HEBREWS Sermon Series
New HEBREWS Sermon Series – Get your Bible ready ‘cause we’re gonna study some deep stuff for the next few months! Hebrews is a great book of encouragement during trials that is rooted in deep theological truth. It’s a sermon written to exhort believers to deeper maturity that stands faithful despite hardship… and it’s chock full of great doctrine about the superiority and sufficiency of Christ. Don’t miss out on a week of it because we’re gonna have a great time together in Hebrews! This 16-week series will take us right up to Easter. Check out the Series Outline, with the overarching literary/thematic sections being numbered and the sermon titles marked in italics.
1.Hebrews 1:1-4 – Introductory Statement of Faith
◦Dec 26, 2010 – “Jesus, The Last Word, and the First” (1:1-4)
2.Hebrews 1:5-2:18 – The Son and the Angels
◦Jan 2, 2011 – “The Son Superior to Angels” (1:5-14)
◦Jan 7 – “Therefore Listen Carefully” (2:1-4)
◦Jan 9 – “The Son Lower than Angels” (2:5-18)
3.Hebrews 3:1-5:10 – Christ, the Faithful and Merciful High Priest
◦Jan 16 – “Christ the Faithful” (3:1-4:13)
◦Jan 23 – “Christ the Merciful” (4:14-5:10)
4.Hebrews 5:11-6:20 – Preparation for the Difficult Discussion
◦Jan 30 – “A Call for Maturity” (5:11-6:3)
◦Feb 6 – “Stern Warning with Hope” (6:4-12)
◦Feb 13 – “The Ground for Hope” (6:13-20)
5.Hebrews 7:1-28 – The Difficult Discussion
◦Feb 20 – “Christ and Melchizedek” (7:1-28)
◦Feb 27 – “The High Priestly Ministry of Christ” (8:1-10:18)
◦Mar 6 – “Life in Response to This Ministry of Christ” (10:19-39)
6.Hebrews 11:1-12:17 – A Call to Fidelity and Mutuality
◦Mar 13 – “Learning from Our Forebears in Faith” (11:1-40)
◦Mar 20 – “A Call to Continue in Faith” (12:1-17)
◦Mar 27 – “Zion, the Unshakable Kingdom” (12:18-29)
◦Apr 3 – “Life in the Faith Community” (13:1-25)
New HEBREWS Sermon Series to kick off 2011! – Ready to go deeper in your understanding of God and of Scripture during 2011?! Then get your Bibles ready ‘cause we’re gonna study some deep stuff for the next few months! Hebrews is a great book of encouragement during trials that is rooted in deep theological truth. It’s a sermon in letter form that is written to exhort believers to the kind of deep maturity that remains faithful despite hardship… and it’s chock full of great doctrine about the superiority and sufficiency of Christ. Don’t miss out on a week of it because we’re gonna have a great time together in this expository series through Hebrews! This 16-week series will take us through Easter Sunday. (Don’t worry, Palm and Easter Sundays will fit right into the flow of Hebrews.)
Check out the Series Outline, with the 3 MAIN SECTIONS in BOLD CAPS, then the smaller overarching literary/thematic sections in NOT BOLD ALL CAPS and the sermon titles marked in italics. (Clear as mud?! “Not at all confusing, Scott. Not at all.”)
FIRST MAIN SECTION, Chs. 1-6 > A SUPERIOR PERSON: CHRIST
Hebrews 1:1-4 – INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT OF FAITH
Jan 2, 2011 – “Jesus, The Last Word, and the First” (1:1-4)
Hebrews 1:5-2:18 – THE SON AND THE ANGELS
Jan 9 – Church cancelled due to inclement stinking weather that won’t let up and keeps us from meeting and studying Hebrews together!
Jan 16 – “The Son Superior to Angels” (1:5-14)
Jan 23 – “Therefore Pay Closer Attention” (2:1-4)
Jan 30 – “The Son Lower than Angels” (2:5-18)
Hebrews 3:1-5:10 – CHRIST, THE FAITHFUL AND MERCIFUL HIGH PRIEST
Feb 6 – “Christ the Faithful” (3:1-4:13)
Feb 13 – “Christ the Merciful” (4:14-5:10)
Hebrews 5:11-6:20 – PREPARATION FOR “THE DIFFICULT DISCUSSION”
Feb 20 – “A Call for Maturity” (5:11-6:3)
Feb 27 – “Stern Warning with Hope” (6:4-12)
Mar 6 – “The Ground for Hope” (6:13-20)
SECOND MAIN SECTION, Chs. 7-10 > A SUPERIOR PRIESTHOOD: MELCHIZEDEK
Hebrews 7:1-28 – THE DIFFICULT DISCUSSION: AN ADVANCED COURSE IN PRIESTHOOD
Mar 13 – “Christ and Melchizedek” (7:1-28)
Mar 20 – “The High Priestly Ministry of Christ” (8:1-10:18)
Mar 27 – “Life in Response to This Ministry of Christ” (10:19-39)
THIRD MAIN SECTION, Chs. 11-13 > A SUPERIOR PRINCIPLE: FAITH
Hebrews 11:1-12:17 – A CALL TO FIDELITY AND MUTUALITY
Apr 3 – “Learning from Our Forebears in Faith” (11:1-40)
Apr 10 – “A Call to Continue in Faith” (12:1-17)
Apr 17 – “Zion, the Unshakable Kingdom” (12:18-29) > Palm Sunday
Apr 24 – “Life in the Faith Community” (13:1-25) > Easter Sunday