Postal Bible School STEP Podcast

Peter Mitchell explores how Colossians 1:15-24 continues the themes found in Hebrews. Christ is the preeminent, the firstborn and ultimately the champion.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

‘For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.’ Hebrews 11:10Hebrews paints a picture of faith as a long pilgrimage, where believers journey toward a heavenly city. Drawing on Abraham’s example, we’ll explore what it means to live as strangers here while longing for the home God has prepared. This session lifts our eyes to our future hope — the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.Group Discussion Questions• How does Abraham’s faith model life as a pilgrim and stranger?• What “better things” lie ahead for God’s people?• How might a heavenly perspective change our response to trials?• What does it mean to live “looking for the city that is to come”?• How could this eternal hope motivate our witness and service today?Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

‘But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superiorto theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator issuperior to the old one, since the new covenant isestablished on better promises.’ Hebrews 8:6At the heart of Hebrews is the message that Jesus mediates a bettercovenant — one that brings real forgiveness, a clean conscience,and direct access to God. In this session we’ll explore the beauty ofChrist’s priesthood and the security of His once-for-all sacrifice.This “better covenant” invites us to live in freedom and assurance,not fear and striving.Group Discussion Questions• What makes the new covenant “better” than the old?• How does the fact that Jesus is both a better priest and a bettersacrifice change things for the Hebrew believers?• How should the finished work of Christ shape our confidencebefore God?• What does it mean that God writes His law on our hearts?• How can we help one another live in the joy of this bettercovenant?Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

The greatest danger facing many believers is not open rebellionagainst God but drift — a slow, almost unnoticed movement awayfrom the gospel. Hebrews calls us to pay careful attention to whatwe have heard, remembering that salvation is not to be takenlightly. This session helps us recognise spiritual drift and rediscoverthe wonder of the gospel that anchors us.Discussion Questions• What might drift look like in life — and why is it often subtle?Think of the example of Israel in the wilderness.• How does God confirm the message of salvation, and why mightwe lose our sense of wonder?• How do the warnings in Hebrews show both God’s mercy andseriousness about faithfulness?• What habits help us stay anchored in the gospel and avoid drift?• What difference could it make if our church family took thiswarning to heart together?Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherThanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.

Hebrews opens with a majestic vision of Jesus Christ — God’s final Word and the radiance of His glory. Yet the letter also speaks to weary believers who have faced hardship and are tempted to retreat. In this session we’ll see that perseverance is not about personal grit but about confidence in the unchanging greatness of Christ, who calls us to press on with eyes fixed on Him.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/jacob-nicou/featherDiscussion Questions:What do these opening verses (1:1–4) tell us about who Jesus is— and why does that matter for those tempted to give up? Why is remembering past faithfulness such a powerfulencouragement? What modern pressures or fears might make Christians “turnback”? How does fixing our eyes on Jesus (12:1–3) help us perseverewhen following Him feels costly? What practical steps could help us “encourage one anotherdaily” (3:13) in perseverance?Thanks for listening!Visit the Postal Bible School website to see more details and videos about our events.