Harbor City Church Sermons

A Future Rest

Series Title: The Superiority of Jesus Series Summary: The book of Hebrews begins with the audacious claim: Jesus is God’s last word. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the one who brings together all of the voices of the Old Testament. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the divine Son - God himself speaking to us. With this claim comes a question: Are we listening? Passages: Hebrews 3:7-19 Speaker: Omar Ortiz This week we come to the culmination of the pastor’s argument about Moses and the wilderness generation. Hebrews 4 shows us that true rest is found not in a place or a day off, but in communion with God through Jesus Christ and his finished work.

Do Not Harden Your Hearts

Series Title: The Superiority of Jesus Series Summary: The book of Hebrews begins with the audacious claim: Jesus is God’s last word. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the one who brings together all of the voices of the Old Testament. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the divine Son - God himself speaking to us. With this claim comes a question: Are we listening? Passages: Hebrews 3:7-19 Speaker: Omar Ortiz Unbelief and Sin can erode our confidence in the Lord.  Using the story of the wilderness wanderings in the Old Testament, the pastor encourages us to be on guard against both. Instead, we are told to hold firmly onto Jesus as we navigate the difficulties of life.

Fix Your Thoughts on Jesus

Series Title: The Superiority of Jesus Series Summary: The book of Hebrews begins with the audacious claim: Jesus is God’s last word. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the one who brings together all of the voices of the Old Testament. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the divine Son - God himself speaking to us. With this claim comes a question: Are we listening? Passages: Hebrews 3:1-6 Speaker: Omar Ortiz The pastor now turns his attention to his second major argument in the sermon. Moses and Joshua are important biblical figures who deserve their proper honor, but the congregation needs to fix their thoughts on Jesus, who is the apostle and high priest of our faith.

The Spirit of Jesus

Series Title: The Superiority of Jesus Series Summary: The book of Hebrews begins with the audacious claim: Jesus is God’s last word. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the one who brings together all of the voices of the Old Testament. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the divine Son - God himself speaking to us. With this claim comes a question: Are we listening? Passages: Hebrews 2:1-4 Speaker: Omar Ortiz On this Pentecost Sunday, we will look at both Acts 2 and the book of Hebrews to see how the Spirit of Christ speaks to us and fills us with his power and presence. Power and presence that allow us to live as a royal priesthood.

Fully Human in Every Way

Series Title: The Superiority of Jesus Series Summary: The book of Hebrews begins with the audacious claim: Jesus is God’s last word. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the one who brings together all of the voices of the Old Testament. Jesus is God’s last word because he is the divine Son - God himself speaking to us. With this claim comes a question: Are we listening? Passages: Hebrews 2:10-18 Speaker: Omar Ortiz Jesus is fully God. Jesus became fully human. The pastor who wrote Hebrews underlines this again so that we can understand the help Jesus offers us in the gospel: freedom from the fear of death and freedom from the penalty of sin.