One of the most helpful ways of understanding the Christian life is by viewing it as a journey. From cover to cover, the Bible is filled with this sort of imagery: Abraham stepping out in faith by leaving the land of his fathers; his descendants wandering through the wilderness of Sinai; Israel experiencing captivity and exile. The New Testament builds off of these Old Testament themes and refers to Christians as pilgrims traveling through a foreign land. The Christian life as journey provides a tangible and relatable rubric for grasping the life of faith.

We are on our way somewhere, but we’re not there yet. Thus we find ourselves caught in between the overlapping of ages, when God has called us out of the world while still remaining in the world. Heaven has broken into history and taken residence in our hearts, but our feet still trod through a broken and hostile world. We’re almost home, but not yet home, and God cares as much about the process as he does the goal.

Almost Home is a sermon series from the book of Hebrews that examines our present journey with an eye toward our future destination. How do we walk today in light of what lies ahead? From where does our strength come, or our power, or encouragement, or correction? And who will we be as present-day sojourners whose destiny is to become one-day settlers?

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Almost Home

Already, but Not Yet

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  Already, but Not Yet

  Oct 10, 2021 • 37:26

  How are the people of God to live in the overlapping of ages—where God’s work in saving us and ushering in his kingdom has begun but has not yet been consummated? The answer is by faith. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Almost Home Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-2a; 11:1

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  Almost, but Not Quite

  Oct 17, 2021 • 51:38

  The warnings in the book of Hebrews are a call to wake-up and hold fast and never quit. They are a call to remember both where you came from and where you are heading. Above all, they are exhortations to keep the eyes of faith fixed upon Jesus. Speaker: Sean…

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  The World is Behind, Our Home Ahead

  Oct 24, 2021 • 39:31

  The Christian life is a journey. But walking with Jesus means leaving the world behind—along with all of its values, promises, and pursuits—and looking ahead to the home we truly belong to. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Almost Home Scripture: Hebrews 11:13-16

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  Following the Path

  Oct 31, 2021 • 42:05

  There is a great cloud of witnesses—faithful men and women of old—who testify concerning God’s promises and power and show us the path. They cheer us on and point us to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of faith. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Almost Home Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3

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  Returning to the Path

  Nov 7, 2021 • 32:13

  God’s discipline isn’t always punishment. Often times it is simply his loving, Fatherly work in our lives to cause us to desire the better things rather than the immediate things. Speaker: Aaron Meservey Series: Almost Home Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-12

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  Keep on Keeping On

  Nov 14, 2021 • 47:13

  In Christ we have become recipients of great privileges of grace, but with privilege comes responsibility. The church of Jesus Christ, as an outpost of heaven on earth that is marked by the things pertaining to the age to come, is to pursue the peace and holiness of God himself.…

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  It is (Not) Finished

  Nov 21, 2021 • 42:08

  Concerning the sacrifice of Jesus, it is finished. There is nothing left for him to do. We need nothing less or more than him. There is no Jesus + anything for the Christian life. He is our all in all. But concerning the sacrifice of worship for the Christian living…

“Worship” is a word that churchgoers know and use on a regular basis, yet it means and encompasses far more than how it is generally understood and expressed. We say things like, “we’ll pray after worship,” as if the sum total of worship is the collection of songs being sung to kick off a Sunday morning service.

In the book of Romans, the apostle Paul has a thing or two to say about this very important concept. Building off a deep awareness of the Old Testament, as well as his intimate knowledge of Christ and the Gospel, he offers a richer and more profound understanding of the meaning behind the creation, fall, and redemption of mankind and a right relationship to Almighty God.

“The Way to Worship” is a 3-part sermon series that explores the essence of worship. It will trace mankind’s movement away from God’s original intention to be known and enjoyed, how he has made a way of return to himself, and the ways those who are restored might express their response to his gracious work rightly.

Worship is more than the 3-song set at the start of a church service. It is much deeper and wider, an all-encompassing reality that involves the totality of a person.

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The Way to Worship

Worship's Deterioration

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  Worship's Deterioration

  Sep 12, 2021 • 36:51

  You were created to know God and to worship and delight in God. Jesus Christ is the only one who makes God known and only through him can God be worshipped and enjoyed. Everything else is our own stubborn determination to go our own way. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Way…

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  Worship's Restoration

  Sep 19, 2021 • 51:33

  You and I can never come to God for healing and restoration until we acknowledge and accept our need for healing and restoration. The Bible provides the diagnosis of our problem, as well as the prescription for the cure, and it begins with genuine and sincere lament leading to repentance…

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  Worship's Aggregation

  Sep 26, 2021 • 31:38

  Worship is more than just showing up on Sunday morning and singing a few songs. It involves the totality of the whole person presented unto God as a living sacrifice. This is what we were created to be and to do. Speaker: Aaron Meservey Series: The Way to Worship Scripture: Romans…