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Our Perfect High Priest (Hebrews 5:1-12) Pastor Tony Felich June 12, 2005 ----more----Jesus Christ perfectly fulfills the office of High Priest Manifesting himself as our sole mediator with God the Father~ The Old Office of High Priest (1)~ The Solidarity of the High Priest with the People (2-3) ~ The Humility of the High Priest (4)~ The Humility of Jesus Christ (5-6)~ The Solidarity of Jesus Christ with His People (7-8)~ The New Office of High Priest (9-10)

Our Great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-16) Pastor Tony Felich June 5, 2005 ----more----Why is Jesus the “Great High Priest” and how does it matter? ~ Let us hold fast our confession (14-15)~ Let us draw near the throne of grace (16)

Draw Your Sword (Hebrews 4:12-13) Pastor Tony Felich May 29, 2005 ----more----Treat the Word of God as if your life depended on it…. The Word of God is: ~ Living and Active~ Defensive and Offensive (two-edged sword)~ Piercing and Revealing

A Sabbath Rest for the People of God (Hebrews 4:1-11) Pastor Tony Felich May 22, 2005 ----more---- God continues to promise rest for His people. Will you enter this rest?• The promise of rest for God’s people continues~ Creation~ Israel in the Wilderness~ Joshua’s time~ David’s time~ Now • Strive to enter that rest God’s way~ Faith in the Word of God~ Fear, diligence, and obedience (which flow from true faith)

Don't Let Your Heart Be Hardened (Hebrews 3:7-19) May 15, 2005 Pastor Tony Felich ----more---- The genuineness of your faith is revealed by your receptivity to God’s word and the direction it gives. Keys to guarding against a hard heart: 1. Know the Scriptures!~ Inspired, inerrant, infallible~ Unified message that is always relevant~Tells the truth about sin (politically correct or not!) 2. Give and receive biblical Accountability!~ “Daily” exhortation to and from one another~ Don’t be fooled – the stakes couldn't be higher!

Christ is the Master, Man is the Servant (Hebrews 3:1-6) Tony Felich May 8, 2005 ----more----Against the human propensity to idolize certain human beings, this passage reinforces the mastery of Christ over the Church. • Consider Jesus (1)~ Apostle (representative of God to man)~ High Priest (representative of man to God) • Christ is more glorious than any man-even Moses! (2-6a)~ God’s House (the Church)~ The Builder of God’s House (God)~ Caretaker of God’s House (Christ)~ Servant of God’s House (Moses) • Perseverance is the Test of Reality (6b)~Balance between believer’s promised security and his/her necessary perseverance~ Our Confidence and Hope = Christ

Bring Many Son's To Glory (Hebrews 2:5-18) Tony Felich April 17, 2005 ----more---- In expounding upon the concept of “such a great salvation: (2:3), the writer of Hebrews shows the great length God went to save and nurture us. • Jesus Christ is the answer to your life as all things are in subjection to Him (5-8) • Jesus Christ paid the required price for your salvation (9-18) ~ He took on flesh for us ~ He tasted death for us • Jesus Christ can help you with temptation (11-18) ~ He identifies with us as “brothers” ~ He walked in our “shoes”

Defend Against Drifting (Hebrews 2:1-4) Tony Felich April 10, 2005 ----more---- There is a current of forces that work against our growing in the Lord, we are exhorted to defend against drifting by clinging to Christ. • What does it mean to “drift away”? • What causes such a drift? • How can we defend against drifting?

Christ and God's Angels (Hebrews 1:4-14) Tony Felich April 3, 2005 ----more---- ~ What do we learn concerning Christ? ~ What do we learn concerning God's Angels? ~ How does such revelation impact our lives?

God's Greatest Statement (Matthew 28:1-10)Pastor Tony FelichMarch 27, 2005 ----more----The Resurrection Account of Our Risen Lord Matthew 28:1–1028:1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” 8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus

God Has Spoken (Hebrews 1:1-3)  Tony Felich March 20, 2005 ----more---- God Has Spoken God has spoken to us through the most perfect of all spokesmen – Jesus Christ. Are you listening? • God progressively revealed His Son to us over thousands of years (1) ~ How?~ Why? • God brought the progression of revealing His Son to it’s culmination at the Incarnation (2-3) ~ Jesus is the final revelation~ Jesus is the heir of all things~ Jesus is the agent of creation~ Jesus is the Radiance of God’s Glory~ Jesus is the Imprint of God’s nature~ Jesus is the upholder of the universe~ Jesus is the purifier of our sins~ Jesus is the at God’s Right Hand • God has spoken in Christ. How much effort do you spend seeking to learn what God has said? ~ Are you whining about God not talking to you or making His will more clear to you?~ Are you listening to people more than Jesus?

An Introduction to A Christ-Centered Sermon (Hebrews 1:1-2)  Tony Felich March 13, 2005----more---- Hebrews is a call to commitment - A Plea for perseverance * Who wrote Hebrews?* What is Hebrews?* When was Hebrews written?* Why was Hebrews written?* How is Hebrews to be understood? -It is an exhortation or a call (a sermon) to commit, by the power and sufficiency of Christ - a plea for perseverance -It assumes a proper understanding of the relationship between the Old and New Testaments (God's Covenant People).