For those who have received God’s calling and conversion, “he who endures [perseveres] to the end shall be saved” (Matthew 24:13). When the New Testament church began, almost all the members were Jews or Jewish proselytes. Initially, they were filled with gratitude and zeal, but with increasing persecution and other trials, they were increasingly losing faith, zeal and commitment. Hebrews is largely a brilliant sermon with the theme of the necessity of spiritual perseverance, emphasizing how the New Covenant that focuses on Jesus Christ is far superior to the Old Covenant.

Don Hooser

United Church of God Pastor

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He and his wife Judy live in his home in McKinney, Texas, during the winter months and in her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, during the summer months. His wife Elsie died in August 2020 and he married Judy on January 1, 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then he served as a church pastor.