Hebrews 11 is often regarded as the chapter of faith. Prior to this chapter, we’ve been constantly reminded that Jesus is better. We know though, as we continue on this walk with God - faith is absolutely needed. The previous references (High Priest, Tabernacle) were only the pointers to the door, but faith is the hinge of the actual door we want opened to allow us to approach Jesus.

As we continue through the Book of Hebrews, we see more clearly how Jesus is the culmination of the greatest to come. In comparison to the angels, to Moses, the prophets, the temple, the priests, and the sacrificial system - Jesus is better and higher. The writer of Hebrews points to the importance of connection and to our church community for it is ultimately better to be joined to others in the presence of Jesus than to be alone.

The Bible shows two different aspects of blood: the senseless blood of war and the redemptive blood of sacrifice. There are many stories of the former caused by our sin, but we should remember that the later blood sacrifices come with a very loving purpose, especially the blood sacrifice and redemptive work of Jesus on the cross.

In today’s sermon, we’ll look at the old forms of worship and how the blood of Jesus established a new form of worship from the new covenant.

We are now at the midpoint in the Book of Hebrews, both figuratively and literally. Today’s passage points to the culmination behind the description of Jesus as the High Priest of a New Covenant.

The passage for today is one that has been met with quite some controversy. It focuses on a core theological issue (“salvation”) that has been debated heavily.

In today’s sermon, we will see how the writer of Hebrews argues how Jesus is the better high priest and how we should continue to move forward towards Jesus and not look back on our old ways.

Last week we looked at the idea of rest for God’s people by entering into God’s rest. However, the people of Israel were unable to enter into God’s rest because of their hardened hearts. The key to entering God’s rest is genuine faith, a faith that Jesus provides for us. This week we will continue to look into what this rest looks like.

As we are focusing on the theme of Running the Race together in this year of 2022, we've been going over the Book of Hebrews to rekindle our spirits to go all the way with Jesus. The theme for the next two weeks is this: Learning to rest in Jesus gives us the strength to run the face faithfully.

Elder Yong Kim shares some of the origins of New Hope Fellowship downtown as well as his personal testimony to faith.

With the new year and a new vision for our church, we venture into the Book of Hebrews. It has been highly debated but still no one knows who the author of Hebrews is.

With the new year and a new vision for our church, we venture into the Book of Hebrews. It has been highly debated but still no one knows who the author of Hebrews is.

For the first Sunday of 2022, we will be tuning into our home church’s home church to listen to the vision message for this year.

With one week left in 2021, we should take a moment to prepare our hearts for the upcoming year. Not only should we await positive changes in our resolution, but we should also prepare for unanticipated storms waiting around the corner. But we know that when we encounter these storms, when we choose to devote a firm faith in our God, He will bring back our calm and peace.

In the 1940’s, business leaders employed “mystery shoppers” as individuals hired to assess how the shop was doing, while under disguise. The jobs of these “mystery shoppers” were to evaluate employee performance while the boss was not around.

As we near Christmas, we remember the celebration surrounding the birth of Christ. The birth of Christ is symbolic for it is the beginning of when the work of Jesus began on earth. In remembrance, today’s sermon will speak on the person of Jesus Christ: what He is and what He has done.

In today’s text, we are introduced to the character Elisha who God calls to be the next prophet after Elijah. Elisha is essentially receiving the spiritual baton from Elijah to become his successor. For us, how do we prepare to pass the spiritual baton to the next generation? How do we prepare to receive this baton as the next generation?

Last week we saw how God provided rest and nourishment for Elijah when he was going through spiritual depression. In the article “7 Things to never say to a depressed Christian” by C. Michael Patton, Patton lists several statements of “advice” that when spoken to depressed people, can inadvertently cause more harm than help. We may not always recognize the complications of spiritual depression, but in today’s story we can see how God lovingly restored Elijah.

Spiritual depression can come upon anyone in any way. Last week, we witnessed a climatic point in Elijah’s life and ministry: he won a mighty battle in the Name of the Lord against the false prophets at Mount Carmel, courageously declaring the power of God. In rain and fire, God had answered Elijah’s prayer. Though Elijah had personally experienced the sovereign might of God, he is quickly brought very low in the next few verses. Does this drop from a spiritual high sound familiar to you?

No one is immune to going through lows no matter how on fire they are spiritually. Today, we’ll be looking at some of the causes of spiritual depression, symptoms, and our response as God recovers and restores us.

In today’s passage, we read about the encounters of two individuals who desperately needed Jesus’ help. One of them was a man with leprosy who was an outcast because of his condition. The other, a paralyzed man who had no physical way of making his way before Jesus. Yet in both stories, we see that it is not what we offer nor who we are that Jesus is looking at, for Jesus looks at our heart and desires to heal and restore us.