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BOOK OF HEBREWS

Blueprints for 30 messages built upon God’s Word

James R. Girdwood

Cincinnati, Ohio

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

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Contents

God’s New Covenant	The Book of Hebrews
You Can’t Top This!	Hebrews 1:1–4
Better Than Angels	Hebrews 1:5–14
Who Will Win It?	Hebrews 2:1–4
Jesus to the Rescue!	Hebrews 2:5–18
Jesus Is Greater	Hebrews 3:1–6
Keep Your Heart Soft	Hebrews 3:7–19
Sweet Rest	Hebrews 4:1–11
Our Power Sources	Hebrews 4:12–16
Right for the Job!	Hebrews 5:1–10
The Basics and Beyond	Hebrews 6:1–3
The Most Tragic Error	Hebrews 6:4–12
Do You Promise?	Hebrews 6:13–20
Jesus Has a Better Way	Hebrews 7:1–28
This One Is Better	Hebrews 8:6
Sign on the Dotted Line	Hebrews 8:7–13
Entering God’s Presence	Hebrews 9:1–10
The Blood of Christ	Hebrews 9:11–28
Sacrificial Living	Hebrews 10:1–14
Your Holiness	Hebrews 10:10
A “Let Us” Sandwich	Hebrews 10:19–25
This Is Serious!	Hebrews 10:26–31
An “Effective” Faith	Hebrews 11:1–7
A Remarkable Faith	Hebrews 11:8–19
One Car, Many Drivers	Hebrews 11:23–28
A Little Faith Does a Lot	Hebrews 11:31–39
Run for Your Life!	Hebrews 12:1–3
The Hard Part of Living	Hebrews 12:3–13
Come to This Mountain	Hebrews 12:18–29
Christ in My Neighbor	Hebrews 13:1–9

God’s New Covenant

The Book of Hebrews

Purpose: To introduce Hebrews and its central theme—the new covenant.

INTRODUCTION

God brought a wonderful new covenant through Jesus. Because Jesus is so closely linked to the covenant, he is called the “covenant” in Isaiah 42:6 and 49:8. Hebrews cites a number of Old Testament passages to show and explain how Jesus established God’s new covenant with all of God’s people, Jews and Gentiles alike. If we can understand what Hebrews teaches about the new covenant, we will be well on our way to understanding the book of Hebrews as a whole.

Proposition: God invites all people into relationship with him through the superior covenant established by Jesus.

I. THE NEW COVENANT IS SUPERIOR TO THE OLD COVENANT MEDIATED BY MOSES (HEBREWS 8).

A. According to Hebrews 8, the new covenant is superior to the old one in various ways. To prove this point, the author of Hebrews quotes and explains Jeremiah 31:31–34, where God first revealed his intention to establish a new covenant with his people.

B. Jeremiah 31 teaches that the new covenant will be superior to the old covenant made between God and Israel at Mount Sinai in several key respects: (1) the new covenant will link Israel and Judah again into one; ...

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About Book of Hebrews: Blueprints for 30 Messages Built upon God’s Word

Build on the 30 sermon starters in this volume on the Book of Hebrews, the key New Testament exposition of Christ in the Old Testament (Hebrews 8:1–2). This volume delineates passages into sermon-sized texts, and each outline includes a key message, main sermon points, and illustrations. Each sermon starter is intentionally flexible for easy customization to the needs of your congregation.

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