Well, another Friday has rolled around to us so quickly! And as we prepare to gather together for worship on the Lord’s Day, let me direct your attention to Hebrews 10:19-25.

Over the next two Sundays, our sermons will come from this great text of Holy Scripture. In these inspired verses, the author of the Epistle will speak of entering confidently into the “ holy places,” and drawing “ near” to our God with both sincerity and “ assurance.”

And then, having called us to “ draw near,” he will summon us to “ hold fast the confession of our hope,” and to “ consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,” while not “ neglecting” our corporate gathering as believers in Christ Jesus.

What seems apparent is that the order of these exhortations is critical.

First, we must “ draw near.” And then we “ hold fast” to our “ hope,” and “ consider” how to motivate “ one another” in the performance of “ love and good deeds” as we faithfully assemble as the New Covenant People.

This Sunday we will look at this first exhortation, that of coming “ near” to the “ holy places.”

What is it to “ draw near”? What and where are these “ holy places” to which we are to “ draw near,” and how and when do we do this?

Let us prayerfully look forward to discovering the eternal riches of this passage!