The Wampler Kids (see description) Joey Wampler 2022-04-29 | This was the first time that the Wampler kids sang without their mom or dad outside of their home church.
Book of Hebrews: The SERMONS of STEPHEN? Joey Wampler 2019-09-03 | I. Hebrews reads like a sermon This suggests that Hebrews was preached in personThis also suggests that Hebrews was transcribed/writtenHebrews is too long to be one sermon, therefore it was probably a series of sermonsPossibly transcribed/written by the preacher of these sermons himself - many OT prophets recorded their own sermonsHebrews seems to have natural breaks which suggests the starting and completions of the sermonsII. Audience of the sermons when preached A Jewish congregation - no indication of Gentiles presentThis puts the best time frame to be early Acts for these sermonsThe gospel was to the Jew first, (Romans 1:16) therefore it makes sense that the sermons of Hebrews were in the earliest days of the church Sermons were preached during a time when persecution was not at its highest (Hebrews 12:4). This is evidence for a pre-Acts 7 time frame.Sermons were preached when it seems that a national emphasis was upon the Jewish people. After Acts 7, the transition begins of turning to the Gentiles. This is also evidence for a pre-Acts 7 time frame.III. Sermon/section breakdown of HebrewsThere seems to be 4 sermon sections:Sermon 1 - 1:1-4:16 (67 verses)Sermon 2 - 5:1-7:28 (62 verses)Sermon 3 - 8:1-10:31 (72 verses)Sermon 4 - 11:1-12:29 (69 verses)There seems to be 2 epistle sections:Letter portion 1 - 10:32-39Letter portion 2 - 13:1-25A. 13:22 states that Hebrews was a letter of few words, however...B. Hebrews is one of the larger books of the NT (cf. 1 Peter 5:12 – which is a short letter)C. This indicates that only a small portion of Hebrews is an actual letterIf the sermon/letter breakdown above is correct...Only 33 verses are a letter portion (that would be a small letter as stated in 13:22)The sermon portion would then be made up of 270 verses - sermon lengths averaging 67.5 verses. Sermons are similar in length.IV. The preacher of the sermons of Hebrews when they were preached in personCannot be the preaching of the early apostles (Hebrews 2:3-4)Many priests were saved during the preaching of those days (Acts 6:7-8). Could they have been converted by hearing the sermons we now know as Hebrews?The prominent preacher of that time period, that wasn't an apostle, was Stephen (Acts 6-7)The wisdom of Stephen could not be refuted (Acts 6:10). Hebrews is a book of extraordinary wisdom. Hebrews 3, 4, & 11 reads very similar to Stephen's sermon in Acts 7Stephen’s sermon in Acts was 52 verses. Similar in length to the natural divisions in HebrewsV. Probably compiled by PaulPaul was most influenced by Stephen (cf. Acts 7:60 with 2 Timothy 4:16)Paul consented to Stephen's death (Acts 8:1; 22:20)Paul was saved during this time (Acts 7:58; 9:5)Who would have wanted those series of sermons more than the man who consented to Stephen's death?Compiled during time in a house prison in Rome (Acts 28:30-31; Hebrews 13:24; Philippians 4:22)1) Paul was free to write and minister while imprisoned on this occasion (Acts 28:30-31)2) Paul expected to be released (Hebrews 13:23) as in Philemon 1:223) Paul waited for Timothy while imprisoned in Rome (v. 13:23)4) Timothy was not with Paul when he wrote Ephesians but he was when Paul wrote Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon (see intros) - note the absence then the arrival of Timothy. Cf. Hebrews 13:23.[** This would mean that Ephesians and Hebrews (Timothy was absent) were written first and followed by Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon (Timothy was present)**]Hebrews seems to have been compiled during a time of heated persecution (10:32-33 – letter portion) [see Heading III]. As opposed to the timing of the preaching of these sermons. [see Heading II]Chapters 10:32-39 and 13:1-25 of Hebrews read like Paul’s epistles (cf. 10:33-34 with Philippians 1:7; 4:14-16; 13:1-25 with 1 Thessalonians 5:11-28)Note all the references to seeing Jesus in Hebrews (2:8-9; 4:14; 9:28; 11:1, 27; 12:2, 14) 1) The man who possibly preached these words about seeing Jesus (Stephen) actually saw Him at his death (Acts 7:56)2) The man who possibly compiled these sermons (Paul) saw Jesus at his deliverance (Acts 9:3-5) [see Heading V]2 Peter 3:15 (with 1 Peter 1:1) seems to indicate that Paul sent a letter to the Hebrews. (cf. Hebrews 5:11 with 2 Peter 3:16)[**Diversity in style is a popular argument against Paul being the author. However, if Paul was a compiler of someone else’s sermons, while adding some of his own words, this would explain the moments of differences in his writings with the moments of similarities. Another objection to Paul’s authorship is Hebrews 2:3-4 which state that the gospel truths were taught to the speaker of Hebrews 2 by the apostles that had heard the Lord speak. Contrasting this was the fact that Paul was never taught the gospel by any earthly man – Galatians 1:11-12. However, if Paul is the compiler, the words found in Hebrews 2:3-4 were those of Stephen, not Paul.**]
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