Pastor Connor Hensley, a Lay-Elder at Covenant Bible Church preaches from hebrews 4:1-13 on Sunday, May 1st, 2022.
Pastor Connor Hensley, a Lay-Elder at Covenant Bible Church preaches from hebrews 4:1-13 on Sunday, May 1st, 2022.
This sermon was preached at Covenant Bible Church on the Lord’s Day, January 22nd, 2023. “A lame member of the body of Christ, the church… a weak believer; one that is ready to halt, either through the corruption of nature, or through the weakness of grace, or through want of light and judgment, and through instability and inconstancy; lest such …
The main point is that Jesus is no ordinary, weak, sinful, dying, priest. He is strong, pure, sinless, and has an indestructible life. He is the Son of God. Jesus Christ has not just come to fit into the earthly system of the priesthood as the greatest and final human priest. Rather, he has come to fulfill and end this …
Jesus is the merciful High Priest because he sympathizes with our weakness. But Jesus is NOT an “Empathetic” High Priest. Empathy only makes problems worse.
Jesus does not lower the bar for Christians in the New Covenant. If anything, the bar has been raised exponentially. There are far greater promises for those who have faith in Christ, but terrible warnings for unbelief. Sadly, the American Church today has no shortage of false converts. There are many who “profess” Christ, but do not “possess” Christ. And …
Jesus is able to save us forever (“to the uttermost”) and that he intercedes for us forever (“he always lives to make intercession for [us]”). These two things are directly connected. Jesus is able to save us forever “SINCE (because) he always lives to make intercession for [us].” In other words, our future salvation rests on Christ’s continual intercession for …