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The Book of Hebrews, Part 39: A Better Sacrifice Needed for A True Profession of Faith(Heb. 10:23-39)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 27, 2024) As we conclude our look at Christ as a “better” sacrifice, we see in the latter part of Chapter 10 that a better sacrifice than bulls and goats was needed in order for us to have a true profession of faith. Truly we could have…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 38: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Full Assurance (Heb. 10:19-22)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 27, 2024) We are continuing in our study of the Book of Hebrews, particularly focusing on the ways in which Christ’s sacrifice was the “better” sacrifice that was needed. In today’s message, we find that ONLY the perfect sacrifice of Christ can bring us full assurance! Anything…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 37: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Regeneration II (Heb. 10:15-28)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 20, 2023) The “better” sacrifice of Christ was necessary for our eternal redemption. The application of that eternal life to us as individuals comes in the form of the new birth. The sacrifice of Christ was necessary for us to be born again. Join us as we…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 36: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Regeneration I (Heb. 10:15-18)

by Eldr Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 20, 2023) We have been looking at the “better” sacrifice of Christ, and as we continue in our exposition of Hebrews we find that the sacrifice of Christ was necessary prerequisite for the regeneration of God’s people. Indeed, there would be no regeneration if there had never…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 35: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Perfection II (Heb. 10:1-14)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 13, 2023) How was Christ a “better” sacrifice? As we continue exploring this concept, we are beginning to see that Jesus not only came into the world to do the will of God the Father, but that He actually “finished” the work! This means that every elect…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 34: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Perfection I (Heb. 10:1-14)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 13, 2023) As we continue our study of the “better” sacrifice of Christ in the Book of Hebrews, we find that the Old Testament sacrifices could never make the people of God perfect. Indeed, those sacrifices were but a “shadow” of the true: they were an imperfect…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 33: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Permanent Propitiation (Heb. 9:24-28)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 9, 2023) In the first half of this sermon, we were examining the necessity of Christ’s sacrifice for our heavenly purification. The sacrifice of bulls and goats in the Old Testament was symbolic and superficial, and could NEVER put away sin, whereas the sacrifice of Christ was…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 32: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Our Heavenly Purification (Heb. 9:18-23)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 9, 2023) As we continue our study in the Book of Hebrews, we learn more about how Christ is a “better” sacrifice. In the first half of this sermon, which we post today, we find that a better sacrifice than the sacrifices of bulls and goats was…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 31: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Our Divine Reconciliation (Heb. 9:11-17)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 18, 2023) As we move on in the Book of Hebrews, we come to the heart of Hebrews. In the latter part of the ninth chapter, we learn that Jesus Christ was a better sacrifice than the Law sacrifices of bulls, goats, and sheep. This concept is…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 30: A Better Sanctuary II (Heb. 8:13-9:12)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 4, 2023) In this first half of the sermon we are concluding today, we had begun looking at the ninth chapter of the Book of Hebrews. The focus of this chapter is the “better sanctuary” that we have under the age of Grace. The “shadow worship” of…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 29: A Better Sanctuary I (Heb. 8:13-9:12)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 4, 2023) As we continue our exposition of the Book of Hebrews, we have come to the ninth chapter which teaches us that we have a “better sanctuary” than that of the Old Testament. The passage under consideration today compares the “shadow worship” of the Old Testament…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 4: What the Old Testament Says II (Heb. 8:5)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) As we continue looking at God’s commands regarding musical instruments in the public worship, we find that He was specific in the Old Testament as to the details of the use musical instruments. Furthermore, as we see the continual cycle of apostasy and reform throughout…