You probably don’t need me to convince you to preach through Hebrews. In my experience, Hebrews is one of the books most preachers are eager to preach. Nevertheless, in this piece I will give you three reasons why you should preach Hebrews, and two features of the book to keep an eye on as you do.
PREACH HEBREWS FOR . . .
First, preach Hebrews for the person of Christ.
Hebrews is relentlessly Christ-centered. From its arresting first sentence to its heartening final benediction, Hebrews revels in who Christ is. Who is he? He is God’s Son (1:2). He is the eternal, personal radiance of the Father’s glory and the imprint of his being (1:3). He is worthy of all worship, human and angelic (1:6). He is the unchanging Creator (1:10–12).
Not only that, but he is the one who freely took upon himself our poor, pitiable state, becoming for a little while lower than the angels (2:9). He is the one who came to share the flesh and blood that is ours by nature (2:14). He is like us in every way—except that he has faithfully endured all the temptations to which we have so often given in—and so
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