In a climate marked by generational rivalry, the words of Paul, a man in his 60’s, to Timothy, a man likely in his 30’s, stand out as strange yet compelling.…
Generational Investment
Reverend Bowen: Sermons
Reverend Bowen is Signal Pres' Senior Pastor.
Sacrificial Love
Paul’s words from a Roman dungeon serve as our guide to see the meaning, mandate and mindset of our second enduring value: sacrificial love. We see that sacrificial love is…
Why Bother With the Bible?
We begin five weeks looking at the values that have marked this church for the last 90 years and that will guide us for the next 90. First up, biblical…
Reinterpreting Hard Times
When life gets hard, it is easy to conclude that God must not care about you. That was the conclusion that had these Hebrew readers ready to throw in the…
You’re Not the Only One
Chapter 11 amounts to a run through a great crowd of people who by their own witness cheer us on not to quit but to keep running the race of…
A Better Work in a Better Place
Where do you go with your guilty conscience? The author’s words to people wanting to take theirs to the temple and the sacrifices is an encouragement to us to take…
The Better Covenant
Chapter 8 tells us that Jesus puts us in an arrangement where we know and relate to God in ways superior to Israel experienced in the days of Moses. After…
The Better Melchizedek
In chapter 7, the author of Hebrews finally unpacks the significance of the man he has mentioned twice before in the letter: Melchizedek. This mysterious figure from Genesis 14 is…