Category: East Main Bulletin Articles

Articles I write for the weekly bulletin of the East Main Church of Christ, the congregation where I preach.

Hebrews: Have We Graduated From Elementary School?

Dull of hearing. You know all those jokes you give to the preacher about dozing off during the sermon? Are you the kind of person who sits in the pew at church but never opens their Bible or pays attention to the sermon or the classes? Does your Bible sit in your car or on your coffee table unopened throughout the week? If so, you are dull of hearing and that means you’re not learning nor growing.… Read More Hebrews: Have We Graduated From Elementary School?

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Hebrews: Jesus’ Superiority Over Aaron

The Hebrew author then spoke of how Jesus during “the days of his flesh…offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death…” (5:7a; cf. Luke 22:40-44). While Jesus lived as a human, he was both God and man (John 1:1, 14). During this time, he prayed regularly for the sins of his fellow man just as Aaron’s high priests had done. The difference which shows Christ’s superiority over Judaism’s priesthood is that he did so without sin (cf. 4:15).… Read More Hebrews: Jesus’ Superiority Over Aaron

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Hebrews: We Have A Great High Priest

It comforts this Christian to know that in spite of all of my failures, sins, weaknesses, and mistakes, I can still approach God’s throne in prayer and receive mercy and grace because of my high priest who is there at his Father’s side. It strengthens my hope to know that Jesus, my advocate and friend, tells his Father, “I understand what Jon is going through. I was tempted to do the same thing. I was tempted to feel the same way. I was discouraged for those same reasons. I went through similar hardships. Yes, Jon sinned and I didn’t…but Father, look at him. See his sorrowful, penitent heart! See his heart-felt desire to do better and serve you more fully! See his longing for mercy! Please forgive him, Father.”… Read More Hebrews: We Have A Great High Priest

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Hebrews: The Word Of God

The Son of God is called “the Word” (John 1:1, 14). “The Word” comes from the Greek term logos, which has to do with the ideas and reasoning that are found in the mind which are then communicated through speech. Jesus is the source of the Holy Spirit’s inspiration of the writers of Scripture (John 16:12-15), and Jesus himself – “the Word,” logos – communicates the thoughts of his Father in heaven (John 12:49-50). We can therefore we be confident that we are in fact reading the thoughts and viewpoints of God when we read the inspired Scriptures.… Read More Hebrews: The Word Of God

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