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03/07/2026

We are looking forward to worshipping together with God’s people tomorrow, March 8th! We'd love to have you join us at 10:50 am for a wonderful time of worship through the message "JESUS IS THE REAL THING” (outline is below). We are excited to share this time of worship with you. We'll have a warm welcome, a hot cup of coffee, and a breakfast snack waiting for you! Please invite someone to join us!
Due to the trouble that we have been having with our livestreaming, we are unsure if we will be able to livestream tomorrow.

JESUS IS THE REAL THING
Hebrews 10:1-18, 2026-03-08

1. THE OLD COVENANT WAS A _______________ OF THE REAL THING. vs1-4

2. CHRIST AND THE NEW COVENANT ARE THE ___________ THING. vs5-10

3. CHRIST, OUR HIGH PRIEST, MADE THE PERFECT SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS AND NOW __________ ON HIS THRONE IN HEAVEN. vs11-18

02/28/2026

We are looking forward to worshipping together with God’s people tomorrow, March 1st! We'd love to have you join us at 10:50 am for a wonderful time of worship through the message "THE NECESSITY OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST” (outline is below). We are excited to share this time of worship with you. We'll have a warm welcome, a hot cup of coffee, and a breakfast snack waiting for you! Please invite someone to join us!
Due to the trouble that we have been having with our livestreaming , we are unsure if we will be able to livestream tomorrow.

THE NECESSITY OF THE DEATH OF CHRIST
Hebrews 9:15-28, 2026-03-01

1. BY HIS SACRIFICIAL ________________, CHRIST BECAME THE MEDIATOR OF A NEW AND FAR BETTER COVENANT, WHICH IS THE NEW COVENANT.

2. CHRIST’S _____________ PUT THE NEW COVENANT INTO EFFECT.

3. FORGIVENESS OF SIN REQUIRED THE _________ OF CHRIST.

HERE’S THE CHALLENGE:
Since Christ died for all my sin, now I should live for Him until I die.

02/21/2026

We are looking forward to worshipping together with God’s people tomorrow, February 22nd! We'd love to have you join us at 10:50 am for a wonderful time of worship through music and the message "THE OLD COVENANT WAS A PICTURE OF JESUS” (outline is below). We are excited to share this time of worship with you. We'll have a warm welcome, a hot cup of coffee, and a breakfast snack waiting for you! Please invite someone to join us!

THE OLD COVENANT WAS A PICTURE OF JESUS

1. THE __________ COVENANT NEVER PROMISED TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

2. THE OLD COVENANT SERVED AS A ____________.

1.) The ________ Gate - was a picture of Jesus, who is the only way to God.

2.) The ___________ Altar - was a picture of Jesus dying on the cross for our sin.

3.) The ___________ of water- was a picture of Jesus, who cleanses us from all sin.

4.) The Table of ___________________ - was a picture of Jesus, who is the Bread of Life.

5.) The Seven Branch ____________________ - was a picture of Jesus, who is the Light of the World.

6.) The Altar of __________________ - was a picture of the intercessory prayer of Jesus for the saints.

7.) The Ark of the Covenant - was a picture of Jesus, who is the only ________________ between God and humanity.

3. JESUS IS THE MEDIATOR OF A _______________ COVENANT.

1.) Christ offered a ________________ sacrifice for our sin and secured our redemption forever.

2.) Christ did what the Old Covenant could never do. He set us free from the penalty of sin and brought us into the __________________ of God.

02/15/2026

WELCOME! We are so glad you have joined us for worship. We hope you will be with us in person soon.

02/15/2026

We are looking forward to worshipping together with God’s people tomorrow, February 15th! We'd love to have you join us at 10:50 am for a wonderful time of worship through music and the message "THE NEW COVENANT IS FAR BETTER THAN THE OLD COVENANT” (outline is below). We are excited to share this time of worship with you. We'll have a warm welcome, a hot cup of coffee, and a breakfast snack waiting for you! Please invite someone to join us!

THE NEW COVENANT IS FAR BETTER THAN THE OLD COVENANT
HEBREWS 8, 2026-02-15

1. The New Covenant has a ______________ High Priest, who is Jesus, the sinless Son of God.

2. The New Covenant High Priest, who is Jesus, the sinless Son of God, offered a ___________ sacrifice, His own blood.

3.The New Covenant is far better because it is based on better ____________.

1.) Promises _____________ and total forgiveness of sin

2.) Promises _____________ life

4. The New Covenant is an ___________________ covenant based on grace, not works.

5. The New Covenant was ______________ in the mind of God from the very beginning.

6. The New Covenant brings the ________________ presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

7. The New Covenant put God’s commandments in the ____________ and mind of the believer.

8. The New Covenant ____________ all sin forever.

9. The New Covenant is _______________.

HERE’S THE CHALENGE
Enter the New Covenant by asking Jesus to be your Savior. Then thank God for all the benefits of the New Covenant

02/08/2026

JESUS, OUR PERFECT HIGH PRIEST FOREVER
HEBREWS 7:11-28, 2026-02-08

Introduction

If you have read the Old Testament, you are aware of the many Laws given to Moses by God and recorded by him in the first 5 books of the Bible. These books are sometimes called the “Law” or Torah (Hebrew word for “law.”) They are also called “The Law of Moses”.

In these books, there are over 600 laws given to the nation of Israel as part of the Old Covenant which Israel entered into with God (Exodus 19-24; Leviticus 26:46; Romans 9:4).

These laws contain the Ten Commandments, the sacrifices laws, the dietary laws, sabbath laws and festivals and many other laws. (Exodus 20—40; Leviticus 1—7; 23). The nation of Israel had courts set up to punish people if they broke these laws.

*The purpose of the Law of Moses was to:
(1) Reveal the holy character of the eternal God until Christ came (Leviticus 19:2; 20:7–8)
(2) Set apart the nation of Israel from all the other nations (Exodus 19:5)
(3) Reveal the sinfulness of humanity (Galatians 3:19) (Romans 7:12)
(4) Provide a temporary cover for sin until Christ came and died for the sins of the world (Leviticus 1—7, John 1:29)
(5) Provide a way of worship for the community of faith through the sabbaths and feasts which all pointed to Christ (Leviticus 23, John 1:29, John 6:35, 1 Corinthians 15:20).
(6) Provide for the physical and spiritual health of the nation (Exodus 21—23; Deuteronomy 6:4–19; Psalm 119:97–104).
(7) Points humanity to Christ who fulfilled the Law and offers the only way of salvation (Matthew 5:17-18, Galatians 3:24; Romans 10:4).
(The law did not provide salvation) (Romans 3:20; Acts 13:38–39)

People who lived before Jesus came were not saved by keeping the law; they were saved by believing in the coming of the Messiah, Jesus. We are saved by believing that Jesus came and died for our sins and rose from the dead. Salvation has always been by faith in the Messiah, not by works. (Galatians 2:16)

*Galatians 3:24 ...The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could be made right with God through faith. 25 And now that the way of faith has come, we no longer need the law as our guardian. NLT

The Old Covenant Law was temporary, and it was for the Nation of Israel, but not for the church.

Now that Jesus has inaugurated the New Covenant, we are not required to keep the 600 laws of the Old Covenant. Believers are now under the New Covenant of Christ, and the commandments of the New Covenant are found in the New Testament or New Covenant.

*Look at Matthew 22:37 Jesus replied, "'You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments." NLT

Jesus summed up the entire law in two verses.

*Look at Matthew 5:21 "You have heard that our ancestors were told, 'You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.' 22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! NLT

All the moral law of the Old Covenant is repeated in the New Covenant (or New Testament) and elevated above just the physical act to the attitude of the heart.

What is not included in the New Covenant is the ceremonial law, the laws concerning sacrifices, the dietary restrictions, sabbaths and festivals.

The book of Hebrews explains why the Old Covenant had to be set aside and the New Covenant of Christ had to take its place.

TS So that brings us to Chapter 7 where the writer of Hebrews explains the perfection and the superiority of the priesthood of Jesus, but he begins with-

*1. THE IMPERFECTION AND THE INFERIORITY OF THE OLD COVENANT PRIESTHOOD

*Hebrews 7:11 So if the priesthood of Levi, on which the law was based, could have achieved the perfection God intended, why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron?

The “perfection” that this Scripture is talking about is the unrestricted access to God. That is something that the Old Covenant priesthood never provided.

The Old Covenant sacrifices never brought a person into the presence of God because they never removed their sins.
*Look at Hebrews 10:4 For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. NLT

Now, it was difficult for the Jews to understand and accept that the Old Covenant of Moses was temporary and inadequate.

One of the questions that must have come up, was how Jesus could be the priest of the New Covenant since He was not from the tribe of Levi.

*Look at Hebrews 7: 11 …why did God need to establish a different priesthood, with a priest in the order of Melchizedek instead of the order of Levi and Aaron? 12 And if the priesthood is changed, the law must also be changed to permit it. 13 For the priest we are talking about belongs to a different tribe, whose members have never served at the altar as priests. 14 What I mean is, our Lord came from the tribe of Judah, and Moses never mentioned priests coming from that tribe. NLT

The writer of Hebrews uses Melchizedek who was a picture of Jesus in the Old Testament to demonstrate how Jesus who was from the tribe of Judah could be the High Priest of the New Covenant.

TS After covering the imperfection and inferiority of the Old Covenant priesthood, next Hebrews presents-
*2. THE PERFECTION AND THE SUPERIORITY OF THE NEW COVENANT PRIESTHOOD OF JESUS

1.) JESUS GIVES US UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO GOD.

*Look at Hebrews 7:15 This change has been made very clear since a different priest, who is like Melchizedek, has appeared. 16 Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed. 17 And the psalmist pointed this out when he prophesied, "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek."

When Hebrews talks about “a life that cannot be destroyed”, the writer is talking about the resurrection of Christ. The resurrection qualified Jesus to be a priest forever.

The Old Covenant was set aside because it was weak and could not do what humanity needed.
*Look at Hebrews 7:18 Yes, the old requirement about the priesthood was set aside because it was weak and useless. 19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. NLT

The Old Covenant sacrifices only covered sins temporarily. It never got rid of sin.

It is only under the New Covenant that unrestricted access to God is possible.

Only by the blood of Jesus Christ, the High Priest of the New covenant, are we brought into the presence of God. Only by His perfect sacrifice on Calvary was access to God opened. That is the great reoccurring theme in Hebrews.

Jesus is the only priest that can take you into the presence of God. He is only one that gives us unrestricted access to God.

*That is why Jesus said, no one can come to the Father except through me. NLT, John 14:6

Jesus is the only priest you need.
Don’t ever go through some human priest, go to Jesus!
Don’t ever pray to some dead saint, pray to Jesus!

Only Jesus makes access to God possible.

TS Jesus is superior.

*2.) JESUS GIVES US ETERNAL ACCESS TO GOD.

*Hebrews 7:20 This new system (Old Covenant) was established with a solemn oath. Aaron's descendants became priests without such an oath, 21 but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him, "The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow: 'You are a priest forever.'" (Ps 110:4) 22 Because of this oath, Jesus is the one who guarantees this better covenant (New Covenant) with God. NLT

Jesus gives us eternal access to God because He lives forever.

The priests under the Old Covenant had to be replaced because of death.
*Look at Hebrews 7:23 There were many priests under the old system, for death prevented them from remaining in office. NLT

Jesus lives forever so He can give us eternal access to God.

3.) JESUS GIVES US FORGIVENESS ONCE AND FOREVER.

* Look at Hebrews 7:24 But because Jesus lives forever, his priesthood lasts forever. 25 Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf. NLT

You do not need to ask Jesus to forgive your sins over and over. Once you ask Him to forgive your sins, they are forgiven forever. That’s some great news!

* Look at Hebrews 7:26 He (Jesus) is the kind of high priest we need because he is holy and blameless, unstained by sin. He has been set apart from sinners and has been given the highest place of honor in heaven. NLT

Jesus could die for our sins because He had no sin of His own.

*Look at Hebrews 7:27 Unlike those other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices every day. They did this for their own sins first and then for the sins of the people. But Jesus did this once for all when he offered himself as the sacrifice for the people's sins. 28 The law appointed high priests who were limited by human weakness. NLT

Because Jesus did not have any sin, He was able to die once and pay for your sin and mine. No priest under the Old Covenant could do that.

*2 Corinthians 5:21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. NLT

* Hebrews 7:28 …But after the law was given, God appointed his Son with an oath, and his Son has been made the perfect High Priest forever. NLT

Jesus is our perfect High Priest forever.

*HERE’S THE CHALLENGE:
Jesus is our perfect High Priest forever. So come to Jesus and live!

*Come to Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NFqnxGH4ik

*TIME FOR LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION
What questions do you have?
What insights did you gain?

02/08/2026

We are looking forward to worshipping together with God’s people Today, February 8th! We'd love to have you join us at 10:50 am for a wonderful time of worship through music and the message "JESUS, OUR PERFECT HIGH PRIEST FOREVER” (outline is below). We are excited to share this time of worship with you. We'll have a warm welcome, a hot cup of coffee, and a breakfast snack waiting for you! Please invite someone to join us!

JESUS, OUR PERFECT HIGH PRIEST FOREVER
HEBREWS 7:11-28, 2026-02-08

1. THE ________________ AND THE INFERIORITY OF THE OLD COVENANT PRIESTHOOD

2. THE ________________ AND THE SUPERIORITY OF THE NEW COVENANT PRIESTHOOD OF JESUS

1.) JESUS GIVES US __________________ ACCESS TO GOD.

2.) JESUS GIVES US ________________ ACCESS TO GOD.

3.) JESUS GIVES US ___________________ ONCE AND FOREVER.

HERE’S THE CHALLENGE:
Jesus is our perfect High Priest forever. So come to Jesus and live!

02/03/2026

Memorial Baptist Church has become Port Arthur City Church.

This past Sunday (2026-02-01) Memorial Baptist Church voted unanimously to merge with City Church. City Church is a new church plant started in April of 2024, by a core group of 11 young adults out of Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland. It is supported by the North American Mission Board, the Southern Baptist of Texas, the Golden Triangle Baptist Network, and Fellowship Baptist Church of Nederland. They are currently located in a rented facility at 3723 Gulfway Dr. They are committed to reaching people for Jesus Christ and making disciples for Christ. They have grown significantly since they started and they are now averaging 100 in worship attendance. City Church is committed to being a multiracial church and they have been effective in achieving that goal.

Julian Martinez is the Lead Pastor/Elder of City Church and he and his wife, Melissa, are church planter missionaries of the North American Mission Board of the SBC. They also have 2 other elders or pastors who are John Jones and Jose Gonzalez. As a result of our merger, I will become one of their Pastor/Elders. I will preach and teach along with the other Pastor/Elders and minister to the whole church family.

Memorial Baptist Church has a long and rich history of reaching people for Jesus Christ and making disciples for Christ and that will not change as we enter this new chapter. It was started on September 6, 1914, with twenty-two members and twelve others were added by baptism. Back then, the church was not called Memorial Baptist Church, it was called Lamar Avenue Baptist Church. Even though the name has changed over the years, that has not changed our commitment to fulfilling the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. It is important that everyone knows that this name change will not change that either. We will always be committed to fulfilling the Great Commandment and the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus. As we look forward to the future and all that God is going to do through His people at 4011 Memorial Boulevard, we also look back and honor all who came before us and paved the way through their service and sacrifice. We thank God for you and are so grateful to God for all He has done!

I hope you will pray with us as we ask God to give our Church another 100 years of faithful service as we reach people for Jesus Christ and make disciples for Christ.

There will be a flurry of activities going on over the next few weeks preparing for our first worship service as City Church at 4011 Memorial Boulevard on Easter Sunday, April 5th, at 10:30am. Some of those activities will include banners, signs, and renovation work to prepare for a larger worship attendance. Other activities will be behind the scenes as we prepare and pray for God to do a mighty work.

In the days to come, we will let you know more about our outreach efforts and other activities leading up to Easter Sunday so you can pray and participate.

I want to leave you with this Scripture to meditate on.
Isaiah 43:19 I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. NLT

God is Good!
Pastor Bill

02/01/2026

MELCHIZEDEK A PICTURE OF JESUS
Hebrews 7:1–10, 2026-01-25

Intro.

In Chapter 7 of Hebrews, we are presented with a picture of Christ from the Old Testament, who is Melchizedek.

There are many pictures of Christ given to us in the Old Testament Scriptures that point to the coming Messiah like Adam, Abel, Noah’s Ark, Jacob’s Ladder, Isaac, and Joseph, and many more.

Let’s look at one example, before we look at Melchizedek. In Numbers Chapter 21, we are told that the Israelites spoke against God and against Moses. Here is what they said.
*Numbers 21:5-9 "Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die here in the wilderness?" they complained. "There is nothing to eat here and nothing to drink. And we hate this horrible manna!"
6 So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died. 7 Then the people came to Moses and cried out, "We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take away the snakes." So Moses prayed for the people. 8 Then the Lord told him, "Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!" NLT

The Bronze snake that Moses made was a picture of Jesus. But you may say that sounds really strange, but we know that the bronze snake is a picture of Jesus because of what Jesus taught us in John Chapter 3.

*John 3:14 …As Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. NLT

The bronze snake was a picture of Christ dying on the cross for our sins. If you look to Him in faith, He will save you.

There are many more pictures like this of Christ in the Old Testament.

As we study them, we need to remember that all of them are frail, inferior illustrations of Christ, because nothing on earth can ever fully reveal the divine character and work of Christ.

They are only shadows, signs, and pictures pointing to the real Christ. Jesus had to come to earth because He was the only one who could fully reveal God to us.

But God gave us these pictures of the Messiah so we could know who Christ would be and what He would do.

Melchizedek is one of these pictures and in Chapter 7 of Hebrews, the Holy Spirit uses Melchizedek to demonstrate why Jesus is superior to Abraham and the Levitical priesthood of the Old Covenant that God gave through Moses.

Jesus is the mediator of a new and far better covenant and His priesthood is far better than the priesthood of the Old Covenant. His sacrifice was far better than all the sacrifices of all the priests of the Old Covenant.

Now we believe, that during the time of the writing of the letter to the Hebrews there was a great persecution of Hebrew Christians and some may have even returned to following the Old Covenant to avoid that persecution.

So, the writer of Hebrews demonstrates how foolish this is by reminding his readers that the Old Covenant became obsolete when Jesus inaugurated the New and better Covenant.

It would be a terrible tragedy to leave the New Covenant of Christ and return to the Old Covenant that was made obsolete by Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.

The Holy Spirit uses Melchizedek as a picture of Christ to prove all of this. After all, it was the Holy Spirit who orchestrated the events of Melchizedek’s life that made him a picture of Christ.

In Hebrews Chapter 6, we are told that Jesus entered the inner sanctuary of God in heaven and offered His life blood on the altar of God, for our sins, once for all time.

In doing that, He became our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.

TS Now in Chapter 7, Hebrews explains why Melchizedek is superior to Abraham and the Old Covenant priesthood and therefor a picture of Christ.

*Hebrews 7:1 This Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem and also a priest of God Most High. NLT

*1. MELCHIZEDEK IS BOTH KING AND PRIEST.

Melchizedek was king of the city of Salem which means city of peace. Jesus is called the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)

Melchizedek was at the same time a priest of God Most High.

Under the Old Covenant, the priesthood was subject to the kings of Israel.

But Melchizedek is both king and High Priest. He is therefore superior to the priests of the Old Covenant.

He is therefore a picture of Christ, who is both our King and High Priest.

*Zechariah 6:13 (Speaking of the Messiah) he will receive royal honor and will rule as king from his throne. He will also serve as priest from his throne NLT

TS Another reason why Melchizedek is superior to Abraham and the Old Covenant priesthood and therefor a picture of Christ.

*2. MELCHIZEDEK’S PRIESTHOOD IS UNIVERSAL.

He is “a priest of God Most High” (El Elyon) which is a name of God that identifies Him as the God of the whole earth, not just one nation.

So, Melchizedek is a universal priest. His priesthood has no limits.

The priests of the Old Covenant were restricted to one nation (Israel).

So, we see the similarity to Christ, because Jesus is the Savior of the whole world, not just one nation.

*"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. NLT John 3:16

(Jesus is) The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! NLT John 1:29

TS Here’s a third reason why Melchizedek is superior to Abraham and the Old Covenant priesthood and therefor a picture of Christ.

*3. MELCHIZEDEK WAS GREATER THAN ABRAHAM.

*Hebrews 7:1 When Abraham was returning home after winning a great battle against the kings, Melchizedek met him and blessed him. 2 Then Abraham took a tenth of all he had captured in battle and gave it to Melchizedek. NLT

(Go to Genesis 14:1-20 to find more information.)

*Hebrews 7:4 Consider then how great this Melchizedek was. Even Abraham, the great patriarch of Israel, recognized this by giving him a tenth of what he had taken in battle. 5 Now the law of Moses required that the priests, who are descendants of Levi, must collect a tithe from the rest of the people of Israel, who are also descendants of Abraham. 6 But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God. 7 And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed. NLT

Skip to verse 9.
*Hebrews 7:9 In addition, we might even say that these Levites—the ones who collect the tithe—paid a tithe to Melchizedek when their ancestor Abraham paid a tithe to him. 10 For although Levi wasn't born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham's body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him. NLT

Melchizedek was greater than Abraham and greater than the priests of the Old Covenant.

So again, we see the similarity to Christ. Christ was greater than Abraham and greater than the priests of the Old Covenant.

*John 8:57 So the Jews said to him (Jesus), “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” 59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, ESV

Jesus demonstrated that He was greater than Abraham because He existed before Abraham.

TS Here’s the finial reason why Melchizedek is superior to Abraham and the Old Covenant priesthood and therefor a picture of Christ.

*4. MELCHIZEDEK’S PRIESTHOOD IS ETERNAL.

Hebrews 7:3 There is no record of his father or mother or any of his ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. He remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God. NLT

Skip to verse 8
*Hebrews 7:8 The priests who collect tithes are men who die, so Melchizedek is greater than they are, because we are told that he lives on. NLT

Now I don’t believe the Scripture is saying that Melchizedek was eternal.

What I do believe is that the Holy Spirit intentionally left out the information about his parents and his birth and his death so he would resemble the Son of God, who in reality had no beginning or end.

The Holy Spirit is the author of all Scripture so what He puts in is significant and what He leaves out is significant.

Now, look at what the Spirit teaches us about Jesus.
*John 1:1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. NLT

The Word is Jesus and so He is without beginning or end because He is God.

*HERE’S THE CHALLENGE:
Since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. NLT, Hebrews 4:14-16

*Let’s pray.

*TIME FOR LIFE GROUP DISCUSSION
What questions do you have?
What insights have you gained?

01/30/2026

We are looking forward to worshipping together with God’s people this Sunday, February 1st! We'd love to have you join us at 10:50 am for a wonderful time of worship through music and the message "MELCHIZEDEK-A PICTURE OF JESUS” (outline is below). We are excited to share this time of worship with you. We'll have a warm welcome, a hot cup of coffee, and a breakfast snack waiting for you! Please invite someone to join us!

Immediately following our worship time, we will have our Church Conference to vote on the proposal to merge into Port Arthur City Church. Please make plans to attend.

MELCHIZEDEK-A PICTURE OF JESUS
Hebrews 7:1–10, 2026-02-01

1. MELCHIZEDEK IS BOTH _________ AND PRIEST.

2. MELCHIZEDEK’S PRIESTHOOD IS _____________.

3. MELCHIZEDEK WAS GREATER THAN ___________.

4. MELCHIZEDEK’S PRIESTHOOD IS _____________.

HERE’S THE CHALLENGE
Since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. NLT, Hebrews 4:14-16

01/26/2026

Ladies, come join us for some light refreshments, prayer, Bible study, and fellowship tomorrow at 10:30am at MBC. We'll have some hot coffee, tea, or cocoa waiting for you. Invite someone to come with you. You don't have to be a member to join us. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!!

01/25/2026

Church Family, please keep the Seventh Street Baptist Church family in your prayers as they suffered a terrible fire to their buildings this morning.

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