Sermons on Hebrews
Who is this Great High Priest in Heaven?
In Hebrews 4:14–5:10, the preacher declares Jesus Christ is our great High Priest and the source of our eternal salvation. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the High Priest who passed through the heavens, who can sympathize, who was appointed by God, who makes reverent prayer, who learned obedience through suffering, and who is the source of our eternal salvation.…
Hebrews: So Great Salvation
With Hebrews 2:1–4, we continue our study of Bible books. In Hebrews, the preacher proclaims warnings to Hebrew Christians as they face persecution for following Jesus Christ with the admonition to avoid returning to their old ways. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the warning passages, the earthly shadow vs. the heavenly reality, and the covenants. “How shall we…
Have you Entered into the Rest of God?
In Hebrews 4:1–13, the preacher proclaims the eternal rest available in Christ. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches that God entered into rest, Adam and Eve lost their rest, Joshua did not lead Israel into rest, and we must enter rest through the greater Joshua. “Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.”
Do Not Harden Your Heart
In Hebrews 3:7–19, the apostle Paul uses the Israelites as an example to teach the danger of ignoring the gospel’s call. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches Israel’s test, the unbeliever’s jest, the believer’s rest. “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”
Consider Jesus
In Hebrews 3:1-6, the apostle Paul calls the believers to consider Jesus the apostle and high priest of our confession. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches Jesus, the Apostle; Jesus, the High Priest; Jesus, the Builder; and we, the heavenly building. “Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our…
Brought to Glory through Suffering
In Hebrews 2:5–19, we learn the worth of Christ’s suffering on our behalf: our merciful and faithful High Priest has made us holy, family, and free from the devil and death. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches holy through suffering, family through suffering, free through suffering, and our High Priest through suffering. “Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in…
The Glory of Christ in the World to Come
In Hebrews 2:5-9, the preacher clarifies the world to come through the lens of Psalm 8. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the Father’s promise in Psalm 8, what we see in this world, and what we will see in the world to come. “What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you…
So Great a Salvation
In Hebrews 2:1–4, we learn the importance of the message of the Son of God: He came to declare a great salvation! Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the salvation in the old covenant and the great salvation of the new covenant. “How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,…
The Excellency of the Son of God
With Hebrews 1:1-14, we begin a new series on the book of Hebrews. This book reveals the excellence of Jesus Christ and how He surpasses even the Old Testament revelation of God. Pastor Paul van Engelenhoven preaches the excellency of the Old Testament and the supreme excellency of Jesus Christ. “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the…
A Resolution of Confidence
In Hebrews 10:19-25, we find our confidence to enter the holy places washed by the blood of Christ and ready to live lives of thankfulness. Mr. Israel Quaresma preaches the basis of our confidence and the practice of our confidence.
“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for…