Who is this mysterious figure Melchizedek? In Hebrews 7:1-10, the author introduces us to him and explains his significance.

In the last lesson, we were met with the ominous words that the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked before the LORD. Yet Lot chose to live in a house there rather than pitch his tent on the backside of the desert. If one were to pick up clues from the narrative, one would conclude that trouble was coming…

33 Chilean Miners On August 5, 2010, 33 Chilean miners were trapped 2300 feet underground in a copper and gold mine just outside of a small town called Copiapó. A cave-in confined the men in a dark place with no way out. They were imprisoned in a seemingly impenetrable fortress of rock. For more than…

A sermon discussing Melchizedek and Abram

Melchizedek 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king…

Hebrews 7:11-28

Don’t worry, I have not forgotton that we are having a fellowship dinner as soon as I’m done preaching. That’s why I am taking the advice of a wise old preacher. A young preacher once asked an old preacher if he had any practical advice on how to preach a good sermon. This is what the old preacher said:…

Are we willing to rescue our brethren who have wandered out into the world?

On June 27, 1976 armed men from the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) surprised the twelve crew members and 91 passengers of an Air France jet and hijacked it. The plane was tracked heading for Central Africa where it landed with the approval of the tyrannical Ugandan President Idi Amin. And there…

Main Idea: Jesus Christ is greater than every other high priest in history because He was 1) without sin, 2) the Son of God, 3) our priest forever, 4) obedient and, 5) offers salvation to all who obey. Because of this, we can have assurance of our salvation and understand that all things, even suffering,…

Who was Melchizedek and what significance does he have for us today.

The only way to perfection is through the perfect high priest, Jesus Christ.

HEBREWS 7:1-19 MYSTERIOUS MELCHIZEDEK! In this chapter, the writer returns to a theme he has introduced earlier (see 5:6,10; 6:20). Remember, there was a "digression" from 5:11-6:19. Now the writer takes up Melchizedek in earnest, and uses him as a "type" of Christ. "Typology" is defined as "a way of…

Understanding Melchizedek helps us understand the greatness of Jesus Christ as our Great High Priest.

Hebrews 6:13-20 (NIV) 13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” 15And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. 16Men swear by someone greater…

This is the victory, even our faith, that overcomes the world!

The Promised Priest-King of Zion (and His Victory over Evil) Intro: An Alternate Reality The Western post-modern world has changed the way we think about reality in significant and fundamental ways. Think about this. For most of human history, people have been convinced. Like really convinced, that there…

Jesus Christ is superior as both King and Priest.

Just another amazing episode in the life of Abram! The Lord has blessed Abram such that he was able to put the armies of 4 powerful nations to flight--so that uncle Abram could rescue nephew. Then he met Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of El Elyon, the Most High God. Who is this mysterious character? How significant is he in relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ? In a word, very significant. Join the Grace United crew as we explore the person and work of Melchizedek.

Tempted and Tried 12 Immediately the Spirit drove him into the wilderness. 13 He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving him. Why is this Important Jesus was not only 100 percent God he became 100 man in order to truly become…

We are comfortable with the known . This is a fact of life. What we know is typically better than what we do not know; at least in our heads. Sometimes we need a paradigm shift . This happens not because what we are doing is “bad” but that something “better” is on the scene. We have seen this when Henry…

Just another amazing episode in the life of Abram! The Lord has blessed Abram such that he was able to put the armies of 4 powerful nations to flight--so that uncle Abram could rescue nephew. Then he met Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of El Elyon, the Most High God. Who is this mysterious character? How significant is he in relationship to the Lord Jesus Christ? In a word, very significant. Join the Grace United crew as we explore the person and work of Melchizedek.

Jesus, our High Priest came to earth and humbly lived a sinless life. Now he is our perfect leader forever