The letter ends with a few instructions; the writers asks them to pray for the workers in the field, to take instruction well, and to continue to grow in Christian…
The second group of people the writer challenges us to love well are the church leaders: the people who teach, who work both publicly and behind the scenes, who will…
As the writer wraps up this letter, he gives us more clear instructions on how to treat other people. The first group he focuses on is the family of God,…
Pointing back to Moses’ experience in Exodus, we see the terror he experienced. The writer contrasts this with the joy and praise that will come at the reveal of the…
In response to the long list of faith warriors in chapter 11, we are told to keep our focus on Jesus and not our circumstances. We must be careful not…
After the great list of faith heroes, we see the writer has made his point in presenting God’s faithfulness. But then we see that others did not have the “happy…
Many faith stories are contained within this passage. Beginning with Able and going up through Rahab, the writer points out time and time again how God’s people lived out their…
Faith is a journey, and we go through seasons of ease and seasons of difficulty. But remembering that God gives us steady ground, whatever we have faced. We can have…
A clear call to action opens this next section, giving us instructions to draw near to God and to His people. All of the individual arguments made up to this…
Further comparison is made between the earthly ministry of the old covenant and the heavenly ministry of the new covenant. The old covenant of priests interceding for the people was…