day of atonement

CHURCH HYPOCRITES?

(October 14, 2025) Dr Richard Winter sincerely and deeply challenges…

Question: Why don’t people like coming to church?

a) Implication
Some of the reasons may be—

  • I once came to church and was hurt by the church.
  • They only want my money.
  • I don’t like organised religion; too many rules.

But the big answer to this question seems to be— There are too many hypocrites in church.

Just a side note before we delve deeper… Hypocrites are mentioned 12 times in Matthew. Jesus spoke about them to His disciples, so if this was important to Jesus it has to be important to us!

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WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BETTER COVENANT!

(August 17, 2022) Neil Brightbard joyfully reminds us of a great scripture truth…

Whenever we think of ‘better’ we expect something superior to what we’re used to. And we usually want to know more.

‘Better’ compares to  good: a higher standard, or more suitable. Where Hebrews uses it to describe ‘covenant’ the Greek word is kreittōn… stronger, best! When Christians consider the phrase – a better covenant – let’s be aware this is speaking of something spiritual that is boldly ultra-superior.

I wish to share why the Hebrews 8:6 and 12:24 covenant is such a stronger, better covenant, one that we should boldly grasp.

The heart of Hebrews
We don’t know who wrote Hebrews. Possibly Paul, Apollos or Luke. The sophisticated teaching and excellent Greek grammar suggests a high intellect. Whoever wrote it revealed things that no other book does. Particularly the doctrine of the high priesthood of Jesus.

Hebrews isn’t just good theology! Written so well with spiritual authority primarily to discouraged Jewish Christians needing their faith strengthened, its chapters are clearly a –

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