August 6, 2026
Why “go to church”? Or, better, why participate in the assembly of fellow-believers? Psalm 40 provides a response. We go to tell the story, to proclaim the good news of God’s righteousness, God’s saving work. To rehearse the story of God’s steadfast love and faithfulness. We go to present our living sacrifices to the Lord […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Assembly, Church, Hebrews 10:5-7, Hesed, Lament, Psalm 40, Sacrifices, Steadfast Love, Waiting, Worship |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 1, 2024
Hebrews 10:1-18 Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who approach. Otherwise, would they not have ceased being offered, since the worshipers, cleansed once […]
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Biblical Texts | Tagged: Atonement, Body, Day of Atonement, Hebrews 10:1-18, Psalm 40, Resurrection, Sacrifice, Yom Kippur |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks