From the ruins of Jerusalem comes a prayer for renewal: “Restore us to Yourself, O Lord.” In this final chapter of Lamentations, we learn that true restoration begins when despair turns our hearts back to God.

Lamentations 4 paints a vivid picture of Jerusalem’s fall — the painful result of sin and corrupted leadership. Yet even in judgment, God’s justice remains purposeful and redemptive.

In this episode Jeremiah calls God’s people to examine themselves and return their hearts to God, while trusting that God sees, hears, and will ultimately bring justice against their enemies.

We see in these verses that God is good even during suffering.  Waiting quietly on God is an act of faith, and that early endurance of hardship can form a strong and hopeful trust in God’s grace before any tragic circumstance occurs. &...

The brightest lights shone in the darkest nights.  In a dark time, grace glows in the darkness.  

The sting of regret fuels this lament in chapter 2.  But we need to remember even during sudden devastation or other undesired circumstances of your life, the pathway of hope is open through prayer, repentance, and contriteness.  ...

Sin has results, no sin is committed in a void of consequence.  Lamentations 2 is all about what God is doing to Judah, and not what Judah did to get here. The comfort of God’s presence had gone cold.  God’s hand of blessing was w...

God clearly did not want to have his people suffer like this.  Jeremiah and many other prophets were used by God to tell the people to repent and turn back to Him. Now a hard lesson is being learned that ignoring God’s warning is to em...

So, why study the Book of Lamentations?  Because it reflects life itself.  I’m not sure about your life but my life rarely resolves itself as cleanly as I would like.  A life lived untouched by pain is simply not found in Scr...

The writer of Hebrews is giving us the final words of his sermon, the words his readers needed to hear and the same words we need to hear today.  Let’s see how they apply to us as we complete this study in Hebrews.    

In this episode the author of Hebrews closes his sermon with several applications that show us how to act and serve in the kingdom of God emphasizing love for others.  Do you need to do better?  

We can come to the heavenly Jerusalem because of the better covenant that was mediated through Jesus Christ.  What Jesus did permits God’s people to enter God’s presence freely and confidently.    

The Christian life can be an exhausting struggle and this episode’s passage in Hebrews successfully captures that struggle.  However, we are encouraged to continue running the race with endurance and persistent determination ...

We need to learn from those who have gone before us.  The Hall of Faith is examples set before us, specific examples for us to be ready to complete our faith journey.  

None of the people in the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11 were perfect.  Most were flawed in some way and did not see what had been promised.  However they demonstrated Faith in that promise and are inducted in the Hall of Faith. ...

The Hall of Faith continues with more on Abraham and Sarah.  What faithful examples does both of them demonstrate to us?  How does God use Abraham to set the example of how all people would be blest through his offspring? &nb...

The reality of the faith in this episode is hope and trust in something the world cannot see.  How was it possible that the patriarchs gained God’s approval without the shed blood of Jesus?   Follow along as we enter...

In today's episode in Hebrews 10 we have some hard and difficult passages that come with a warning.  Can people that have heard and know the gospel still deliberately and definitively reject it.  What is the result o...

The door to the very presence of God has been made wide open to believers.  Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross finished the matter of sin forever.  Through the blood of Jesus, we have boldness to enter the very presence of God.  J...

What good things were coming?  Only everything Christ did to redeem us by virtue of His life, death and resurrection!  Once and for all!

In this episode we continue in chapter 9 where we see the author of Hebrews summarizing all that has been stated to this point and making a profound point to his audience. God’s plan of salvation is made visible.  

The old covenant was held in such high regard by Israel….  Because they could see with their eyes and touch with their hands the objects of the covenant.  It was all visible and tangible – the shedding of blood for sin.  Howe...

The Mosaic covenant was anticipatory of the new covenant as God had always planned for a better covenant.  The first covenant did not fail but was insufficient by design.  

The Levitical priests had to give up the office because they died.  Christ, however, remains forever.  We have one great high priest that is Jesus Christ forever mediating for us.  Christ has accomplished everything for salva...

The author of Hebrews develops the priestly identity of Jesus as describing him as a Priest/King in the order of Melchizedek, lets see why.