Sermons by Pastor Matthew Shorack (Page 3)

Hebrews 13:9-14 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so. Throughout history people have tried to change the gospel and make it more agreeable to them.   Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right…

Hebrews 13:1-3 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) The evidence of faith should be seen by how we live. Hebrews 13:1-2 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Enjoying spiritual fellowship through brotherly love. These Hebrew Christians new what it was like to be rejected by their family and friends. A church that’s foundation is anything…

Hebrews 12:4-11 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) The Christian life promises trials and hardships. Hebrews 12:4-8 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. 5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, 6 because the Lord disciplines the one…

Hebrews 11:13-29 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 11:13-16 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity…

Hebrews 11:1-16 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 11:1-6 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. The scripture focuses on testimonies of persevering faith.   3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (Romans 1:20) 4 By faith Abel brought God a better…

Hebrews 9:1-14 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 9:1-5 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2 A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, 4 which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the…

Hebrews 8:1-13 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Door # 1 The New Covenant – Door # 2 The Old Covenant. Hebrews 8:1-2 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, 2 and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being. The new covenant has…

Hebrews 7:11-28 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 7:1-10 (Genesis 14:18-20) A High priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. Melchizedek is fulfilling a role that is an example of Jesus ministry to us today. To pay a 10th declares, that God owns all of it. Abraham is saying to Melchizedek, “You own everything in my life.” Hebrews 7:11-19 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood—why was…

Hebrews 5:1-10 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 5:1-4 Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. 3 This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of…

Hebrews 3:7-19 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 3:7-11 So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness, 9 where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did. 10 That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not…

Hebrews 2:1-4 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 2:1-4 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 4 God…

Hebrews 1:1-14 Hebrews: Truth That Transforms (Series) Hebrews 1:1-4 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After…

Matthew 6:5-13 Hearing From God (Series On Prayer) Matthew 6:5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. They were praying to be seen.   Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your…

Matthew 28:1-15 Matthew 28:1-10 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they…

Psalm 3:1-8 Hearing From God (Series On Prayer) Psalm 3:1-2 Surrounded by Enemies 1 Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him. David’s enemies had driven him from the palace and surrounded him on every side. He was taunted by a lie.   Psalm 3:3-6 Strengthened by God 3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head…

Mark 9:14-29 Hearing From God (Series On Prayer) Mark 9:14-19 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him. 16 “What are you arguing with them about?” he asked. 17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit…