Sermon text: Genesis 5:21-24; Hebrews 11:5: Jude 1:14-15
Enoch appears in only ten verses of Scripture total, yet his brief presence carries remarkable weight. This particular Enoch descends through the line of Seth—distinct from an earlier Enoch mentioned in Genesis 4, son of Cain, after whom a city was named. Genesis contains six verses about him; 1 Chronicles and Luke each add one verse within genealogies; and Hebrews and Jude each contribute verses that reveal something deeper about his character and legacy.
Category: Hebrews
The Race Before Us
Sermon text: Hebrews 12:1-3
Hebrews 12 opens with “therefore,” and understanding that word requires looking back to chapter 11—commonly known as the Hall of Faith. After defining faith in its opening verses, the chapter catalogs figures like Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and the prophets, each commended for trusting God’s promises before those promises were ever fulfilled. The book of Hebrews itself, written by an unnamed author (despite some older Bible headings attributing it to Paul) to Jewish believers wavering under mounting persecution and tempted to return to Judaism, builds a sustained case for one central idea: Jesus is better—better than the law, better than the priesthood, better than anything Judaism alone could offer.