Deliverance Will Arise

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The LORD is our shield.  The LORD is our Guide.  The Lord’s protection and direction is for His glory.  God protected and guided Esther to the place where she could be His voice to provide relief and deliverance for God’s people.  She is an example for us.  But Esther also points us to the Deliverer who arose to bring about our greater salvation.

Esther 4:10-17

Recorded Sunday morning, June 7, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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A Forever Priest

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A Forever Priest for a Forever Relationship with the Forever God.  Our mini-series on Melchizedek culminates with the letter to the Hebrews as their good pastor-teacher expounds on why Jesus the Messiah is their forever High Priest who forever saves His people to forever be in relationship with God, something no one else can do.

Hebrews 7

Recorded Sunday morning, May 24, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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David’s Messiah

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David the prophet sings a psalm about his LORD and his Lord. One is his God. The other is … his Messiah? This psalm sets the stage for many important truths of Jesus the Christ. Jesus even taught from it Himself. And the writer to the Hebrews will unpack from it even more. Let’s see what the Spirit gave David to teach us.

Psalm 110

Recorded Sunday morning, May 17, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Who is Melchizedek and why?

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So the writer of Hebrews is about to obsess over someone whose name is hard to pronounce and is otherwise a little obscure unless you are a Scripture nerd or are trying to prove a point. So to help us understand his point, we are going backwards to get the context of this important person to the writer’s teaching. And along the way, we should gain an appreciation for the unity of Scripture.

Genesis 14

Recorded for Sunday morning, May 10, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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How Firm a Foundation

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We are challenged to place our hope in the promises of God. But is that a reliable place to hope? The writer gives two good reasons to trust God with our hope and illustrates that with the story of Abraham.

Hebrews 6:13-20

Recorded for Sunday morning, May 3, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Impossible to Renew

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Impossible is a word like never, I avoid using them. But the writer of Hebrews says that arrogant apostasy can be just like that. Impossible to renew those people back to repentance because what else can God do that He hadn’t already shown to them? With men these things are impossible but with God, all things are possible. Keep praying.

Hebrews 6:4-12

Recorded for Sunday morning, April 26 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Grow to Maturity

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The pastor of the Hebrews worries for some of his congregation that they are not growing in their faith and unprepared for coming persecution. He will challenge and exhort them to build on the foundation that has been laid. They need to take personal steps in the spiritual disciplines as disciples to mature in their faith. If they do not aim for something, then they will miss the mark.

Hebrews 5:11 – 6:3

Recorded for Sunday morning, April 19, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Compassion on our Weakness

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We may not know much about a High Priest’s job but we still needed a greater High Priest. Thus God appointed His Son to become human so He could better intercede and help His people.

Hebrews 4:14 – 5:11

Recorded for Sunday morning, April 12, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Why He Suffered

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The gospel writers narrate the events of the passion week without explaining the significance and reason for cross. But I suspect that is because they expect their people to read beyond the gospels. And that includes reading this important passage from the prophet Isaiah, written centuries before Jesus lived.

Isaiah 53:1-12

Recorded for Sunday morning, April 5, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Faith and Baptism

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Philip was sent by God to preach the gospel to one person in the desert, reading the Isaiah scroll and having questions he could not answer on his own. Once that man understood that Jesus was the answer to his question, he wanted to be baptized into this new faith he found.

Acts 8:26-39

Recorded for Sunday morning, March 29, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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