Posts from June 2023

Dear Brothers and Sisters, On Sunday, I shared this quote with you from Charles Spurgeon, the 19th century English preacher: “When God writes His law in our hearts, He writes that which will never be blotted out. Once let Him take the pen in His hand, and begin to write, ‘Holy to Yahweh’ (Zech 14:20), right across a man’s heart, and the devil himself can never remove that…

Dear Faith Community Church Family, Do you ever sense that there are multiple versions of “reality” in our culture? Let me explain what I mean. News outlets, the media, the places we shop, the restaurants where we eat, and even our friends and colleagues will bombard us with messages that say things like, “Follow your truth,” or, “We all know that the only viable view of…

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Do you know how Hebrews 7 describes the salvation Jesus provides for his people? Hebrews describes it as a thoroughly complete salvation. We are told in Hebrews 7:25 that Jesus is “able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” This is an “uttermost”, unlimited…

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our God is holy and perfect and all-powerful. He is the God who created the sun, moon, and stars, and who owns “the cattle on a thousand hills” (Psalm 50:10); and yet, he is the God who invites us to draw near. This Sunday we turn our attention to Hebrews 7:11-22, where we are told that Jesus alone is the perfect sacrifice. What the priests of…