was shown God accepted him as absolutely righteous, and as a result, he became one of these great hearts who can face the world, can face anything. By looking at Abel, and the contrast with Cain, we can have some understanding about how we also can know this same thing. The best way to understand the case of Cain and Abel is to ask: 1) how were Cain and Abel alike, 2) how were they not alike? and 3) are you Cain or Abel? This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 2, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-7. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

The Intercession of Christ Confession: Belgic Confession: Article 26 Scripture: Hebrews 2:14-18, 4:14-16, 7:23-28 Preacher: Rev. David Inks   Sermon Outline: Introduction The Christ Only What Christ has Done Christ’s Compassion for Us Flee Your Faults for Christ Conclusion   Sermon Video: https://youtu.be/wJWYKqu_t1Y   Belgic Confession: Article 26: The Intercession of Christ We believe that […] The post The Intercession of Christ appeared first on Covenant United Reformed Church.

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-2 Matthew 9:35-38

Christian faith is more than thinking, because the Christian message, the gospel, is much more than an idea. It is not just an idea; it's a power.  The gospel bears fruit in you. It's a living thing. But how does faith move from being an idea to being a power? You stop just believing in God and you start believing God. Noah shows us the way.  Hebrews 11 shows us that Noah does three things that bring the power of faith into life: 1) he believes God, 2) he condemns the world, and 3) he hides in the ark. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 25, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-7. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

The Bible tells us faith begins with thinking. The Bible says faith requires and stimulates the profoundest thinking and reasoning. You cannot be a Christian without using your brain to its uttermost.  Nowadays, we're told by our culture from the time we're very little that the big questions—what is real, what is right and wrong, and what we should be living for—are questions for the philosophers. We're taught that the important things are standard of living, career, appearance, and psychological needs.  Hebrews 11 shows us three aspects about faith: 1) that thinking leads to faith, 2) how thinking leads to faith, and 3) whythinking leads to faith.  This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 18, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-7. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

This week Jon discusses four lessons from a lady known as Rahab the Harlot.  While Rahab does share the same middle name as John the Baptist, her last name is not exactly something to be proud of.  However, there are least four lessons we can learn from her life and apply to our own lives. Scripture: Hebrews 11.1-2; Joshua 2, Romans 8.28; Luke 23.39-43; Matthew 1.5; Isaiah 64.8 Lesson #1 - Don't be ashamed of where you have been rescued from. Lesson #2 - Your past does not determine your future. Lesson #3 - It is never too late. Lesson #4 - God is not done writing your story. God desires to shape your lives into something beautiful my friends!!! As always, if you wish to further dialogue about this, please feel free to reach out to Jon at jon@christianoutdoors.org.

What is faith? What is it made of? How do you know if you have it? How do you lose it? How do you get it back? Hebrews 11 deals with all of these things through specific personal case studies of men and women who wrestled with issues of faith. I would suggest that it's the easiest to understand the parts of faith as three layers, one of which comes first, then the others resting upon it. But the reality is it's more complex than that. If you look hard enough at any one of these aspects, the other two are contained in the one. Yet all three are absolutely critical if we're going to understand faith. Faith 1) begins with understanding, 2) which leads to conviction, but 3) completes itself always in commitment. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 11, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3, 6, 7. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

In episode 140, we're talking today about being planted in the right environment. Scripture: Hebrews 10:24-25, Amos 3:3, Matthew 18:20, Ephesians 4:11-16

Episode Description:In this episode, we dive into Hebrews 4:12–13 and discover that the Word of God does a work of God in our hearts as we listen. From King Josiah's accidental rediscovery of Scripture to stories of real-life transformation today, we explore how the Bible is personal, powerful, and piercing—revealing our hearts and leading us to Jesus. You'll hear why the Bible is “the most valuable thing this world has to offer” and be reminded that when we open Scripture, we're not just reading a book—we're encountering the living God.Whether you're new to reading the Bible or need a fresh reminder of its power, this message will encourage you to trust God's Word to do its deep and lasting work in your life.Scripture: Hebrews 4:12–13Preacher: Rob BerrethMain Idea: The Word of God does a work of God in our hearts as we listen.

SCRIPTURE- Hebrews 12:1-2-"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." REFLECTORSr. CharleneMUSIC-"Kyrie Eleison" Gregorian Chant-"Distraction Days" InstrumentalNOTESLink to 9-Day Novena to St. Joseph

If you're going to deal with the brutal realities of life, the writer of Hebrews says you have to have shepherds in your life. Hebrews is written to people whose lives are filled with problems. And here, in the last passage of Hebrews, the writer tells us if we're gonna make it, we have to have shepherding in our lives.  The text tells us 1) our insulting need for shepherds, 2) the surprising identity of shepherds, and 3) the secret power of the shepherds. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on May 8, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 3:13; 10:24-25; 13:17-25. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

When you embrace God by faith two things come into your life: a transforming power and a deep tension. It's a duality. If you try to resolve the deep tension, you lose the transforming power.  The writer of Hebrews says the great believers in history were resident aliens on earth. In Greco-Roman society, a resident alien was a permanent resident but not a citizen. That is the tension that anyone who wants the transforming power of God must live with. If we want to understand the message, we need to see four things we learn in this passage: 1) there are two cities, 2) each city has a conflict with the other, 3) only one city is for the other, and 4) how to become citizens of the one city that's for the other. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on May 1, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 11:13-16; 13:10-16. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

This passage in Hebrews seems like an anti-climax. Throughout the book, the writer gives us something to help us face the brutal realities of life. But then, Hebrews 13 seems different. At first it looks like a to-do list, like miscellaneous ethical prescriptions, but that's wrong.  This is not an anti-climax. What we're being told is that we'll never make it in life without being deeply embedded in a robust community of people who have experienced the grace of God. This passage tells us about 1) the importance of that community, 2) the intensity of the community, 3) the openness of the community, and 4) where we get the power to create it. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 24, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 12:28-13:9. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Hebrews was written to people who have been shaken by life. Difficulties and sufferings have shaken them to the core.  The writer is trying to help them find ways to face the brutal realities of life, to stand solid when everything around them is falling apart. In Hebrews 12, we have the climax. The writer pulls together all of the threads and says, “In an unstable world, here is how you can live an unshakeable life.” This passage depicts 1) the shakable life, 2) the unshakeable life, and 3) how to receive that unshakeable life. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 17, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 12:18-29. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

There's never been a culture with a lower pain threshold than ours. There's never been a culture that gave us fewer resources for dealing with the brutal realities of life and death than ours.  The writer of Hebrews wants his readers to understand how to become the kind of people who can cope with the brutal realities of life. To a great degree, the climax of his argument is here in Hebrews 12. We're taught here 1) life is a race, 2) why to run the race, and 3) how to run the race. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 10, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Hebrews is written to help us have what it takes to face the difficulties of life. And in chapter 11, we're told one of the keys is to be people of faith. But what is faith? In our cultural moment, conservatives see faith as a moral virtue, while liberals see skepticism as a mark of intellectual maturity. As usual, the Bible's understanding of faith is much more nuanced, much more sophisticated and complex, than either of those views.  Life-transforming faith, according to this text, has four aspects: 1) it's rational, 2) it's personal, 3) it's foundational, and 4) it's graceful. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 3, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-10, 13. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

The book of Hebrews is written to people who are so beaten down with troubles that they're ready to give up.  The writer is trying to give the readers what they need to handle the brutal realities of life in this world. In Hebrews 11, he gives us something that helps us handle anything.  If you have it, you can handle absolutely anything life throws at you: 1) what is it? and 2) how do we get it? This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 27, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 11:32-40. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

When modern people hear that God requires blood to turn aside his wrath from sin, it sounds offensive. It sounds disgusting, primitive, obscene.  Christianity has sometimes been called the religion of the slaughterhouse. It doesn't seem to be what we need in a world that's filled with blood and violence. But Jesus saves through his blood. And the book of Hebrews says there's power in the blood.  Without the shedding of blood, Hebrews says we wouldn't know three things: 1) the depth of our problem, 2) the power of God's solution, and 3) the extent of the transformation that can happen to us. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 20, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 9:11-14; 10:11-18. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

Jesus Christ did not come to start a new religion. He didn't come to start the best religion. He came to end religion. Every religion has its extremists. Religion causes an enormous amount of conflict and strife in this world. What are we going to do about it? To embrace Jesus Christ is to end religion, is to move away from all religion.  There are two things Hebrews 8 tells us: 1) Jesus came to end all religion and, 2) therefore, Jesus came to give us a radical new covenant relationship with God. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 13, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 8:1-2; 7-13. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.