“What we need church is not a fellow loser but a winner. Not one who shares our defeat but one who is able to lead us to victory; not a sinner but a savior…Church we must use this privilege of coming confidently before God — with reverence — but also able to say whatever is on my mind and heart, whatever my bad attitude is I can confess that to God…”

“It is so important that we understand what the preacher is saying, and just how emphatic he is being. God, through the writer of Hebrews, is calling us to be afraid… there are aspects of our relationship with God that call for fear—real fear. And one of them has to do with being afraid that we might not enter God’s rest.”

“We must constantly remind each other of the goodness of God and the dangers of unrepentant sin. Occasional encouragement does not suffice. Every day matters. There is no such thing as a routine day without significance. So exhort one another every day, as long as it is called today…”

“Church, we need to radically reconsider what we think of as practical theology. We all want three quick points that tell us what to do so that we can feel better about our spirituality. But the solution to the apathetic, discouraged, and downtrodden is a deeper understanding of the gospel and the person and work of Jesus. The solution is to take our eyes off of our own situation and consider the one who is more than willing and able to come to our aid, he who was equipped to be a merciful and faithful high priest through what he suffered, and offered himself as the atonement for our sins through his own blood. We must take our eyes off of our situation, however dire it may be, and direct them to Christ!“

“So church, listen this morning: wherever we are this morning, our problem is we do not understand how good the gospel is…”

“Why is there a whole chapter on how Jesus is better than angels?…His audience already knows that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. He is not just repeating the most basic doctrine of the church for posterity. The main point is that the message given to us by Christ, and through his apostles, the gospel, is far superior to the message which was declared by angels; namely, the OT law…”