Hebrews: A Better Way to Live

For all of the practical direction Hebrews 12 & 13 gives on a better way to live, where do we find the resources to bring about the necessary change? In this final instalment, that’s exactly where the author of the letter finishes - with the shepherd who gives us everything we need to do his will.

For all of the practical direction Hebrews 12 & 13 gives on a better way to live, where do we find the resources to bring about the necessary change? In this final instalment, that’s exactly where the author of the letter finishes - with the shepherd who gives us everything we need to do his will.

A better way to live is not an easy way to live. Like Jesus there will always be an element of being persecuted and marginalised. But when set against the hope of eternity, we realise there’s no other way to live.

A better way to live is not an easy way to live. Like Jesus there will always be an element of being persecuted and marginalised. But when set against the hope of eternity, we realise there’s no other way to live.

Hebrews 13:7-9 asks a thought-provoking question - if I became more like the people in my life, would that be a good thing? The readers of Hebrews had to ask the question about the people they were listening to. As we think about the information we take in on a daily basis, maybe it’s time we asked a similar question. The answers we come up with may be more important than we think.

Hebrews 13:7-9 asks a thought-provoking question - if I became more like the people in my life, would that be a good thing? The readers of Hebrews had to ask the question about the people they were listening to. As we think about the information we take in on a daily basis, maybe it’s time we asked a similar question. The answers we come up with may be more important than we think.

Hebrews 13:7-9 asks a thought-provoking question - if I became more like the people in my life, would that be a good thing? The readers of Hebrews had to ask the question about the people they were listening to. As we think about the information we take in on a daily basis, maybe it’s time we asked a similar question. The answers we come up with may be more important than we think.

In a world filled with advertising promising happiness with the next purchase, has there ever been a more important time to consider contentment? So what does it look like to trust God and live free from the love of money?

In a world filled with advertising promising happiness with the next purchase, has there ever been a more important time to consider contentment? So what does it look like to trust God and live free from the love of money?

If God calls the whole of humanity to honour marriage as something precious, how do we each need to respond? And what does a church look like that helps one another to do that?

If God calls the whole of humanity to honour marriage as something precious, how do we each need to respond? And what does a church look like that helps one another to do that?

Through the way we live, we get to decide what marks us out as a church community. The strong encouragement of Hebrews 13 is that we must let brotherly love continue. In a world hungry for healthy community, our response to this call will mark us out as a gathering that satisfies the hunger.

Through the way we live, we get to decide what marks us out as a church community. The strong encouragement of Hebrews 13 is that we must let brotherly love continue. In a world hungry for healthy community, our response to this call will mark us out as a gathering that satisfies the hunger.

Through the way we live, we get to decide what marks us out as a church community. The strong encouragement of Hebrews 13 is that we must let brotherly love continue. In a world hungry for healthy community, our response to this call will mark us out as a gathering that satisfies the hunger.

Two dramatic mountains. One great God. And when we discover how Jesus reconciles the two, we realise that a better way to live is one of reverence and awe.

The picture of a runner at the ancient games continues this week with the risk that hardships and suffering makes him want to give up. So what’s a fresh perspective we can take to reinvigorate our journey of following Jesus and ensure that we make it to the finish line? Find out in episode 2 of A Better Way To Live.

The picture of a runner at the ancient games continues this week with the risk that hardships and suffering makes him want to give up. So what’s a fresh perspective we can take to reinvigorate our journey of following Jesus and ensure that we make it to the finish line? Find out in episode 2 of A Better Way To Live.

The picture of a runner at the ancient games continues this week with the risk that hardships and suffering makes him want to give up. So what’s a fresh perspective we can take to reinvigorate our journey of following Jesus and ensure that we make it to the finish line? Find out in episode 2 of A Better Way To Live.

In light of all we’ve learned in Hebrews and the examples of people who trusted God in the past, what does it look like to follow Jesus in everyday life? Listen in to the first of a 9-part series examining Hebrews 12 & 13 and a better way to live.

In light of all we’ve learned in Hebrews and the examples of people who trusted God in the past, what does it look like to follow Jesus in everyday life? Listen in to the first of a 9-part series examining Hebrews 12 & 13 and a better way to live.