The Better Covenant - Hebrews 9:1-10 - June 21, 2026 - Don Windmiller

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The Better Covenant - Hebrews 9:1-10 - June 21, 2026 - Don Windmiller

In this sermon on Hebrews 9:1-10, Don Windmiller walks through the earthly tabernacle — its furniture, its priesthood, and its sacrifices — showing how every detail was a shadow pointing forward to Jesus Christ. The lampstand, the bread of presence, the ark, the mercy seat, and the torn veil all find their fulfillment in Christ, the once-for-all sacrifice who has now entered the heavenly sanctuary on our behalf. Because of his shed blood, the veil has been ripped from top to bottom, and every believer can draw near to God with full confidence and a clean conscience.

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The Better Covenant - Hebrews 8:8-13 - June 14, 2026 - Jay Rabon

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The Better Covenant - Hebrews 8:8-13 - June 14, 2026 - Jay Rabon

In this sermon, Jay Rabon walks through Hebrews 8:7-12 to show how Christ has brought the Old Covenant to obsolescence, fulfilling what the law could never accomplish. He unpacks three great promises of the New Covenant: God writes His law on our hearts, we can know God personally and intimately, and God remembers our sins no more. Because of what Christ has done, every believer stands before God clothed in righteousness — not by their own effort, but by the all-sufficient merit of Jesus.

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What we’ve been saying - Hebrews 8:1-7 - June 7, 2026 - Rick Sutherland

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What we’ve been saying - Hebrews 8:1-7 - June 7, 2026 - Rick Sutherland

Rick Sutherland walks through Hebrews 8:1–7, presenting Christ as the superior high priest of a better covenant — one who is seated because His work is finished, who has entered the true heavenly sanctuary, and who mediates a covenant written not on stone but on transformed hearts. The first covenant, though divinely given, was always a temporary shadow pointing forward to something perfect and final. The real danger for believers today, Rick warns, is the same one that faced those first-century Jewish Christians — retreating into outward religious compliance rather than surrendering fully to the heart-transforming work of Christ.

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Hebrews 6:9-12 - May 3, 2026 - Rick Sutherland

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Hebrews 6:9-12 - May 3, 2026 - Rick Sutherland

This powerful exploration of Hebrews 6:9-12 challenges us to examine whether our faith is characterized by active pursuit or passive possession. We're reminded that God's sovereignty doesn't negate our responsibility to obey what has been revealed to us. The message cuts to the heart of authentic Christianity by distinguishing between those who merely hang around churches and those whose lives bear the unmistakable fruit of salvation: faith, hope, and love. We learn that God, in His perfect justice, doesn't overlook our obedience and service to the saints. This isn't about earning salvation, which comes only by grace, but about demonstrating the transforming power of Christ in our lives. The warning against becoming sluggish or dull of hearing is particularly convicting. Like the Hebrews who had stopped applying truth, we risk drifting when we fail to respond to God's Word with immediate obedience. The antidote is earnestness, a wholehearted engagement with God's promises that keeps us actively connected to His Spirit rather than passively waiting for feelings to confirm our salvation. We're called to imitate the faith of those who believed God's promises even when the path looked impossibly steep, trusting that obedience strengthens hope and protects us from the gradual hardening that leads to apostasy.

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Exhorted to Endure - Hebrews 3:12-19 - March 1, 2026 - Jay Rabon

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Exhorted to Endure - Hebrews 3:12-19 - March 1, 2026 - Jay Rabon

This powerful exploration of Hebrews 3:12-19 challenges us to examine the condition of our hearts and the authenticity of our faith journey. Drawing parallels between the Israelites who wandered in the wilderness and our own spiritual walk, we discover three essential exhortations for enduring faith: take care, exhort one another daily, and hold fast to Christ. The message confronts us with searching questions about what we watch, read, listen to, and think about, reminding us that our hearts are like gardens that must be vigilantly protected against the weeds of unbelief. We learn that Christianity is not an individual sport but a team endeavor, requiring us to come alongside one another with encouragement and accountability. The Greek perfect tense of 'we have come to share in Christ' reveals a profound truth: our salvation is a completed action with lasting results, and our perseverance is evidence of genuine faith rather than a condition for earning it. This distinction between professors who merely claim faith and possessors who truly believe becomes clear through the parable of the soils, showing us that authentic faith endures through persecution, crisis, and the darkest nights of the soul because Christ himself holds us fast.

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"Broad Shoulders" (Hebrews 13:7-8, 17, 24), Pastor David Doster, July 15 2018

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July 15 2018.MP3
Burke Community Bible Church

“Broad Shoulders”

I. Landscape of leadership (Introduction)

“And they remained no little time with the disciples.” Acts 14:28

“Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which He obtained with His own blood.” Acts 20:28

“Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.” 1 Peter 5:2-4

Message: Find, trust and follow faithful shepherds in the local church you commit to.

  • Remember them

  • Obey them

  • Greet them

II. Follow good and godly leaders

A. Remember your leaders

B. Obey your leaders

“Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly.” 1 Peter 5:2

Why submit?

  1. Good leaders are committed to God’s best in your life.

  2. They will answer to God.

  3. To resist good leaders is unprofitable for you.

C. Greet your leader

III. Building broad shoulders (Application)

"Blue Jean Belief" (Hebrews 13:1-6), Pastor David Doster, July 8 2018

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July 8 2018.MP3
Burke Community Bible Church

"Blue Jean Belief"

I. Withstanding the wear and tear                                                  (Introduction)

Message:Take your faith to the street. Put jeans of faith on men and women of God and go live it.

  • Put your love into action
  • Christian character counters cultural compromise
  • Taking it to the street

II.Love in action                                                                                (verses 1-3)

     A. Brotherly love

"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor."                                                                                         Romans 12:10

"Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another..." I Thessalonians 4:9

"Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart..."       1 Peter 1:22

     B. Showing hospitality

          Philoxenia = friend of the stranger

     C. Remember the prisoners

"I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you."          Colossians 4:18

"May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains..." 2 Timothy 1:16

     D. Guard the sacredness of intimacy

     E. Find contentment in God's provision

"Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity."                                                                      Ephesians 4:17-19

III. Taking it to the street                                                                                        (Application)

 

 

"Law vs. Grace" (Hebrews 12:18-29), David Keyes, July 1 2018

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July 1 2018
Burke Community Bible Church

"Law vs. Grace"

I. Mt. Sinai vs. Mt. Zion                                                                       (Introduction)

II. Consequences of choice                                                                (verses 25)

III. Shakable vs.  unshakeable                                                           (Application)