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Romans 1 reveals how the truth sets us free from the lies of the culture and the captivity of our feelings.   As Christians, our allegiance must be to the Kingdom of God and the multi-ethnic family of God. Faith in God is the reason for our salvation, and people with faith in God can never be controlled by another.   Religion shapes culture and culture shapes laws. What happens when a civilization abandons faith in God?  Truth suppression.  Lies take us into captivity. It’s the truth that sets us free. Right thinking leads to right feelings, only if you turn to the truth.   2. God’s demotion.  Many Christians have been more influenced by the culture around them than Christ in them. We have created a false “god” to become like us, forgetting God made us to become like Him!   3. Man’s promotion.  God’s demotion leads to man’s deification. God has been dethroned so man can sit on God’s throne. Humans have created a “god” in their image forgetting it’s God who created us in His image.  4. Moral destructi

Hebrews 13:1 gives practical next steps for believers to take so that they can become more like Jesus. 1.) Next steps at home: a. Love more (v. 1) • Host people (v. 2) • Help people (v. 3) • Honor marriage (v. 4) The Gospel should impact the most intimate places in your home. b. Live content (v. 5) • You have God’s presence (v. 5b) • You have God’s help (v. 6) 2.) Next steps at church: a. Learn the Gospel (vs. 7-14) b. Offer a sacrifice of praise (v. 15) c. Do good and share (v. 16) d. Offer your submission (v. 17) e. Pray for your pastors (v. 18) 3.) Next steps in faith. a. Read God’s Word and be encouraged (v. 22) b. Remember the New Covenant and live in freedom (v. 25) Everyone has a next step in their faith. What next step is God calling you to take? Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this to grow your faith! ● Connect with us on Social Media ↴ Facebook: / abundantlifels Instagram: / abundantlifels ● Connect with Pastor Phil ↴ Facebook: / philhopperkc Instagram:

Jesus is the only way to God. No one can come to the Father except through Him. In Hebrews 12, the author invites his audience to choose Jesus and the freedom and grace offered under the New Covenant. There is a better way for us to come to God. Hebrews 12:18-29 contrasts the old way with the better way… 1.) The old way. We all fall short of God's glory. No one can reach His standard in their own strength. The Israelites sought peace with God through sacrifices, but they didn’t need to do that anymore. Jesus is the only way to have peace with God. 2.) The better way. Jesus is the better way to come to God’s presence. The author contrasts the symbolism of Mount Sinai with Mount Zion. Sinai represented condemnation and separation, but Zion represented forgiveness and grace. 3.) How do you choose the better way? You need to receive God’s gift of grace and eternal life. We cannot earn our way into God's kingdom; God has to come to us. Join Pastor Chad Glover as he reminds us that Jesus is the only wa

The author of the Book of Hebrews encourages his audience to run with endurance like the cloud of witnesses before us. Jesus will chasten us to help us lighten our load so we can run with endurance. If you want to lighten your load, you need to do 3 things: 1.) Change your perspective. Christ’s working in your life will bring about refinement and renewal as you look to Jesus. 2.) Pursue peace and holiness. You’re called to pursue peace and holiness with everyone. This is how you live set apart from the world. 3.) Reevaluate your appetite. Don’t miss who Jesus is by allowing bitterness to grow in your heart. Join Pastor Toshaun Avery as he shares how the chastening of God helps us lighten our load to run with endurance. Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this to grow your faith! ● Connect with us on Social Media ↴ Facebook: / abundantlifels Instagram: / abundantlifels ● Connect with Pastor Phil ↴ Facebook: / philhopperkc Instagram: / philhopper_kc Web: https://livi

Jesus will chasten you until you lay down that weight or sin you refuse to lay down. His chastening is not because He’s against you but rather because He’s for you. He wants you to run your “faith race” with endurance. The chastening of the Lord is not the same as punishment. It’s a word that means discipline and correction. As God’s children, Jesus took all our punishment for all our sins. As a born-again child of God, He doesn’t punish you for sin but rather disciplines you for it. The evidence you are truly God’s child is that He convicts you and corrects you for sin. But conviction is different than guilt. Guilt, condemnation, and shame are from the Devil. Conviction and chastening are from God. How should we respond to the chastening of the Lord? 1.) With humility and submission. 2.) By trusting God loves me and is for me. In times of chastening, God wants to empty us of ourselves and fill us up with Him. The pain is for our gain! The abundant life is the obedient life. The Lord’s chastening is p

Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the nonexistent. Hebrews 12:1-2 calls believers to run the faith race with endurance. We can be encouraged as we run because we are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses who have gone before us. How to run the race with endurance: 1.) Run with faith. Like others before us have run their race of faith, this is our time to run our race of faith. 2.) Run with fortitude. It’s the extra weight you carry that wears you down, and it’s the sin you carry that holds you down. If you want to run with endurance, you must choose what you carry wisely. 3.) Run with focus. Your focus will determine your future. You must run with a focus on the finish—looking unto Jesus! To run the race with endurance, you need to be spiritually healthy, surrounded by community, and filled with God’s Word. As you run your race, don’t focus on the pain; focus on the prize. Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this to grow your faith! ● Connect with us on Social M

Faith is believing and obeying God even when it seems impossible. Our faith in God produces eternal impact. How does faith produce eternal impact? 1.) Our faith in God tears down strongholds. Don’t tell God about the impossible. Tell the impossible about God and watch Him give you victory. 2.) Our faith in God redeems our stories. God can take our broken pieces and make masterpieces. He can redeem your story and use you for His glory. 3.) Our faith in God eliminates excuses. Being faithful doesn’t mean that life won’t be painful. Don’t let your objection dictate your direction. Join Pastor Kyle Worsham as he answers the question, “What does faith produce?” Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this to grow your faith! ● Connect with us on Social Media ↴ Facebook: / abundantlifels Instagram: / abundantlifels ● Be a part of the Great Commission: https://livingproof.co/irresistible/ More information on our sermons: https://livingproof.co/sermons/ Do you want to see your

Faith is believing something is so, even when it isn’t so, so it will be so, because God says it’s so! Faith that IS something is a faith that DOES something! We are all running the race of faith. In Hebrews 11, Moses teaches us how to run the race of faith. 3 Ways Faith Runs: 1.) Faith runs to God’s promises. 2.) Faith runs to heaven’s rewards. 3.) Faith runs to Kingdom risk. Moses’ parents chose to obey God's word over Pharaoh's. He learned from their example, and he ultimately chose God’s Word over the fame that came from being part of Pharaoh’s family. Moses knew the rewards of this world are fleeting, but the consequences of sin are forever. Faith changes you. When you put your faith in motion, it begins to change you. A faith that changes you has the power to change others around you. Faith is the trigger that unleashes divine power to do the impossible. It’s always right to risk for the cause of Christ! We need a vision that demands divine intervention that keeps us in a state of desperation.

Being faithful doesn’t mean life won’t be painful. All the faithful people listed in Hebrews 11 lived lives of profound pain and suffering. Real faith cannot be ruined by suffering. It’s refined by suffering. Faith is believing something is so, when it isn’t so, so it will be so, because God said it’s so. Faith is believing God will perform all that He’s promised. It’s trusting in what God has said no matter what you see. Abraham is the spiritual father of the faithful. He embodies the life of faith. Romans 4:16 calls him the father of us all. Not physically but spiritually. Abraham teaches us more than what faith is. He teaches us what faith DOES! Abraham never stopped taking his “next steps” of faith. Abraham’s faith teaches us 4 things: 1.) The pilgrimage of faith. 2.) The patience of faith. 3.) The power of faith. 4.) The proof of faith. God proved Abraham’s faith through Abraham’s obedience! Faith is not merely something that IS. Faith is something that DOES. What is your next step of faith? Don’

We know Christ’s return is near because He and His apostles gave us signs to look for! The examples of Enoch and Noah in Hebrews 11 teach us how to live by faith in these last days. While the world rebelled against God, Noah and Enoch worshiped God. Because of their faith in God, they escaped His judgment. Noah and Enoch lived by faith as they obeyed God. Their lives and stories are prophetic pictures of the Church and the nation of Israel. • Enoch is a picture of us—the Church! Enoch was “raptured” by God before God brought universal judgment and tribulation on the earth. Doctrinally, Enoch prophetically pictures the pre-tribulation rapture of the Church. Enoch teaches us to walk with God in a world of wickedness. • Noah is a picture of the nation of Israel. While Enoch was saved from the Tribulation, Noah was saved through the Tribulation. While the Church will be saved from the Tribulation, Israel will go through it but will be saved as a nation. Noah is a picture of the remnant of Jews who will be

Hebrews 11 is commonly called the “Hebrews Hall of Faith.” The author illustrates what faith is using stories associated with some of the greatest names in Hebrew history. The way to God is never based on our works for God! The way to Him is always by putting our faith in Christ’s work for us. What faith is not: • Faith is not a feeling. It’s more than an emotion. • Faith is not empty religion or superstition. • Faith is more than merely wishful thinking. What faith is: • Faith is simply trusting in divine facts. • Faith is a decision. • Faith is based on tangible evidence. Real faith in God produces a life that is faithful to God. True belief is always reflected in a life of obedience. The real substance of our faith is shown in our lives, not merely in our lips! There is only one way to be accepted by God: by putting your faith in Jesus! Christ cannot accept our works until we first come to God through His work—the Cross. Join Pastor Phil as he uses examples from Hebrews 11 to illustrate what fai

Hebrews 10:19-39 emphasizes both the blessings of salvation and the dangers of apostasy. It calls believers to draw near to God, hold fast to their confession, and consider one another in love. Key points to consider: 1.) What Every Christian Should Do: Draw near to God with a true heart and full assurance of faith (vs. 22). Hold fast to the confession of hope without wavering (vs. 23). Consider one another, stirring up love and good works (vs. 24). 2.) What Every Christian Should Not Do: Willfully sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth (vs. 26). Reject the Son of God and count the blood of the covenant as common (vs. 29). Draw back from the faith and lose heart (vs. 38). 3.) How to Do What We Should Do: Recall past trials and God's faithfulness (vs. 32-34a). Look forward to the return of Christ and the fulfillment of His promises (vs. 34b, 36). Join Pastor Chad as he dives into Hebrews 10 and unpacks the calling and commands given to every Christian. Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCR

Under the Old Covenant, worshippers had only shadows that pointed to Christ—the substance of our salvation. The “shadow” of Christ and His blood—the blood of bulls and goats—could not take away sin! Christ’s victory over death and sin was made final on the cross. His sacrifice was better than any other sacrifice offered under the Levitical Law. Why is Christ the Better Sacrifice? 1.) The sacrifice is connected to the incarnation of God’s Son. 2.) The sacrifice is connected to the crucifixion of God’s Son. 3.) The sacrifice is connected to the devastation of God’s enemies. 4.) The sacrifice is connected to the destruction of our sins. By becoming a man and offering Himself as the sacrificial Lamb, Christ's sacrifice is perfect and complete, unlike the inadequate sacrifices of the Levitical system. In Christ, God has permanently forgiven our sins and defeated our enemy. No other sacrifices need to be made. Join Pastor Phil as he shares how we are victorious in Christ because He holds the victory over death

Religion is a distortion of redemption. Religion always turns the symbols of our salvation into the substance and the sources. The message of Hebrews is to stop putting your hope in the rituals and symbols and start putting your hope in the true sources of salvation—the reality of what Jesus did at Calvary! What did both the Old and New Covenants have in common? 1.) Both the Old and New Covenants were ratified by blood. 2.) The Old Testament saints were saved on the same basis as those in the New—the shed blood of Christ. 3.) Under both covenants, people are saved by God’s grace alone through their faith alone—not by their works. Our freedom from sin’s penalty is not in the rituals, symbols, and shadows of our salvation, but rather in the source—the blood of Christ. He substitutionary death in our place is what saves us. Join Pastor Phil as he dives into Hebrews 9 and shares how we can have freedom from sin. Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this to grow your faith!

All the elements of the earthly tabernacle are a “shadow” of heavenly realities. The implements of worship under the Old Covenant were shadows pointing to Christ. Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross ushered in the New Covenant. There are several symbols in the Old Covenant that foreshadow the New Covenant. Shadows of the New Covenant as pictured by the Old Covenant: 1.) The Old Sanctuary. 2.) The Old Sacrifices. 3.) The Old Symbols. 3 things about the New Covenant as pictured by the Old: 1.) The New Sanctuary. 2.) The New Sacrifice. 3.) The New Substance. The Old Covenant symbols were merely shadows of the New Covenant substance of our salvation—the Lord Jesus Christ! Jesus’ sacrifice has cleansed us of all past, present, and future sins. Because Jesus was sinless, He is a perfect High Priest. No more sacrifice is needed. Join Pastor Phil as he unpacks the shadows of the New Covenant and how Jesus’ sacrifice covers all our sins. Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this

The Jewish followers of Jesus tried to embrace the New Covenant (Grace) while still hanging on to the Old Covenant (Law). Elements of the Old Covenant were merely “shadows” of the reality of the New Covenant. The contrasts between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant: 1.) We have a better Priest. 2.) We have a better Tabernacle. 3.) We have a better Mediator. 4.) We have better promises. How does the New Covenant make new and better promises? 1.) It is an internal covenant. 2.) It is a personal covenant. 3.) It is a final covenant. God never intended for the first covenant to be the final covenant. The New Covenant makes better promises because God promises to cleanse our sins completely. The Old Covenant could picture forgiveness, but it could not give forgiveness. The New Covenant is final because, in Christ, our sins are completely forgiven. Join Pastor Phil Hopper as he discusses the differences between the Old and New Covenants and why Jesus is better because His sacrifice completely covered our s

Hebrews 6:9-20 reminds us that Christ is the anchor for our souls. His character is immutable, and His promises are true because He cannot lie.  3 questions to ask yourself as you read this passage:  1.What am I anchoring my soul to?  If you are anchored to Christ, your life will produce this fruit:  Labor in love (vs. 10a)  Minister to the saints (vs. 10b)  Diligence and rejection of laziness (vs. 11)  Learning from and imitating other believers (vs. 12)  2. Is God a trustworthy anchor?  Three reasons God is trustworthy:  His Person (vs. 13-15)  His Purpose (vs. 14)  His Promise (vs. 13b. 16-18)  3. Am I anchored to Christ?  Jesus is a better anchor for our souls. He calls us to be disciples, which means to be disciplined, to spend time learning from Him, and to talk to Him so we can become more like Him.    Join Pastor Chad Glover as he shares how Christ is the anchor for our souls.  Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this to grow your faith!  Connect with us o

Hebrews 6:4-6 contains some of the most controversial verses in the Bible. Many Christians interpret the text to mean that Christians can lose their salvation. However, that’s not what the author of Hebrews is saying. If we could lose our salvation because of our works, we would lose it every time we sinned. This is why our salvation is secured by God’s Son and sealed by God’s Spirit. Our salvation is not a reward for our works but a gift based on Christ’s work. These verses are a warning for Christians who choose to live in sin, disbelief, and disobedience. God promises to chasten and discipline any of His children who choose to live in sin and rebellion. There will be eternal consequences when the redeemed of God rebel against God. If you’re a child of God, you cannot sin and win. God will put you under conviction, and you can either respond and repent or continue to walk in disobedience. Join Pastor Phil as he shares how these warnings in Hebrews answer the question, “Can Christians lose their salvatio

Hebrews 5:11-12 is written as a warning to “baby” believers not to stay in spiritual infancy but to “grow up” to spiritual maturity. Everyone begins spiritually where they began physically—infancy. But where there is a new birth, growth should follow. What are the marks of spiritual maturity? 1.) A heart of humility. When your heart is humble before God, it will be shaped by the Word in you, not the world around you. 2.) A life lived obediently. The mark of spiritual maturity is not biblical knowledge—it’s biblical obedience. When you fail to obey God in the simple things you have no hope of obeying in the harder things! 3.) A focus on eternity. Spiritual maturity is not reflected in knowing a lot of theology. It’s in living for the things of eternity. Join Pastor Phil Hopper as he shares how to identify the marks of spiritual maturity in a believer’s life. Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this to grow your faith! ● Connect with us on Social Media ↴ Facebook:

To rest is to trust. Trust in Christ’s Word and trust in His Work. We are accepted by God only through Christ’s work and not our work. You cannot rest in who God is unless He reveals who you are. Resting in God’s Word allows Him to reveal our spiritual condition. Hebrews 4:12-13 reveals 3 things about God’s Word: 1.) God’s Word is a scalpel. 2.) God’s Word is a sword. 3.) God’s Word is a spotlight. God’s Word exposes our heart’s condition, convicts us of sin, and convinces us of our need for a Savior! If we fail to rest in God’s Word for our salvation, it will one day bring our destruction. To be accepted by God, we must place our salvation in Him and trust that He is sufficient to save us. Join Pastor Phil Hopper as he shares how we gain God’s acceptance through Jesus’ finished work on the cross. Don’t forget to click the “bell” to SUBSCRIBE to get more videos like this to grow your faith! ● Connect with us on Social Media ↴ Facebook: / abundantlifels Instagram: / abundantlifels ● Connect with Pasto