A New and Living Way

Hebrews ends with the author unpacking ten instructions, exhorting us to respond across many areas of life. In this final talk of the series, Dan Kirk explores how the author encourages us to be the kind of people that Jesus wants us to be: "people-loving, co-suffering, sexually pure, financially content, faithfulness-copying, grace strengthened, hope focussed, worship overflow-ers, joyfully submitted, eagerly prayerful".

The Christian life is full of challenges, to which faith does not make us immune. In this talk, Michelle Price looks at Hebrews 12, considering how our Father disciplines us, makes us holy, and calls us to persevere through hardship.

Hebrews lists many great heroes of the faith, all of whom looked forward to something they didn’t get to see. But God has prepared something greater for us. In this talk, Bex Lawton looks at Hebrews 11–12 which describes Jesus as the author and perfecter of our faith.

Having argued that Jesus is our Great High Priest, Hebrews goes further. He is not simply the priest, but also the sacrifice. In this talk, Steve Jones looks at Hebrews 10, considering how Christ’s sacrifice is able to achieve what the others could not, and how we ought to live as a result.

The Old Testament describes in detail the worship in the Tabernacle, including complicated rules and rituals. But what relevance do these have for us today? This Sunday, Jenna Wood will look at how Jesus is the High Priest in Heaven, who opens up the way to the presence of God for all.

Hebrews introduces us to an enigmatic figure named Melchizedek. A priest and king, who only receives a fleeting mention in Genesis 14. In this talk, Liam Thatcher unpacks who this mysterious figure was and what it means for Jesus to be a priest in the order of Melchizedek. 

How can we have confidence that our hope is secure? Is it possible to lose our salvation? What should we make of the warning passages in Scripture? In this talk, Steve Jones grapples with some of these questions and looks at what it means for Jesus to be our steadfast anchor behind the veil.  

The priests had a vital role in Israel’s life, ministering to God and to His people. But as Hebrews shows, their ministry was limited and pointed to our need for a Great High Priest. In this talk, Hollie Noble considers how Jesus’ identity as our Great High Priest allows us to approach God with confidence and find grace and mercy in our time of need.  

Joshua led God’s people into the promised land. But his ministry – though remarkable - was incomplete. In this talk, Sanjay Mahtani looks at the Sabbath rest that is available through Jesus, and what it means for us to be a people of rest.  

Hebrews praises Moses as a faithful servant of God. But Jesus is far greater than Moses ever was. In this talk, Andy O’Connell looks at Hebrews 3 and what it means to be the house of God, hearing and heeding the voice of Christ.