Episodes
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"Faith is Bold" (Hebrews 11:23-28)
How is Faith Bold?
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"Faith Holds Loosely" (Hebrews 11:17-19)
How was Abraham able to offer Isaac as a sacrifice to God? By Faith. He trusted God above anyone and everything else. Through that, he was able to hold loosely, even to Isaac, his son, and trust in God. How faith holds loosely... Faith sacrifices greatly Faith hopes deeply
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"Faith That Yearns" (Hebrews 11:13-16)
Faith in Jesus longs for something greater. We do not have a faith that settles for what this world offers, rather our faith should urge us forward, always looking for what God has instore for His children. Four ways faith yearns... Yearn for the fulfillment of God’s promises Yearn as sojourners...
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"Faith and God's Power" (Hebrews 11:11-12)
There is a relationship between our faith and God’s power. God doesn’t force His power on us. Neither is our faith the power we need. How do these two concepts work in relationship? How faith relates to God’s power... Faith taps into God’s power God rewards faith abundantly God’s power brings…
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"Attitudes of Faith" (Hebrews 11:8-10)
Abraham is known as “the man of faith”. Hebrews reveals to us that his faith had attitudes that were displayed in his life. These attitudes reveal an expectation, a rest, and a refusal to settle in this life. Attitudes of Faith... Faith goes expectantly Faith rests in uncertainty Faith refuses to...
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"Faith is Responsive" (Hebrews 11:7 )
Our faith is not one of mere passivity. God desires that we have faith that responds to Him. True faith is faith that takes in the truth from God and then responds in action. Faith responds by... ...listening to God ...being in awe of God ...acting upon the Word of God ...receiving reward from God
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"Faith Leads to Relationship" (Hebrews 11:5-6)
God has created us for relationship. He desires to have connection with us. We see this in the mysterious figure of Enoch and we learn a grand lesson in faith that leads to relationship. Why does faith lead to relationship? God desires relationship with us Relationship with God is a dependent on...
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"Rightly Oriented Faith" (Hebrews 11:4)
Rightly oriented faith results in... ...true worship ...received righteousness ...lasting witness
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"An Introduction to Practical Faith" (Hebrews 11:1-3)
The author of Hebrews gives us a picture of faith and how necessary and practical it is for every day life.
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"Off with the Old; On with the New" (Ephesians 4:25-32)
Put off self and put on Christ Pastor Phillip Hamke
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Become Who You Are in Christ (Ephesians 4:17-24)
Mature Disciples in the Making Speaker: Tom Alworth
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"Characteristics of Maturity" Ephesians 4:7-16
Ephesians 4:7-16
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Strive For Unity (Ephesians 4:1-6)
God has done much work to unify Himself to His people and His people to one another. We are to strive for unity as the body of Christ, preserving our relationships to the glory of God. Mature disciples strive for unity Unity is maintained in our day to day Unity is sourced from God
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"Stay the Course" (Hebrews 10:32-39)
The author of Hebrews has been challenging his readers not to quit in their Christian walk, but rather to stay the course. He challenges them to look back to how far they’ve come and look ahead to Christ’s return and the rewards that are coming. Don’t quit... Stay the course by looking back Stay...
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"What Happens if We Quit" Hebrews 10:26-31
Quitting is not an option in the Christian life. If we quit, we reveal that we truly did not have a relationship with God. We spurn the precious work of Jesus on the cross and we will face God’s dreadful wrath. If we quit... ...we prove ourselves God’s adversaries ...we desecrate the precious...
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"The New Heavens and Earth"
Life in a world of sin is hard, discouraging, and tough. That’s why we are given promises of the new creation, our future hope, in Scripture. Until then, we do not lose heart in our hardships and suffering. Rather, in the face of these things we rejoice. We rejoice in our Savior who has overcome....
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"Don't Quit" Hebrews 10:19-25
Because of everything Jesus is and all that Jesus has done for us, don’t quit in your Christian life, draw near, hold fast and spur on. Because of all Christ is and all He’s done... Don’t give up, draw near Don’t give up, hold fast Don’t give up, spur on
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"Christ's Finished Work" Hebrews 10:11-18
Christ’s work is finished. The text tells us after He did His work, He “sat down at the right hand of God”. Because of His finished work, we receive ongoing perfection, internal transformation and unattainable forgiveness. Because Christ’s work is finished... ...we have ongoing perfection ...we...
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"Our Imperfection" Hebrews 10:1-10
We have a major problem, we are totally imperfect! And to make matters worse, any religious system is inadequate to make us perfect. We need a perfect Savior in order to reverse our imperfection and make us perfect.
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"The Final Sacrifice" Hebrews 9:23-28
Jesus’ sacrifice was once for all. It accomplished what no animal sacrifice ever could. Jesus’ sacrifice purified the heavenly tabernacle, it dealt with sin once for all and it gives us an unshakable hope.
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"New Covenant Benefits" Hebrews 9:15-22
Under the New Covenant, believers in Jesus Christ receive great benefits needed to live the Christian life. Jesus is our Mediator, the New Covenant will never change and forgiveness is granted to all who believe!
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Unlimited (Hebrew 9:11-14)
The author of Hebrews, having laid out the limitations of the Old Covenant, now turns to the reveal how the New Covenant is unlimited. This limitlessness of the New Covenant goes further, is more valuable and cleanses deeper than we could imagine.
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Limited Access (Hebrews 9:1-10)
Under the Old Covenant, worship was limited. The Israelites could only go so far, only do so much and none of their ritual truly cleansed them of sin. But in Christ, we are unlimited in our access to Him.
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Out With The Old (Hebrews 8:7-13)
What is the difference between the Old Covenant and the New? Why would we need a “New Covenant?” God made a New Covenant because the Old would not accomplish what He ultimately wanted with His people. It was unfit, unattainable and unenduring.
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New Wine (Revelation 19:6-10)
During the last supper, Jesus promised He would not drink of the fruit of the vine again until in His Kingdom. What does this wine point to? It points to the marriage supper of the Lamb where those in Christ will dine with Him in celebration, purification and worship.
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The Greater Priesthood (Hebrews 8:1-6)
How is Jesus’ priesthood greater than that of the Levitical priesthood? Now that the author of Hebrews has argued for the superiority of Jesus’ as our Great High Priest, he turns to the superiority of Jesus’ priesthood, showing us how it is greater than the Old Testament covenant.
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The Greater Priesthood (Hebrews 7:20-28)
What is it that makes Jesus’ priesthood greater than the Levitical priesthood? In this section of Hebrews 7, the author tells us that Jesus’ priesthood is greater because it was secured by an oath, it is permanent and only Jesus is the perfect priest.
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The Priestly Fixer-Upper (Hebrews 7:11-19)
The Levitical priesthood was inadequate to do the ultimate work of opening up a way for us to draw near to God. Because of this, God, through Jesus, changed the priesthood so that we can be brought in to a closer and more intimate relationship with Him.
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The Melchizedek Lens (Hebrews 7:1-10)
Who is this mysterious character Melchizedek and how does he point to Christ? Melchizedek was a king of the ancient city of Salem. The Bible speaks of him as a priest superior to the Levitical priests as a way of magnifying Jesus’ superior Priesthood.
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Unlimited Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)
Forgiveness is required for those who are believers in Jesus Christ. We are to forgive as our King has forgiven us. Forgive as your King has forgiven you.
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God's Unbreakable Promises (Hebrews 6:13-20)
In Hebrews 6:13-20, the author shows us how God’s promises are completely and totally unbreakable. This gives us assurance that God will keep us as His own and never forsake us. God’s promise is binding. God’s promise reflects His unchangeable character. God went to the greatest length to keep…
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Pseudo-Christians (Hebrews 6:4-12)
Why does the author of Hebrews challenge his readers in the area of spiritual maturity? The lack of spiritual maturity could be a sign of a deeper problem. The author of Hebrews challenges his readers with the concept of pseudo-Christians, how to tell the difference and how to have an assurance…
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Mature Disciples of Jesus (Hebrews 5:11-6:3)
What does a mature Christian look like? The author of Hebrews diverts from his argument in chapter 5 to address this vital issue of what mature Christians should look like. Four Characteristics of mature believers... 1) Mature believers can teach. 2) Mature believers are discerning. 3) Mature...
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Qualifications of Our Great High Priest (Hebrews 5:1-10)
Every Old Testament high priest had to be qualified in order to serve as God’s representatives. The same is true of Jesus. Jesus is qualified in the same way the Old Testament priests were, yet, Jesus exceeds those qualifications, being a greater representative to the Father. How Is Jesus…
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Our Great High Priest (Hebrews 4:14-16)
Jesus is our great high priest? What makes Him our great high priest? How is He able to advocate for us to the Father? Jesus has perfect credentials, He understands us and He offers what we truly need.
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God's Rest for His People (Hebrews 4:1-13)
God offers rest in several ways. There is physical rest, eternal rest and soul-satisfying rest. The author of Hebrews invites us to enter God’s rest for our restless souls. The opportunity for God’s Rest 1-7, The depth of God’s rest 8-11, The entrance into God’s rest 12-13.
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Vision Initiatives (Mattthew 28:16-20)
As we look at what Jesus commanded us to do from the Great Commission, Harvest Decatur seeks to put those things into practice through four very specific Initiatives for 2026.
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And The Word Became Flesh (John 1:14)
When John wrote: “And the Word became flesh…” he was communicating an unfathomable truth: God became man. There is so much significance wrapped up in those five words. This message looks at three areas of significance: we have His presence, we realize His love, and we see His example.
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Overcoming Unbelief (Hebrews 3:7-19)
Unbelief is the core problem for why we sin and why we fall into harmful sin patterns. How can we overcome unbelief in our lives? In this passage, the author of Hebrews shows us the mistakes Israel made in unbelief and challenges us to believe while it’s still called “today”.
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Consider Jesus (Hebrews 3:1-6)
The writer of Hebrews calls us to “consider Jesus”. What does that mean? To consider Jesus is to fix our thoughts on who He is and what He has done for us. To consider Jesus is the way we strive to live the Christian life we are called to live.
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Why Jesus became Human (Hebrews 2:10-18)
Why did Jesus become human? Jesus became human to make us family, to die for our sins and to provide us help when needed.
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A Gospel Segue (Hebrews 2:5-9)
The author of Hebrews has explained how Jesus is greater through His loftiness. Now he transitions to show how Jesus is better through His lowliness. But to get there, the author gives us a Gospel segue showing how man was meant to be but how sin marred that original intention and how Jesus will...
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The Danger of Drifting (Hebrews 2:1-4)
Beware of the danger of drifting from the great salvation we have in Christ. Drifting causes loss in our joy in Christ and drifting neglects the reliability of the Gospel message.
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The Son and the Angels (Hebrews 1:5-14)
The author of Hebrews contrasts the Son with the angels by pointing out that Jesus is the Son, He is firstborn, He is King and He is Creator.
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Intro to Jesus (Hebrews 1:1-4)
Jesus is the greater revelation than the prophets used formerly because He is God, He did the ultimate work of redemption and He holds the highest status.
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