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Harbor City Church Sermons
Hosted by Harbor City Church San Diego, CA · EN
Weekly sermon podcasts from Pastor Omar Ortiz and guest appearances from our elders and distinguished colleagues.
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Priests Before The Throne
1w ago00:28:55Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 4:14-16Speaker: Omar OrtizIn the third major argument of Hebrews, we consider what it means that Jesus is our high priest. The Pastor encourages us, saying that because Jesus is our high priest, we can hold firmly to the faith and approach the throne of grace with confidence.
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The Word of God
2w ago00:25:05Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 4:8-13Speaker: Omar OrtizAt the heart of the book of Hebrews is a foundational truth: God’s Word carries authority. In this week’s sermon, we consider the urgency of the pastor’s message and why it calls for our attention, because it is the Word of God.
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3w ago00:53:26Tap to summarizeGuest Speaker: Joel Fitzpatrick
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A Future Rest
4w ago00:31:02Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 3:7-19Speaker: Omar OrtizThis 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.
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Do Not Harden Your Hearts
Jun 700:32:57Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 3:7-19Speaker: Omar OrtizUnbelief 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.
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Fix Your Thoughts on Jesus
May 3100:31:20Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 3:1-6Speaker: Omar OrtizThe 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.
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The Spirit of Jesus
May 2400:26:49Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 2:1-4Speaker: Omar OrtizOn 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.
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Fully Human in Every Way
May 1700:25:34Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 2:10-18Speaker: Omar OrtizJesus 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.
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Crowned With Glory and Honor
May 1100:27:04Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 2:5-9Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this week’s message, we continue to see the supremacy of Jesus over the angels. Jesus is crowned with glory and honor because he humbled himself and became lower than the angels by taking on human flesh.
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Superior to the Angels
May 400:30:27Tap to summarizeSeries Title: The Superiority of JesusSeries 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 1:5-2:4Speaker: Omar OrtizIn this week’s sermon, we begin exploring the first of four comparisons that the pastor makes in his sermon. Jesus is superior to the angels. Jewish tradition taught that angels delivered the word of God to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Since Jesus is superior to the angels, this means that the message he brings is superior to the message they brought. If Israel was warned not to ignore the words given to Moses, how much more should we pay careful attention to the word given to us by Jesus?
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