Today’s verse is very straightforward and can seem almost harsh and judgmental. Personally, I think there were many marriage issues in the early church. So, maybe as a remedy to all the ambiguity around marriage and problems this was causing, the author of Hebrews here breaks down a very straightforward approach to marriage. He has no fluff or compromise around it. He says: Marriage is honorable. Purity in marriage is essential. God will judge those who defile it. Hebrews 13:4 4 Marriage should ...
Jun 29, 2025
Empathy is a very big part of Christianity. Our faith is not supposed to be one of coldly following rules for the sake of order and the benefits of order. Christianity is a faith based upon the heart of God. Hebrews 13:3 3 Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Jun 22, 2025
Hospitality in the Bible is deeply rooted in the idea of love, charity, and unity within the community and toward outsiders. In both the Old and New Testaments, hospitality is portrayed as an act of kindness and righteousness, reflecting God's love and care for all people. So today we will be looking at living in the Way of Hospitality. Hebrews 13:2. 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Jun 15, 2025
As we come to the last chapter of Hebrews, we are going to use the series of short, almost proverb-like statements in chapter 13 to look at the question of how to live “The Way”. Today we are looking at “The Way of Love”. Hebrews 13:1 Keep on loving each other as brothers.
Jun 08, 2025
Cities offer great opportunities for the gospel and great exposure to sin. In Acts, we encounter both sides of the city. In today’s passage, Paul proclaims God in Athens, where people worshipped what they didn’t know. Acts 17:16 & 23 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. [...] 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, “To the unknown ...
May 25, 2025
God cares about each individual person, and that’s also how He reaches out to us. If we follow Him, that means putting ourselves in situations where we can share the gospel one at a time. Acts 8:29–31 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him....
May 11, 2025
As we start to look at the book of Acts, one thing becomes clear from the beginning on: God did not create us for individual faith. He wants us to be in community, and He uses this community to reach the people with His love and truth. Acts 2:46–47 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were...
May 04, 2025
As we look at the passage in Hebrews today, the author talks about two mountains. Mount Sinia and Mount Zion. Mount Sinia is the mountain upon which God gave Moses the law, which becomes known as the Law of Moses. Mount Zion is, in this passage, a metaphor of grace and future hope for those who place their trust in Christ. One says “stay away!”, the other says “come near”. Hebrews 12:18, 22 18 You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom a...
Apr 27, 2025
Peter is the disciple we have the most information about from the Gospels and book of Acts. He goes through a long character arc and, as a result, is a person many people feel they can identify with as he traverses the ups and downs of faith. John 21:2-3 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. 3 "I'm going out to fish," Simon Peter told them, and they said, "We'll go with you." So they went out and got in...
Apr 20, 2025
Today is Palm Sunday. It is the time when Jesus enters Jerusalem as the “king” prophesied in scriptures. However, he is not the king people were expecting, and this enthusiastic greeting did not lead to a throne, but rather to a Cross. A Cross which looked like complete failure and defeat, but in hindsight was the victory we needed from the king we needed.
Apr 13, 2025
5 And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son." 7 Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? 8 If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. 9...
Mar 30, 2025
The book of Hebrews portrays our journey of faith as a race. The examples of the lives of the faithful who have raced before us, help us face uncertainty with perseverance, despite the challenges we encounter. As the author and perfecter of our faith, Jesus Christ is the ultimate champion of the race. 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 perseveranc...
Mar 23, 2025
How do we know when we have clearly heard from God? Today I am going to talk about this, and we will also hear a testimony from a brother in the faith who has an experience many of you can probably relate to about hearing from God. This is not a complete list, but these are ways that God definitely uses as seen in the scripture and throughout history. John 14:26 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everythin...
Mar 16, 2025
You are not called to be perfect; you have been given the credit for perfection through Christ. You are not called be a hero, you might be, but most of us will not have stories remembered long after our deaths. But we are called to faith. If the Bible is any indication, we will all likely face that impossible situation, that thing we cannot control. Hebrews 11:39-40 39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. 40 God had planned something better ...
Mar 09, 2025
We talk about faith all the time. It is the basis for Christianity, but it is not easy to define. In this sermon, we will look at how the Bible defines it and what the five main aspects of faith are. Understanding the concept of faith better helps us all to experience God more closely. Hebrews 11:1 Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Mar 02, 2025
When I read this passage while preparing to write this sermon, I was struck by the phrase, "Remember those earlier days after you had received the light…" I remember those days. I remember when I didn’t care at all how I lived, as long as I was living for Jesus. Remembering those early days can sometimes help us get through the difficult days.
Feb 23, 2025
For the last two weeks, as we have been going through Hebrews chapter 10, we have been looking at the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We have looked at the supremacy of Christ’s sacrifice which means no other sacrifice for sin is necessary, and last week we have looked at how this sacrifice affects the person who has “faith” in the sacrifice (the Cross) of Christ. Today we are going to be looking at how we express this in our day-to-day lives. Hebrews 10:24-25 24 And let us consider how we may spur o...
Feb 16, 2025
As we have been journeying through the book of Hebrews, last week we looked at the supremacy of Jesus’ sacrifice and saw that the reason there is no need for continuing sacrifice to take place is because the sacrifice of Christ was for the forgiveness of sin, once and for all, and there was no need for repeated sacrifice to be made. This week we are going to be looking at the effect of that sacrifice in the lives of those who place their faith and hope in Jesus Christ. Hebrews 10:14 Because by o...
Feb 09, 2025
Many Christians start their journey with Jesus by reading the New Testament. This is great, but it can leave some questions about the need for Jesus’ sacrifice and what it means in the bigger picture. In the passage we are looking at today, the sacrifice of Jesus is compared to the sacrifice in the Old Testament. Hebrews 10:1 The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming-- not the realities themselves. For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year aft...
Feb 02, 2025
"We dream of being a Christ-Centered, life transforming church where people of all nations and generations feel like they belong and are joyfully engaged in Kingdom work." In the past two weeks, we looked at what we mean by being a “Christ-Centered church” and a “Life transforming church”. This week we want to focus on for whom (people of all nations and generations) and why (kingdom work) the church exists. Ephesians 2:19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citize...
Jan 26, 2025
"We dream of being a Christ-Centered, life transforming church where people of all nations and generations feel like they belong and are joyfully engaged in Kingdom work." Last week we looked at what we mean by being a “Christ-Centered church” and this week we are going to look at the phrase “Life transforming church” and put some understanding and context around this so that we can live out the vision as individuals and together as a church community. John 3:6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but th...
Jan 19, 2025
As we head into the New Year we are going to walk through our vision statement: "We dream of being a Christ-Centered, life transforming church where people of all nations and generations feel like they belong and are joyfully engaged in Kingdom work." Today we are going to look at what it means to be a Christ-Centered Church. Matthew 7:18-20 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fir...
Jan 12, 2025
Sometimes it feels like we go through spiritual ups and downs. It is really easy to get discouraged with these cycles, be they personal cycles or national cycles but while God sometimes has to discipline his people, he does not give up on them. In the book of Isaiah, there is a chapter which the author gives a pep talk to a downtrodden nation and in the process gives some good advice for all of us to follow, particularly in our spiritual walk, but also life in general. Isaiah 52:12 But you will ...
Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Sermon by Christopher Uchegbuo 1 Thessalonians 5:18 “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
Dec 29, 2024
Happiness is the ultimate goal of most people. The Bible often tells us to rejoice. But is joy and happiness the same? And how can we actively pursue it, is it not connected to external circumstances? And what does Jesus' birth have to do with all of that? Let us find out together what the Bible tells us about all of that. Luke 2:10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people..."
Dec 22, 2024
As we journey through Advent, we come to the theme of love. We are all aware that the word “love” is one which means very different things based on context. When someone says they “love” a movie or “love” a food, it is different from someone, even the same person, saying they love their family. But even with that said, the love of God is hard to fully understand. I think the closest we can come to it is a parental love, which is a different thing from romantic love or close comradeship which is ...
Dec 15, 2024
As 2024 comes to an end, once again, it can hardly be said it was a peaceful year. One of Jesus’ titles is “Prince of Peace”. He also talks a lot about having peace in the Gospels. What is the peace we have in Christ, if not yet peace of earth and goodwill toward men? Luke 2:14 14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
Dec 08, 2024
Today is the first week of Advent, the theme of which is “Hope”. So, we will take a break from the book of Hebrews and move into the Advent season by looking at the Hope given to us by God through the incarnation.
Dec 01, 2024
In Hebrews chapter 9, the author dives into this idea of something greater going on as he describes what is taking place in the temple of heaven, where Jesus is our high priest, exploring themes of worship, atonement, and the supremacy of Christ's sacrifice. Hebrews 9:14 14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
Nov 24, 2024
In the sermon on the mount, Jesus will often take a “law” and redefine it in such a way that it becomes about the heart and not just the action. “Don’t hate your enemies. Love your enemies. Pray for them.” “When you hate your brother, it is as if you have murdered your brother.” “When you look upon someone lustfully, then you have committed adultery”. Why would Jesus do that? Why would he take commands which were hard enough to keep in “the flesh” and make them about the heart, the mind, and con...
Nov 17, 2024
