John Mark Hicks

Moses and Jesus Compared Moses prophesied that one like him would come after him (Deuteronomy 18:15), and the preacher identifies Jesus, the Messiah, as that one. To be sure, Moses was a faithful servant among God’s people in the wilderness, but Jesus is the faithful Son over God’s people whose glory far exceeds the glory […]

The Son became Human For Humanity’s Sake Now [because] God did not subject the coming world, about which we are speaking, to angels. But [and] someone has testified somewhere,             “What are human beings that you are mindful of them,                         or mortals, that you care for them?             You have made them for a […]

A Weightier Word than the Word through Angels For to which of the angels did God ever say,             “You are my Son;                         today I have begotten you”? [quoting Psalm 2:7] Or again,             “I will be his Father,                         and he will be my Son”? [2 Samuel 7:14] And again, when he brings […]

God Has Spoken Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact […]

Hebrews is most probably a sermon, a “word of exhortation” (Hebrews 13:22; cf. Acts 13:15), offered to a specific community that was discouraged by faith-fatigue and their social dislocation. He encourages them to persevere based on what God has done for them. Essentially, the sermon says: “Since we have this great gift from God, let […]

Guest Sermon post by Becky Frazier Texts: Luke 1:46-55; Psalm 126; John 1:6-8, 19-28; Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11. This week, we gather to celebrate the third week of advent. The meaning of advent is the arrival of something or someone important. And during these four weeks leading up to Christmas, Christians around the world practice the […]

The Blessedness of Naomi (Ruth 4:13-22) So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When they came together, the LORD made her conceive, and she bore a son. Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in […]

Boaz at the City Gate (Ruth 4:1-12) No sooner had Boaz gone up to the gate and sat down there than the next-of-kin, of whom Boaz had spoken, came passing by. So Boaz said, “Come over, friend; sit down here.” And he went over and sat down. Then Boaz took ten men of the elders […]

Ruth Seeks Naomi’s Security (Ruth 3:6-16) So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had instructed her. When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and he was in a contented mood, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came stealthily and uncovered […]

Naomi Seeks Ruth’s Security (Ruth 2:17-3:5) So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.  She picked it up and came into the town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gleaned. Then she took out and gave her […]