Message: Communion
Text: Hebrews 9:1-15
Relationship instead of Religion
Religious acts, traditions: there is nothing wrong with it, but not enough to it.
Relationship:
~No one loves you like Jesus does, unconditionally.
~No one understands you like Jesus does.
~No one accepts you like Jesus does.
~Jesus never gives up on you.
The unbeliever wants this to be true, the believer knows this is true.
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 13:20-21
Equipped to work
Ephesians 2:10
Genesis 2:15
Acts 9:6
Philippians 2:13
Timing
Galatians 4:4
Country preacher, “I don’t always know when the Holy Spirit is, but I sure know when He aint.”
Spiritually aware
Acts 17:22-23
Message: Perspective + Priority = Purpose
Text: Mark 2:1-12
What is perspective?
What is your priority?
We can have ______ and enjoy life!
Focusing on forgiveness
Henry Ford, “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 13:18-19
Pray for us…
Philippians 1:19
Romans 15:30
Colossians 4:3
James 5:16
1 Thessalonians 5:25
“Generosity is giving more than you have. Pride is taking less than you need.”
I need God’s help.
I need your help to get God’s help.
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 13:17
Accountable
Project or People?
People are not a means to an end. They are the end.
Accountable. Under authority
Luke 7:8
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 13:15-16
Sacrifice
Sacrificial Speaking
Sacrificial giving
Job 13:15
Habakkuk 3:17-19
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 13:10-14
Let us go forth to Him
Colossians 1:16
Psalm 139:13-18
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 13:8-9
One verse messages
Vs 8
Change indicates something can be better or worse. Can be more or less.
Genesis 1:1
Romans 8:29
Romans 12:2
Vs 9
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 13:5-7
One verse messages
Vs 5-6
Covetousness – More
Contentment – Enough
C.H. Spurgeon, “It is not possible to satisfy the greedy.”
____________ is not my source.
Jesus is my source.
Vs 7
Spiritual Leadership: Remember
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 13:1-4
One verse messages
Vs 1
“Let the family continue to care for one another.”
Vs 2
Vs 3
Vs 4
Ephesians 5:25, 33
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 12:18-29
God is great, God is good
Acts 17:23-31
Lord of heaven and earth:
Stephen Hawking, “We now know that our galaxy is only one of some hundred thousand million that can be seen using modern telescopes, each galaxy itself containing some hundred thousand million stars.”
Lord of each one of us:
As of August 2022, there are 7.97 billion of us.
Desperate to save each of us:
John 3:16
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 12:12-17
Be Careful
When you are tired/discouraged/depressed:
~Be careful how you let it affect and change you.
~Pursue peace & purity. Look out, look up, don’t look in (too much)
Matthew 11:28-29
The problem: this race is tiring you out.
The answer: get back in the race-the right way.
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 12:5-11
Disciplined Training
Discipline: To punish. To Instruct, to train
~Philippians 4:11-12
Learned contentment
~Philippians 1:23-24
Heaven and earth
~Philippians 4:4-7
Peace you can’t explain
Growth always comes thru difficult times, not our easy times.
Message: Desperation leads to Jesus
Text: Luke 8:40-55
Your desperation:
“Millions of people are happy without Jesus.”
Desperation of others:
Matthew 25:34-40
How do you get close to Jesus?
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 12:1-2
Weight Loss
The Sin:
“Sin is always a form of insanity.”
1 Corinthians 6:12
The Weight:
Weight of others
Philippians 3:7-14
Weight of things
Weight of yourself
2 Corinthians 12:9
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 12:1-4
No Greater Love
What is Jesus’ joy?
John 15:9-13
Consider Him in comparison
George MacDonald, "Because you don't see what can be done, you say God can do nothing--which is like saying there cannot be more within His scope than there is within yours."
John 15:5 and Philippians 4:13
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 12:1-4
Your Journey…
Aware but focused
Instead of just aware of what is going on around us, we’re focusing on that.
The discipline of not allowing the unGodliness and unfaithfulness of others discourage us.
This race isn’t against each other. We each have our own course.
Instead of just aware of ourselves, we’re focusing on ourselves.
Ephesians 6:12
I’m very aware of what is going on around me and in me, so I stare at Jesus.
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 11:40 (Msg, NLT)
Your Journey…
Someone is anxious to see you!
People are waiting for you:
1 Corinthians 11:33
Henri Nouwen, "A man can keep his sanity and stay alive as long as there is at least one person who is waiting for him. The mind of man can indeed rule his body even when there is little health left. A dying mother can stay alive to see her son before she gives up and struggle, a soldier can prevent his mental and physical disintegration when he knows that his wife and children are waiting for him. But when nothing and nobody is waiting, there is no chance to survive in the struggle for life."
Revelation 21:3-5
Jesus is waiting for you:
Psalm 116:15
Romans 3:23, 6:23, 10:9-10, John 1:12
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 11:32-40
Your Journey…
Success is Obedience
Our view of success is often achieving desired results.
God’s view of success is obedience. His desired result is always eternal.
Our view and God’s view are often very different.
Luke 2:10-11
The gospel is an announcement, a proclamation…not a debate topic.
Acts 9:15-16
Message: The Letter to the Hebrews
Text: Hebrews 11:30-31
Your Journey…
Crazy Faith
Crazy faith of the Israelites:
“Not one word!”
Crazy faith of Rahab and all her family:
Choosing to leave the unbelieving for the believing.