Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 6:9-13
The work did not start with you and will not end with you.
Have done…
Am doing…
Will do…until the end
Imitate those who have gone before you who are worthy of imitation. And be worthy of imitation to those who are coming after you.
The cycles of life
Breaking the downward cycle of: addiction, dysfunction, unfaithfulness.
~Desire to make the future better than the past.
~Desire to give more than take
~Desire for people to want to imitate you as a positive influence for Jesus.
On the desk of president Harry Truman, “The Buck Stops Here”
Start the upward cycle: not, continue the flat, straightline cycle.
Every generation will face new, unique challenges.
I can’t imagine the challenges Abraham faced, and Abraham couldn’t imagine the challenges I face.