Sermons by The Rev. Ben Hughes (Page 3)
Mar. 10: Christ the High Priest
The New Covenant secured by Christ offers newfound innocence, real connection, and a renewed heart for all who will have Him.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 8: 1-13
Jeremiah 31: 31-34
Psalm 89: 30-37
Luke 22: 14-20…
Feb. 25: Christ as Melchizedek
Hebrews 7 proclaims that Christ’s priesthood is more foundational, more authoritative, and more lasting any other. He alone has the power to transform our view of God and God’s view of us.
Readings from this service:
Genesis 14: 18-20
Hebrews …
Feb. 11: Christ: The Solid Meal
Hebrews 6 features a stern warning against the peril of abandoning Christ. Ironically, this difficult word is one of the ways that God brings safety and assurance to unbelieving hearts.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 5:11–6:12
Psalm 131
John 15: …
Jan. 28: Christ: The Sabbath Rest & Judge
In Christ we look forward to a great homecoming and a true Sabbath rest. Hebrews 4 exhorts us to abide in Christ through faith so that we can enter it.
Readings from this service:
Hebrews 4: 1-13
Psalm 95: 6-11…
Dec. 31: Simeon & Anna
The old man Simeon meets the infant Christ and finds in Him the fulfillment of his deepest hopes. Christmas is an invitation for us to do the same.
Readings from this service:
Leviticus 12: 6-8
Isaiah 60: 1-3
Luke 2: …
Dec. 17: Hannah & Mary
Before Jesus was even born, his mother Mary understood that His coming would invert the order of the World and offer new hope for sinners and sufferers.
Readings from this service:
1 Samuel 2: 1-10
Psalm 34: 1-8
Luke 1: …
Dec. 3: Zechariah
Zechariah’s story shows how human fickleness can’t spoil God’s sovereign purpose to shatter hopelessness and replace it with joy.
Readings from this service:
Malachi 4: 1-6
Psalm 80: 1-3
Luke 1: 5-25…
Nov. 19: The City of God
John’s vision of the New Jerusalem shows us that Christ has prepared a future full of community, divine proximity, and glory for all who will have him.
Readings from this service:
Revelation 21: 9-27
Psalm 84: 1-4
Luke 19: 41-48…
Nov. 12: All Things New
John hears five promises spoken from the throne of God that give us solid hope amid a hopeless world.
Readings from this service:
Revelation 21: 1-8, 22: 1-5
Psalm 122
John 14: 1-3…
Oct. 22: A New Song
In this vision of Jesus, the victorious Lamb, we see that our future in Christ is full of belonging, deep goodness, and wild happiness.
Readings from this service:
Revelation 14: 1-5 & 15: 1-4
Psalm 40: 1-3
John 4: 19-26…
