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We encourage you to come back weekly to see the additions and improvements.Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.comBlogger571125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-77520018071211813582023-11-15T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-27T13:34:32.959-07:00Hebrews 13:1-25 – Finishing Strong = November 15<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Finishing Strong</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 13:1-25</span></h2><div><a href="https://imageproxy-cdn.youversionapi.com/640x640/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static-youversionapi-com/images/base/457/1280x1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://imageproxy-cdn.youversionapi.com/640x640/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static-youversionapi-com/images/base/457/1280x1280.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Reminder</b>: Pray to God to set your heart right as you engage His word. The text you are about to study was <i>not written to you</i> but is <i>written for you</i>. So, before applying we must ask the following questions:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What <i>did </i>it mean to the original reader or </span><span style="font-family: arial;">original audience?</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>READ THE SCRIPTURE </b><i>(Multiple times & translations and notice the words that standout)</i><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2013&version=NIV" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Biblegateway</span></b></a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Great app, better on computers or on phone)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.13&options=NVHUG" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">StepBible</span></b></a> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.openbible.info/topics/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Topical Bible</span></b></a><span><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>In one or two words, how would you describe the relationship you had with your brothers and sisters when you were growing up? </li><li>Who has been as close to you as a brother?</li></ul></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Hebrews 13:1-25<br /></span><h3 class="western"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a name="en-ESV-30226"></a>
<span>Sacrifices
Pleasing to God</span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30227"></a><a name="en-ESV-30228"></a><a name="en-ESV-30229"></a><a name="en-ESV-30230"></a><a name="en-ESV-30231"></a>
<span>13 Let brotherly
love continue. 2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to
strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels
unawares. 3 Remember those who are in prison, as though in
prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in
the body. 4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and
let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the
sexually immoral and adulterous. 5 Keep your life free
from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he
has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So
we can confidently say,</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“<span>The
Lord is my helper;<br />
I will not fear;<br />
what
can man do to me?”</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30232"></a><a name="en-ESV-30233"></a><a name="en-ESV-30234"></a><a name="en-ESV-30235"></a><a name="en-ESV-30236"></a><a name="en-ESV-30237"></a><a name="en-ESV-30238"></a><a name="en-ESV-30239"></a><a name="en-ESV-30240"></a><a name="en-ESV-30241"></a>
<span>7 Remember your
leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome
of their way of life, and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do
not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good
for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which
have not benefited those devoted to them. 10 We have an
altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to
eat. 11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is
brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for
sin are burned outside the camp. 12 So Jesus
also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the
people through his own blood. 13 Therefore let us go
to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he
endured. 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we
seek the city that is to come. 15 Through him then let us
continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the
fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. 16 Do not neglect
to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices
are pleasing to God.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30242"></a><span>17 Obey your
leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your
souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them
do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no
advantage to you.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30243"></a><a name="en-ESV-30244"></a><span>18 Pray
for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to
act honorably in all things. 19 I urge you the more
earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the
sooner.</span></span></p>
<h3 class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.1in; margin-top: 0.21in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a name="en-ESV-30245"></a>
<span>Benediction</span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30246"></a><span>20 Now may
the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord
Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the
eternal covenant, 21 equip you with everything good that
you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing
in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and
ever. Amen.</span></span></p>
<h3 class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.1in; margin-top: 0.21in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><a name="en-ESV-30247"></a>
<span>Final
Greetings</span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30248"></a><a name="en-ESV-30249"></a><a name="en-ESV-30250"></a>
<span>22 I
appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I
have written to you briefly. 23 You should know that our
brother Timothy has been released, with whom I shall see you if he
comes soon. 24 Greet all your leaders and all the
saints. Those who come from Italy send you greetings. 25 Grace
be with all of you.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OBSERVATIONS</b> <i>(Reflect on the topic and build the concept the writer is trying to communicate to the original audience)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial;"><b>ebible</b></span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Thematic Bible</span></b></a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>Finishing Strong - Hebrews 13:1-19</div><div>May God Prepare You To Do His Will - Hebrews 13:20-25</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>STUDY RESOURCES</b> <i>(This takes some work and here are more resources than you can go through completely)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/13.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">StudyLight</span></b></a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">commentaries by Burton Coffman</span></b></a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+13" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">NETBible</span></b></a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/context/hebrews/13-1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial;"><b>BibleHub</b></span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or app/phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/13/1/s_1146001" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">BlueLetter</span></b> </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+13" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Literal Word</span></b> </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb13" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Biblia.com</span></b></a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/13" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">KnowingJesus</span></b></a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In what areas should "brotherly love" define Christians (vv. 1-7)? What consequences are spelled out here for those who do? For those who don't? What help is offered for those who struggle (vv. 6, 8)? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What does verse 5 say about priorities when making financial decisions? What reason do we have to be worry-free when it comes to money? How are we to regard our leaders (vv. 7,17) and why? How does this reflect our regard for the changeless Christ? What do these verses say about the importance of considering our leaders as Christ's messengers? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What "strange teaching" was a particular temptation to Hebrew Christians (vv. 9-10)? What rituals, mores, and other forms of legalism tempt believers of any age? Why? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the point of the argument in verses 9-14? Based on his argument, what types of "sacrifices" is God concerned with (vv. 15-16)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Why does the author desire their prayers (vv. 18-19)? How would you paraphrase his prayer for them (vv. 20-21)? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">From verses 1-19, how would you sum up the Christian lifestyle?</span></li><li></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>APPLICATION</b> <i>(God wants us all to arrive at action, life-changing faith)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Heartlight</span></b></a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2013&version=MSG" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">The Message</span></b> </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">easy-to-read paraphrase</span></b></a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.preceptaustin.org/daily-devotionals" target="_blank"><b>Precept Austin Devotionals</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/13#" target="_blank"><b>Scripture Graphics</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In which of these six areas have you made the most progress this year: (a) Loving one another as brothers and sisters? (b) Providing hospitality? (c) Caring for those suffering for their faith? (d) Keeping your marriage strong? (e) Staying free from the love of money? (f) Submitting to leaders in authority? Which area do you need the most work on? <span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In which of these six areas is your church the strongest? The weakest? Would you say an obedient congregation prays for its leaders? Or would you say "A praying congregation obeys its leaders"? What's the difference?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Considering all you have seen about Jesus in this book, write out a "sacrifice of praise" to him reflecting on all He has done for us. What sacrifice of "doing good and sharing" can you offer this week? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the most significant thing you've learned from studying Hebrews? How has this affected your life?</span></li><li></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/13/" target="_blank">Are There Angels On Earth?</a></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Articles</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;">13 Hebrews 13 – Finishing Strong</span></h3><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://coryhcollins.blogspot.com/2018/11/13-hebrews-13-finishing-strong.html" target="_blank">https://coryhcollins.blogspot.com/2018/11/13-hebrews-13-finishing-strong.html</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Devotions</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">What Would You Like To Be?</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> There are few things that can make you feel as vulnerable and helpless as being stranded while traveling. Connie and I were starting a vacation on 9/11 and spent a week of tumultuous emotion anticipating crossing an international border and finding a flight home when no planes were allowed in the air (spoiler alert: we got home fine). During this virus lockdown, unnumbered travelers were stranded around the world and others were placed in awkward rerouting schedules. Many sympathetic people have rallied to help and comfort anxious travelers. They have been called </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“travel angels.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Sanne Wesselman was scheduled to leave Spain for the Netherlands, but had no face mask for the flight. A stranger offered to make for her a mask and the next day delivered a mask, gloves and hand sanitizer for the flight. Jess Ekstrom flew into Philadelphia late at night and had to wait for her rental car shuttle in a dim and lonely area. A competing agency’s shuttle driver pulled up and waited with her until she was safely away. Silvana Frappier took a long trip from Boston to São Paulo, going through Miami. On the first leg of the trip, she helped a passenger who was overwhelmed by traveling with an infant. After holding the baby, she shepherded the young mom through the Miami plane change. A grateful plane crew presented Frappier with an upgrade to business class for the South American leg of the journey. Even “angels” can be blessed!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> <i>“Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it”</i> (<b>Hebrews 13:1-2</b> NIV).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> With all the bad news being piped into our living rooms from all over the earth, it’s reassuring to know that people everywhere are still acting in kindness. It seems the media would like to paint the whole world as a whirling, vicious dogfight in progress, but in truth there are good-hearted souls all around us. The Lord Jesus Christ demands that we, too, be people of good will and kindness and compassion, especially toward those who are anxious and vulnerable. We can express His love and kindness so that peace and calm and safety can float down into a troubled life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> The Hebrews verse probably refers to Abraham’s reception of the visitors who came to him in Genesis 18. The patriarch cared for the needs of his visitors and was, in response, blessed by God. We, too, may find that we are blessed by our care for others, but even if such blessing forever eludes us, we will know that we did the right thing. God is kind toward all people, giving all kinds of good gifts to people who never think of Him or obey Him. As His children, we should imitate that same kind of selflessness, thinking of the burdens and struggles of those around us. If we love one another and spend just a little energy to answer an anxious need, we will show ourselves to be followers of Jesus. We might even be called angels, but it will be better for us to be called “children of God.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-44437874651251156742023-11-13T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-20T09:40:07.708-07:00Hebrews 12:14-29 A Call to Listen to God = November 13<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Call to Listen to God</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 12:14-29</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/58-HEBREWS/Hebrew%2012-28%20%20A%20Kingdom%20Which%20Cannot%20Be%20Shaken%20red.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/58-HEBREWS/Hebrew%2012-28%20%20A%20Kingdom%20Which%20Cannot%20Be%20Shaken%20red.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Reminder</b>: Pray to God to set your heart right as you engage His word. The text you are about to study was <i>not written to you</i> but is <i>written for you</i>. So, before applying we must ask the following questions:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What <i>did </i>it mean to the original reader or </span><span style="font-family: arial;">original audience?</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>READ THE SCRIPTURE </b><i>(Multiple times & translations and notice the words that standout)</i><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A14-29&version=NIV" target="_blank"><b>Biblegateway</b></a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Great app, better on computers or on phone)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.12.14-Heb.12.29&options=NVHUG" target="_blank"><b>StepBible</b></a> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Kingdom</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.openbible.info/topics/" target="_blank"><b>Topical Bible</b></a><span><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">If you could choose any city to move to with the right job, by what criteria would you choose: friends or family? Climate? Housing? Culture or athletic pursuits?</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30210"></a><a name="en-ESV-30211"></a><a name="en-ESV-30212"></a><a name="en-ESV-30213"></a>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">14 Strive
for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which
no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one fails
to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness”
springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; 16 that
no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his
birthright for a single meal. 17 For you know
that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was
rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with
tears.</span></span></span></p>
<h3 class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.1in; margin-top: 0.21in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30214"></a>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A
Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken</span></span></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30215"></a><a name="en-ESV-30216"></a><a name="en-ESV-30217"></a><a name="en-ESV-30218"></a><a name="en-ESV-30219"></a><a name="en-ESV-30220"></a>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">18 For
you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and
darkness and gloom and a tempest 19 and the sound of a
trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no
further messages be spoken to them. 20 For they could not
endure the order that was given, “If even a beast touches the
mountain, it shall be stoned.” 21 Indeed, so
terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with
fear.” 22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the
city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and
to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and
to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in
heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the
righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator
of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a
better word than the blood of Abel.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="en-ESV-30221"></a><a name="en-ESV-30222"></a><a name="en-ESV-30223"></a><a name="en-ESV-30224"></a><a name="en-ESV-30225"></a>
<span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">25 See
that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not
escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will
we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At
that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has
promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but
also the heavens.” 27 This phrase, “Yet once more,”
indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is,
things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be
shaken may remain. 28 Therefore let us be grateful for
receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us
offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for
our God is a consuming fire.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span> <br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OBSERVATIONS</b> <i>(Reflect on the topic and build the concept the writer is trying to communicate to the original audience)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>ebible</b></span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews/12" target="_blank"><b>Thematic Bible</b></a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-030141d2-7fff-a7d4-e2f0-2a5880cd391e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The author again warns against the sin of unbelief.</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: upper-roman; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">T</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">he</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> C</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">ontest</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> (12:1–4)</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">II. T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">he</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> C</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">hastening</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:5–13): Divine discipline is the theme of this passage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">III. T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">he</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> C</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">hallenges</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:14–17)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The author</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">s exhortation (12:14–15)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Try to live in peace with everyone</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">” (12:14a).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Seek to live a clean and holy life</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">” (12:14b).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Watch out that no bitter root of unbelief rises up among you</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">” (12:15).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">B. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The author</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">’</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">s example</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(12:16–17): Esau is held up as a tragic example of what not to do.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He was immoral</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:16a).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He was godless</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:16b).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He despised his birthright</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:16c–17).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">IV. T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">he</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> C</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">ontrasts</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:18–24): Two mountains are contrasted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mount Sinai</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(12:18–21)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The person</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:21): Moses.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The principle</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:18–20): The law of God.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">B. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mount Zion</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(12:22–24)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The person</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:24a): Christ.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The principle</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:22–23, 24b): The grace of God.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">V. T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">he</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> C</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">aution</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:25–27): The author solemnly warns his readers about the terrible results of unbelief.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">VI. T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">he</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> C</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">onsuming</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> F</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">ire</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (12:28–29)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Our God is a coming King</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(12:28).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">B. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Our God is a consuming fire</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(12:29).</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>STUDY RESOURCES</b> <i>(This takes some work and here are more resources than you can go through completely)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/12.html" target="_blank"><b>StudyLight</b></a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank"><b>commentaries by Burton Coffman</b></a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+12" target="_blank"><b>NETBible</b></a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/context/hebrews/12-14.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>BibleHub</b></span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or app/phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/12/14-29/s_1145014" target="_blank"><b>BlueLetter</b> </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+12%3A14-29" target="_blank"><b>Literal Word</b> </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb12.14-29" target="_blank"><b>Biblia.com</b></a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/12" target="_blank"><b>KnowingJesus</b></a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How do the instructions and Esau's example (vv. 14-17; see Genesis 25:29-34) relate to disciplining your weaker members (vv.12-13)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the point of the comparison between Mount Sinai (vv. 18-21) at Mount Zion (vv. 22-24)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the “better word" (v. 24) in contrast to “no further word" (v. 19)? What do the words “once more" convey (vv. 26-27)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How does this play on words sum up the author's argument throughout the book? What happens to any who refuse to hear God's voice (vv. 18-21, 25-29)? To those who heed his call?</span></li><li></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>APPLICATION</b> <i>(God wants us all to arrive at action, life-changing faith)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank"><b>Heartlight</b></a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A14-29&version=MSG" target="_blank"><b>The Message</b> </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank"><b>easy-to-read paraphrase</b></a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.preceptaustin.org/daily-devotionals" target="_blank"><b>Precept Austin Devotionals</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/12" target="_blank"><b>Scripture Graphics</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What efforts have you made to “live in peace with all”?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In relationships that fail, do you believe it is because one or both parties didn't try hard enough? What can be done to see that people who are torn apart, despite their best efforts, do not also miss the grace of God?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What in his passage comforts you? What makes you uneasy? What thrills you most about the city of the living God?</span></li><li></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Amazing Race: "Unshakable"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/zHSnioU-SKE" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/zHSnioU-SKE</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zHSnioU-SKE" width="320" youtube-src-id="zHSnioU-SKE"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hebrews 12:28</b> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.” </i><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Devotions</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="FR" style="color: #232323; font-family: arial;">Where were you on September 11, 2001? I'm sure you remember.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: arial;">That date will be engraved on the memories of Americans everywhere for generations to come. On that terrible day when terrorists commanded several passenger planes and killed thousands of innocent people, we began to realize the true depths of evil in the human heart, and the uncertainty and fragility of life itself.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="FR">What lesson would God teach us from such an appalling tragedy? I confess I don</span><span lang="FR">’t know the answer. I do remember, many people for the first time faced the shallowness and emptiness of their lives, and turned to God as a result. Millions came together to pray.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="FR">But one lesson God would teach us all is this: our only lasting hope is in Him. Life has always been uncertain; September 11 only made it more apparent. Where will you turn for your security? Put your life in Christ</span><span lang="FR">’s hands, for only He offers us a “kingdom which cannot be shaken.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: arial;">At the 9/11 national day of prayer in remembrance service, Billy Graham shared these words:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="FR">“</span></i><i><span lang="FR">We</span></i><i><span lang="FR">’ve always needed God from the very beginning of this nation, but today we need Him especially. We’re facing a new kind of enemy. We’re involved in a new type of warfare, and we need the help of the Spirit of God. The Bible’s words are our hope: ‘God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea</span></i><span lang="FR">.</span><span lang="FR">’</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="FR"><b>Thought of the Day</b>: My prayer today is that you will feel the loving arms of God wrapped around you, and will know in your heart that He will never forsake you as you trust in Him.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" lang="X-NONE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-28999730978068526172023-11-10T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-13T07:50:15.611-07:00Hebrews 12:1-13 God’s Discipline Proves His Love = November 10<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">God’s Discipline Proves His Love</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 12:1-13</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/webp/400/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews+12-2+Looking+Unto+Jesus+white.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="400" height="298" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/webp/400/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews+12-2+Looking+Unto+Jesus+white.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Reminder</b>: Pray to God to set your heart right as you engage His word. The text you are about to study was <i>not written to you</i> but is <i>written for you</i>. So, before applying we must ask the following questions:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What <i>did </i>it mean to the original reader or </span><span style="font-family: arial;">original audience?</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>READ THE SCRIPTURE </b><i>(Multiple times & translations and notice the words that standout)</i><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A1-13&version=NIV" target="_blank"><b>Biblegateway</b></a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Great app, better on computers or on phone)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.12.1-Heb.12.13&options=NVHUG" target="_blank"><b>StepBible</b></a> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.openbible.info/topics/" target="_blank"><b>Topical Bible</b></a><span><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>What discipline did you sometimes resent as a child that you appreciate now: practicing piano? Having a place for everything and everything in its place? Submitting work on time? Not overspending your allowance?</li><li>Do you perform better before a crowd or in private? Why is that?</li></ul></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/349314/assets/32910/content.jpg?download=true&signature=So4lFSlZZ3UzWIeRYHSUXbwry5A" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/349314/assets/32910/content.jpg?download=true&signature=So4lFSlZZ3UzWIeRYHSUXbwry5A" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith</b></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>12 </b></span><span style="background: white;">Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, </span><a id="en_ESV_30198"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">2 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_30199"></a><span style="background: white;"><b>Do Not Grow Weary</b></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">3 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. </span><a id="en_ESV_30200"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">4 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. </span><a id="en_ESV_30201"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">5 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons?</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;">“My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,<br /> nor be weary when reproved by him.<br /></span><a id="en_ESV_30202"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">6 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For the Lord disciplines the one he loves,<br /> and chastises every son whom he receives.”</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_30203"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">7 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? </span><a id="en_ESV_30204"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">8 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. </span><a id="en_ESV_30205"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">9 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? </span><a id="en_ESV_30206"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">10 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. </span><a id="en_ESV_30207"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">11 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_30208"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">12 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, </span><a id="en_ESV_30209"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 9.6pt;">13 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"> </p><br /><br /><br /> <br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OBSERVATIONS</b> <i>(Reflect on the topic and build the concept the writer is trying to communicate to the original audience)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>ebible</b></span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews" target="_blank"><b>Thematic Bible</b></a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>STUDY RESOURCES</b> <i>(This takes some work and here are more resources than you can go through completely)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/12.html" target="_blank"><b>StudyLight</b></a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank"><b>commentaries by Burton Coffman</b></a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+12" target="_blank"><b>NETBible</b></a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/context/hebrews/12-1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>BibleHub</b></span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or app/phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/12/1-13/s_1145001" target="_blank"><b>BlueLetter</b> </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+12%3A1-13" target="_blank"><b>Literal Word</b> </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb12.1-13" target="_blank"><b>Biblia.com</b></a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/12" target="_blank"><b>KnowingJesus</b></a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How should Christians “run the race”? What does it mean to throw off sin and hindrances? To “run with perseverance”? To “fix our eyes on Jesus”?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What does hardship demonstrate about a person's relationship to God? How should a person respond to God when disciplined? How does Christ's discipline differ from human discipline? What benefits does discipline bring?</span></li><li></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>APPLICATION</b> <i>(God wants us all to arrive at action, life-changing faith)</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank"><b>Heartlight</b></a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A1-13&version=MSG" target="_blank"><b>The Message</b> </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank"><b>easy-to-read paraphrase</b></a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.preceptaustin.org/daily-devotionals" target="_blank"><b>Precept Austin Devotionals</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/12#" target="_blank"><b>Scripture Graphics</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What comfort do you get from knowing that a cloud of witnesses is watching you run the Christian race?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What are two obstacles that hinder and entangle you in your race? Why?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What have you discovered that helps you keep your eyes fixed on Jesus?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How has God disciplined you in the past? How did his discipline lead to peace for you?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What's the hardest thing you're going through right now? How is God using this in your life?</span></li><li></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/hebrews-12/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Discipline, Suffering, and Temptation</a></div></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><h3 style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Discovery Bible Study</b></span></h3><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;"><a name="_Int_ZA8rwN0Q"><b><u><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Document for DBS</span></u></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Series:</span></b><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"> Connected </span></b><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">“Abiding in Christ”</span></i><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">In a time of growing isolation and individualism, we are reminded of how important it is to stay connected to God and to each other. Jesus’ metaphor of the vine and branches calls us into a life of connection over production as we abide in Him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Title</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #6fac47; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">: </span><i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">“Purpose in Pruning” </span></i><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">(Hebrews 12:4-13)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Bookmark</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">: </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.cloversites.com/9d/9d8801a3-8848-414e-b9b2-3a7f904cf932/documents/Connected_Bookmark_Web.pdf"><span style="color: #0563c1; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Click Here</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Opening Thoughts</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">:</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <i>God prunes us for growth. Pruning is not punishment, but it can be painful. What does God want to cut away in your life so you will be more productive?<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 4.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 14.0pt; margin: 14pt 0in 4pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Discipline with “untrue” words.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 4.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 14.0pt; margin: 14pt 0in 4pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Nobody really enjoys discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 4.0pt; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 14.0pt; margin: 14pt 0in 4pt 1.5in; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo2; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Hebrews 12:11 NIV - 11 No <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">discipline</span> seems pleasant at the time, but <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">painful</span>. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 4.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 14.0pt; margin: 14pt 0in 4pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">We don’t like self-discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 4.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in 4pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">v<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Review</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">: John 15 I am the true vine, and you are the branches. – Jesus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 4.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in 4pt 1in; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">John 15:1–2</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> NIV - 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 4pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">===============================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 5pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Text:</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: background1;"> </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+12%3A4-13&version=NIV"><span style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Hebrews 12:4-13</span></a></span><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0563c1; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: hyperlink;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">God Disciplines His Children<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><sup><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">4 </span></sup></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. <b><sup>5 </sup></b>And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,<br /> and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,<br /><b><sup>6 </sup></b>because the Lord disciplines the one he loves,<br /> and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><sup><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">7 </span></sup></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background: yellow; font-size: 12pt;">Endure hardship as discipline</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? <b><sup>8 </sup></b>If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. <b><sup>9 </sup></b>Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! <b><sup>10 </sup></b>They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. <b><sup>11 </sup></b>No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">produces a <u>harvest</u> of righteousness and peace</span> for those who have been trained by it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><sup><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">12 </span></sup></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. <b><sup>13 </sup></b>“Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">===============================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Summarize the main story</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">: Describe the events of the story in your own words.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px;">v<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Review and retell the story.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Reflections for applications</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px;">v<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">God cuts off…</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">dead & diseased branches.</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1.5in; mso-list: l3 level3 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px;">§<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Colossians 3:5</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"> NIV - Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">“sucker” branches</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">healthy branches</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 2.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 2in; mso-list: l3 level4 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 16.8px;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Why would God prune the good things from my life?</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 2.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 2in; mso-list: l3 level4 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 16.8px;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Everything that happens to you is <u>not</u> directly caused by God</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">“cuts off” = “lifts up”</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1.5in; mso-list: l3 level3 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px;">§<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Paul Cowdrey’s story.</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 2.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 2in; mso-list: l3 level4 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 16.8px;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Proverbs 3:11–12</span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"> NIV - 11 My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, 12 because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 2.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 2in; mso-list: l3 level4 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 16.8px;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">I realized early on (when I was diagnosed) that there was a good possibility that this could be the Father warning me to refocus on my life and repent of some things before it was too late, which I did. Consequently, the Lord was faithful to His promises. I am so thankful that He loved me this way—by discipline! A hard lesson to recognize in our own lives – Paul Cowdrey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1.5in; mso-list: l3 level3 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px;">§<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">The pruning process can be <u>painful</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Hebrews 12:4-6<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1.5in; mso-list: l3 level3 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px;">§<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">God’s discipline signifies God’s LOVE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1in; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; line-height: 16.8px;">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Hebrews 12:7-11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 1.5in; mso-list: l3 level3 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Wingdings; line-height: 16.8px;">§<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Discipline is painful but PRODUCTIVE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 2.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 2in; mso-list: l3 level4 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 16.8px;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">What does God want to prune in your life?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.5in; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; 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mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">How will you respond to making “Connection to Jesus”? What transformative move needs to be made?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: 0in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">What do these biblical texts tell you about God and His nature?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo5; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: 0in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">What is God calling us (me and you individually) to do?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Take Away Challenges</span></b><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: 0in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">What has the Holy Spirit revealed to you in this passage? How will you apply it to your life this week?</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: 0in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;">Whom do you know who needs to hear this?</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: 0in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: red; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: red; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">What is God bringing to your attention in this discussion? What beliefs, thoughts or actions need to be addressed or changed?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Hashtags</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="line-height: 16.8px; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> #Connected #Prune #discipline<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: black; color: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.8px; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-highlight: black; mso-themecolor: background1;">Sunday sermon link</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; 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line-height: 17.12px;">======================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Let</b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">’s Take A Look at Extreme Suffering</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It will have to be a short look because I can only contemplate this topic for so long, but I think I need to give it a shot</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: .5in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0.5in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,<span style="mso-text-raise: 3.5pt; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;"> </span>looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of<span style="mso-text-raise: 3.5pt; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;">[</span>the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> - Hebrews 12:1-2</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Within the last few days, I've heard people share pain stories. There's no doubt that these people suffer real pain. In some cases it's physical. In some cases it is emotional. In all cases it involves a spiritual struggle. I almost feel like a voyeur. The pain I've known in life seems insignificant compared to the pain that others have felt. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">One day this week, I opened up Philip Yancey's book, <i>Where is God When It Hurts.</i> I had started going over it a second time several weeks ago. My bookmark was placed at the chapter on "Extreme Cases." I think I know why I had stopped reading. Yancey opens the chapter with a discussion of the experiences of people who have been in concentration camps. I had to force myself to read that section, but I'm glad I did. Extreme suffering is spoken of in our Bibles. If there were no chapter divisions between Hebrews 11 and 12, we'd realize that the writer was talking about people who were stoned to death, sawn in two, and killed by the sword, among other things. Here's some of the things I took away from Yancey's discussion of extreme cases.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. <i>Even in extreme pain, we have the ability to choose our own attitude.</i> That was the conclusion of Victor Frankl, the Jewish psychiatrist who was a holocaust survivor. He said, "</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">…everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances." That's huge. It says that suffering is not omnipotent.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2. <i>God is not absent when pain is present.</i> Yancey wrote, "God does not, in the comfortable surroundings of heaven, turn a deaf ear to the sounds of suffering from the planet" (160). In Romans 8, Paul acknowledged, "</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">… the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God…." He then went on to say, "….the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God" (Romans 8:19; 21). An old traditional gospel song lyric assures us, "Jesus knows all about our struggles." I believe that.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3. <i>We don't have to be able to explain the reason for our pain to endure it with dignity.</i> Job never did learn the reason for his suffering. Gethsemane causes us to ask the question, "At that moment, did Jesus fully understood the logic behind the cross? And how are we to understand the silence of the Father when Jesus was on the cross? We may not be able to answer that question, but we do understand that our hope is anchored in Calvary. Yancey observed, "God took the Great Pain of his own Son's death and used it to absorb into himself all the minor pains of earth. Suffering was the cost to God of forgiveness" (160).</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">4. <i>The concept of the New Heaven and the New Earth promises complete removal of pain. "</i></span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">…</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">” (Revelation 21:4). Yancey saw it this way. "We never know how suffering can be transformed into cause for celebration. But this is what we are to believe. Faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse" (161).</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in 12pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While I can't come up with a flawless rationale in defense of God's decision to allow martyrdom, I do believe what Jesus said in the sermon on the mount.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: .5in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0.5in 5pt 1in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in 7.5in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">on my account.<span style="mso-text-raise: 3.5pt; position: relative; top: -3.5pt;"> </span>Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> - Matthew 5:11-12.</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">That's it for this time. The piece on suffering ran longer than I intended. Have a great week.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Grace and Peace,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Norman</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: 16.8px; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 16.8px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">=============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 8.0pt; margin: 8pt 0in 16pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Woodrow Kroll Quote </span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">– 3 Reasons To Never Give Up On God</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">“Never give up on God because He never gives up on you.” – Woodrow Kroll</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><b style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Devotional: 3 Reasons To Never Give Up On God</span></b></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.0pt; margin: 4pt 0in 9pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Never Give Up on the Giver</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Jesus Christ gives us eternal life, but it comes at the most supreme of cost: His own life (John 3:16). So why would we want to give up on He Who gave up all for us? What if Jesus felt like giving up in the garden and decided to give up on the plan of Calvary? Who has paid the greatest price of all? It surely wasn</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">’t us. And even if we should lose our life due to persecution, we could never pay back the Giver of Life, Jesus Christ, for all that He’s done for you and for me. Why would we want to give up on Him when He never gives up on us, even though, humanly speaking, He should!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.0pt; margin: 4pt 0in 9pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">We Forsake He Who Doesn</span></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">’t</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">God promises to never leave us or forsake us (Deut 31:8; Heb 13:5), even though we forsake Him. He is so faithful that even at the times we do forsake Him by giving up, we seem to be drawn back to Him because He never gives up on us. The prodigal father never gave up on the prodigal son because he knew that the son would be back (Luke 15:11-32). Why else would he be standing, waiting, and watching for him in the far distance (Luke 15:20)? The son may have thought that the father had given up on him (Luke 15:18-19), but the fact is the father never gave up on his son, and in similar fashion, God never gives up on us. So if you</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">’re a prodigal, come back. He isn’t going to give up on you!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.0pt; margin: 4pt 0in 9pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">He Never Gave Up on the Disciples</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Jesus was frequently telling the disciples, </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">“Oh, you of little faith” (Matt 8:26) and that they didn’t even seem to have the faith of a mustard seed (Luke 17:6). When he was trying to teach them about the dangers of sin by using the leavening of the Pharisees and Sadducees as an example, they only thought, “Hey, didn’t we bring any bread with us on the boat” (Matt 16:7-8)? If we were in Jesus sandals, I wonder how many of us would have become so frustrated with them that we said, “That’s it, I’m going to find another 12 disciples.” I can speak only for myself, but I believe I couldn’t help but give up on the disciples. Fortunately, God was longsuffering and patient with them, as He has to be with me, too. So please never give up on God because He is faithful and true to us and will never give up on us, even during the times that we do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />Read more: </span><u><span lang="X-NONE" style="background: white; color: #003399; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><a href="http://www.christianquotes.info/images/woodrow-kroll-quote-3-reasons-to-never-give-up-on-god/#ixzz4AuZgkN5u"><span style="color: #003399;">http://www.christianquotes.info/images/woodrow-kroll-quote-3-reasons-to-never-give-up-on-god/#ixzz4AuZgkN5u</span></a></span></u><span lang="X-NONE" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><br />Read more: </span><u><span lang="X-NONE" style="background: white; color: #003399; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><a href="http://www.christianquotes.info/images/woodrow-kroll-quote-3-reasons-to-never-give-up-on-god/#ixzz4AuZZqfLg"><span style="color: #003399;">http://www.christianquotes.info/images/woodrow-kroll-quote-3-reasons-to-never-give-up-on-god/#ixzz4AuZZqfLg</span></a></span></u><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">=============================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">==============<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 33.75pt; margin-left: 18.75pt; margin-right: 18.75pt; margin-top: 22.5pt; margin: 22.5pt 18.75pt 33.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 18.75pt; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">7 Signs God Is Pushing You Into Something Awesome</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Here are seven signs that God is pushing you into something much better.<br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Correction</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">When things start falling apart, possibly because you and I are doing something contrary to God</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’s will, He will gently nudge us with a bit of correction. The correction might come in the form of a job loss, a pay cut, or some unforeseen circumstances that nearly breaks your bank, however God isn’t going to leave you or forsake you (Heb 13:5), but He does discipline every son or daughter He loves (Heb 12:6). This correction could bring you into a different direction…and a much better one at that. If we are left to ourselves and without discipline, then we are not a child of God, so see God’s correction and being His affection.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Direction</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">When God rebukes or corrects us to direct us, He doesn</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’t leave us directionless. If we are walking with God, we are more likely to see the path that He has for us, and besides, He lights the path by His Word because the Bible acts like a light in the darkness and this can keep us from stumbling (Psalm 119:105). If you have hid God’s Word in your heart, or memorized Scripture (Psalm 119:11), it’s like you’ve got a flash light for every curve in the road and every hazard in the way. Without the guidance of God’s Word, we are depending on ourselves. It’s like taking a long journey without a map, GPS, or smart phone to a place you’ve never been, however, if you abide in Christ and in His Word, you can ask for anything within God’s will (John 15:4-5, 7), including directions on the path of life. When God corrects you, He also directs you, and directs you into something better. We know that God works all things together for our very best and it doesn’t matter whether it’s good or bad (Rom 8:28)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Inspection</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">The Bible teaches us to examine ourselves to see if we</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’re really in the faith (2</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE; mso-text-raise: 3.0pt; position: relative; top: -3pt;">nd</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"> Cor 13:5). A little self-examination never hurt anybody. The interesting thing is, when you examine the Word of God, the Word of God examines you, and if you</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’re like me, you are found wanting. If God is giving you a greater hunger for the Word of God, and it’s like you can’t get enough of it, He may be pushing you into some sort of teaching ministry. That hunger and thirst for God’s Word is not from a human source, because none of us seek God on our own (Rom 3:11); it is God Who seeks us (John 6:44), so if you want to inspect yourself, inspect the Word of God because it will inspect you. Perhaps it will reveal something better that God desires for your life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Protection</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">If God sees that you</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’re about to hurt yourself, then He might move things around in your life to get you out of that situation, whether it’s a job or in a relationship. God may be pushing you, or prompting you, by His Sprit, to change things. The Spirit of God knows what is best for us, better than we do ourselves, so try to listen to the Spirit’s prompting of His telling you to do something or to stop doing something. God may be pushing you out of or into a situation for your own benefit. That’s certainly something better and certainly something to think about.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Bonus Content</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Reflection</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">After a cousin of mine passed away, everyone could see how hard her grandchildren took, and so I spoke with them about their grief. Of course I can</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’t take it away…only God can comfort them in His way and time will help some, but really, you never get over the death of someone you loved. What might help is the fact that we will see them again. We have a hope in a future where all our lost loved ones who trusted in Christ will be waiting for us. That’s something you can reflect on. God is a God of hope, so for these grandchildren, it’s not goodbye, but see you later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Perfection</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">When a friend of mine said he was praying for patience, I thought, </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">“Uh oh…wonder what’s next?” Sure enough, the man had a rough couple of weeks, but after the brief chaos was over in his life, I asked him, “Do you have more patience now?” He laughed…and said, “Yes.” When we see trials as a means that God uses to refine us like gold passing through the fire, our perspective will change, and we can learn to be content, which is what Paul had to do. And since Paul had great suffering, he had lots of opportunities to practice patience and contentment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Affection</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">God</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’s desire is for us to know Christ better, and that should be our desire too, but how can we know Him better? The Apostle Paul gives us some help. He wrote, </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">“For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too”</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"> (2<span style="mso-text-raise: 3.0pt; position: relative; top: -3pt;">nd</span> Cor 1:5). The more you know of Christ and His sufferings (Isaiah 53), the more you</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’ll know about Him, and the more you get to know Him, the more you’ll love Him, so God wants something better for us, and that is a personal, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, which also gives you that same relationship with the Father, for whoever loves the Son, loves the Father.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Conclusion</span></i></b><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">God can use correction, direction, inspection, for our protection, and for our reflection, as He</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’s working us toward perfection, and that “push” sometimes hurts, but God’s corrections are done from affection. The trials of life work together and move us forward in sanctification, and becoming more Christ-like. Can we learn to praise Him in the storm, in the uncertain future, and when we’re being pushed outside of our comfort zone? I say, “Yes!” He is a God whom we can trust because only He can see around the blind corners of time. What He does in our lives may not always feel “better,” but we know that God doesn’t make mistakes. All we can do is obey His Word, trust in God, and then leave everything else up to Him..<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 7.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">May God richly bless you,</span><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 7.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Pastor Jack Wellman</span><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-86521385940191418962023-11-09T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-06T10:59:05.137-08:00Hebrews 11:19-40 The Time of The Exodus = November 9<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Time of The Exodus</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 11:19-40</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/webp/400/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews+11-40+God+Provided+Something+Better+gray.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="400" height="298" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/webp/400/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews+11-40+God+Provided+Something+Better+gray.webp" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Reminder</b>: Pray to God to set your heart right as you engage His word. The text you are about to study was <i>not written to you</i>, but is <i>written for you</i>. So, before applying we must ask the following questions:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What <i>did </i>it mean to the original reader or </span><span style="font-family: arial;">original audience?</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>READ THE SCRIPTURE </b>(Multiple times & translations and notice the words that standout)<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A19-40&version=NIV" target="_blank"><b>Biblegateway</b></a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Great app, better on computers or on phone)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.11.19-Heb.11.40&options=NHVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a> </b>(ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span></div><div><b><a href="https://www.openbible.info/topics/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Topical Bible</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="tm7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong><sup><span class="tm9">19 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">20 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">21 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">22 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.</span></span></p><p class="tm7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">23 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">24 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">25 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">26 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">27 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">28 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.</span></span></p><p class="tm7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">29 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">30 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">31 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies.</span></span></p><p class="tm7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">32 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">33 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">34 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">35 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">36 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">37 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">38 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.</span></span></p><p class="tm7" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">39 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm9">40 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.</span></span></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OBSERVATIONS</b> (Reflect on the topic and build the concept the writer is trying to communicate to the original audience)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>ebible</b></span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews" target="_blank"><b>Thematic Bible</b></a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>STUDY RESOURCES</b> (This takes some work and here are some resources)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/11.html" target="_blank">StudyLight</a> </b>(LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank"><b>commentaries by Burton Coffman</b></a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+11" target="_blank"><b>NETBible</b></a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/context/hebrews/11-19.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>BibleHub</b></span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or app/phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/11/19-40/s_1144019" target="_blank"><b>BlueLetter</b> </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+10Hebrews+11%3A19-40" target="_blank"><b>Literal Word </b></a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb11.19-40" target="_blank"><b>Biblia.com</b></a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/11" target="_blank"><b>KnowingJesus</b></a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What group of people does the author use next to illustrate faith (vv. 17-31)? Recall each Old Testament story which is referred to: What do the stories in verses 17-22 have in common?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What do you learn about faith from the examples of Moses (vv. 24-28)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In verses 29-38, what great achievements were accomplished as a result of faith? What price was paid? What came of such faith (vv. 39-40)? How do verses 29-40 encourage you in light of your own suffering and the questions that suffering brings on?</span></li><li></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>APPLICATION</b> (God wants us all to arrive at action)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank">Heartlight</a> </b>(Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A19-40&version=MSG" target="_blank"><b>The Message</b> </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank"><b>easy-to-read paraphrase</b></a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.preceptaustin.org/daily-devotionals" target="_blank"><b>Precept Austin Devotionals</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews" target="_blank"><b>Scripture Graphics</b></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What are some verbs that describe your present level of faith? Why these?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Of the people mentioned in this section, with whom do you feel you have the most in common? Why? With whom do you have the least in common? Why? Which situation would have been the most difficult for you to face? Why? What does it mean to you that not all these people of faith met with “success”?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How has your life changed as a result of your faith in God? What has your faith cost you? How has your faith affected your neighbors?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Read again aloud verses 13-16. What does it mean to you to be an alien and a stranger of faith? In what ways do you feel like a stranger in this world?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Who are some contemporary heroes of faith who inspire you today?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><a href="https://youtu.be/L-cGvEWdP7A" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/L-cGvEWdP7A</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L-cGvEWdP7A" width="320" youtube-src-id="L-cGvEWdP7A"></iframe></div><br /><div><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-56682204112205162842023-11-08T01:00:00.000-08:002024-03-06T10:56:19.102-08:00Hebrews 11:1-18 Living by Faith = November 8<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Living by Faith</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 11:1-18</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://imageproxy-cdn.youversionapi.com/640x640/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static-youversionapi-com/images/base/9154/1280x1280.jpg" style="text-align: center;" width="400" /></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Reminder</b>: Pray to God to set your heart right as you engage His word. The text you are about to study was <i>not written to you</i>, but is <i>written for you</i>. So, before applying we must ask the following questions:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What <i>did </i>it mean to the original reader or </span><span style="font-family: arial;">original audience?</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>READ THE SCRIPTURE </b><i>(Multiple times & translations and notice the words that standout)</i><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A1-18&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Great app, better on computers or on phone)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.11.1-Heb.11.18&options=NHVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#<a href="https://reallifequotes.blogspot.com/search?q=strangers" target="_blank">Stangers</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.openbible.info/topics/" target="_blank">Topical Bible</a><span> </span><span><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">As you consider the people in your study group, what’s one positive adjective you would use to describe each person?</span></li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 class="tm7"><strong><span style="font-family: arial;">By Faith</span></strong></h3>
<p class="tm10"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm11"></span><strong>11 </strong><span class="tm11">Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">2 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">For by it the people of old received their commendation. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">3 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.</span></span></p>
<p class="tm10"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm11"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">4 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended
as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">5 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having
pleased God. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">6 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists
and that he rewards those who seek him. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">7 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the
righteousness that comes by faith.</span></span></p>
<p class="tm10"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm11"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">8 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as
an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">9 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">10 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">11 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">12 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by
the seashore.</span></span></p>
<p class="tm10"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm11"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">13 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and
greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">14 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">15 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">16 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them
a city.</span></span></p>
<p class="tm10"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm11"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">17 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was
in the act of offering up his only son, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm13">18 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm11">of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OBSERVATIONS</b> (Reflect on the topic and build the concept the writer is trying to communicate to the original audience)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews" target="_blank">Thematic Bible</a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>STUDY RESOURCES</b> (This takes some work and here are some resources)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/11.html" target="_blank">StudyLight</a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank">commentaries by Burton Coffman</a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+11" target="_blank">NETBible</a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/hcsb/hebrews/11.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or app/phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/11/1/ss0/rl0/s_1144001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+11" target="_blank">Literal Word </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb11" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/11" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What are the connections between 10:35-39 and the theme of chapter 11?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In the definition and focus of faith in verses 1 and 6, what verbs describe faith? What is the object of these verbs? Is our faith directed toward the future, toward the present, or toward both? Toward God alone, or people as well? Why do you conclude this? Write your own expanded definition of faith as you try to capture the meaning of verse 1</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How does verse 3 illustrate this understanding of faith?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Why is Abel’s sacrifice prefigure Christ’s ultimate sacrifice in a way Cain’s did not (recall chapters 9-10)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What aspect of faith (v. 1) is demonstrated by Enoch (v. 5; Genesis 5:21-24)? By Noah (v. 7; Genesis 6:5-22; 7:11-12)? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How is faith demonstrated or explained in each of the three examples from Abraham’s life (vv. 8-12, 17-19)? What obstacles had to be overcome? What changed for him? For his family?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>APPLICATION</b> (God wants us all to arrive at action)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank">Heartlight</a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A1-18&version=MSG" target="_blank">The Message </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank">easy-to-read paraphrase</a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.preceptaustin.org/daily-devotionals" target="_blank">Precept Austin Devotionals</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What are some verbs that describe your present level of faith? Why these?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Of the people mentioned in this section, with whom do you feel you have the most in common? Why? With whom do you have the least in common? Why? Which situation would have been the most difficult for you to face? Why? What does it mean to you that not all these people of faith met with “success”?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How has your life changed as a result of your faith in God? What has your faith cost you? How has your faith affected your neighbors?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Read again aloud verses 13-16. What does it mean to you to be an alien and a stranger of faith? In what ways do you feel like a stranger in this world?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Who are some contemporary heroes of faith who inspire you today?</span></li><li></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/BHXGiEXXYUc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://youtu.be/BHXGiEXXYUc</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Amazing Race</b>: Hebrews 11:1-16 <b><i>Foreigners & Strangers</i></b> by Randy Roper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BHXGiEXXYUc" width="320" youtube-src-id="BHXGiEXXYUc"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other YouTube Videos</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/FFjpnODGLCU" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/FFjpnODGLCU</a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FFjpnODGLCU" width="320" youtube-src-id="FFjpnODGLCU"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Articles</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/11/" target="_blank">Three Ways To Increase Our Faith</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-5241483796074497652023-11-07T01:00:00.000-08:002024-02-28T08:43:43.616-08:00Hebrews 10:19-39 A Call to Persevere = November 7<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Call to Persevere</span></h1><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 10:19-39</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Great app, better on computers or on phone)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.10.19-Heb.10.39&options=VNHUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#<a href="https://reallifequotes.blogspot.com/2014/03/perseverance-quotes.html" target="_blank">Perseverance</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#<a href="https://reallifequotes.blogspot.com/search?q=race" target="_blank">Race</a></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Worship</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Worship is an encounter with the living and holy God (Exodus 3:1–6)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Worship is reserved for God alone (Exodus 34:14)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> In worship, we ascribe to the Lord the glory due him (Psalm 29:1–2)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> We can worship because of Christ’s sacrifice on our behalf (Hebrews 10:1–10)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> We should worship with reverence for God (Hebrews 12:28)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> When we draw near to God, he draws near to us (James 4:8)</span></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://imageproxy.youversionapi.com/640x640/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static-youversionapi-com/images/base/52763/1280x1280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/67%20OTHER/Living%20By%20Faith%20devotional%20Hebrews%2010-38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/67%20OTHER/Living%20By%20Faith%20devotional%20Hebrews%2010-38.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>How did you meet your spouse? What was your first date with him or her?</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt; margin: 15pt 0in 7.5pt; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Full Assurance of Faith<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">19 </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Therefore,
brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the
blood of Jesus, <b>20 </b>by the new and living way that he
opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, <b>21 </b>and
since we have a great priest over the house of God, <b>22 </b>let
us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our
hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our
bodies washed with pure water. <b>23 </b>Let us hold fast the
confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. <b>24 </b>And let
us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, <b>25 </b>not
neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one
another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">26 </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For if we go on
sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the
truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, <b>27 </b>but
a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume
the adversaries. <b>28 </b>Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses
dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses. <b>29 </b>How
much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has
trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the
covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of
grace? <b>30 </b>For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I
will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.” <b>31 </b>It
is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">32 </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But recall the former
days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle
with sufferings, <b>33 </b>sometimes being publicly exposed to
reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated. <b>34 </b>For you
had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the
plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a
better possession and an abiding one. <b>35 </b>Therefore do not
throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. <b>36 </b>For you
have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you
may receive what is promised. <b>37 </b>For,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Yet a little while,<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and the coming one will come and will not
delay;<br />
<b>38 </b>but my righteous one shall live by faith,<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and if he shrinks back,<br />
my soul has no pleasure in him.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-top: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">39 </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But we are not of those
who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve
their souls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews/10" target="_blank">Thematic Bible</a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .25in; tab-stops: .25in; text-indent: -.25in;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Challenge</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (10:19–39):
This challenge is a fourfold exhortation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Approach the throne of God </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(10:19–22): Christ’s sacrifice allows us to boldly petition God’s
throne.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">B.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Advance the people of God</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (10:23–25): Believers are to be kind and helpful to each other.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">C.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Avoid the judgment of God</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (10:26–31).</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .75in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The contrast</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (10:26–29)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">a.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A reminder of how God once punished those who
rejected the law of Moses (10:26–28)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">b.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A reminder of how God will punish those who reject
the Lamb of God (10:29)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .75in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The certainty</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (10:30–31):
We are assured God will judge his people.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">D.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Acknowledge the faithfulness of God</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (10:32–39).</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .75in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">His past faithfulness</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (10:32–34): The author urges believers not to forget God’s care for
them during a former period of suffering.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: .75in; tab-stops: .75in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">His permanent faithfulness</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (10:35–39): Whatever the present and future holds, they can depend on
his continuous care.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/10.html" target="_blank">StudyLight</a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank">commentaries by Burton Coffman</a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+10" target="_blank">NETBible</a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/hcsb/hebrews/10.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or app/phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/10/1/ss0/rl0/s_1143001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+10%3A19-39" target="_blank">Literal Word </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb10.19-39" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/10" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Based on Christ’s sacrifice (vv. 19-20; 9:1-10:18) and priesthood (v. 21; 7:1—8:13), what attitudes and actions follow? Note the four “let us” statements in verses 22-25. What does each one mean? What incentives are given?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How do verses 19-25 parallel 4:14-16? Why does the author need to stress this to these readers?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">If they habitually reject Christ in favor of sin, what do they forfeit (v. 26; also 3:14; 6:4-6)? What can they expect instead (vv. 27, 30-31)? Why is this fate not so unexpected (vv. 28-29; also Deuteronomy 17:2-7)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In rejecting Christ, of what three grievous sins would they be guilty (v. 29)? With what consequence (v. 31)? What false security would make such a warning necessary (see 4:12-13; 6:8)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">After such a dire warning, how does the author appeal to previous testing, present action and future events—all to encourage the Hebrews (vv.32-39)? Which appeal do you find persuasive?</span></li><li></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank">Heartlight</a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A19-39&version=MSG" target="_blank">The Message </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank">easy-to-read paraphrase</a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/10#" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In what specific ways can you spur another Christian on toward love and good deeds? How have you been spurred on by others in your group? Whose exhortation, example or encouragement means the most to you?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How have you seen the difference between someone assured of their salvation (vv. 19-25) and someone presumptuous about it (vv. 26-31)? How can you develop confidence without presumption?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How does the promise of the second coming help you to “keep on keeping on”?</span></li><li></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/Ly5m-0VTbR8" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://youtu.be/Ly5m-0VTbR8</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ly5m-0VTbR8" width="320" youtube-src-id="Ly5m-0VTbR8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">"Draw Near To God" by Randy Roper (Hebrews 10:19-25)<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/VWnkcfS-_38" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/VWnkcfS-_38</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VWnkcfS-_38" width="320" youtube-src-id="VWnkcfS-_38"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">"Never Retreat" by Randy Roper (Hebrews 10:26-39)<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other YouTube Videos</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike><br /></strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://youtu.be/kh-sooMV4m0" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/kh-sooMV4m0</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kh-sooMV4m0" width="320" youtube-src-id="kh-sooMV4m0"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Devotions</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-outline-level: 1; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">3 Ways Hope Brings a Miracle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“There’s hope–a miracle happened to me.” – Duane Chapman<br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A Mother</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s Hope<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I remember more than one story where a godly mother had been praying for decades for her son, who was in prison, to be saved. Year after year, the woman prayed with no visible results. I</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’m sure most people would have given up long ago, but this mother never did when everyone else had. This particular woman prayed, and after 22 years, she got a letter from her son that said he heard a prison minister tell him that unless a person believes in Christ, they will be separated from all their loved ones who have trusted in Christ, for all eternity. For some reason, what this minister said made him cry. The prisoner had remembered all those years of prayers and letters that his mother had sent him, never giving up on him. He thought about the fact that unless he was saved, he would never see his mother again. Today, this man leads his own Bible study in prison. The hope of a mother’s heart brought a miracle to a prisoner and set him free.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Barren</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s Hope<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When Hannah saw that all the rest of her family and friends had been blessed with children, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hannah wept and would not eat</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (1 Sam. 1:8), being grieved over her childlessness. In fact, “</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">she was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (1 Sam. 1:10), and so she prayed, “</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (1 Sam. 1:11). Finally, “… </span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">the Lord remembered her. And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">‘I have asked for him from the Lord’</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (1 Sam. 1:19b-20). Hannah kept on praying to God, and He made the barren womb fruitful. “</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Indeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (1 Sam. 2:21).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Hope in Christ<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When we share the Gospel, we have the only message of true hope in this world, and that is the hope that is found in Christ alone (Acts 4:12). In fact, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (Eph. 1:12). Our hope is not in this world, as Paul writes, “</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (1 Cor. 15:19), but we have the hope of Christ after death and in the kingdom. So “</span><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (<b>Heb. 10:23</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Never give up on God because the hope of the praying mother, the barren, and the believer is not hopeless but has promises bound up in God</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s precious promises. He is ever faithful and will never disappoint. It is true–there’s hope. A miracle happened to me, and if you are saved, one happened to you, too!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />Read more: </span><u><span style="color: #003399; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.christianquotes.info/images/3-ways-hope-brings-a-miracle/#ixzz3lqZmmQt3"><span style="color: #003399;">http://www.christianquotes.info/images/3-ways-hope-brings-a-miracle/#ixzz3lqZmmQt3</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> </span></p></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>
Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-46893194452394132712023-11-06T01:00:00.000-08:002024-02-21T10:03:03.102-08:00Hebrews 10:1-18 Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All = November 6<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Christ’s Sacrifice Once for All</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 10:1-18 </span></h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/webp/400/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews+10-1+The+Law+Is+A+Shadow+Of+The+Very+Form+Of+Things+To+Come+blue.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/webp/400/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews+10-1+The+Law+Is+A+Shadow+Of+The+Very+Form+Of+Things+To+Come+blue.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+10%3A1-18&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Better on computers)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.10&options=NHVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Shadow</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Sacrifice<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>What repetitious activity do you dislike most: (a) Clean the bathroom? (b) Mowing the lawn? (c) Driving to and from work? (d) Doing the dishes? (e) Getting out of bed? (f) Shaving? </li><ul><li>Why? </li></ul><li>What daily rituals do you enjoy most?</li></ul></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Christ's Sacrifice Once for All</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">10 For since the law has but a shadow of the good things to come instead of the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered every year, make perfect those who draw near. 2 Otherwise, would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having once been cleansed, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? 3 But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">5 Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said,</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> but a body have you prepared for me;</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">6 in burnt offerings and sin offerings</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> you have taken no pleasure.</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God,</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’”</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">8 When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), 9 then he added, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. 10 And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. 14 For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">16 “This is the covenant that I will make with them</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> after those days, declares the Lord:</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I will put my laws on their hearts,</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> and write them on their minds,”</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">17 then he adds,</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">“I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”</span></h3><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px; min-width: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews" target="_blank">Thematic Bible</a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+10" target="_blank">NETBible</a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-688186e9-7fff-d1ae-fed4-2966cb10b764"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Outline</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">THE COMPARISON</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (10:1–18): Here the blood of earthly lambs is compared with the blood of the heavenly Lamb.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A. The inferiority of earthly lambs</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (10:1–4, 11)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 1. The frequency of these sacrifices (10:1–3, 11a): The priest had to offer up animals again and again.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 2. The failure of these sacrifices (10:4, 11b): They could never take away sin.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">B. The superiority of the heavenly Lamb</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (10:5–10, 12–18)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 1. The purpose (10:5–10): Jesus came for one purpose—to offer up himself.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 2. The permanence (10:12, 14): His offering was once for all time, never to be repeated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 3. The patience (10:13): “He waits until his enemies are humbled as a footstool under his feet.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 4. The purification (10:15–18): Someday he will purify the hearts of unbelieving Israel.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/10.html" target="_blank">StudyLight</a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank">commentaries by Burton Coffman</a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/hcsb/hebrews/10.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/10/1/ss0/rl0/s_1143001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+10" target="_blank">Literal Word </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb10.1-18" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/10" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Why is the law insufficient? Knowing how a shadow is produced, how then is the law a “shadow" of reality? Where is true reality?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is one positive function of animal sacrifices?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In what ways does Christ replace the inadequate sacrifices of the law? How does Jesus's obedience relate to our holiness (vv. 9-10)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the significance of the contrast between the old sacrificial system and the new (vv. 11-13)? How did Jesus's once-and-for-all sacrifice make future sacrifices unnecessary?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In the context of verse 14, in what sense are Christians already made perfect, while still in the process of being made holy?</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank">Heartlight</a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A1-10&version=MSG" target="_blank">The Message </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank">easy-to-read paraphrase</a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How much of your time is spent with a gnawing and vague sense of guilt: (a) All the time? (b) Most of the time? (c) Some of the time? (d) A fraction of the time?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Why is that?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Do you live your life as if you were being made holy (v. 14)? Why or why not? In what ways is God calling you to practice greater holiness?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">If you were asked to memorize one verse from this section, which would you choose and why?</span></li><li></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/10/" target="_blank">How Does God Want Me To Live My Life?</a></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Other YouTube Videos</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><span><b>"Jesus and His Death"</b></span></span></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/MiA1-MSS22M" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://youtu.be/MiA1-MSS22M</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MiA1-MSS22M" width="320" youtube-src-id="MiA1-MSS22M"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Devotions</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">SIN & GUILT</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ffd54971-7fff-d83a-aa56-190e6dce7dd5"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-right: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.”—</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hebrews 10:17</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">According to this gracious new covenant, the Lord treats His people as if they had never sinned. Practically, he forgets all their trespasses. Sins of all kinds he treats as if they had never been; as if they were erased from his memory. O miracle of grace! God does what seems impossible to him. His mercy works miracles that far transcend all other miracles.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Our God ignores our sins now that the sacrifice of Jesus has ratified the covenant. We may rejoice in him without fear that he will be provoked to anger against us because of our iniquities. See! He puts us among the children; he accepts Christians as righteous; he takes delight in Christians as if we were perfectly holy. He even puts Christians into places of trust; makes us guardians of his honor, trustees of the crown jewels, and stewards of the gospel. He counts us worthy, and gives Christians a ministry; this is the highest and most special proof that he does not remember our sins. Even when we forgive an enemy, we are very slow to trust him; we judge it as imprudent. But the Lord forgets our sins and treats Christians as if we had never erred. O my soul, what a promise this is! Believe it, be happy, and Rejoice!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-55547642919779974402023-11-03T01:30:00.000-07:002024-02-21T09:26:13.767-08:00Hebrews 9:23-28 Christ Mediates a New Covenant Inaugurated By His Own Blood = November 3<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Christ's sacrifice on the cross</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 9:23-28</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A23-28&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Better on computers)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.9.23-Heb.9.28&options=VHNUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Have you ever seen a blood and gore movie? Which one? How did you feel about it?</span></li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="tm6"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong><sup><span class="tm7">23 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">Thus it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves
with better sacrifices than these. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm7">24 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true
things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm7">25 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm7">26 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages
to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm7">27 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm7">28 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm8">so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting
for him.</span></span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews" target="_blank">Thematic Bible</a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+9" target="_blank">NETBible</a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b598c513-7fff-c017-3405-632f46867604"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">THE RATIFICATION OF EACH SANCTUARY</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (9:16–28): Both sanctuaries had to be purified and ratified by the blood of a sacrifice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> A. The earthly sanctuary</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (9:16–22)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> B. The heavenly sanctuary</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (9:23–28)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 1. The sprinkler of this blood (9:23): Christ.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 2. The source of this blood (9:25–26a): Himself.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 3. The summary of this blood (9:24, 26b–28): Here the author gives us a threefold summary of the Savior’s work.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> a. He once appeared to die for us (9:26b–28a).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> b. He now appears to pray for us (9:24).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> c. He will appear to rule over us (9:28b).</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/9.html" target="_blank">StudyLight</a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank">commentaries by Burton Coffman</a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/hcsb/hebrews/9.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/9/1/ss0/rl0/s_1142001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+9%3A23-28" target="_blank">Literal Word </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb9.23-28" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/9" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What are the “copies” in the next analogy (vv. 23-24)? What is the real thing? What makes that really “better” (vv. 24-26)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In the last analogy here (vv. 27-28), how is the once-and-for-allness of Christ’s death illustrated?</span></li><li></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank">Heartlight</a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A23-28&version=MSG" target="_blank">The Message </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank">easy-to-read paraphrase</a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In telling others that Christ died to take away their sins, what response do you get: Lazy indifference? Sincere gratitude? Zealous devotion? What would help your message to have more impact?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b><span>:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Death</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Death is a result of sin (Genesis 3:17–19)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Life is short (Job 7:6–7)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Every person will face death (Psalm 89:48)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Death of Christians is precious (Psalm 116:15)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Christians enter perfect peace at death (Isaiah 57:1–2)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> God has power over death (John 14:19)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> The death of Christians brings fellowship with Jesus (Acts 7:59)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> God provides eternal life (Romans 6:23)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Jesus will raise everyone who has died (1 Corinthians 15:20–23)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Living in heaven is better than living on earth (2 Corinthians 5:6–7)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Death is not the end of a person (1 Thessalonians 4:13–14)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> Prepare your spiritual life for death (Hebrews 9:27–28)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> We don’t know how long we’ll live (James 4:13–14)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> God will destroy death (Revelation 21:4)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/2v5D4EB38fg"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://youtu.be/2v5D4EB38fg</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2v5D4EB38fg" width="320" youtube-src-id="2v5D4EB38fg"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span>
<br style="text-align: center;" /></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-86781696125849241902023-11-03T01:00:00.000-07:002024-02-21T09:25:53.460-08:00Hebrews 9:11-22 God's New Agreement = November 3<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">God's New Agreement</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 9:11-22 </span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A11-22&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Better on computers)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.9.11-Heb.9.22&options=VHNUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What event have you gone through once, but have since vowed “never again”</span></li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 class="tm7"><strong><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Redemption Through the Blood of Christ</span></strong></h3><h3 class="tm7">
<p class="tm9"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span class="tm10"></span><sup><span class="tm11">11 </span></sup><span class="tm10">But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the
greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) </span><sup><span class="tm11">12 </span></sup><span class="tm10">he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. </span><sup><span class="tm11">13 </span></sup><span class="tm10">For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, </span><sup><span class="tm11">14 </span></sup><span class="tm10">how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from
dead works to serve the living God.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="tm9"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span class="tm10"></span><sup><span class="tm11">15 </span></sup><span class="tm10">Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive
the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant. </span><sup><span class="tm11">16 </span></sup><span class="tm10">For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established. </span><sup><span class="tm11">17 </span></sup><span class="tm10">For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive. </span><sup><span class="tm11">18 </span></sup><span class="tm10">Therefore not even the first covenant was inaugurated without blood. </span><sup><span class="tm11">19 </span></sup><span class="tm10">For when every commandment of the law had been declared by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool
and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, </span><sup><span class="tm11">20 </span></sup><span class="tm10">saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded for you.” </span><sup><span class="tm11">21 </span></sup><span class="tm10">And in the same way he sprinkled with the blood both the tent and all the vessels used in worship. </span><sup><span class="tm11">22 </span></sup><span class="tm10">Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></h3></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews" target="_blank">Thematic Bible</a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+9" target="_blank">NETBible</a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> B. The heavenly sanctuary </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(9:11–15): This sanctuary is superior to the earthly one in four areas.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 1. The person offering the sacrifice (9:11): It is Jesus Christ himself.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 2. The preciousness of the sacrifice (9:12b): He offered his own blood.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 3. The permanence of the sacrifice (9:12a): It was done only once and will last for all time.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 4. The power of the sacrifice (9:12c–15): It brings about eternal redemption.</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">THE RATIFICATION OF EACH SANCTUARY</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (9:16–28): Both sanctuaries had to be purified and ratified by the blood of a sacrifice.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> A. The earthly sanctuary</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (9:16–22)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 1. The sprinkler of this blood (9:16–19a): Moses.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 2. The source of this blood (9:19b): An animal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 3. The summary of this blood (9:20–22): It could never take away sins.</span></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/9.html" target="_blank">StudyLight</a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank">commentaries by Burton Coffman</a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/context/hebrews/9-11.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or phone with lots of </span><span style="font-family: arial;">well-organized </span><span style="font-family: arial;">information.)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/9/1/ss0/rl0/s_1142001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+9%3A11-22" target="_blank">Literal Word </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb9.11" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/9" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a> (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Jesus’ priesthood is exercised here in what setting? By what right (v. 12)? How often?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How is the priesthood of Christ distinguished from the old system (vv. 12-14? What types of cleansing did the two sacrificial systems bring about? Why does Christ’s sacrifice have an everlasting result?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How is Christ’s mediation like a “ransom” (v. 15): Who are the hostages? Hostages to what? What is the ransom price? Are those who lived and died before Christ covered by this ransom also (Romans 3:25)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How is Christ’s death like a “will” made good (vv. 16-18): Who are the beneficiaries? What is their inheritance? What put the will in force?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Why the emphasis on shed blood (vv. 19-22): Whose blood? What for? How extensive is the application? How effective?</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank">Heartlight</a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A11-22&version=MSG" target="_blank">The Message </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank">easy-to-read paraphrase</a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The author used OT analogies to explain the meaning of Christ’s death to religious Jews. What analogies might clarify this with non-religious people today?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-6347779634520728682023-11-02T01:00:00.000-07:002024-02-21T09:25:02.383-08:00Hebrews 9:1-10 Old Rules about Worship = November 2<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Old Rules about Worship</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 9:1-10</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A1-10&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a> (NIV) (My choice of all-round site. Best on computers)</span></div><div><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.9.1-Heb.9.10&options=VHNUG" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">StepBible</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> (ESV) (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Worship</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>In your childhood home, what place was off-limits? What thing were you told, "Don't touch"?</li></ol></span></div><div><h3 class="tm7"><strong><span style="font-family: arial;">The Earthly Holy Place</span></strong></h3>
<p class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm10"></span><strong>9 </strong><span class="tm10">Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly place of holiness. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">2 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">For a tent was prepared, the first section, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence. It is called
the Holy Place. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">3 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">Behind the second curtain was a second section called the Most Holy Place, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">4 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron's
staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">5 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">Above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.</span></span></p>
<p class="tm9"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm10"></span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">6 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">These preparations having thus been made, the priests go regularly into the first section, performing
their ritual duties, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">7 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">but into the second only the high priest goes, and he but once a year, and not without taking blood, which
he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people. </span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">8 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing </span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">9 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">(which is symbolic for the present age). According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper, </span><strong><sup><span class="tm11">10 </span></sup></strong><span class="tm10">but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.</span></span></p>
<p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews/9/1/-/9/10" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a> (NLT) (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/themes/Hebrews" target="_blank">Thematic Bible</a> (Books and Chapters Structure)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+9" target="_blank">NETBible</a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-5a74d84e-7fff-c8b8-ff92-66d5f293ab00"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">THE REVIEW OF EACH SANCTUARY</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (9:1–15)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> A. The earthly sanctuary</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> (9:1–10)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 1. The information (9:1–7)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> a. The objects in the Tabernacle (9:1–5): The author describes the location of the gold lampstands, the incense altar, etc.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> b. The overseers of the Tabernacle (9:6–7): The duties of both priests and the high priest are listed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> 2. The illustration (9:8–10): The Holy Spirit used the many regulations surrounding the use of the Tabernacle to illustrate the fatal weakness of the earthly Tabernacle—namely, its sacrifices could not cleanse the hearts of the people.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/bible/eng/leb/hebrews/9.html" target="_blank">StudyLight</a> (LEB) (Great site with <a href="https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bcc.html" target="_blank">commentaries by Burton Coffman</a>)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/hcsb/hebrews/1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a> (HCSB) (Good on computer or phone with lots of information well organized.)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/9/1/ss0/rl0/s_1142001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a> (KJV) (A variety of resources and good on Phones / better on Computers)</div><div><a href="https://nasb.literalword.com/?q=Hebrews+9%3A1-10" target="_blank">Literal Word </a> (NASB) (Works well on a smartphone or computer + for searching for words like a printed concordance)</div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb9.1-10" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a> (NCV) (Great on a computer especially if you have a logos account)</span></div></div><div><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/9" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a> (Parallel Versions) (Phone / Computer and great for comparing translations)</div><div><br /></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How do you picture the earthly sanctuary described in verses 1-15? What is the significance of each item in the Holy Place? In the Most Holy Place? If your group wants to "discuss these things in detail now" (v 5), read Exodus 25-31 and 35-40.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What goes on in the outer room (vv. 6-10)? In the inner room (see Leviticus 16:14-16)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What did not happen here at this time (vv. 8-9)? Why were their gifts and sacrifices not sufficient to clear their consciences?</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank">Heartlight</a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9%3A1-10&version=MSG" target="_blank">The Message </a>(MSG) (An <a href="https://www.sermoncentral.com/bible/the-message-msg" target="_blank">easy-to-read paraphrase</a> that helps some with application)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/9#" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Does church ever feel like a labyrinth (intricate combination of paths) to you? Why?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">When you feel guilty, how do you try to clear your conscience?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/9/" target="_blank">The Superior Sacrifice Of Jesus</a></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Discovery Bible Study</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-14416301628810462492023-11-01T01:00:00.000-07:002024-02-07T13:07:33.547-08:00Hebrews 8:1-13 Christ Is Our High Priest = November 1<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Christ Is Our High Priest</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 8:1-13</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%208&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a> (My choice of all-round site. Best on computers)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblehub.com/csb/hebrews/8.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a> (Good on computer or phone with lots of information well organized.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.8&options=HNVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a> (Great on phone or computer with good resources.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Covenant</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a377de92-7fff-9b29-e4c3-483d2c3a3e61"><ul style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">What are you best at forgetting: Names? Chores? Birthdays? Scripture references?</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">If your car develops chronic problems, are you the type to keep fixing it up, or to buy a new one? How do you decide it’s got to go?</span></p></li></ul></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 class="tm7"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d51a378e-7fff-0a8a-7dd7-5378426d6e45" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The High Priest of a New Covenant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">8 </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Now the </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">main point</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> of what we are saying is this: </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">We do have</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> such a high priest, who </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">sat down at the right hand</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">2 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">and </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">who serves</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> in the </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">sanctuary</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, the </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">true tabernacle</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-indent: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">3 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer. </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">4 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If he were on earth</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law. </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">5 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">They serve at a sanctuary that is a </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">copy and shadow</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">according to the pattern</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> shown you on the mountain.” </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">6 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">superior </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">to theirs as the covenant of which he is </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">mediator </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">is superior to </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">the old one</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, since the new covenant is established on </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">better promises</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-indent: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">7 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For if there had been </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">nothing wrong</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">8 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">God found fault with the people</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> and said:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 54pt; text-indent: -54pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The days are coming</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, declares the Lord,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">when I will make a </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">new covenant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 54pt; text-indent: -54pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">with the people of Israel</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">and with the people of Judah.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">9 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It will not be like the covenant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I made with their ancestors</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 54pt; text-indent: -54pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">when </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I took them by the hand</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">to lead them out of Egypt,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 54pt; text-indent: -54pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">because they did not remain faithful to my covenant,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">and I turned away from them,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 90pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">declares the Lord.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">10 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">after that time, declares the Lord.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 54pt; text-indent: -54pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I will put my laws in their minds</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">and </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">write them on their hearts</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 54pt; text-indent: -54pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I will be</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> their God,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">and they will be my people.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">11 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">No longer will they teach their neighbor,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 54pt; text-indent: -54pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">because </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">they will all know me</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">from the least of them to the greatest.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 54pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">12 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I will forgive</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> their wickedness</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">and will remember their sins no more.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 9pt; text-indent: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">13 </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">will soon disappear</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><div><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span></span></h3>
<p class="Normal"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a> (Best for having Bible sections divided by "pericope" or sections by thought)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+8" target="_blank">NETBible</a> (New English Translation) (Great for original text information)</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Section</b>: The Superiority Of The New Covenant Over The Old Covenant, 8:7-10:18</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-top: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">I</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">ts</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
S</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">anctuary</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
I</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">s</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
S</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">uperior</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
(8:1–2).</span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">A. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><b>The
place is better (8:1): It is located in the heavenly sanctuary.</b></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">B. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><b>The
priest is better (8:2): Jesus himself ministers in this sanctuary.</b></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-top: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">I</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">ts</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
S</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">acrifice</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
I</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">s</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
S</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">uperior</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
(8:3–4).</span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">A. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><b>The
Levitical priests offered up animals in the earthly sanctuary (8:4).</b></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">B. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><b>The
Lamb of God offers up himself in the heavenly sanctuary (8:3).</b></span></span></p>
<p align="left" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-top: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">I</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">ts</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
S</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">ecurity</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
I</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">s</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
S</span></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">uperior</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
(8:5–13).</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">A. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><b>The
old agreement was mediated by Moses (8:5, 7–8a).</b></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">1. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><i>It
was ruined by Israel</i></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">’</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><i>s
sin</i></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
(8:7–8a).</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">2. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><i>It
was written on dead stones</i></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
(see Ex. 32:15).</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">B. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><b>The
new agreement is mediated by Christ</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><b>(8:6,
8b–13).</b></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">1. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><i>It
is restored by Jesus</i></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">’</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><i>
sacrifice</i></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
(8:6, 8b–9).</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">2. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><i>It
is written on living hearts</i></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US">
(8:10–13).</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The final point is showing the superiority of Jesus' priesthood over the priesthood of the Levitical system. This is proved by showing that after Jesus had made one sacrifice good for all time for all mankind, he sat down at the right hand of God in heaven. Hebrews 10:11-14 is a good commentary on this verse. Jesus <b>Christ is both Priest and King</b>. He does this work throughout the entire Christian age without ever being replaced. He is so much superior to the Levitical priesthood; <b>there is no comparison</b>.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>2 <b>NIV</b> - and who serves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by a mere human being.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> <b>“Minister”</b> in some translations of this verse means priest. Jesus is the high priest in the true tabernacle. He is not offering himself for the sins of the world in heaven. He offered himself as the sacrifice for the sins of man once for all on the cross. His work as high priest is interceding for Christians and taking the prayers of the saints to God. </li><li> <b>Sanctuary</b> is another name for heaven.</li><li> <b>True tabernacle</b> is another name for heaven. True or real in contrast to those buildings made by man which were but a shadow of the real thing. True tabernacle is the same as the saints' everlasting rest in chapters three and four. It is the same as the better country and well-founded city of chapter 11:10, 19. It was made by God himself, not man; therefore, heaven is everlasting.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>3 <b>NIV</b> - Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> The work of the high priest is to offer gifts and sacrifices; therefore, Jesus must do this. The writer does not define what Jesus offered; however, in Hebrews 7:27 he reveals that Jesus offered himself on the cross as the sacrifice for the sins of the world. Jesus does not continually offer sacrifices, he offered himself once for all.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>4 <b>NIV</b> - If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already priests who offer the gifts prescribed by the law.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Christ could not be a priest on earth under the Mosaic law because the priests were of the tribe of Levi and he was of the tribe of Judah (Numbers 18:1-7). However, Jesus is the High Priest in heaven, which is a superior priesthood. He is a priest after the order of Melchizedek who was both a king and high priest. Hebrews chapter seven proves this is a superior priesthood.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>5 <b>NIV</b> - They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain."</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> The Levitical priest served as the copy or shadow of the real thing.</li><li> <b>Copy and shadow</b> indicate the type and anti-type. These types were events, people, buildings or happenings in the Old Testament, which pointed to and resembled things in the New Testament, which are the real things. Just as a shadow is similar to that of which it is a shadow; however, it is vastly inferior to the real thing. Therefore, the Levitical priesthood and the tabernacle were a shadow of the real priesthood and real sanctuary. </li><li> Moses was commanded to make it exactly <b>according to the pattern</b> so that it would correctly represent that to which it was a type or shadow. Moses built the tabernacle exactly as God commanded (Exodus 39:42-42) An understanding of the copies and shadows helps one to better understand the real thing. Without an understanding of the Levitical priesthood, one could hardly understand the priesthood of Christ.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>6 <b>NIV</b> - But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> The priesthood of Jesus is far superior to that of the Levitical priesthood because it takes place in the heavenly realm. Jesus is the mediator of a better covenant which has better promises. The better covenant and better promises will be explained further in the following verses. </li><li> A <b>mediator</b> is a go between, one who stands in the middle and is an arbitrator. He has to stand on neutral ground to bring the two parties together. In the Old Testament Moses was the mediator as seen in Galatians 3:19. Under the new covenant Jesus is the mediator. Since Jesus is far superior to Moses, he is a far superior mediator. Christ serves both as mediator and guarantor (7:22). He not only mediates the new covenant, he guarantees the fulfillment of it.</li></ul>
<p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The Superiority Of The New Covenant Over The Old Covenant, 8:7-10:18</b></p>
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<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>7 <b>NIV</b> - For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 11pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 11pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> If the first covenant (the law of Moses) could have forgiven sinners and brought them into a right relationship with God, there would have been no need for a new covenant. However, it could not. The law of Moses showed men what sin was and brought them to a knowledge and sense of sin; however, it could not save them. It showed men they could not save themselves. Men needed a Savior. In this way, the old covenant brought men to Christ (Galatians 3:24).</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>8 <b>NIV</b> - But God found fault with the people and said: "The days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> The Israelites did not keep the covenant; therefore, a new covenant had to be made which would enable people to have the right relationship with God. The author of Hebrews now quotes from Jeremiah 31:31-34. The book of Jeremiah was written around 570 B.C. The Israelites were in Babylonian captivity because of their sins; however, God gave them hope. At this time the Northern Kingdom had been destroyed one hundred fifty years previously; however, God's new covenant is going to be for all mankind.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>9 <b>NIV</b> - It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> In making a new covenant with his people, God said that it would not be like the law of Moses given at the time he led them out of Egypt. It will not be a warmed-over law of Moses, but a new covenant completely. Because they did not continue in his covenant, God rejected them. </li><li> <b>And I regarded them not</b><i> </i>is from the Septuagint translation of Jeremiah 31:32. The Hebrew text reads, <b>although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah</b>. The teaching is that God rejected them because they rejected him first.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>10 <b>NIV</b> - This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> God will make a new covenant which will be inward and spiritual. Instead of tables of stones, the law would be in their hearts. The meaning of this is found in Ezekiel 11:19 where he says, he will give them a new heart. This does not mean they will just memorize the new law as they were told to do in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 6:6-9). </li><li> The promise that God <b>will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people</b> is true in the new covenant as it was in the old covenant (Exodus 6:7; Leviticus 26:12). This means God's people will have the power to obey the commands and overcome the sin with God's help.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>11 <b>NIV</b> - No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Under the old covenant, one was born into the Jewish nation. As the child grew up, he had the law taught to him. An Israelite became a child of God by physical birth. Under the new covenant, one is a child of God by spiritual birth. A person becomes child of God when he hears the gospel, believes the gospel and obeys the gospel (Mark 16:15-16). In the new covenant knowing about God and believing in him comes before one becomes a child of God; therefore, everyone who becomes a Christian shall know God. This does not mean there will be no more to learn. There is much more to learn. However, everyone in the family of God (the church) must know God and believe in his Son, Jesus Christ, before he can become a child of God. He is taught first and then added to the family when he obeys the gospel. After he becomes a child of God, he is to continue to study and grow in knowledge and faith.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>12 <b>NIV</b> - For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> God will forgive sinners of their sins when they believe in Jesus and obey the gospel. He will treat them as though they had never sinned (Romans 5:9). This forgiveness is possible because of the sacrifice of Jesus once for all on the cross. Those under the old covenant did not have these assurances.</li></ul>
<p><b>Hebrews 8:</b>13 <b>NIV</b> - By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> One cannot be under two laws. When the new covenant was given, the old covenant had been done away with. When Jeremiah wrote, the new covenant was in sight and the old covenant had its days numbered. The old covenant was nailed to the cross. Its external ordinances continued until the destruction of Jerusalem; however, it cannot be ascertain with certainty that this verse has any reference to the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple.</li><li><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews%208-13%20He%20Makes%20The%20First%20One%20Obsolete%20windows12-08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews%208-13%20He%20Makes%20The%20First%20One%20Obsolete%20windows12-08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></li></ul></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.heartlight.org/" target="_blank">Heartlight</a> (Great for practical application of scripture)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/8" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Which aspect of the new covenant brings great joy to you, and why: (a) Having God’s law on your heart? (b) Being one of God’s people? (c) Knowing God? (d) Having your sins forgiven?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Which aspect of the covenant do you wish to experience more? Why?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Has your experience of these promises been sudden and dramatic, a gradual awareness, or both?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The old covenant ended up focusing on the people’s ability (or inability) to measure up to God’s demands. How do you still try to come to God on that basis? What happens? What does it mean to you that the new covenant is based on God’s actions in Christ, and not on your efforts?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/8/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">A Better Covenant Enacted On Better Promises</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Articles</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Devotions</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Old and New</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"> Justine Haupt may be a 34-year-old engineer, but she</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">’s hardly a child of cell phone technology. She doesn’t text. She doesn’t spend much time on the web except when she’s on the job at Brookhaven National Laboratory. As an astronomy instrumentation engineer, she knows all about smartphone use—and hates it. She bought her mother a smartphone and set it up and even tried one for herself, but lasted less than a month before she went back to her flip phone. Even that didn’t suit her precisely, so she bought some parts, scrounged a dial from an old phone and created her own rotary-dial cell phone!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Oh, it still has a couple of speed dial buttons, for her mother and her husband. And a black and white display to show incoming numbers. But it has an external antenna and that old-style rotary dial on the front. When she described it and showed pictures on her blog (she’s really not opposed to technology!), the website crashed from so many people viewing and asking for information. Now she’s offering a kit for $170 but you have to find and repurpose your own dial. She expects soon to offer a full kit for sale; just insert a SIM card and you too, can have a cell phone that . . . makes phone calls. It’s a mixture of old and new that pleases Justine Haupt and strikes a nostalgic note in others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> “For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another. But God found fault with the people and said: ‘The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah’” (Hebrews 8:7-8 NIV).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Six hundred years before Jesus, God promised a new covenant unlike the one He gave to Moses on Mount Sinai. This new covenant would be for all people, not just Israel. It would involve the forgiveness of sins. It would have no earthly Temple, no animal sacrifices, no special priesthood, no laws governing minutiae of food and clothing, and no commanded days of feasting and fasting. It would have different rules for worship: a different day, a special communion every Sunday, a common collection for helping the poor and preaching the good news, and an end to special priests, instruments of music, and the Sabbath. But some people long for the old days, the old covenant, and they want some of those things that seem so religious to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> So, they include instruments in their worship, and they elevate certain people as priests, and they restrict certain foods, and they demand the observance of certain days. It’s a puzzling mixture of old covenant and new, without respect for God’s actual covenant terms. It’s personal preference instead of obedient submission. And it won’t work. We couldn’t tell the bank we would from now on use the interest rates from 2009. We couldn’t inform our doctor that we’d pay him what the insurance company paid him back in 1982. And we can’t tell God that we’ll covenant with Him on our terms. We’re responsible for the terms of the new covenant in Christ’s blood. It’s His way, not ours, and it’s our only hope for the forgiveness of our sins.</span></p><div style="border-bottom: double windowtext 2.25pt; border: none; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: double windowtext 2.25pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p> </o:p><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What Offense?</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> by Chris Stinnett</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Years ago, a construction zone required the installation of some of those bright orange diamond-shaped temporary signs. For months we drove past one that announced in big black letters, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“DETOUR AEHAD.” We laughed about that since it was prominently located directly in front of the local high school. That sign, at least, was temporary. The notice on Northwest 54</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-text-raise: 3.0pt; position: relative; top: -3pt;">th</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> street in Doral, Florida, was professionally painted by a contractor. Warning motorists of the presence of children, the crosswalk was labeled in bright white letters, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“SCOHOL.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It wasn’t long before a sharp-eyed resident posted the picture to social media. From there, the photo and the location flared across the internet. People began stopping to take pictures with the offending sign and the media posts exploded around the world. The laughter finally reached the Doral city hall and the contractors were promptly dispatched to clean up the mistake. A television news crew showed up to film the erasure and repainting of the crosswalk and the reporter playfully asked the job foreman if he could spell, “school.” He laughed and correctly spelled the word—and so did the painters. So often our offenses are seen and scorned by what seems to be the whole world. We wish we could just erase that moment and do it right, before anybody noticed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>“This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest. For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more”</i> (<b>Hebrews 8:10-12</b> NIV).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are all undeniably guilty of sin. Some of our sins seem small and unimportant, some seem terrible and yet others seem disgusting and shameful. We may try to hide our offenses or deny them or somehow justify them as allowable, but they are certainly and truthfully known to God. Yet in His mercy, God has offered a lifeline to us, a way to escape the deserved punishment for our voluntary sins. He offers us a covenant, a binding agreement in which we give our lives to Him and He forgives our sins, erasing them from His own memory.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When we are forgiven by God and restored to righteousness, we learn from Him and live with Him and follow His direction for our lives—and we discover that our lives become richer than we could have imagined. More than merely escaping horrific punishment for our contemptible failures, God’s forgiveness opens the door to a way of life that is really life. We begin to live in freedom and joy and peace and goodness. Very quickly, we realize that everybody should live this way and we want everybody to know it! Far from cringing in anticipation of God’s eternal condemnation, we live each day expansively, realizing that He doesn’t choose to remember our offenses. They have been erased and now we can do it right, knowing God will notice!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-29263654514666582422023-10-31T01:00:00.000-07:002024-02-06T12:16:50.664-08:00Hebrews 7:1-28 Now Why Did Another Priesthood Need To Arise After Aaron? = October 31<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><h1><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Priesthood of Melchizedek And Christ</b></span></h1></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 7:1-28</span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb1" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Melchizedek</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Priest<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>As a child, who was your favorite superhero? What could he or she do that you wished you could: Fly? Display super-strength? Always win? Talk his way out of anything?</li><li>If you could live to be 100-years-old but could retain either the body or the mind of a 30-year-old, which would you choose? Why?</li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.1&options=NHVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 class="western">The Priestly Order of Melchizedek</h3><p><a name="en-ESV-30050"></a><a name="en-ESV-30051"></a>7 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace. 3 He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.</p><p><a name="en-ESV-30052"></a><a name="en-ESV-30053"></a><a name="en-ESV-30054"></a><a name="en-ESV-30055"></a><a name="en-ESV-30056"></a><a name="en-ESV-30057"></a><a name="en-ESV-30058"></a>4 See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! 5 And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. 6 But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. 7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. 8 In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. 9 One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, 10 for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.</p><h3 class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.1in; margin-top: 0.21in;"><a name="en-ESV-30059"></a>Jesus Compared to Melchizedek</h3><p><a name="en-ESV-30060"></a><a name="en-ESV-30061"></a><a name="en-ESV-30062"></a>11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. 13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.</p><p><a name="en-ESV-30063"></a><a name="en-ESV-30064"></a><a name="en-ESV-30065"></a>15 This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is witnessed of him,</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">“You are a priest forever,<br /> after the order of Melchizedek.”</p><p><a name="en-ESV-30066"></a><a name="en-ESV-30067"></a>18 For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness 19 (for the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.</p><p><a name="en-ESV-30068"></a><a name="en-ESV-30069"></a>20 And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, 21 but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">“The Lord has sworn<br /> and will not change his mind,<br />‘You are a priest forever.’”</p><p><a name="en-ESV-30070"></a>22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant.</p><p><a name="en-ESV-30071"></a><a name="en-ESV-30072"></a><a name="en-ESV-30073"></a>23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, 24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. 25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.</p><p><a name="en-ESV-30074"></a><a name="en-ESV-30075"></a><a name="en-ESV-30076"></a>26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. 28 For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.</p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+1" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Priestly Order of Melchizedek 7:1-10</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> Melchizedek 1-3</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span> Melchizedek accepted tithes from Abraham 4-10 </span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jesus Compared to Melchizedek 7:11-28 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> </span>The Need for a New Priesthood 11-19</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> Christ's Priesthood is Unchanging 20-28</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/" target="_blank">StudyLight</a></span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><div><a href="https://biblehub.com/csb/hebrews/1.htm" target="_blank"><span>BibleHub</span></a></div><div><span><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/1/1/ss0/rl0/s_1134001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a></span></div></span><ul><li><span><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span>Chapter 7 picks up where 5:10 left off. From verses 1-10, what do we know about Melchizedek (see also Genesis 14:17-20)? How did Abraham regard him?</span></li><li><span>What is the main point in the comparison between Melchizedek and Abraham? How does Abraham's tithe and the blessing of Melchizedek demonstrate the greatness of Melchizedek? How is his priesthood superior to that which descended from Levi and Aaron (v. 11)? Why is another type of priesthood needed?</span></li><li><span>In what ways is Jesus like the Melchizedek portrayed here (vv. 12-17)?</span></li><li><span>Why was the law set aside (vv. 18-19)? In what sense had it failed? How does the argument in verse 18 parallel that in verse 11? What are the two features of the Jewish religious system that have been superseded?</span></li><li><span>In what ways is Jesus a better priest than those under the Jewish system (vv. 20-28)? What is the relationship between the law and the oath? Why is the oath better?</span></li></ul></span><br /><br /></span><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-family: arial;">The Priestly Order of Melchizedek</span></b></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">7:1-10</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Synopsis</b><span style="font-family: arial;">: This passage establishes Melchizedek’s superiority
over the priesthood of Israel (vv. 1–10). Chapter 7 develops the
main topic introduced in 5:1–10: Jesus’ appointment as a high
priest in the order of Melchizedek. This section proclaims the
superiority of Melchizedek’s priesthood over that of the Levites,
based primarily on Gen 14:17–20.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Abraham met Melchizedek on the return from the war with the kings.
Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. Abraham
paid tithes to Melchizedek. Melchizedek blessed Abraham. Melchizedek
was king of righteousness and king of peace. He did not inherit his
priesthood as his father and mother are unknown. There is nothing
known about his descendants. He was one of a kind. He was both king
and high priest. Jesus, the Son of God is both King and high priest.
He is high priest after the order of Melchizedek.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Since Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils to Melchizedek, Melchizedek
is greater than the righteous Abraham is because the least gives to
the greater. The priests under the law of Moses are commanded to take
tithes. They are descendants of Abraham. However, Melchizedek
received tithes from Abraham. Melchizedek was not a Levite. The point
being that the greater blesses the lesser. This was the case with
Melchizedek and Abraham. Melchizedek is a type of Christ. Levi paid
tithes representatively to Melchizedek being a descendant of Abraham.
The priests under the law of Moses died; however, Jesus Christ is
high priest during the entire Christian Age.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
If the Levitical priesthood had been perfect, there would be no need
for another priesthood. But the Levitical priesthood was not perfect.
The priesthood is the basis of the law. If the priesthood is changed,
the law must also be changed. Jesus was from the tribe of Judah, not
Levi; therefore, he could not be a priest under the law of Moses. The
law of Moses was canceled. If there is a high priest after the order
of Melchizedek not under the requirements of the law, but by superior
qualifications, then the law must have been changed due to its
weakness. The law has been done away with because it could not do
what it should do - reconcile men to God. Because the law of Moses
could not justify men, it was taken out of the way; however, Jesus
did justify men. The Levitical priesthood was made without an oath;
however, the priesthood of Jesus Christ is superior as it was made
with an oath. God did not promise never to change the Levitical
priesthood; however, God has sworn never to change the priesthood of
Christ. Jesus is the guarantee of a better covenant. Under the law of
Moses they changed high priest every time one died. Christ never
dies; therefore, he has an unchangeable priesthood. Christ is able to
save and make intercession for man forever.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Jesus is a high priest who is holy, guileless, undefiled, separate
from sinners and higher than the heavens. The high priest had to
offer sacrifices for their own sins first. Jesus was sinless and did
not have to do this. Jesus was both a priest and an offering. He offered
himself one time for all men and for all time. The Levitical priests
were sinful men; however, Jesus Christ was a perfect man.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Jesus is a high priest who is sitting on the right hand of God. He is
a minister of the true tabernacle which God made. Since every high
priest offers gifts and sacrifices, Jesus as the great high priest
must have something to offer. If he were on earth, he could not be a
high priest because he did not descend from Levi, but from Judah. The
Levitical priests served the tabernacle, which Moses built which is
not the real thing. The tabernacle was merely a shadow (or type) of
the real thing. Jesus has a superior priesthood. Jesus is a mediator of
a better covenant. This new covenant has been founded on better
promises.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:1</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God
Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and
blessed him,</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Chapter six closes with the affirmation from Psalm 110:4 that Jesus
is a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek (6:20). Now
the writer proceeds to prove Jesus is a high priest much superior to
the high priests of the Levitical priesthood because he is of the
order of Melchizedek. Melchizedek has previously been mentioned by
the writer of Hebrews; however, the writer now tells more about
Melchizedek and draws some conclusions.<b> Melchizedek</b> is only
mentioned twice in the Old Testament. He is mentioned in Psalm 110:4
and Genesis 14:18-20 (Hebrews 5:6; 6:20). Melchizedek is both a king
and priest. He is king of Salem which was the early name of
Jerusalem. He was priest of God Most High. <b>God Most High</b>
which means<i> </i>God the Supreme which is a designation of the one
true and living God.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Melchizedek is a Gentile who worships and serves the one true God as
high priest. He lived during the time of Abraham; therefore, this is
approximately five hundred years before the law of Moses was given
and the Levitical priesthood established. The incident described is
given in detail in Genesis fourteen. Abraham had come back from
rescuing Lot and defeating the four kings who had taken him and
others captives. Melchizedek blessed Abraham. The meaning is the
superior blesses the inferior.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>king of … Salem:</b></i> See Gen 14:18 and note. • <i><b>also
a priest of God Most High:</b></i> Unlike the Hebrew kings,
Melchizedek combined the offices of king and priest, thus
foreshadowing the Messiah. • <i><b>winning a great battle against
the kings:</b></i> See Gen 14:1–17.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:2</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the
name Melchizedek means "king of righteousness"; then also,
"king of Salem" means "king of peace."</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Abraham recognized Melchizedek as a true priest of God and gave him
a tithe. A tithe is <b>a tenth part of all</b>. The paying of tithes
is seen long before Moses. In fact, most ancient pagan religions
paid tithes. Abraham in paying the tithe to Melchizedek acknowledges
the superiority of Melchizedek. Melchizedek is called<b> King of
righteousness</b> because his name means, "My king is
righteous"<i> </i>or "righteousness."<i> </i>Second,
Melchizedek is called <b>king of peace</b> because <b>Salem</b>
means peace<i>. </i>Thus he is a true type of the Messiah who will
be a King-Priest.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Abraham was giving <i><b>a tenth</b></i> to the Lord by giving it to
<i><b>Melchizedek</b></i><i>,</i> his priest. This act anticipates
the giving of tithes under the law (Lev 27:30, 32) and becomes a key
point in the author’s argument (7:4). • <i><b>Melchi-</b></i>
(Hebrew <i>melek</i>) means <i><b>king</b></i><i>.</i> • <i><b>-zedek</b></i>
(Hebrew <i>tsedeq</i>) means <i><b>justice</b></i> or <i>righteousness</i>.
• <i><b>Salem</b></i> (Hebrew <i>shalom</i>) means <i><b>peace</b></i><i>.</i>
It was common for rabbis to bring out the theological significance
of a biblical figure’s name by making associations between the
name and other Hebrew terms.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:3</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - Without father or mother, without genealogy, without
beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he
remains a priest forever.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
In the book of Genesis nothing is mentioned concerning the parents
of Melchizedek, his genealogy, his birth, or his death. It must be
realized that Melchizedek was a real person with parents. He was
born. He died. However, the Holy Spirit chose not to reveal these
things about his life for two reasons: (1) Unlike the Levitical
priesthood which was determined by genealogy, his priesthood did not
depend upon genealogy. (2) He was the only one in his order of
priesthood in the Old Testament, so his priesthood abides
continually. In these two ways he is like unto Jesus, the great high
priest today. The comparison is to the eternal nature of Jesus.
Jesus in the flesh had a mother and a genealogy which is recorded in
Matthew and Luke. Jesus did not depend upon his genealogy for his
priesthood. Jesus' priesthood continues throughout the Christian
Age. All Christians are priests (I Peter 2:9); however, Jesus is the
one and only high priest through out the Christian era. The author
makes it clear that Melchizedek was made like Christ, not Christ
like him. The anti-type is far superior to the type.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
That we have <i><b>no record</b></i> of Melchizedek’s <i><b>father
or mother or any of his ancestors</b></i> is significant in light of
the ancestral requirement upon which the Levite priesthood was
based. He appears from nowhere—it is as though there is <i><b>no
beginning or end to his life</b></i><i>.</i> The author is
interpreting Gen 14:17–20 in light of Ps 110:4, which also
understands Melchizedek as representing an eternal priesthood. •
<i><b>He remains a priest forever:</b></i> This contrasts with a
Levite, whose priesthood ended when he died (7:8, 23). •
<i><b>resembling the Son of God:</b></i> Melchizedek was not an OT
appearance of Jesus. Rather, his priesthood and that of Jesus had
characteristics in common, in light of Ps 110:4.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:4</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham
gave him a tenth of the plunder!</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The author seeks to show the greatness of Melchizedek in order to
prove the superiority of his priesthood over that of Aaron
(Levitical). He does this by showing that Melchizedek was greater
than Abraham. The Bible teaches Abraham was a great man, the friend
of God and the father of the faithful. However, Abraham paid tithes
to Melchizedek. The argument being the lesser pays tithes to the
greater.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The point of this section (7:1–10) is to have the readers <i><b>consider</b></i>
<i>…</i> <i><b>how great this Melchizedek was</b></i> by comparing
him to the descendants of Levi. Melchizedek was so great that
<i><b>Abraham</b></i> gave him <i><b>a tenth</b></i> of the spoils
of <i><b>battle</b></i> (Gen 14:20).</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:5</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become
priests to collect a tenth from the people--that is, from their
fellow Israelites--even though they also are descended from Abraham.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The Levitical priests had the right to take the tithes from the
people. According to Numbers 18:21-24, 26-28, it worked this way:
The Levites took the tithes from the people. They in turn gave a
tithe of the tithes to the priests. The point of this passage is
that the priests received a tithe from the Israelites as commanded
by the law of Moses; however, Abraham was not under this law. He
gave voluntarily to Melchizedek because of his greatness as priest
and king.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>5–6a</b> Collecting the <i><b>tithe</b></i> was a requirement
and an honor for the <i><b>priests</b></i> under <i><b>the law of
Moses</b></i> (Num 18:21–32). • <i><b>from the rest of the
people of Israel</b></i> (literally <i>from their brothers</i>): The
reference is to the people of Israel as a whole. • Although
<i><b>Melchizedek</b></i> was <i><b>not a descendant of Levi</b></i><i>,</i>
he <i><b>collected a tenth from Abraham</b></i><i>,</i> the ancestor
of the Levites. This demonstrates Melchizedek’s eminence over both
Abraham and his descendants, including the priests (7:8–10).</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:6</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi,
yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the
promises.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Melchizedek, who is not a priest after the order of Aaron and of the
tribe of Levi, received tithes from Abraham. This shows his
priesthood is different and greater than the Levitical priesthood.
Not only this, but Melchizedek blessed Abraham who had received the
great promises (Genesis 12:3; 13:14-18).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>6b–7</b> <i><b>Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham:</b></i>
Gen 14:19–20; this is an example of the kind of blessing that a
superior would give a subordinate—e.g., a father would bless his
son, and a priest would bless his people (Num 6:22–27; see
“Blessing” at Gen 48:8–20, p. 113). The power to give a
blessing demonstrates that Melchizedek <i><b>is greater</b></i> <i><b>than</b></i>
Abraham.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:7</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
This proved beyond any doubt that Melchizedek was greater than
Abraham.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:8</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who
die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Here men refers to the Levitical priesthood. <b>There one</b> refers
to the priesthood of Melchizedek. The high priests under the
Levitical priesthood were descendants of Aaron. They were born,
became high priest, and ceased being high priest when they died.
When they died, another took their place. However, the priesthood of
Melchizedek was of just one man. The Bible never mentions his death;
therefore, no one took his place. His priesthood did not end. Though
this is not literally true of Melchizedek, it is true of Jesus
Christ.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Melchizedek’s “immortality” (7:3) is one aspect of his
superiority to the Levites: The Levites <i><b>are men who die</b></i><i>,</i>
but Melchizedek <i><b>lives on</b></i><i>.</i></span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:9</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth,
paid the tenth through Abraham,</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Levi paid tithes representatively to Melchizedek being a descendant
of Abraham. The writer uses this illustration to prove what he had
said about Abraham and Melchizedek applied to the Levitical
priesthood.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>9–10</b> <i><b>we might even say:</b></i> The author recognizes
that what he is about to say, that the <i><b>Levites</b></i> <i>…</i>
<i><b>paid a tithe to Melchizedek</b></i><i>,</i> is not literally
true, since <i><b>Levi wasn’t born yet</b></i><i>.</i> Rather,
Abraham represented all his descendants in paying his tithe to
Melchizedek. Levi was united with Abraham because <i><b>the seed
from which he came was in Abraham’s body</b></i><i>.</i> All the
people issuing from Abraham were one with him. Thus, his act could
be considered their act.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:10</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still
in the body of his ancestor.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Levi was the great grandson of Abraham. He was not yet born when
Abraham met Melchizedek. In the Bible an ancestor is frequently
thought of as containing in himself all his descendants as in
Genesis 25:23. Levi, of course, represents not just himself, he
represents the Levitical priesthood which came into being many years
after he died.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>7:11–28</b>
Having argued for Melchizedek’s superiority to the Levites
(7:1–10), the author now argues that Jesus, our high priest like
Melchizedek, is also superior to the Levitical priests of the old
covenant.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hebrews
7:11</b> NIV - If perfection could have been attained through the
Levitical priesthood--and indeed the law given to the people
established that priesthood--why was there still need for another
priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of
Aaron?</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>7:11–28</b> Having demonstrated Melchizedek’s superiority
over the Levitical priests (Heb 7:1–10), the author establishes
that Jesus’ priesthood is superior to Melchizedek’s. The theme
of perfection frames the entire section; the author stresses the
imperfection of the Levitical priests and the perfection of the Son
of God (vv. 11, 28).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
In verses eleven through nineteen the author seeks to show that
both the Levitical priesthood and the law of Moses were done away
with because they could not bring a man into a right relationship
with God. However, Jesus becoming a priest after the order of
Melchizedek brought them a new and better hope. Perfection in this
verse means a right relationship with God. The author makes the
argument that if the Levitical priesthood and the law of Moses
could have brought men to a right relationship with God, there
would have been no need for a priest after the order of
Melchizedek. However, the law of Moses and the Levitical priesthood
could not make one right with God as Paul points out in Galatians
3:21.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>perfection</b> The Greek word used here, <i>teleiōsis</i>,
refers to the qualifications required to draw near to God.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>another priest</b> Refers to Jesus, who like Melchizedek did not
belong to the lineage of Levi and Aaron (Heb 7:13–14).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>Perfection</b></i> in Hebrews does not mean <i>flawless,</i>
but <i>reaching a desired goal</i> (see note on 5:9). The priesthood
under the old covenant could not achieve all that <i><b>God intended</b></i>
for a covenant relationship with his people. That is why God needed
<i><b>to establish a different priesthood</b></i><i>.</i> • <i><b>the
order of Levi and Aaron:</b></i> Literally <i>the order of Aaron.</i></span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:12</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be
changed also.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The Levitical priesthood and the law of Moses are so intertwined
that to do away with one did away with the other. The law could not
function without the priesthood. The priesthood was given as part of
the law of Moses. The priesthood was abolished when Christ became
high priest after the order of Melchizedek. The law of Moses was
abolished at the same time. This is the same point Paul makes in
Galatians 3:24. This is a vital point and one which continues to be
a stumbling block to many people in rightly understanding the Bible.
Christians are not under the law of Moses, the Ten Commandments or
the Levitical priesthood. These were abolished with the death of
Jesus on the cross (Colossians 2:14-17). The new covenant (New
Testament) with Christ as Redeemer is what man is under today. This
means that one must go only to the New Testament to know how to
worship God, serve God and how to be saved (have the right
relationship with God). This verse affirms since the priesthood was
changed, the law had to be changed also. The law of Moses was
abolished at the cross of Jesus (Colossians 2:14-17).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>change of the law</b> The law was a temporary provision given to
God’s people until the arrival of Christ (see Gal 3:24). Since the
law was maintained by the Levitical priesthood, it must change now
that a superior priest (Jesus) has arrived.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
According to the law given to Moses, the appointed priests were
descendants of Aaron (Exod 28:41–43; 29:9). The <i><b>priesthood
is changed</b></i> because Jesus is now the High Priest. Thus, God
himself had <i><b>changed</b></i> the <i><b>law</b></i> concerning
priests.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:13</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - He of whom these things are said belonged to a
different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the
altar.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
To prove that the law and priesthood are no longer binding on God's
people, the author states Jesus was not of the tribe of Levi, he was
of the tribe of Judah; therefore Jesus could not be a priest
according to the law of Moses.</span></p></li>
<li><p align="justify" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>these things are spoken</b> Refers to Psa 110:4.</span></p></li>
<li><p align="justify" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>belongs to another tribe</b> Jesus belonged to the tribe of
Judah, not Levi (Heb 7:14). Judah had no role in the religious
activities of the tabernacle or temple.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>officiated at the altar</b> That is, served as a priest.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>13–14</b> Jesus <i><b>belongs to</b></i> <i><b>a different
tribe:</b></i> Under the old covenant, priests came from the tribe
of Levi, whereas Jesus was from <i><b>the tribe of Judah</b></i><i>.</i></span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:14</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,
and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The early church was well versed in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew
1:1-17). The early church knew Jesus was of the tribe of Judah. The
law clearly stated that the priests would be of the tribe of Levi
and the high priest of the family of Aaron. If Jesus is to be high
priest, he must be under a different priesthood and a different law
from the law of Moses. The priesthood of Jesus is higher and better
than the Levitical priesthood.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>descendant of Judah</b> See Matt 1:3; Luke 3:33.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:15</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - And what we have said is even more clear if another
priest like Melchizedek appears,</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The writer is making the argument that both the priesthood and the
law of Moses have been abolished. This is evident due to Jesus
Christ being a high priest after the order of Melchizedek that is a
superior priesthood.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>15–17</b> <i><b>This change</b></i> of how God appoints priests
(7:11–14) has been made <i><b>very clear</b></i> by the
appointment of Jesus as a <i><b>different priest</b></i><i>.</i> He,
<i><b>like Melchizedek</b></i><i>,</i> is <i><b>a priest forever:</b></i>
Jesus’ resurrection from the dead shows that he has <i><b>the
power of a life that cannot be destroyed</b></i><i>.</i> Because his
priesthood <i><b>in the order of Melchizedek</b></i> is superior to
that of the Levites (7:1–10), he supersedes them as priest.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:16</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - one who has become a priest not on the basis of a
regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an
indestructible life.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The superiority of the priesthood of Jesus over the Levitical
priesthood is seen here. The Levitical priesthood was ordained by
law and depended upon physical descent of the priest, the temple,
animal sacrifices and other externals. The priest under the law of
Moses was destined to be a priest because of who his parents were.
However, Christ is a high priest forever by the power of an endless
life. There were eighty-three high priests during the Mosaic law.
These high priests held the office of high priest an average of
sixteen years each. Under the new priesthood, there is but one high
priest, Jesus Christ, who is priest forever. The priesthood of Jesus
is far superior to the Levitical priesthood.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>law of physical requirement</b> Refers to the biological descent
of the Levitical priesthood.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>power of an indestructible life</b> Jesus defeated death through
His resurrection (1 Cor 15:55; Col 2:12). His priesthood, like
Melchizedek’s, endures forever (Heb 7:17).</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:17</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - For it is declared: "You are a priest forever, in
the order of Melchizedek."</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
God said of Jesus in Psalm 110:4 that he was a priest <b>after the
order of Melchizedek</b>. As seen in the comments on verse sixteen,
Jesus is to be a priest forever.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You are a priest forever</b> Quotes Psa 110:4. The author
emphasizes the eternal nature of Jesus’ priesthood (compare Heb
5:6; 6:20; 7:21).</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:18</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - The former regulation is set aside because it was weak
and useless</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The law of Moses was done away with because it could not reconcile
men to God (Galatians 3:23, 24).<b> Disannu</b>l means to do away
with. The <b>foregoing commandment</b> is the law of Moses.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>preceding commandment</b> Refers to ordinances about the
Levitical priesthood. The priestly functions of the <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">ot</span>
are no longer necessary because of Jesus’ priestly work (10:1–4).
However, Hebrews does not claim that the <span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal;">ot</span>
no longer has relevance for God’s people (compare Rom 15:4 and
note).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>set aside</b> The greek term <i>Athetēsis</i> refers to the
annulment or cancellation of something—in this case the former
commandment. The author of Hebrews reasons that God has the right to
annul what He has instituted.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>weakness</b> Recalls the earlier descriptions of Israel’s
priests as weak (Heb 5:2; 7:28).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>uselessness</b> The priesthood was only able to bring about an
external cleansing—not purify people entirely, forever, from their
sins (9:9–10, 13, 23; 10:14).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>The old requirement about the priesthood</b></i> was
membership in the family of Aaron (see Exod 28:41–43). • <i><b>set
aside:</b></i> See 7:15–17. • <i><b>because it was weak and
useless:</b></i> As explained in the verses that follow (7:19–28).</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>7:19–28</b>
The weakness of the priesthood under the old covenant is highlighted
in that those priests died (thus discontinuing their office) and were
themselves sinful. In contrast, Jesus, the new High Priest, never
sinned and will never die, making him a more effective and permanent
High Priest.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hebrews
7:19</b> NIV - (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope
is introduced, by which we draw near to God.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Because the law of Moses could not save men, it was taken out of the
way. Christians have a better hope in Jesus. Jesus can save men and
bring them into a right relationship with God. The law of Moses
identified sin and showed the penalty of sin; however, the law of
Moses could not justify a man, or bring him back into a right
relationship with God. The law of Moses showed the need of a Savior.
If the law of Moses could have brought men into a right relationship
with God, there would have been no need for Jesus and his death.
Since the law of Moses could not save men, it was taken out of the
way. Men are not under the law of Moses today. Men today are under
grace and truth (John 1:17).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>the law never made anything perfect:</b></i> The law never
accomplished what God planned to accomplish through the superior
high priesthood of Jesus—namely, completely removing sin and
guaranteeing eternal salvation. This gives believers <i><b>confidence
in a better hope</b></i> in relationship with God. We can <i><b>draw
near to God</b></i> without fearing condemnation.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:20</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - And it was not without an oath! Others became priests
without any oath,</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The priesthood of Christ is superior to the priesthood under the law
of Moses because it was given with an oath while the Levitical
priesthood was not given with an oath. The significance of the <b>oath</b>
is explained in the next verse.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>oath</b> Refers to the opening line of Psa 110:4, quoted in Heb
7:21.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>20–21</b> <i><b>This new system</b></i> refers to God’s way
of appointing a priest. • God’s <i><b>solemn oath</b></i> is
expressed in the quote from Ps 110:4.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:21</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - but he became a priest with an oath when God said to
him: "The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind: 'You are
a priest forever.' "</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The Levitical priesthood was made without an oath from God. The
priesthood of Jesus was made with an oath. God used an oath to teach
he would never change the priesthood of Jesus. Therefore, the
priesthood of Jesus is superior to the Levitical priesthood which
did not have the oath or an eternal priesthood.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
One might wonder why did the eternal God need to swear with an oath?
God did this for man's benefit when he wanted to emphasize a
decision which he would not change his mind. Some examples are: (1)
Abraham (Genesis 22:16-18); (2) To rebellious Israel that they would
not enter into Canaan (Deuteronomy 1:34-35); (3) To Moses
(Deuteronomy 4:21) and (4) to David (Psalm 89:4). The oath shows
that God will never change his mind about the priesthood of Christ.
The priesthood of Jesus will continue until his Second Coming. There
will be no change of law in the Christian age. The Christian Age
will continue until the Second Coming of Jesus when time will be no
more.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:22</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor
of a better covenant.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The sentence started in verse twenty ends with this verse. <b>Surety</b>
means guarantor<i>.</i> Jesus is the guarantee of a better covenant
in the Christian age. The term<b> covenant </b>is introduced for the
first time in the epistle of Hebrews, and will be elaborated on in
later chapters. A covenant is an agreement between two parties. The
law of Moses is called the old covenant. The old covenant (Old
Testament) has been taken out of the way at the cross. Today men are
under the new covenant. It will continue until the end of time.
Jesus is the guarantor that the promises and warnings of the new
covenant will be carried out. Jesus guarantees the new covenant by
his sinless life, his death upon the cross, his resurrection from
the dead, his ascension into heaven and his work as high priest
after the order of Melchizedek. The new covenant is a better
covenant than the old covenant just as his priesthood is better than
the Levitical priesthood. <b>Surety</b> is used only here in the New
Testament.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>guarantee</b> The Greek word used here, <i>engyos</i>, was a
legal term within the Graeco-Roman world, referring to someone who
assumed an obligation in place of another. This expression parallels
8:6, which describes Jesus as the mediator of a better covenant.
God’s oath stands behind the appointment of Jesus as high priest
(v. 21).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>better covenant</b> See 8:8–12; 9:11–14, 23–26.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Legally, <i><b>the one who guarantees</b></i> (literally <i>the
guarantee</i> or <i>the guarantor</i>) refers to the person who
bears the risk of another person’s investment or debt. Because of
God’s <i><b>oath</b></i><i>,</i> Jesus’ priesthood is
unassailable, so our <i><b>covenant</b></i> relationship <i><b>with
God</b></i> is secure. Having Jesus as the guarantor makes the new
covenant <i><b>better</b></i><i>.</i></span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:23</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - Now there have been many of those priests, since death
prevented them from continuing in office;</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The high priests under the old covenant (the law of Moses) were
replaced at their death. There was a succession of priests from the
first high priest, Aaron, until the last high priest. There were
eighty-three high priests from Aaron to the destruction of Jerusalem
in A.D. 70.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>23–24</b> Of necessity, the old covenant had a succession of
<i><b>many priests</b></i> because each of them died. In contrast,
Jesus’ <i><b>priesthood</b></i> <i><b>lasts forever</b></i>
(literally <i>is permanent</i>): This term refers to something that
cannot be changed, such as the sun’s daily trek through the sky or
the constant turning of the seasons.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:24</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent
priesthood.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
The argument in verses 23 and 24 is that the priesthood of Jesus is
superior to the Levitical priesthood because they had many priests;
however, Jesus is the one and only high priest in the Christian Age
because he lives forever and his priesthood is unchangeable.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>he continues forever</b> See 1:8, 11–12.</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:25</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - Therefore he is able to save completely those who come
to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Uttermost may be translated completely or for all time<i>. </i>In
this context for all time fits better. This means Jesus is Savior
throughout the Christian Age. Jesus died once for all and remains
the Savior of mankind for all time. Not only does Jesus save, he is
at the right hand of God making intercession for man (Romans 8:33).
John chapter seventeen is a good example of what intercession means.
<b>Intercession</b> means Jesus pleads man's case for him.
Intercession is all Christ does for man in his office of high priest
while at the right hand of God. He not only saves men by his
sacrifice on the cross, but he continues to work in their behalf
after they become Christians.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>completely</b> The Greek terminology here can refer either to the
time or extent of salvation. Both senses are possible: Jesus offered
Himself once for all (v. 27), and believers will be made perfect in
conformity with Jesus (5:9; 12:23).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>lives in order to intercede</b> Christ intercedes at the right
hand of God (1:3; Rom 8:33–34; compare Isa 53:12).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b>able, once and forever, to save</b></i> (or <i>able to save
completely</i>): Since Jesus <i><b>lives forever</b></i><i>,</i> the
salvation he brings also lasts forever. To draw near to an eternal
God, we need an eternal priest. • Jesus will <i><b>intercede</b></i>
or <i>appeal</i> to God for us as our High Priest of the new
covenant, and his intercession is never-ending (see 9:11–28;
10:21–22; Rom 8:31–34).</span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews
7:26</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> NIV - Such a high priest truly meets our need--one who is
holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the
heavens.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Jesus as the Son of God had the right to enter and live in heaven;
however, for Jesus to be the high priest for man, he had to live on
the earth in the form of<b> </b>man so that he could represent them
to God. Jesus did this. These attributes listed in this verse were
characteristic of him. Jesus was<b> holy</b>. Holy was all the
characteristics of Jesus which made him the Son of God. He was a
man, but he was different from all other men being the divine Son of
God. He was everything God wanted him to be. When one obeys all the
commands of God in the right attitude and spirit, he will be exactly
what God wants him to be. Jesus was guileless (harmless). <b>Guileless</b>
means Jesus was without ill will or malice toward anyone. He always
had the right attitude toward everyone and in all he did. He was
kind, gracious and benevolent to all. Jesus was undefiled. <b>Undefiled</b>
means though he was tempted in all points like men are; however, he
was completely without sin. Jesus always did what God wanted him to
do. He never violated God's law in any way. He was without spot and
blemished. Although he lived among sinners, he was <b>separate from
sinners</b> by his sinless life. His sinless life allowed him to be
the perfect sacrifice for man, and also allowed him into the
presence of God as man's great high priest. Jesus <b>was made higher
than the heavens</b>. This refers to his ascension into the highest
heaven where God dwells. In this sense also, he is separate from
sinners. In heaven Jesus is serving as high priests on the behalf of
Christians.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>holy, innocent, undefiled</b> The qualities listed here enable
Jesus to administer a better sacrifice (9:23). He is without sin
(4:15; compare Isa 52:15; 53:6)—in contrast to the Levitical
priests, who had to follow strict procedures to maintain ritual
purity (Lev 21:11, 17).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>exalted above the heavens</b> See Heb 4:14; 8:1.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>26–27</b> Jesus is <i><b>unstained by sin</b></i> and <i><b>set
apart from sinners</b></i> (cp. 4:15), which makes him superior to
the priests of the old covenant, who had to deal with <i><b>their
own sins</b></i> as well as those <i><b>of the people</b></i> (see
also 5:1–3). • <i><b>has been given the highest place of honor
in heaven</b></i> (or <i>has been exalted higher than the heavens</i>):
This is an affirmation of his uniqueness as High Priest (cp. 2:9;
5:9; Phil 2:5–11). • <i><b>once for all:</b></i> This does not
mean <i>once for all people</i> but rather <i>once, never to be
repeated.</i></span></p></li>
</ul>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hebrews
7:27</b> NIV - Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to
offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for
the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all
when he offered himself.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Before the high priest of the Levitical priesthood offered the
sacrifice, he had to offer a sacrifice for his sins because he was a
sinner also. However, Jesus was sinless and did not have to offer a
sacrifice for himself, rather, he offered himself as the sacrifice
for the sins of mankind. Since Jesus had lived a sinless life, he
was the propitiation (that which satisfies the justice of God) for
man's sins once for all time. He made his sacrifice once for all
time and for all men. He does not have to make this sacrifice daily
as the Levitical priests did. The instructions for the high priest
to offer a sacrifice for his sins before the sacrifice for the
people was in the instructions for the day of atonement once a year
(Leviticus 16:6). There was no requirement for the high priest to do
this every day. However, any time a priest had sinned, before he
could offer a sacrifice for the people he had to offer a sacrifice
for himself (Leviticus 4:3). The author combined the two thoughts.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>former high priests</b> Refers to the priestly line associated
with Aaron and the Levites.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>once for all</b> Refers not only to the singular occasion of
Jesus’ sacrifice, but also to its unrepeatable nature (6:6). He
was able to make an ultimate sacrifice, in the sense that no further
sacrifices are necessary.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>offered up himself</b> Jesus did not need to make sacrifice in
order to absolve His own sin (because He is without sin; 4:15;
7:26). Rather, He gave <i>Himself</i> for the sake of the world
(compare Isa 53:10 and note).</span></p></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hebrews
7:28</b> NIV - For the law appoints as high priests men in all their
weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,
who has been made perfect forever.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
Under the law of Moses men were appointed high priest that were
sinners and had to offer sacrifices for their sins first. However,
with the new covenant came a new and better priesthood confirmed
with an oath that it would never change. The high priest under the
new covenant is the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Jesus had been made
perfect (qualified completely) for all time by his suffering
(Hebrews 2:10) and his obedience (Hebrews 5:8-9). This ends the
discussion of the order of Christ's priesthood. The author has shown
Christ's priesthood is different from the Levitical priesthood and
superior to it. He will further discuss the priesthood of Christ,
but this is the last mention of Melchizedek.</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>perfect forever</b> Refers to the exalted and glorified Jesus
(Heb 7:26).</span></p></li>
<li><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.15in; orphans: 0; widows: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
This verse echoes 5:1–3 and sums up the entire discussion of
Christ’s appointment as High Priest (5:1–10; 7:1–28). •
<i><b>Limited by human weakness</b></i> refers primarily to human
sinfulness and mortality (5:2–3; 7:18, 23–27). • <i><b>God
appointed his Son with an oath:</b></i> See Ps 110:4, the key OT
passage behind 7:11–28. • <i><b>perfect … forever:</b></i> The
words <i><b>High Priest</b></i> are not in the Greek text but are
implied in the context. • In Hebrews, the term <i><b>perfect</b></i>
means <i>complete</i> or <i>mature</i> (see 2:10; 5:9; 7:11;
9:9–11); the Son, through his sacrificial death and resurrection,
has become completely qualified to serve as our eternal High Priest,
and his priesthood lasts <i><b>forever</b></i><i>.</i></span></p></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The author was showing Jesus' superiority over the priests to Jews who were tempted to go back to their old ways. What are some of the "old ways" that tempt you to turn from Jesus? How is Jesus superior to those old ways in your life?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What difference does Jesus' "once-for-all" sacrifice make to you in terms of your security with God? Your self-image? Your desire to follow Christ?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? 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Slow food service? Traffic jams? Christmas sales lines?</span></span></span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">Scripture Graphics</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.1&options=NHVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b>The Certainty of God's Promise</b></div><div><br /></div><div>13 For when God made a <u>promise </u>to Abraham, since he had <u>no one greater </u>by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will <u>bless </u>you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people <u>swear </u>by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the <u>unchangeable character</u> of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and <u>steadfast anchor of the soul</u>, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of <u>Melchizedek</u>.</div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+1" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Certainty of God's Promise</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/" target="_blank">StudyLight</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><a href="https://biblehub.com/csb/hebrews/1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/heb/1/1/ss0/rl0/s_1134001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How does Abraham's example help these people understand God's promise (3:12; 6:6)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What effect did God's promise and oath have on Abraham's descendants? How does this affect Christians now?</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>The Certainty of God's Promise</b></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>6:13–20</b> This passage focuses on the reliability of God’s faithfulness to his promises. The theme of God’s oath is developed with an illustration (6:13–15), followed by a general principle (6:16), followed by the main point: God has sworn a significant oath (6:17–18), which gives us hope because it shows that Jesus is our permanent High Priest (6:19–20).</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hebrews 6:13</b> NIV - When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,</p><ul><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in;">Abraham, the father of the faithful, is chosen as the example of those who had inherited the promises by faith and patience. This oath is made in Genesis 22:16. The promise was made in Genesis 22:17-19. In this paragraph the author seeks to show to the readers of Hebrews that they will receive the reward by faith and steadfastness. He seeks to show their hope rests upon the same sure foundation, as did Abraham's. They will be rewarded if they remain faithful like Abraham did. God does not need to swear because he is God; however he swears to reinforce this truth to man to assure them of his faithful word. When God swears about a promise, he will not change his mind. It will come to pass!</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;">At several points in the OT (in addition to Gen 22:16), <b>God swears by Himself</b> (Exod 32:13; Isa 45:23; Jer 22:5; 49:13). According to Heb 6:17–18, God’s intention is to affirm the reliability of His promises.</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>6:13–14</b> <i><b>Abraham</b></i> was the premier exemplar of faith: He continued to believe that God would give him a son, then was willing to sacrifice that son in obedience to God (11:17–19; Gen 15:1–5; 22:1–14). In response to Abraham’s faith, <i><b>God took an oath,</b></i> assuring Abraham that he would <i><b>bless</b></i> him and <i><b>multiply</b></i> his <i><b>descendants</b></i><i>.</i></p></li></ul><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hebrews 6:14</b> NIV - saying, "I will surely bless you and give you many descendants."</p><ul><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in;">This promise was given after Abraham had obeyed God's command in offering Isaac. It is true that Abraham did not actually kill Isaac; however, because his intent was to follow God's word even to doing this, he is accounted as having killed Isaac though God stopped him at the last moment (Hebrews 11:17; Genesis 22). The saying of this verse taken from <b>Genesis 22:17</b> is a Hebraism which means <b>"I will greatly bless and greatly multiply you."</b></p></li></ul><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hebrews 6:15</b> NIV - And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.</p><ul><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in;">The promise in this context is the promise that the seed of Abraham would be multiplied and through his seed all nations would be blessed. God made the promise to Abraham, which included the birth of Isaac. The birth of Isaac occurred twenty-five years after the original promise was made. With the birth of Isaac and with Isaac being alive after the command to sacrifice him, Abraham could see that the promises made to him by God would be fulfilled. In this sense he obtained the promises, but the complete fulfillment of these promises did not take place until hundreds of years after the death of Abraham.</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Waiting patiently</b> Abraham fathered Isaac—the fulfillment of this promise—at an old age (Gen 21:5). Isaac’s birth represents trust in God to overcome all obstacles (Gen 15:2–6; 17:16–19).</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><b>what God had promised:</b></i> Through Isaac, God made Abraham into a great nation (Exod 1:7).</p></li></ul><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hebrews 6:16</b> NIV - People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.</p><ul><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in;">It was the custom of men to swear by the greater that their word was true. When this was done in a solemn occasion, it was final and taken for the truth. There is none greater than God; therefore, God can only swear by himself. When God swears with an oath, it is a <u>double affirmation</u> that what he said is true. Oaths are not wrong. It is the abuse of oaths, which is condemned in the Bible. Abraham, himself, swore by God (Genesis 14:22; 21:23f; 24:3).</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.15in;">It is a general principle in human relationships that when <i><b>people take an oath</b></i><i>,</i> the <i><b>oath is binding</b></i><i>.</i> If in human contexts oaths give assurance that something is true, an oath from God ought to inspire much greater confidence (6:17–19). • <i><b>someone greater than themselves:</b></i> Cp. 6:13.</p></li></ul><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hebrews 6:17</b> NIV - Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath.</p><ul><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in;">Since man put such importance on oaths, God used their method to confirm to men his promise of eternal life. Therefore, God affirmed that his promise would be fulfilled and his purposes carried out.</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>unchanging nature of his purpose</b> In contrast to the fickle gods of pagan religions, God’s character is depicted as unchangeable (Num 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29; Isa 40:8).</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>17–18</b> <i><b>God also bound himself with an oath:</b></i> See 7:20–22. God’s oath makes it clear that <i><b>he would never change his mind</b></i> <i>…</i> <i><b>because it is impossible for God to lie</b></i> (see Ps 110:4). • We have <i><b>fled to him for refuge</b></i><i>,</i> like those in the OT era who killed someone accidentally (Num 35:9–34; Deut 4:41–43); Christ is like a city of refuge, where believers escape God’s wrath. Christ’s followers, therefore, have <i><b>great confidence</b></i><i>.</i></p></li></ul><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hebrews 6:18</b> NIV - God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.</p><ul><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in;"><b>Two unchangeable things</b> are: (1) God’s promise, and (2) God’s oath. God cannot lie (II Timothy 2:13). He cannot do anything inconsistent with his nature. God’s word should be enough; however, giving his promise with an oath is a double guarantee that his promise will be a reality. Because of these two unchangeable things, Christians should be encouraged. Christians have <b>fled for refuge</b> from sin to Jesus, just as a sailor flees the storm to a safe harbor. This is a metaphor to describe the Christian's hope. <b>Hope</b> is the earnest expectation of what a Christian expects to receive one day. It is faith looking to the future. It is not based upon wishful thinking. It is based upon the word of God affirmed by God himself with an oath. In view of this a Christian can be absolutely certain concerning what God has promised.</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Impossible for God to lie</b> God’s truthfulness is certain, unlike human claims to be honest (compare Num 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29; Psa 89:35). The author of Hebrews later reiterates this theme (Heb 10:23).</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>we who have fled to take hold</b> Refers to both author and audience—and by extension to all believers. The Greek verb used here, katapheugō, entails the idea of fleeing, especially from enemies (Acts 14:6; Psa 143:9; Isa 10:3). In this case, followers of Christ have fled from the powers of sin and the devil.</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>hope set before us </b>The hope in Christ’s work as the forerunner on behalf of believers, allowing them access to God</p></li></ul><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hebrews 6:19</b> NIV - We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,</p><ul><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.15in;">The Christian's hope is their anchor sure and steadfast. Just as a ship<b> </b>throws out the anchor and it holds them through the storm of the sea, the Christian's hope holds them through the storms of life. The Christian's hope is the anchor of the soul. An anchor is thrown into the water and catches on the bottom; however, one cannot see the anchor on the bottom of the sea. In like manner the Christian's anchor <b>is within the veil</b>. This is the figure of speech taken from the Old Testament where the high priest went past the veil into the Holy of holies once a year. The Christian's hope is Jesus Christ who has gone into heaven, the real place behind the veil (I Timothy 1:1).</p></li><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.15in;"><b>19–20</b> Christian <i><b>hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls</b></i><i>.</i> In the first century, an anchor was an image of stability and safety. • <i><b>through the curtain:</b></i> A curtain separated the outer room of the sanctuary, into which only priests could go, from the inner room, the Most Holy Place (Exod 25:10–40). Only the high priest could go into the Most Holy Place, and only once per year on the Day of Atonement (Exod 29:1–46; Lev 16:1–25). Because of Jesus’ extraordinary high priesthood, he <i><b>has already gone in there for us</b></i> into the presence of God as <i><b>our eternal High Priest</b></i><i>,</i> and he leads us in with him (10:19–23). • <i><b>the order of Melchizedek:</b></i> This phrase introduces the discussion in 7:1–28.</p></li></ul><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Hebrews 6:20</b> NIV - where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.</p><ul><li><p class="western" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.15in; margin-top: 0.15in;">The Christian's hope is Jesus who has gone into heaven (behind the veil). Jesus did not go to heaven just for a little time. Jesus went to heaven and became high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek. In the next few chapters, the author is going to explain the full significance of Jesus being high priest after the order of Melchizedek; however, the teaching here is, Christians have the full assurance of going of heaven if they remain faithful because Jesus is their forerunner, their scout, gone ahead to prepare the way for them. Jesus is the high priest working on Christians’ behalf. 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Easiest? Why?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What promises of God are your anchor?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? 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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Other Resources:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/6/" target="_blank">Lying Is An Abomination To The Lord!</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-69900822840857616952023-10-27T01:00:00.000-07:002024-02-02T17:48:51.801-08:00Hebrews 6:1-12 God's Promises Bring Hope = October 27<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">God's Promises Bring Hope</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 6:1-12</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Jn1.1" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#FallAway</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Endurance</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Apostasy<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f600ef3c-7fff-f493-55de-a199d698c275"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">What do you like “hot out of the oven” with a glass of cold milk: </span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Chocolate chip cookies? </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Pound cake? </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Homemade bread? </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Apple pie?</span></p></li></ul></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Scripture Graphics</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.1&options=NHVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a id="docs_internal_guid_cc489094_7fff_092c_db27_8069e3600742"></a>Hebrews 5:11-6:12 (NIV)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>11 We have much to say</b></span><span style="background: white;"> about this, but it is </span><span style="background: white;"><b>hard to make it clear</b></span><span style="background: white;"> to you because you no longer </span><span style="background: white;"><u>try to understand</u></span><span style="background: white;">. </span><span style="background: white;"><b>12 </b></span><span style="background: white;">In fact, though by this </span><span style="background: white;"><u>time </u></span><span style="background: white;">you </span><span style="background: white;"><u>ought </u></span><span style="background: white;">to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the </span><span style="background: white;"><u>elementary truths of God’s word</u></span><span style="background: white;"> all over again. You </span><span style="background: white;"><b>need milk, not solid food!</b></span><span style="background: white;"> </span><span style="background: white;"><b>13 </b></span><span style="background: white;">Anyone who lives on milk, being still an </span><span style="background: white;"><b>infant</b></span><span style="background: white;">, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. </span><span style="background: white;"><b>14 </b></span><span style="background: white;">But </span><span style="background: white;"><u>solid food</u></span><span style="background: white;"> is for the </span><span style="background: white;"><u>mature</u></span><span style="background: white;">, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>6 Therefore </b></span><span style="background: white;">let us </span><span style="background: white;"><b>move beyond</b></span><span style="background: white;"> the </span><span style="background: white;"><b>elementary teachings</b></span><span style="background: white;"> about Christ and be taken </span><span style="background: white;"><b>forward to maturity</b></span><span style="background: white;">, not laying again the </span><span style="background: white;"><b>foundation </b></span><span style="background: white;">of </span><span style="background: white;"><u>repentance </u></span><span style="background: white;">from acts that lead to death, and of </span><span style="background: white;"><u>faith in God</u></span><span style="background: white;">, </span><span style="background: white;"><b>2 </b></span><span style="background: white;">instruction about </span><span style="background: white;"><b>cleansing rites</b></span><span style="background: white;">, the </span><span style="background: white;"><b>laying on of hands</b></span><span style="background: white;">, the </span><span style="background: white;"><u>resurrection of the dead</u></span><span style="background: white;">, and eternal judgment. </span><span style="background: white;"><b>3 </b></span><span style="background: white;">And God permitting, we will do so.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>4 </b></span><span style="background: white;">It is </span><span style="background: white;"><b>impossible </b></span><span style="background: white;">for those who have </span><span style="background: white;"><u>once </u></span><span style="background: white;">been </span><span style="background: white;"><b>enlightened</b></span><span style="background: white;">, who have </span><span style="background: white;"><u>tasted </u></span><span style="background: white;">the heavenly gift, who have shared in the </span><span style="background: white;"><u>Holy Spiri</u></span><span style="background: white;">t, </span><span style="background: white;"><b>5 </b></span><span style="background: white;">who have tasted the</span><span style="background: white;"><u> goodness of the word of God</u></span><span style="background: white;"> and the powers of the coming age </span><span style="background: white;"><b>6 </b></span><span style="background: white;">and who </span><span style="background: white;"><b>have fallen away</b></span><span style="background: white;">, to </span><span style="background: white;"><b>be brought back to repentance</b></span><span style="background: white;">. To </span><span style="background: white;"><u>their loss</u></span><span style="background: white;"> they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. </span><span style="background: white;"><b>7 </b></span><span style="background: white;">Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that </span><span style="background: white;"><u>produces a crop</u></span><span style="background: white;"> useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. </span><span style="background: white;"><b>8 </b></span><span style="background: white;">But land that produces thorns and thistles is </span><span style="background: white;"><u>worthless </u></span><span style="background: white;">and is in </span><span style="background: white;"><u>danger </u></span><span style="background: white;">of being cursed. In the </span><span style="background: white;"><u>end </u></span><span style="background: white;">it will be </span><span style="background: white;"><b>burned</b></span><span style="background: white;">.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>9 </b>Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are <u>convinced of better things</u> in your case—the things that have to do with <u>salvation</u>. <b>10 </b><u>God is not unjust</u>; he will not forget your work and the <u>love you have shown him</u> as you have <b>helped his people</b> and <u>continue </u>to help them. <b>11 </b>We want each of you to <u>show this same diligence</u> to the very <u>end</u>, so that what you <u>hope </u>for may be <u>fully realized</u>. <b>12 </b>We do not want you to become <u>lazy</u>, but to <b>imitate those</b> who through faith and patience <u>inherit </u>what has been <u>promised</u>.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+1" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">6:1-12 Spiritual Immaturity Leads to Falling Away</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/" target="_blank">StudyLight</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><a href="https://biblehub.com/asv/hebrews/1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/rsv/heb/1/1/ss0/rl0/s_1134001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a></span></div></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Why does the author hesitate to give his readers further details? How does solid food help one mature in Christ {5:14)?<span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Is their fate (6:6) reversible? What does the agricultural analogy suggest (6:7-8)?</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Who are these people!:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">A true believer's gone bad?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Those who "hung around" true believers, but ultimately turned away?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Borderline believers, who must examine themselves?</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How and why does the author encourage his readers to do "better" (6:9-12)? What parental logic (positive and negative incentives, praises and prodding) is used here?</span></li><li></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p align="justify" style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.22in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><u>Spiritual Immaturity Leads to Falling Away</u></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:1, 2 These verses detail the aspects of elementary teachings. In Heb 5:12, the author equated such teachings with milk, not solid food. Certain basic teachings are essential for all believers to understand. Those basics include the importance of faith, the foolishness of trying to be saved by good deeds, the meaning of baptism and spiritual gifts, and the facts of resurrection and eternal life. To go on to maturity in our understanding, we need to move beyond (but not away from) the basic teachings to a more complete understanding of the faith. And this is what the author intends for his readers to do (6:3). Mature Christians should be teaching new Christians the basics. Then, acting on what they know, the mature will learn even more from God’s Word. </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Sin, Guilt</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">—Christians cannot be content with being elementary school believers, always testing out the ABCs of the faith. We must repent of sins, commit ourselves wholly to Christ, and live godly lives that testify to the power of God, in us. Failure to mature is serious sin.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:1 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>foundation </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">This image refers to the basic teachings of the Christian faith. The metaphor suggests that Christians should not replace this foundation, but instead build upon it.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:1 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>repentance from dead works</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Denotes leaving behind sin—turning back toward God and His will (9:14).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:1 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>faith in God</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Trust that He exists, will continue to act, will fulfill His promises, and will save from sin (2:3; 6:13; 9:28; 11:1, 6). The author illustrates these faithful actions by drawing on Israel’s story (see 3:7–4:2).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:2 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>ordinances</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">, Baptism as Cleansing—Because the writer used the plural and also used the general Greek word for “washing” (baptismos) rather than the special word for Christian baptism (baptisma), he was probably including other ritual washings that these people had received or were arguing about. There were, after all, John’s baptism, Jewish proselyte baptisms, Levitical washings for religious ceremonies, and numerous ritual baptisms in the mystery religions being practiced at that time. The teaching is that we must get beyond these elementary debates and press on toward maturity (v. 1). All the “washings” in the world will not suffice if we do not grow toward maturity in Christ. There is only one baptism in the authority and name of Christ. It does not need to be repeated if it is properly performed upon a genuine believer. It is only the beginning of the Christian journey; one must go on toward maturity in Christ.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:2 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>baptisms </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Possibly refers to ceremonial Jewish washing. The term baptisms (or washings) is plural, so it must mean more than just Christian baptism. Instruction about various washings was prevalent in first-century Judaism (see Matt 15:2; Mark 7:3). The author might also have in mind the cleansing rituals of the OT (cp. 9:13; 10:22).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:2 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>laying on of hands</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Elsewhere in the NT, this gesture accompanies prayers of healing and blessing (Mark 5:23; Matt 19:13; Luke 13:13; Acts 28:8), designation to an office or task and acknowledgment of a person’s ministry (Acts 6:6; 13:3; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6), and the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:17–19) and ritual blessing (Matt 19:13, 15).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:2 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>resurrection of the dead</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> The Greek terminology here is plural, suggesting that this refers to the future resurrection of the many (see Dan 12:2 and note). Christ’s resurrection points ahead to the general resurrection (1 Cor 15:20).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:2 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>eternal judgment</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> God is the judge of all things (Isa 33:22). Refers to God’s final judgment of all of humanity, once Jesus returns. See Rev 20:11–15.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:3 These Christians needed to move beyond the basics of their faith to an understanding of Christ as the perfect High Priest and the fulfillment of all the Old Testament prophecies. Rather than arguing about the respective merits of Judaism and Christianity, they needed to depend on Christ and live effectively for him.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:3 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>if God permits</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Signifying reliance upon God (see 1 Cor 16:7; Jas 4:15); referring here to the assistance the audience will need to attain spiritual maturity (Heb 6:1).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:3 The author is implicitly exhorting his readers to maturity, not only in their understanding but in everything (cp. 4:11; 5:14; 10:23–39; 12:1–13).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>6:4–8</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> This passage, one of the most difficult in the NT, gives a harsh warning about those who have left the Christian faith. Those who have fallen away from Christ and the church are like those who fell in the wilderness (3:15–19): The lack of faith shown in such apostasy results in devastating judgment (cp. 10:26–31).</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">Like earlier passages, this one uses imagery reminiscent of Israel’s wandering period (Num 14). Similar to the wilderness generation, Christians are on a faith journey. Since the subject shifts from “let us leave” (Heb 6:1) to “those who have once been enlightened” (v. 4), the passage may be rhetorical or theoretical—demonstrating the worst possible scenario. This passage—the third warning about apostasy and unbelief (2:1–4; 3:12–13; 10:26–31; 12:25–29)—is highly debated.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">The discussion involves whether vv. 4–8 refers to people who had saving faith in Christ at one time but later rejected Christ. In the Gospel of John, Jesus says that no one who truly believes will fall away (John 6:39–40). However, the warning in Heb 6:4–8 seems to imply that it was, indeed, possible for people to have been truly saved and later reject that salvation. Other warnings in the NT seem to acknowledge the possibility that some people who appear to be saved actually might not be (Matt 7:21–23; 25:1–13; Luke 13:22–30). Only God knows who is truly saved (2 Tim 2:19).</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">Saving faith is characterized by active involvement (Phil 2:12; Jude 1:21), and those who have been truly transformed by the gospel will grow to reject sin as they become more like Christ (1 John 3:9). Warnings such as this one in Hebrews are aimed at people who persist in a life of sin while claiming to have faith in Christ. Such people can expect to hear Jesus’ statement from Matt 7:23 that he never knew them.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;">Just like OT Israel, they have been exposed to the reality of God’s existence and expectations, but they have confused outward obedience for internal transformation (see Isa 1:11–14; 1 Sam 15:22; Mic 6:8). Their knowledge of the truth leaves them without excuse for their unbelief (Rom 1:20). Just like the Israelites in the wilderness, they have witnessed God’s power and received his commands, but they have not responded in faith and obedience.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:4–6 In the first century, a pagan who investigated Christianity and then went back to paganism made a clean break with the church. But for Jewish Christians who decided to return to Judaism, the break was less obvious. Their lifestyle remained relatively unchanged. But by deliberately turning away from Christ, they were cutting themselves off from God’s forgiveness. Those who persevere in believing are true saints; those who continue to reject Christ are unbelievers, no matter how well they behave.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:4 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>impossible</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">. This passage (Hebrews 6:4–6) has been very controversial, the argument has to do with whether or not it teaches that a true Christian can lose his salvation. One very clear teaching that emerges, however, is that a person can only be saved once. If a true Christian actually could fall away and be lost again, he would be eternally lost; it would be impossible to bring him again to repentance.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:4 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>holy spirit</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">, Convicts—The Holy Spirit works to convict sinners and lead them to repentance and faith. He also works in the lives of Christians to convict us of sin and to lead us to spiritual growth and maturity. Biblical students are not agreed on the interpretation of this passage. The text uses strong language to gain attention so as to lead the Christians from lingering doubts to committed faith.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:4 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>been enlightened</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Evokes the exodus narrative, when the pillar of fire enlightened the way for the Israelites (Neh 9:12, 19; Psa 105:39). This entails experiencing God’s power, but not necessarily believing. Not all the wilderness generation believed; some later rebelled (e.g., Exod 16).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:4 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>tasted </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Implies knowledge from experience. Jesus tasted death—He experienced it fully (Heb 2:9). Even after experiencing all that God has to offer, some people still choose to not follow Christ. They may participate in the faith community, but still walk away from faith.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:4 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>heavenly gift</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Recalls the bread from heaven received by the exodus generation (Exod 16:4, 15; Neh 9:15; Psa 78:24). Even someone who experiences Christ directly can make the choice to not follow Him.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:4 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>sharers of the Holy Spirit</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> God’s Spirit guided the Israelites in the wilderness (Num 11:17, 25; Neh 9:20; Isa 63:11). Experiencing the Holy Spirit does not always lead to saving faith. In Acts 2:13, some of the people who witnessed the Spirit’s power among the apostles still chose to mock them. Someone can share with believers in the Spirit by witnessing its work, without knowing Christ.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:5 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>good word of God</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Refers to the gospel message—which someone can hear without accepting it (e.g., Mark 4:1–20; Acts 15:7).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.17in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:5 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>powers of the coming age</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Includes signs and wonders that accompany the outpouring of God’s Spirit (Heb 2:4). The coming age has burst into the present one, beginning with Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection (2 Cor 5:14–19). Many people who witnessed Jesus’ power didn’t follow Him; the same type of situation is likely in view here. </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>world to come.</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> In context, the author of Hebrews was warning the Jews who had professed faith in Christ not to relapse back into Jewish legalism and ritualism, but rather to go on to full maturity in Christ. Age to Come—The present experience of salvation involves a foretaste of the powers of the age to come. Aspects of the eschatological future have been brought into time. Eternal life is a present reality (Jn 5:24); the kingdom of God has come near (Mk 1:14–15); and the age to come has overlapped this present age through the coming of Christ and the powers and provisions he brings to believers.The question is whether or not they were actually born again, truly believing on Christ. Could professing Christians be enlightened partakers of the Holy Spirit, having tasted of the heavenly gift and the Word of God, as well as the energizing knowledge of the world to come, without actually being born again Christians? These criteria all certainly apply to real Christian believers, but they also seem to apply, in some measure at least, to the considerable number of men who at one time were members of evangelical churches and later became apostates from the faith. In fact, it often happens that the most vigorous opponents of true Biblical Christianity are men who once were fundamentalist Christians but later—through their studies in evolutionary science, humanistic philosophy or Biblical criticism—came to deny the faith they once had espoused. Such men never return, for they have already understood and rejected all the evidences in both the Word and the world that the gospel is true, and there is nothing more that can be said to win them back. “If we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins” (Hebrews 10:26). It is therefore vitally important that each professing Christian “examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves” (2 Corinthians 13:5). “Give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall” (2 Peter 1:10).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:6 This verse points to the danger of the Hebrew Christians’ returning to Judaism and thus committing apostasy. Some apply this verse today to superficial believers who renounce their Christianity or to unbelievers who come close to salvation and then turn away. Either way, those who reject Christ will not be saved. Christ died once for all. He will not be crucified again. Apart from his cross, there is no other possible way of salvation. However, the author does not indicate that his readers were in danger of renouncing Christ (see 6:9). He is warning against hardness of heart that would make repentance inconceivable for the sinner.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>If they shall fall away</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">. The Greek verb used here, parapiptō, refers in this context to a strong stance against God epitomized by sinful behavior. This opposition to God’s will is a sign of disbelief in Christ. “If they shall fall away” from the true faith, having once fully understood it (“been enlightened,” having been made “partakers of the Holy Ghost,” etc.), then they can never return. “My Spirit shall not always strive with man” (Genesis 6:3). However, this seems to be a hypothetical situation—“if” they fall away. The question remains: can they fall away? The security of true believers in Christ is clearly taught in numerous other passages (John 10:27–29; Romans 8:35–39; Ephesians 1:11–14; 1 John 5:11–13; etc.), and all these prove that genuine Christians cannot fall away, for Christ Himself will keep them from it. Just as a babe, once born, cannot be unborn, so one who is “born again” into God’s family can never be not born-again. One is saved from hell when he truly accepts Christ, so he can never end up in hell; if he does, he certainly was not saved from it. The very concept of salvation would become meaningless. Nevertheless, the warning remains very clear. Many who appear to be true Christians and who may even believe themselves to be true Christians, can and do fall away and come to deny and oppose the faith they once thought they believed. They could not truly have believed it, however, or they would never have allowed doubts to come in and supersede the overwhelming evidences of its truth. “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us” (1 John 2:19).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:6 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>renew them again to repentance</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> It is impossible for humans to restore someone to a state of repentance, but God can still do so. Within the larger context, it seems that the author of Hebrews is arguing that those who have experienced the powerful things described in Heb 6:5, and then walked away, be left entirely to the work of God (vv. 8–9).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:6 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>crucified again</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Those who reject Christ become like those in the Gospel accounts who publicly dishonored Him and put Him to death. Such people have rejected God’s truth—and thus are acting in league with forces that oppose Him. (A similar sentiment is expressed in 10:29). These people have been offered salvation once and for all and have instead chosen to act as if salvation comes at no cost—to act as if they could kill Jesus repeatedly, to achieve their own desires (compare 10:10–14).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:6 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>held him up to contempt</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Jesus was shamed and scorned through public punishments; such contempt was associated with Jesus’ death (12:2–3; compare Num 25:4; Ezek 28:17).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:7, 8 The writer uses an analogy from agriculture to make a simple point. Real seeds (the gospel) given genuine care by the farmer (God) and planted in a fertile field (your heart and life) will produce a bountiful crop (spiritual maturity). Weeds (temptations) threaten to overwhelm the crop. If the field produces only weeds, then the seeds are lost and the field ruined.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">An unproductive Christian life falls under God’s condemnation. You have been watered by God’s grace with clear and abundant teaching and preaching. What excuse do you have fora useless or unproductive life? Don’t be a Christian in name only. Make sure your life bears fruit.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:7 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>blessing from God</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> People who have experienced God’s goodness and shared in the Holy Spirit are transformed in ways that lead to good, godly works. Subsequently, they receive a blessing from God—both at present and in the future.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:8 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>end is for burning</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> In Hebrews, fire is associated with judgment—referring to the peril of God’s enemies (Heb 6:2; 10:27; 12:29).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:9 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>things that accompany salvation</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">. This verse makes it clear that the author’s warning in Hebrews 6:4–6 was not given because he felt these Hebrew Christians were either not saved or were in danger of losing their salvation. He was aware of the things that accompany salvation in their lives (Hebrews 6:10). Note also the assurance in Hebrews 6:19 that our hope in Christ is “an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast.”</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:9 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>better things</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Just like the good soil in v. 7, the author believes that his audience will be eternally blessed because they are following God. </span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:10 It’s easy to get discouraged, thinking that God has forgotten us. But God is never unjust. He never forgets or overlooks our hard work for him. Presently you may not be receiving rewards and acclaim, but God knows your efforts of love and ministry. Let God’s love for you and his intimate knowledge of your service for him bolster you as you face disappointment and rejection here on earth.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:10 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>God is not unjust</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Throughout the ot, God is portrayed as just and faithful (Deut 32:4; Isa 45:21; Pss 11:7; 116:5; 145:17; Ezra 9:15; Neh 9:8).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:11, 12 Hope keeps the Christian from becoming lazy or feeling bored. Like an athlete, train hard and run well, remembering the reward that lies ahead (Philippians 3:14).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:11 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>demonstrate the same diligence</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> The author fears that some in his audience might turn away (Heb 3:12), be hardened by sin (3:13), and fail to enter God’s rest (4:1, 11).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:11 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>full assurance of your hope</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> The Greek text here refers to complete confidence—in this case, confidence regarding God’s promises (Rom 4:21). Believers must trust in God and His Son (Heb 2:8–9) just as the wilderness generation was called to trust in God despite their circumstances.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:11 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>until the end</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> The end is either death or Jesus’ return. See note on 3:14.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:12 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>imitators </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Chapter 11 provides a list of biblical exemplars that culminates in the call to focus on Jesus, the pioneer of faith (12:2).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">6:12 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>those who inherit the promises</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Refers primarily to Abraham (Heb 6:13) and the company of the faithful in ch. 11.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul><ul>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them." </i><b><i>Hebrews 6:10</i></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Satan will try to convince us that we don't count for much in God" Kingdom because we don't have a high-profile gift like preaching, teaching or leading in public. Nothing could be further from the truth: "<i>God…will not forget your work and the love you have shown…as you…helped His people.</i>"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">God sees you working behind the scenes day in and day out, caring for aging loved ones, raising your children, encouraging others and contributing where you can. Will Rogers said, "<i>We can't all be heroes in the parade. Somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by."</i></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">So when we think we're too small to do big things, try doing small things with a big heart of love. We never know what we can do until we try! The man of the hour may not be the man of the ages. A stone may sparkle but that doesn't make it a diamond. People may have money but that doesn't make them a success.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;">It" the seemingly unimportant people who determine the course of history. The greatest forces in the universe are never spectacular. Summer showers do more good than hurricanes, but they don't get a lot of publicity. The world would soon die but for the loyalty, creativity, and commitment of those whose names are unhonored and unsung. God values what you do.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Thought of the Day</b><i>: "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9)</i></span></p><p style="line-height: 1; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="line-height: 1; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Hebrews 6 – Persevere or Perish – Don’t Fall Away!</span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://coryhcollins.blogspot.com/2018/10/06-hebrews-6-persevere-or-perish-dont.html"><span style="font-family: arial;">http://coryhcollins.blogspot.com/2018/10/06-hebrews-6-persevere-or-perish-dont.html</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p style="line-height: 1; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />============<br /></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">Who Helps Who?</span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Shawn Beveridge is a crane operator in Ohio. On his latest job, from the first day he noticed a man in a wheelchair sitting on the sidewalk across from the work site. Pretty obviously a resident of the nursing home at his back, the spectator watched every day while the project moved forward. Soon, Shawn noticed that the man was on the spot every morning at 7 AM when the shift started. Then he realized that the man was eating his lunch at the same time the construction crew broke. And he saw the man still in his place at quitting time every day. And that made him curious enough to speak.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;"> After work one day, Shawn walked over to meet the watcher, who introduced himself as Harold. In a few minutes of conversation, Shawn found out that Harold had been a crane operator for 50 years, until his failing health took him out of the field. Now, in his declining years, he was thrilled to watch Shawn work, performing his old job. Quickly, Shawn offered Harold a deal: in return for daily 7 AM coffee and lunch from his choice of location twice a week, Harold would evaluate Shawn</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">’s skills and offer helpful advice. Harold hesitated perhaps a tenth of a second before agreeing, “Absolutely!” Now the two are forging a friendship based on a shared interest in construction and Shawn is reaping the fruits of 50 years of experience, before it is lost forever.</span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" lang="X-NONE" style="color: #222222; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"> </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size: 12pt;">“Always try to lighten someone’s spirits. When God chooses to take this man home, I’m happy knowing that I’ve been placed here at this location to make his days better,” concluded Beveridge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> <i> “God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them”</i> (<b>Hebrews 6:10</b> NIV).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> In the Biblical world, it was always understood that older men taught younger men throughout life. Younger men were always to be respectful of their elders because the older men made life possible for the younger ones. That’s the practical outworking of love, a servant attitude that acknowledges a debt to those who’ve gone before us. What is fascinating in the Bible verse is that God values our help to others as if we’ve helped Him directly. He is so interested in each of us that He notices and keeps track of our regard for one another.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> Whether Shawn Beveridge knows it or not, he is honoring God’s desires for all of us. We can’t claim to love God and then ignore His children or treat them with contempt. It might seem a small thing for Shawn to bring a cup of coffee or lunch to a sidelined crane operator, but God counts it a very big thing indeed. So, Harold is blessed by Shawn’s acknowledgment of his worth and Shawn is blessed by Harold’s experience. And both are blessed to be drawn a little closer to each other and to God, through their mutual service. People like Shawn remind us in concrete ways that God cares how we live the normal, daily minutes. He sees, He smiles, and He will certainly reward.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />===============<br /><br /></span></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-48434035436649920702023-10-26T02:00:00.000-07:002024-02-02T17:43:36.881-08:00Hebrews 5:11-14 Advanced Teaching Hindered by Immaturity = October 26<h1><span style="font-family: arial;">Advanced Teaching Hindered by Immaturity</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 5:11-14</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb1" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">ESV Text with Highlights</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+1" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">5:11-14 Advanced Teaching is Hindered by the Problem of Spiritual Immaturity </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Digging In-depth</b></div><div><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>5:11–14</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> The author emphasizes the importance of understanding the </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><u>basic truths</u></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> that undergird the Christian faith. These Jewish Christians were immature. The letter’s recipients were making </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><u>slow progress</u></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> on the path to spiritual maturity (v. 12). Some of them should have been teaching others, but they had not even applied the basics to their own lives. They were reluctant to move beyond age-old traditions, established doctrines, and discussion of the basics. They wouldn’t be able to understand the high-priestly role of Christ unless they moved out of their comfortable position, cut some of their Jewish ties, and stopped trying to blend in with their culture. Commitment to Christ moves people out of their comfort zones.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:11 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>this </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">May refer to the priesthood of Jesus or Melchizedek (see 7:1–9).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:12 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>elementary truths of God</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> The Greek term used here probably refers to the OT Scriptures in general or prophecy in particular (e.g., Acts 7:38; Rom 3:2; 1 Pet 4:11).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:12 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>milk, not solid food</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> A common metaphor for levels of teaching or instruction (e.g., 1 Cor 3:1–4)—the author calls his audience to Christian maturity. To grow from infant Christians to mature Christians, we must learn discernment. We must train our conscience, our senses, our mind, and our body to distinguish good from evil. Can you recognize temptation before it traps you? Can you tell the difference between a correct use of Scripture and a mistaken one?</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:13 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>message of righteousness</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> This expression could refer to sound ethical teaching, general Christian teachings, the doctrine of righteousness through Christ, or Israel’s Scriptures.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:13 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>infant </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The NT metaphorically employs the image of an infant in reference to those who need correction (1 Cor 3:1–3), highlighting the need to grow in Christian maturity (Gal 4:1–6; Eph 4:13–16).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>5:14</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Our capacity to feast on deeper knowledge of God (“solid food”) is determined by our spiritual growth. Too often we want God’s banquet before we are spiritually capable of digesting it. As you grow in the Lord and put into practice what you have learned, your capacity to understand will also grow.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0.06in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:14 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>mature </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The Greek word here, </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><i>teleios</i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">, is used metaphorically for those who are morally and spiritually prepared (see 1 Cor 2:6). They are complete and whole, an extension of the meaning of </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><i>teleios</i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p><ul><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Maturity =Heb 6:1–3; 10:14; 12:1–2; 1 Cor 2:6; 3:1–3; 14:20; 2 Cor 13:9–11; Eph 4:11–16; Col 4:12; 1 Pet 2:1–3 = The author of Hebrews was concerned with the spiritual immaturity of his audience. He wanted to give them real spiritual meat, but they were acting like spiritual babies who needed basic nourishment rather than deeper teaching (5:13). They had not been listening to the word of God. They had been believers long enough to be teaching others (5:12), but a growing insensitivity had rendered them spiritually dull (5:11; cp. 1 Cor 3:1–3). They lacked the maturity to discern the basic difference between right and wrong (5:14).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The author challenged them to move on to maturity so he could present them with deeper truths of the faith (6:1–3). As elsewhere in the NT, maturity in Hebrews has to do with one’s ability to discern spiritual truth (1 Cor 2:6). Christians are exhorted to be mature in their thinking (1 Cor 14:20). The body of Christ is growing to maturity through the equipping of believers and by growing in the knowledge of the Son of God (Eph 4:11–16). The result is a united community of faith in which love and truth further build-up of the body of Christ.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Spiritual maturity is not an automatic result of time. It results from focused listening to the word of God and living out that word in fellowship with the community.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:14 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>trained </b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Mature believers train themselves by constant practice. They are to be trained in godliness (Heb 12:11; compare 1 Tim 4:7).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:14 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>their faculties</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> A metaphor for a person’s entire being: heart, mind, and soul (Jer 4:19; 4 Macc 2:22).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">5:14 </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>distinguishing of both good and evil</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Describes the mark of Christian maturity (compare 2 Pet 2:14; see Deut 1:39; Isa 7:16).</span></span></span></span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>EDUCATION</b></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">, Qualified Teachers—Not all church members are qualified to be teachers. Many are immature in the faith. They have not learned to live righteous lives or discuss mature questions. All Christians need to mature in the faith so they can distinguish good from evil. Maturity comes from constant study and practice of the faith. Each Christian with teaching gifts should exercise those gifts at the present stage of maturity while seeking constantly greater knowledge and maturity.</span></span></span></span></span></p></li></ul></div><div><br /></div></span><ul style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></ul></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/5/" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">How To Get To Heaven</a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-88126345300635112352023-10-26T01:30:00.001-07:002024-01-17T07:52:03.254-08:00Hebrews 5:1-10 Warning Against Falling Away and Call to Spiritual Growth = October 26<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A High Priest Like Melchizedek</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 5:1-10</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+5%3A1-10&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb5.1-10" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">5 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. 3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. 4 And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">“You are my Son,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> today I have begotten you”;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">6 as he says also in another place,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">“You are a priest forever,</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> after the order of Melchizedek.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">7 In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. 8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. 9 And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10 being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other YouTube Videos</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jesus Appointed as a High Priest Forever (Hebrews 5:1-6) - Lesson 14</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/xSNKfwW-sT8">https://youtu.be/xSNKfwW-sT8</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Jesus the Great High Priest</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other YouTube Videos</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike><br /></strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tempted as We Are, Yet Without Sin (Hebrews 4:14-16) - Lesson 13</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/4ZX39r9weac" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/4ZX39r9weac</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ZX39r9weac" width="320" youtube-src-id="4ZX39r9weac"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">==========</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Devotions</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 5.0pt; margin: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A GOD WHO UNDERSTANDS</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><br />There's a man trying to cross the street. As he steps off the curb, a car comes screaming around the corner and heads straight for him. The man walks faster, trying to hurry across the street, but the car changes lanes and is still coming at him.<br /><br />So the guy turns around to go back, but the car changes lanes again and is still coming at him.<br /><br />By now, the car is so close and the man so scared that he just freezes and stops in the middle of the road.<br /><br />The car gets real close, then swerves at the last possible moment and screeches to a halt right next him.<br /><br />The driver rolls down the window. The driver is a squirrel. The squirrel says to the man says, "See, it's not as easy as it looks, is it?"<br /><br />There have been times when I've discovered that experiencing something is more difficult than it looks. For example, when I was younger, I was full of ideas on how parents ought to be raising their children. However, after having three of my own, I've discovered that "it's not as easy as it looks."<br /><br />Maybe there was a time when you thought someone ought to be handling a divorce or a death in the family better than they do. But after experiencing it for yourself, you found out that "it's not as easy as it looks."<br /><br />Sometimes there's no way to know what it feels like to go through something without actually experiencing it yourself. That's why the incarnation is so important. There's no way we can say to God, "Living here on this earth -- it's not as easy as it looks!" God knows. He's taken on flesh and blood and walked this earth. He's experienced temptation, frustration, persecution, disappointment and a host of human emotions. He knows how tough it is. He understands. And that's why He is in a position to be of help to us.<br /><br />"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Heb. 4:15-16)<br /><br />It's true. Living life on this earth is "not as easy as it looks." But may you find comfort today in knowing that God understands that more that you can begin to imagine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-15859075689854920022023-10-25T01:00:00.000-07:002024-01-10T13:27:53.002-08:00Hebrews 4:1-13 The Promised Rest For God's People = October 25<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><h1>The Promised Rest For God's People</h1></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 4:1-13 </span></span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+4%3A1-13&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb4.1-13" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Rest</span></div><div>#Soul</div><div>#WordOfGod</div><div>#Works</div><div>#Enter<br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/webp/400/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews+4-12+The+Word+Of+God+Is+Living+Powerful+And+Sharper+Than+A+Two+Edged+Sword+blue.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/webp/400/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews+4-12+The+Word+Of+God+Is+Living+Powerful+And+Sharper+Than+A+Two+Edged+Sword+blue.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.4&options=VHNUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p><a id="en_ESV_29999"></a><span style="background: white;"><b>Hebrews 4 </b></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Therefore, while the promise of <u>entering</u> his </span><u style="background-color: white;">rest </u><span style="background-color: white;">still stands, </span><u style="background-color: #fcff01;">let us</u><span style="background-color: white;"> fear lest </span><u style="background-color: white;">any </u><span style="background-color: white;">of you should seem to have failed to reach it. </span></span><a id="en_ESV_30000"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">2 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. </span><a id="en_ESV_30001"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">3 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For we who have believed <u>enter</u> that <u>rest</u>, as he has said,</span></p>
<p><span style="background: white;">“As I swore in my wrath,<br />‘They shall not <u>enter</u> my <u>rest</u>,’”</span></p>
<p><span style="background: white;">although his works were finished from the foundation of the world. </span><a id="en_ESV_30002"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">4 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For he has somewhere spoken of the seventh day in this way: “And God <u>rested </u>on the seventh day from all his works.” </span><a id="en_ESV_30003"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">5 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">And again in this passage he said,</span></p>
<p><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #fcff01; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: rgb(252, 255, 1);">“They shall not <u>enter </u>my <u>rest</u>.”</span></p>
<p><a id="en_ESV_30004"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">6 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">Since therefore it remains for some to <u>enter </u>it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to <u>enter </u>because of disobedience, </span><a id="en_ESV_30005"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">7 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted,</span></p>
<p><span style="background: white;">“Today, if you hear his voice,<br />do not harden your hearts.”</span></p>
<p><a id="en_ESV_30006"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">8 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For if Joshua had given them <u>rest</u>, God would not have spoken of another day later on. </span><a id="en_ESV_30007"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">9 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">So then, there remains a Sabbath <u>rest </u>for the people of God, </span><a id="en_ESV_30008"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">10 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">for whoever has <u>entered </u>God's <u>rest</u> has also <u>rested</u> from his works as God did from his.</span></p>
<p><a id="en_ESV_30009"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">11 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">Let us therefore strive to <u>enter </u>that <u>rest</u>, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. </span><a id="en_ESV_30010"></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;"><span style="background-color: white;">12</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> </span></span></sup></b></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #fcff01; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: rgb(252, 255, 1);">For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.</span><span style="background: white;"> </span><a id="en_ESV_30011"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">13 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.</span></p>
<p> </p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews/4/1/-/4/13" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+4" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Key Words: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Rest</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Enter</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Works</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?type=general&q1=Hebrews+4%3A1-13&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_nas&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3" target="_blank">StudyLight</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><a href="https://biblehub.com/context/hebrews/4-1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/rsv/heb/4/1-13/s_1137001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the author warning his readers about from the story of Israel's rebellion? What "message" (v. 2) was given each community (see Exodus 3:7; Numbers 14:7-9)? With the reception and results? Why is "hearing" not enough?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the "rest" promised by God: The promised land? Sunday off? Heaven? God's presence? How do verses 3b-10 support your answer?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the proper response to the warning in verses 1 and 11?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What does it mean that God's Word is "living"? Active? That it penetrates? How has the author used the "Word of God" thus far?</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/4" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li>How would you explain the "promised rest" to someone who is not a Christian? What situation today would make this type of exhortation necessary?</li><li>What efforts (v. 11) can help you enter into God's rest (see Mathew 11:28-30; John 6:27-29)?</li><li>What evidence do you have that the Word of God is living and active in your life?</li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? 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<p>If we were to poll all of the people whose hearts have become hardened, how many of them do you suppose would already be aware of that condition in themselves? My suspicion is not many. How does this happen, that the very people of God begin to ignore His voice? Could we believe ourselves to be generally “good guys” and thus rarely stop for self-examination? Do we water down the truth of God’s exaltation of Jesus? Do we demand to still be spoon-fed truth, when we could and should be out there using it to teach and nourish others?</p>
<p>I’m sure that you, like me, very much look forward to times of rest. There’s nothing like a good rest after work well done. After a long workout. After finals. After completing all the chores in the house after it looked like a sharknado has come through. And at the end of my (hopefully long and active) life, I. Want. To. Rest.</p>
<p>Lord, protect and warn me from places where my heart could grow hard and keep me from your rest!</p>
<p>Written By <b><i>Elizabeth McElroy</i></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Staff Member, Oklahoma Christian University</p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">=============</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p align="center" class="H1" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 33.75pt; margin-left: 18.75pt; margin-right: 18.75pt; margin-top: 22.5pt; margin: 22.5pt 18.75pt 33.75pt; tab-stops: 18.75pt; text-align: center;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><b>7 Signs God Is Trying To Grab Your
Attention</b></span></p>
<p class="BODY"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">How do you know when God</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’s is trying to
get your attention?<br />
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<p class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Your
Friends Confront You</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Your real
friends will tell you the truth, and it</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’s not always what you want to hear,
but the proverbs teach, </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an
enemy”</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"> (Prov 27:6), so sometimes God
will send friends into your life who are trying to get your attention over
something you</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’re doing. If a friend sees a friend living in sin and says nothing,
then that person is not really their friend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">The Word Convicts You</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Students of
the Bible know that</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"> </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">“the word of God is living and
active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and
of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions
of the heart”</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"> (Heb 4:12), and that the Word
of God exposes us all as guilty before God. Nothing is hidden from Him (Heb
4:13), so if you read some Bible verses that really convict you deeply, God may
be trying to tell you something, and using His own written Word to do it.
Whatever it was that convicted you may be what God</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’s trying to get your attention for.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Financial Storm</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Every one
has times of their lives when they encounter storms. Sometimes we don</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’t even see them
coming and we’re blindsided, but other times we see it coming, but we’re still
helpless to do anything about it. Is that you? Is God using a financial
difficulty to get your attention? Have you not been giving to others…or to
even, anyone? Maybe it’s something else. Getting near the bottom dollar is
scary. That will get your attention.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">A Lack of Peace</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">I heard one
man who was thinking about going on a missionary trip to South America. He was
prepared, well equipped, and had raised all the funds necessary (as
missionaries sometimes do), but as he got closer to departure, he didn</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’t have peace
about it. He couldn’t explain it, but he knew he wasn’t supposed to go on this
trip. He ends up not going, and his wife falls terribly ill. If he had left, he
would have left behind his spouse who was not gravely ill. When you don’t have
peace about something, it may be God telling you, “No,” “Wait” or “I’ve got something
better.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">A Damascus Road</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Sometimes it
takes a </span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">“Damascus Road” experience to knock us on the ground and put temporary
limits on us, like Jesus did Saul. Saul was blinded for three days until he
could finally see, and you know that must have gotten Saul’s attention. Saul
was later renamed Paul, because Saul means “destroyer,” which he was for a time
with the church, but now, having had to be humbled by the blinding light of
Jesus’ Shekinah glory, he would have to depend on others for a time. God may
not send a “Damascus Road” encounter, but that encounter can look like any
number of different things (DUI, Jail, Prison, Cancer, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">BONUS CONTENT</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">A Divine Appointment</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">I remember a
prisoner who our church ministers to and he was really down because he was sent
from a county jail to a state prison and he couldn</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’t figure out why God was doing
this. It was only later when I came to visit him that we both saw what God was
doing. He had allowed this man to go to a state prison so that I could visit
him and then later, the entire prison allowed us to minister to all who sought counsel
or biblical guidance. The prison even allowed me to preach to the inmates, so
when this man’s apparent evil sent him to a prison, and neither of us could
understand, it was only later that we saw God wanted us to go into this prison
as we’re commanded to do (Matt 25:36). God was trying to get the gospel into
the prison but He had to use another means for us to enter, so what looked like
a bad thing for this inmate brought much good to those who may have never heard
the gospel preached (Gen 50:20).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Death</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">How can the
death of a person be used by God to get someone</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’s attention? The fact is, when I
presided over a funeral and told them that they would never see their loved
ones again unless they repent and believe, a few came up to me after the
service and ask me about what I said. The person who was laid to rest had
trusted in Christ and so I told them that Jesus said, even if a person dies,
they will live again (John 11:25-26), so their only hope of seeing their loved
one again was if they put their trust in Christ. Then, not even death can
separate them from the love of God (Rom 8:37-39). For believers, the death of a
family member or friend is not goodbye but <span class="EM">“See you later,”</span></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"> however for the person who rejects Christ,
that is the last time they will ever see their loved one because they will be
with the Lord and the lost person will forever be cut off from God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="H2" style="margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 3.75pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Conclusion</span></i><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Hopefully
God won</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">’t have to take such drastic measures to get my attention but He must
do it if I keep ignoring Him. Living in sin will bring God’s discipline, but
it’s a discipline that is motivated out of love and not anger. Any parent who
loves their child will prove their love by disciplining them, and so when we
see that God is trying to get our attention, we had better take notice,
otherwise, God might shake our life up a little more until we fall on our
knees. If I keep praying and reading the Bible every day, it may help, but
don’t forget about your friends who love you, and in their love, they seem
concerned about something you’re doing. Friends are born for such adversity
(Prov 17:17).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="H3" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 18.75pt; margin: 18.75pt 0in 7.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: maroon; font-size: 12pt;">May God richly
bless you,</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Check the map? Wander around until you find the way?</li><li>Are you usually early or late getting to places? 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<p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 13pt; margin-top: 5.5pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">7 </span></sup></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white;">“Today, if you hear his voice,<br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29987"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">8 </span></sup></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion</span><span style="background-color: white;">,</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"> on the day of testing in the wilderness,</span><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29988"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">9 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">where your fathers put me to the test<br /> and saw my works for forty years.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29989"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">10 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">Therefore I was provoked with that generation,<br />and said, ‘</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ea9999; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: rgb(234, 153, 153);">They always go astray in their heart</span><span style="background: white;">;<br /> they have not known my ways.’<br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29990"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">11 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">As I swore in my wrath,<br /> ‘They shall not enter my rest.’”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13pt; margin-top: 13pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29991"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">12 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">Take <u>care</u>, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29992"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">13 </span></sup></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: white;">But </span><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">exhort one another every day</span><span style="background-color: white;">, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29993"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">14 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29994"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">15 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">As it is said,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;">“Today, if you hear his voice,</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">do not harden your hearts as in the </span><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">rebellion</span><span style="background-color: white;">.”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 13pt; margin-top: 13pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29995"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">16 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses? </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29996"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">17 </span></sup></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="background-color: white;">And with whom was he provoked for forty years? Was it not with those who </span><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">sinned</span><span style="background-color: white;">, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29997"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">18 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ea9999; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: rgb(234, 153, 153);">disobedient</span><span style="background: white;">? </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a id="en_ESV_29998"></a></span><span style="background: white;"><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">19 </span></sup></span><span style="background: white;">So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.</span></span></p>
<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p></h3></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJz8MBwUMhuqngLFJnhl_wM7iQQ_f-Xqym3rdAD_8dBpE0kIOIvDbzMno7qgDADFrJbcZz6ZX5WeGmrwAtNjJI_5A5ancZYAc0H9SbHf89cVQZnPSITdA1Vv7HbkDvrgjYIc_vHwB9NOs5vZE9YLjUu3oilCwlKiKaRnk3Ksf0mYy5zst8Pt7OfGDg1rdu/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJz8MBwUMhuqngLFJnhl_wM7iQQ_f-Xqym3rdAD_8dBpE0kIOIvDbzMno7qgDADFrJbcZz6ZX5WeGmrwAtNjJI_5A5ancZYAc0H9SbHf89cVQZnPSITdA1Vv7HbkDvrgjYIc_vHwB9NOs5vZE9YLjUu3oilCwlKiKaRnk3Ksf0mYy5zst8Pt7OfGDg1rdu/w400-h98/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews/3/7/-/3/19" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+3" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Hebrews 3:7-19</b> </div><div>A Serious Warning Against Unbelief</div><div><div>Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom17O9MxZsPxsBCL5Ebsh7qH7E_8CcBbM_W81jxYDJtjGHz3EjqHkKHdoXsxeyH6BwPSh-Gya9w6Ptt15ryDLKu3PeWrqOZxUZ9fP5EmR25pP5IlE3Ry11Q6BD3dqp-D42FoVAIst7Jjr4P6AluPbRpyKM54sEnRDG2bsss52x9UlE5zY89obeqKi7Dnc/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom17O9MxZsPxsBCL5Ebsh7qH7E_8CcBbM_W81jxYDJtjGHz3EjqHkKHdoXsxeyH6BwPSh-Gya9w6Ptt15ryDLKu3PeWrqOZxUZ9fP5EmR25pP5IlE3Ry11Q6BD3dqp-D42FoVAIst7Jjr4P6AluPbRpyKM54sEnRDG2bsss52x9UlE5zY89obeqKi7Dnc/w400-h116/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?type=general&q1=Hebrews+3%3A7-19&OLWordSearchRange=beg&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_nas&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3" target="_blank">StudyLight</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><a href="https://biblehub.com/context/hebrews/3-7.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/rsv/heb/3/7-19/s_1136007" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What new warnings (vv. 8,12)? How does this compare with verse 6 and 2:1-4?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">To what incident does the quotation from Psalms refer (vv. 7-11; Numbers 14)? How did the people of Israel harden their hearts? With what results (10-11)? What does it mean to turn away from the living God (v. 12)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What role does the Christian community play in keeping each other true to God (v. 13)? What will be the outcome of faithfulness (vv. 14-18)?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What does it mean to "enter God's rest" (vv. 11, 18-19; see 4:1-11; Matthew 11:28-30)?</span></li></ul><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizih4i6yBodpMNQnWvol5C0XfCxeL4o1VmjmeeChxjh5_I9D_AJ1d40XoTh7k020zUrQwG4YqAhyC3nuWGxVR4JSSBSlgRBWNKf2xJ7zoatz3nPizvseYdIvDZ5NfKXjPYscHJkrKqOX9AC94oiEmRBQw9oZWMehaGZIEg-x3yYSAJoC5LNGZ4DO-3QzER/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizih4i6yBodpMNQnWvol5C0XfCxeL4o1VmjmeeChxjh5_I9D_AJ1d40XoTh7k020zUrQwG4YqAhyC3nuWGxVR4JSSBSlgRBWNKf2xJ7zoatz3nPizvseYdIvDZ5NfKXjPYscHJkrKqOX9AC94oiEmRBQw9oZWMehaGZIEg-x3yYSAJoC5LNGZ4DO-3QzER/w400-h111/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/3" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a><br /></span><ul><li>What are some ways you and your church or small group could put verse 13 into practice? How can that help you? What apprehensions does it cause?</li><li>What was one of the most rebellious times in your spiritual life? What resulted from it? Who (or what) helped to bring you back? </li><li>How would you describe your heart now: Soft? Hard? Cold? Warm? Why is that?</li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? 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Originally recorded at the Northside church of Christ in Cordell, Oklahoma, on April 6, 2022.</div><div>#Jesus #Hebrews #God #Faith #Perseverance #Salvation</div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-10338073165332453112023-10-24T01:00:00.001-07:002024-01-10T08:16:50.207-08:00Hebrews 3:1-6 Jesus Greater Than Moses = October 24<h1 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">Jesus Greater Than Moses</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 3:1-6 </span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Jn1.1" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">ESV Text with Highlights</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+1" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/" target="_blank">StudyLight</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><a href="https://biblehub.com/asv/hebrews/1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/rsv/heb/1/1/ss0/rl0/s_1134001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-86351050360113947102023-10-23T01:30:00.001-07:002024-01-10T08:45:05.282-08:00Hebrews 2:5-18 Jesus Made Fully Human = October 23<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Jesus Made Fully Human</b></span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+2%3A5-3%3A6&version=NIV" target="_blank">Hebrews 2:5-3:6</a></span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+2%3A5-3%3A6&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.2.5-Heb.3.6&options=VNHUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div><a href="https://biblehub.com/asv/hebrews/2.htm" target="_blank">BibleHub</a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/rsv/heb/2/1/ss0/rl0/s_1135001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/2" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+2" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div><div><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews/2/5/-/3/6" target="_blank">ebible</a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><br /></div><br />##Warning</span></div><div>##Salvation</div><div>##Incarnation<br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>NAVIGATION POINT</b> </span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">= <i>Discovering where you have been and where you are now</i>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Icebreaker Questions</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Opening my heart and preparing to connect with God through Scripture) </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>When your parents went away, who were you "subject to" as a child? How did you look upon this person or the rules imposed on you? </b><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews%202-9%20Jesus%20Crowned%20With%20Glory%20And%20Honour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="800" height="298" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews%202-9%20Jesus%20Crowned%20With%20Glory%20And%20Honour.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">ESV Text with Highlights</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>NAVIGATION MAP </b></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">= <i>Deduct the Context and structure of the passage</i>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">PERICOPE & OUTLINES = OBSERVATION</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Re-read, Re-tell, and consider the BIG picture, before building the details</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>NAVIGATION DETAILS</b> </span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">= <i>Discern God's plan and desire for people.</i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">INTERPRETATION</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(Digging into Scripture) Research, Commentary, and Key Questions to understand the details about God and our living to treat others well.<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In contrast to the popular expectation of that day (v. 2:5), to whom does God subject the world (vv, 2:6-8a)? Why is this rule not yet complete or universal? Who rules instead? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In comparing people and angels (vv. 2:5-8), how are we both lower and higher? What is the ultimate destiny of humanity? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">To what does the phrase "the world to come" refer (v. 2:5)? How can the kingdom of God exist in both the present (in Jesus, in history) and the future (at the end of time)? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In what respects was Jesus "made lower than the angels" (v. 2:9)? What elevated him above them? What does Jesus share or have in common with humanity (vv. 2:7,9)? In which respect is Jesus unique? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Why did we need someone with flesh and blood like us, not an angel to die in our place (vv. 2:14-18)? What did Jesus accomplish by his death as one of us? What is the goal of our salvation (vv. 2:10-11)? What does it mean that Jesus authors salvation? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the difference between the way Jesus made atonement (v. 2:17) and the way the priests mediate atonement? </span></li><li></li></ul><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>NAVIGATION APPLICATION</b> </span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">= <i>Decide what "next step" you need to take.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">APPLICATION from Reflection </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Personal Application<br /></span><ul><li><span></span></li><li><span>When (if ever) did you drift away from the faith? Why? What evidence for faith helped bring you back? </span></li><li><span>At what points might you be tempted to lose your faith: After a big loss? When you seem to be making it very well on your own? When things are not going your way? When Christianity is mocked on TV talk shows? </span></li><li><span>How do the achievements and example of Jesus described here encourage you at such times? </span></li><li><span>Of Jesus' three titles (brother, v. 2:11; author of salvation, v. 2:10; high priest, v. 2:17) which one means most to you now? Why? </span></li><li style="font-weight: bold;"></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? 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<span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/XHMRExSktRQ" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/XHMRExSktRQ</a></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XHMRExSktRQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="XHMRExSktRQ"></iframe></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lesson Six - Hebrews 2:10-13</span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/perKW90ODHo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/perKW90ODHo</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/perKW90ODHo" width="320" youtube-src-id="perKW90ODHo"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>
Lesson Seven - Hebrews 2:14-15</span></span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://youtu.be/t_2HqSx937s" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/t_2HqSx937s</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t_2HqSx937s" width="320" youtube-src-id="t_2HqSx937s"></iframe></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Lesson Eight - Hebrews 2:16-18</span></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://youtu.be/5uqUUtxHgS4" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/5uqUUtxHgS4</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5uqUUtxHgS4" width="320" youtube-src-id="5uqUUtxHgS4"></iframe></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Lesson Nine - Hebrews 3:1-6</span></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://youtu.be/VXq6lFi_dXs" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/VXq6lFi_dXs</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VXq6lFi_dXs" width="320" youtube-src-id="VXq6lFi_dXs"></iframe></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Book of Hebrews, Chapter 2</b> (Part 3)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/RJnEtMn0Trg" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/RJnEtMn0Trg</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RJnEtMn0Trg" width="320" youtube-src-id="RJnEtMn0Trg"></iframe></div><div>We continue in the second chapter of Hebrews for our Wednesday night study. Originally recorded at the Northside church of Christ in Cordell, Oklahoma, on March 23, 2022.</div><div>#Jesus #Hebrews #God #DriftingAway #Perseverance #Salvation</div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Book of Hebrews, Chapter 3</b> (Part 1)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/_0ALCda0SpE" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/_0ALCda0SpE</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ALCda0SpE" width="320" youtube-src-id="_0ALCda0SpE"></iframe></div><div>We move into the third chapter of the book of Hebrews in our Wednesday night meal and devotional time. Originally recorded at the Northside church of Christ in Cordell, Oklahoma, on March 30, 2022.</div><div>#Jesus #Hebrews #God #Faith #Perseverance #Salvation</div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><span><b>The Danger of Neglect</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://youtu.be/odsuEKZwOeI">https://youtu.be/odsuEKZwOeI</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/odsuEKZwOeI" width="320" youtube-src-id="odsuEKZwOeI"></iframe></div>https://montevistacoc.com/multimedia-archive/hebrews-2/<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Honoring A Life</span></b></h2></span><div>
<p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> Stephen
Siller was a 34-year-old firefighter with Brooklyn</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">’s Squad 1
when the terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center towers. He abandoned
his golf date with his brothers and called his wife, Sally, to let them know.
Finding the Battery Tunnel closed, he strapped on 60 pounds of bunker gear and
ran through the tunnel to get to the scene. Siller was one of 343 NYFD members
killed while saving others that day, leaving his wife and five children. In his
memory, Siller’s brother Frank began the Tunnel2Towers charity to support Gold
Star families of military and first responders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> In September 2018, Corporal Garrett
Hull of the Fort Worth Police Department was called to help apprehend armed
robbers who had struck at least 17 times. The detective unit caught the gang in
the act of holding up a bar and advanced when the thugs tried to make their
getaway. Hull pursued one fleeing felon who opened fire. Hull shot back, but in
the gunfight he was fatally wounded as was the outlaw. A few days ago, Frank
Siller of Tunnel2Towers presented widow Sabrina Hull and her two daughters the
paperwork showing that her home mortgage had been completely paid by the
charity. It was one of 24 mortgages paid off in 24 days by the organization.
Frank Siller honors his brother by caring for many others who have sacrificed
for the public safety. Basic gratitude tells us that rescuers are worthy of
great and lasting honor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> “In putting everything under him,
God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see
everything subject to him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than
the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that
by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone” (Hebrews 2:8b-9 NIV).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Of course, the greatest rescue by
the most heroic figure of all history is the redemption and salvation of people
by Jesus Christ. Stepping out of the perfection of the heavenly realm to take
on human flesh, He shared everything we experience. He didn’t do that because
He couldn’t otherwise understand us—He did that to prove to us that He
understands us perfectly. He even experienced a vicious death in our place and
then shockingly rose from the dead. He now calls us to follow Him so that we,
too, might have life with Him forever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 6pt; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in 6.5in 7.0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> How shall we honor the One who died
in our place and still offers us eternal life with Him? We can do no less than
assembling to worship and honor Him on the first day of the week. He’s even
given us the memorial of communion to bring His salvation front and center in
our minds and hearts! We can honor Him by joyously living according to His
pattern of godliness. We can honor Him by loving and serving His people. We can
honor Him by spreading the news about Him to others so that they, too, can be
saved in another heroic rescue. Every day we can bless others in the name of
Jesus Christ so that the credit for goodness goes where it belongs—to Him whom
we honor and adore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BODY" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="B"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="X-NONE">Thrill Ride</span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="X-NONE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial;"> Fear
makes us do funny things. A 64-year-old defense company executive in France was
near retirement and his co-workers wanted to provide a better gift than a
plaque, so they arranged for a very special event. To his surprise, they
brought him to an air base in northeastern France for a coveted ride in the
back seat of a Dassault Rafale B fighter. A quick flight physical certified him
for the experience and a very short safety briefing failed to prepare him for
the ride. After the event, it was shown that his G-suit pants were not properly
worn, his seat straps were not securely tightened and his helmet and oxygen
mask were not buckled. The biggest problem, though, was that nobody thought to
ask him whether he wanted the flight or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="X-NONE"> Heart
racing, he got in the plane. The pilot taxied out to the runway and hit the
throttle. The responsive jet rocketed down the runway and the pilot pulled
3.7gs of force smoothly rising to about 1,500 feet, where he started to level
off. When the passenger felt himself lifting off the seat in negative g-force,
in alarm he grabbed the first thing he could find to steady himself</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="X-NONE">—a
black and yellow striped loop sticking up between his knees. Sadly, that was
the trigger of the MK 16 ejection seat, which blew off the canopy and shot him
straight out of the plane. His parachute deployed perfectly and he landed
safely, minus his loose helmet. The pilot was able to bring the plane in
safely, too, so only pride was permanently wounded. Fear can derange our
thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial;"> “Since
the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by
his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the
devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of
death” (Hebrews 2:14-15 NIV).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="X-NONE"> Fear
of death has led to every imaginable delusion and sin. People have spent
everything looking for miracle cures, undergone staggering plastic surgeries,
robbed, killed, and abandoned families—all in the vain hope of evading death.
Others have invented religious rituals and spun myths, pretending that they can
magically transform reality so that death will never come to them. Yet the
universal statistic remains: one out of one will die. Yet, what if that
certainty turned out to be </span><span class="U"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="X-NONE">not</span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" lang="X-NONE"> the final word?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="BODY" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-family: arial;"> Jesus
demonstrated, beyond any reasonable doubt, that death is not actually the end
of the story. He had resuscitated others during His ministry, but when He rose
from death He showed that He has power over death. He promises that He will
extend that same life to all those who want to accept it from Him,
demonstrating their faith in Him by repentance and baptism so that their sins
might be forgiven and they might be in a covenant with Him for life. Once the
fear of death is removed from us, we are free to live each day in joyous
righteousness and holiness. God has given us unimaginable blessings at every
phase of our lives. When death can no longer terrify and derange us, we can
relax and enjoy each part of the ride!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><h1><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>TITLE</b></span></h1><span style="font-family: arial;">Scripture Text> </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Jn1.1" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Other YouTube Videos</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" /></div></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-61852763371648541182023-10-23T01:30:00.000-07:002024-01-10T08:28:10.599-08:00Hebrews 2:1-4 Warning Not to Neglect Salvation = October 23<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Warning Not to Neglect Salvation</span></h1><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hebrews 2:1-4 </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Jn1.1" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div>#Hashtags</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/s1109/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="1109" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2TnqpS2CFwQ1R-6Sgbwd4PBzu4aCYeYaIop63zFOlwiv8zLS_rDynSmv7kCb_rj2XT7u3pgdqdLOAt5FV-LGKn-zP5BA5WTYLSE0fkxd9Os7oOvgVlF9l8COo1r1oWiqdJCiGTs7Vq9PJ4Ukil5wbTcWrFbIDQpvd0_R-mySWEmr_i7T20gL88xgeMBtd/w640-h157/Navigation%20Point1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Intro Questions to get us thinking</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Scripture Graphics</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.1&options=NHVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>Warning Against Neglecting Salvation</b></span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>2 </b></span><span style="background: white;">Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. </span><a id="en_ESV_29963"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">2 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, </span><a id="en_ESV_29964"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">3 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, </span><a id="en_ESV_29965"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">4 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/s1067/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="1067" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEqcBVBkVQ5qWx5eNU-x0nTtOKctEREuxINpbYEjSDiH8F28UW47ddE_a9Rqg9RX9fOb9IZa1nujFxdUIZ7Plq1Z-gKNCo7MaCUc1cdW72fwmKsiN-jdLCb9Y5dNCUTzlUZT0jHw2HY5u-NJ4vP3YScykAQERDABlXuu1a7AxZ-Hfl62QlsMRJaBaF8WA/w640-h156/Navigation%20Map2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebible.com/nlt/hebrews" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">ebible</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+1" target="_blank">NETBible</a></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/s1058/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1058" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireU2U3zH-5X2hjZCg5qS5vmfeeIsjNb15XanLSrEOEeKIqydsKGvrFxHH-kPSJrrdYeTfyK7NoQWKSG0-KWXlO7JBcgEoorBPPl47eBeoYq2WfEYv33YRa82nB6A34qHZi-svRDX5GFf-PeqoENTzx4p6Bhmqd7M2jvp-FO3hwqJKlJYT2B6GKp3SR3F1/w640-h186/Navigation%20Details3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.studylight.org/" target="_blank">StudyLight</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><a href="https://biblehub.com/asv/hebrews/1.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">BibleHub</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.blueletterbible.org/rsv/heb/1/1/ss0/rl0/s_1134001" target="_blank">BlueLetter </a></span></div></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>God is</b> ... What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What danger faces these people? to "drift away" 2:1? </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the answer to the rhetorical question in verse 2:3? </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.</span></li><li></li></ul></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Links - <a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/" target="_blank">https://virtualbiblestudy.com/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://virtualbiblestudy.com/lessons/hebrews/2/" target="_blank">Choosing To Follow Jesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EdmondChurchofChrist" target="_blank">Links to Edmond Videos</a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Other YouTube Videos</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><h2 style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">Lesson Four - Hebrews 2:1-4</span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/Uy4Xqc_BCK8" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Uy4Xqc_BCK8</a></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uy4Xqc_BCK8" width="320" youtube-src-id="Uy4Xqc_BCK8"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Articles</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><strike>Devotions</strike></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-86366757075467970552023-10-20T01:00:00.000-07:002024-01-10T08:00:17.875-08:00Hebrews 1:1-14 The Supremacy of God's Son = October 20<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><h1>The Supremacy of God's Son</h1></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hebrews 1:1-14 </span></span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+1&version=NIV" target="_blank">Biblegateway</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://biblia.com/books/ncv/Heb1.1-14" target="_blank">Biblia.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>Topics</b>:</div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">#Will</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">#<a href="https://parable-illustrations.blogspot.com/2023/12/angels-illustrations.html" target="_blank">Angels</a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">#Spoken</span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Potential Sermon Titles</b>: ??</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="800" height="298" src="https://images.knowing-jesus.com/w/900/58-HEBREWS/Hebrews%201-1%20Long%20Ago%20God%20Spoke%20Through%20His%20Prophets%20pink.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.stepbible.org/?q=version=ESV|reference=Heb.1&options=NHVUG" target="_blank">StepBible</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>The Supremacy of God's Son</b></span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;"><b>1 </b></span><span style="background: white;">Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, </span><a id="en_ESV_29949"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">2 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. </span><a id="en_ESV_29950"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">3 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, </span><a id="en_ESV_29951"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">4 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_29952"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">5 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">For to which of the angels did God ever say,</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“You are my Son,<br /> today I have begotten you”?</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Or again,</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“I will be to him a father,<br /> and he shall be to me a son”?</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_29953"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">6 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says,</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Let all God's angels worship him.”</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_29954"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">7 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">Of the angels he says,</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“He makes his angels winds,<br /> and his ministers a flame of fire.”</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_29955"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">8 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">But of the Son he says,</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;">“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,<br /> the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.<br /></span><a id="en_ESV_29956"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">9 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;<br />therefore God, your God, has anointed you<br /> with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_29957"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">10 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">And,</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white;">“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,<br /> and the heavens are the work of your hands;<br /></span><a id="en_ESV_29958"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">11 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">they will perish, but you remain;<br /> they will all wear out like a garment,<br /></span><a id="en_ESV_29959"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">12 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">like a robe you will roll them up,<br /> like a garment they will be changed.<br />But you are the same,<br /> and your years will have no end.”</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a id="en_ESV_29960"></a><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">13 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">And to which of the angels has he ever said,</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;">“Sit at my right hand<br /> until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?</span></span></p><div><span style="background: white;"><b><sup><span style="font-size: 8.8pt;">14 </span></sup></b></span><span style="background: white;">Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?</span> </div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What do we learn about God in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>We are</b> ... What do we learn about people in this passage?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/s956/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="956" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7F__fcvL2zEhrMXo0vgXfu9uSuf85MlWBSx2Z0_ZfZj_VmUVTx-_NqoKRzdDNC9Jt98ubAeFwIFEA8Sq-rTIhDjg75gziQ1GdYWOPh03pTKOCiItBnxWdOhDTFOVSQxnCG2ZRaGb4M7aYhk-3vCp7EvAfAC6Rb5WWlSS6yzSfCOx_Px1or9sX5NiPl_NH/w640-h178/Navigation%20Destination4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Hebrews/1" target="_blank">KnowingJesus</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>I will</b> ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>You can</b> ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? 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border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lesson Two - Hebrews 1:1-4</span></yt-formatted-string></h2></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/SxjApl3c9uQ" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/SxjApl3c9uQ</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SxjApl3c9uQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="SxjApl3c9uQ"></iframe></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2 style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lesson Three - Hebrews 1:5-14</span></yt-formatted-string></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/CzSQX2m_MWw" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/CzSQX2m_MWw</a></span></yt-formatted-string></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CzSQX2m_MWw" width="320" youtube-src-id="CzSQX2m_MWw"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><h2 style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Book of Hebrews, Chapter 1</span></h2><div><a href="https://youtu.be/e64hnlmj53M" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://youtu.be/e64hnlmj53M</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e64hnlmj53M" width="320" youtube-src-id="e64hnlmj53M"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This evening we look at how the author of Hebrews shows us the supremacy of Jesus Christ over all of creation, even the angels. <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>Book of Hebrews, Chapter 2</b> (Part 1)<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/OYgY_pFZtuY" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/OYgY_pFZtuY</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OYgY_pFZtuY" width="320" youtube-src-id="OYgY_pFZtuY"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We begin the second chapter of Hebrews with a discussion on the author's warnings about drifting away from the faith.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Book of Hebrews, Chapter 2</b> (Part 2)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/tZjmHR-gXK8" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/tZjmHR-gXK8</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tZjmHR-gXK8" width="320" youtube-src-id="tZjmHR-gXK8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We continue in the second chapter of Hebrews about drifting away from the faith.<br />#Jesus #Hebrews #God #DriftingAway #Perseverance #Salvation<br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hebrews #1 - Book of Encouragement</b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/j8D3qSwMR2I" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/j8D3qSwMR2I</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j8D3qSwMR2I" width="320" youtube-src-id="j8D3qSwMR2I"></iframe></div></div><div><br /></div></span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><b>Hebrews 1</b> - Weekly Bible Class<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/0HWNjMV42ko" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/0HWNjMV42ko</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0HWNjMV42ko" width="320" youtube-src-id="0HWNjMV42ko"></iframe></div><a href="https://montevistacoc.com/multimedia-archive/hebrews-1/">https://montevistacoc.com/multimedia-archive/hebrews-1/</a><br /><span><br /></span></span></div></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hebrews 1</b> - Part 1</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/4kb0yrontb8" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/4kb0yrontb8</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4kb0yrontb8" width="320" youtube-src-id="4kb0yrontb8"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">https://montevistacoc.com/multimedia-archive/hebrews-1-part-1/<br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Articles</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Devotions</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-60307490337473018922023-10-20T00:30:00.000-07:002023-12-23T19:58:22.495-08:00Hebrews - Introduction & Resources = October 20<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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<br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Those To Whom It Was Written. </b><br />This is the only New Testament book that is primarily written to Jewish Christians. It was, no doubt, addressed to <u>Hebrew (Jewish) </u>Christians (Notice the name) (perhaps second-generation Christians, see 2;3, but whether to a special church or to those in a special locality, is a matter of dispute. </span>The many references to the Old Testament would be better understood by the Jews. The epistle shows the superiority of Christianity over Judaism. There is no mention of the conflict between Gentiles and Jews. There is no indication of where these Jews were located. It is possible the epistle was written to all Jewish Christians wherever they lived. It is not possible to designate a certain city where the Jews lived. Of course, all would agree there is much instruction for Gentile Christians as well as Jewish Christians.<div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Several things, however, may be learned about them.</b></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">(1) They had steadfastly endured persecution and the loss of property. 10:</span><br />(2) They had shown sympathy with other Christians, 6:10; 10:32-34. <br />(3) They had been Christians some time, 5:12. <br />(4) They knew the writer whom they are, by their prayers, to help restore to themselves, 13:19. <br />(5) They knew Timothy who was to visit them, 13:23, and people in Italy 13:24.<br />(6) They were now in danger of apostasy to Judaism but had not yet resisted to blood, 12:3-4; 5:11; 6:9. </div><div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><b>The Purpose of Writing</b></div><div> These Jewish Christians were being persecuted for their faith in Christ. Many were even considering abandoning the faith and returning to Judaism. Therefore, the purpose was to present the superiority of Christ over Judaism. The primary object of the epistle of Hebrews was to persuade his Hebrew brethren to persevere to the end of their Christian lives. He wanted them not to turn back to Judaism. Christianity is better than Judaism in every way. The writer uses this expression thirteen times to show that Jesus is better than the angels, Moses, the prophets, Aaron, Joshua, and the Levitical priesthood. Jesus is the great High Priest of the Christian Age. He reminds the readers of the amazing revelation and salvation given by God to men through Jesus Christ. He reminds them of the great blessing of Christianity through Jesus. He reminds them of the place of suffering and patient endurance by faith in the present earthly pathway to the goal of God’s purpose through Jesus. He reminds them of the terrible judgment which will befall those who turn away from Jesus Christ.</div><br /><b>Their danger of going back to Judaism might arise from several sources.</b><br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">(1) There was a tendency to disbelieve Christ and his claims, 3:12. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">(2) The elaborate worship of the Temple compared with the simple worship of the Christian church. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">(3) The Jews branded them as traitors and taunted them for turning against the law, which was given by prophets, angels, and Moses, and from the sanctuary ministered to by the priests of God. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">(4) They were suffering persecution.</span></li></ul></div></div><b>Theme</b>: The theme of this book is “The Superiority of Jesus.” This book has the purpose of trying to convince Christians to never leave Jesus. He is the only source of salvation!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
<b>Breakdown of Book</b><br />
Chapters 1-7 Superiority of Christ<br />
Chapters 8-10 Christ's covenant is superior<br />
Chapter 9 Greater Tabernacle<br />
Chapter 10 Greater Sacrifice than Old Testament<br />
Chapter 11-13 Christ and Christian living is superior<br />
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01 - Christ is Greater than Angels<br />
02 - Greater Salvation<br />
03 - Greater than Moses<br />
04 - Greater than Joshua<br />
05 - Greater than Aaron and Priesthood<br />
06 - Don't Give Up<br />
07 - Christ is Greater than Levites<br />
08 - Christ's Covenant is Superior<br />
09 - Christ's Blood makes for a better Place of Worship<br />
10 - The Weakness of Old Testament Sacrifice<br />
11 - Application: Christian living is Superior<br />
12 - Application: Encouragement<br />
13 - Application: Exhortation<br />
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outline Overall</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Revelation Of God In His Son 1:1-2:18</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> God’s Final Word Spoken Through His Son 1:1-4</li><li> Christ’s Superiority Over The Angels 1:5-2:4</li><li> The Incarnation, Suffering And Death Of The Son Of God 2:5-18</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Prince Of Salvation 3:1-4:13</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> The Superiority Of Christ Over Moses 3:1-6</li><li> Exhortation To Faithfulness And Warning Against Apostasy 3:7-4:13</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Great High Priest 4:14-10:18</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Christ The Christian’s Great High Priest 4:14-5:10</li><li> An Admonition To Progress In Knowledge And Faithfulness 5:11-6:20</li><li> Characteristics Of Christ’s Eternal Priesthood And Its Superiority Over All Others 7:1-8:6</li><li> The Superiority Of The New Covenant Over The Old Covenant 8:7-10:18</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Practical Exhortations 10:19-13:25</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> Draw Near To God And Hold Fast The Faith 10:19-39</li><li> The Triumphant Achievements Of Faith 11:1-40</li><li> A Call To Serve God Acceptably 12:1-29</li><li> Final Exhortations And Benedictions 13:1-25</li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">DATE OF WRITING</span></b></h2><div> The latest date for the writing of this epistle has to be A.D. 96. Clement of Rome quoted from Hebrews in his epistle at this time. However, it seems to have been written between A.D. 60-70. At the time of the writing it seems that the temple was still standing and the rituals of Judaism were being practiced (Hebrews 8:4; 10:11). The temple was destroyed in A.D. 70. This would make it written before A.D. 70. The rebellion of the Jews which ended in the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the temple began in A.D. 66. Therefore, this epistle was probably written around A.D. 65. Timothy was still living when the epistle was written (Hebrews 13:23). Again, no one knows the exact date the epistle was written.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PLACE OF WRITING</span></h2><div>Since the author of the letter of Hebrews is not known, it is very difficult to determine from where the epistle was written. Those who believe Paul wrote the epistle think it was written from Rome. The sentence, “They of Italy salute you’ (Hebrews 13:24) lead many to believe the epistle was written from Rome. However, this sentence could mean the Romans in the city in which the epistle was written are sending their greetings to the church in Rome. Many scholars do not seem to know with certainty from where the letter was written.</div></div></span><div><ul>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Who Wrote It?</b></span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;">Holy Spirit is the easy short answer. The is great debate by some, but this should not overly concern us that it is "scripture". Don't let this get you too sidetracked from the message of the book.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>The correspondence of Hebrews is anonymous, though its authorship is usually attributed to Paul. This is the only New Testament book where we are uncertain of the author. For the first three hundred years of Christianity, it appears the author of Hebrews was unknown. Clement of Alexander refers to Paul as the author around A.D. 200. Jerome and Augustine in the fifth century had doubts that Paul was the writer; however, they were influenced by the Eastern tradition to push Paul as the author so that the epistle to the Hebrews would be accepted in the canon of the Bible. The inscription “To The Hebrews” was added in the third century. The inscription “The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews” was added in the 4th century. Due to this inscription being in most King James Versions of the Bible, many people have accepted Paul as the author.</div><div>However, there is little internal evidence to support Paul being the author of Hebrews. In the other epistles Paul wrote, he states that he is the author. There is no claim in the letter of Hebrews that Paul wrote the epistle. Some would say the Greek in the writing of Hebrews is not the type of Greek that Paul wrote. It is more classical Greek. It is more like the Greek of Luke. Some feel and do not believe Paul would have written Hebrews 2:3. This verse says, “This is so because it was first proclaimed by the Lord Himself, and then it was proved to us to be validated by the very men who heard Him themselves” (William’s Translation). Paul makes it clear that he did not receive the gospel from men, he received it directly from Jesus Christ (Galatians 1 and 2). Many scholars today do not believe Paul wrote Hebrews. Since A.D. 1900 most translations title the epistle Hebrews or To The Hebrews. Origen who lived in A.D. 200 said, “Who the author of the epistle of Hebrews is, only God knows.” There have been many speculations concerning who might have written this wonderful epistle; however, there is no real evidence for any of these speculations. Other than Paul, other suggestions are Luke, Barnabas, Apollos, Silas, Priscilla, and others have been suggested because the name of the author is not given in the biblical text itself. Whoever it was speaks of Timothy as a “brother” (13:23).</div><div>Not sure who as an individual it was written through. Many good suggestions and possibilities. The important thing is the letter of Hebrews is inspired by God and is a part of the Word of God, the Bible.</div></span><ul>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: arial;">Thoughts:</span></u></b></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial;">The Book of Hebrews: We don't know who wrote it other than HS, but it is good.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial;">It's About Jesus. Everything is, you know.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: arial;">Jesus, the name above every name.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Possible key verse: Hebrews 1:3</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Although Hebrews is called a “letter” (13:22), it has the form and the content of a sermon.<span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">It can be a difficult book to understand (especially without a lot of background in the Old Testament). Some equate its difficulty with Revelation.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">This book clearly shows that Christians can fall away (Hebrews 3:12). This teaching poses a huge problem for the doctrine of Calvinism.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Key Word</b>: <i>"Better"</i> (13 Times)<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">"Encouragement" Chapter 13</span></li></ul></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Race Through the Bible, Hebrews</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/EbSCbf1YCus" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/EbSCbf1YCus</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EbSCbf1YCus" width="320" youtube-src-id="EbSCbf1YCus"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Lesson One - <b>Introduction to Hebrews</b><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/dPBrl4ZnkOo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/dPBrl4ZnkOo</a></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dPBrl4ZnkOo" width="320" youtube-src-id="dPBrl4ZnkOo"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Introduction to Hebrews<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/Qget2G4nBeA" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Qget2G4nBeA</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qget2G4nBeA" width="320" youtube-src-id="Qget2G4nBeA"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Tonight we resume our Wednesday night meal and devotional time by restarting our study of the book of #Hebrews, which we unfortunately had to cut short in 2020 due to the pandemic.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hebrews #1 - Book of Encouragement</b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/j8D3qSwMR2I" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/j8D3qSwMR2I</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j8D3qSwMR2I" width="320" youtube-src-id="j8D3qSwMR2I"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><span><b>Hebrews 1</b> - Weekly Bible Class<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/0HWNjMV42ko" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/0HWNjMV42ko</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0HWNjMV42ko" width="320" youtube-src-id="0HWNjMV42ko"></iframe></div><a href="https://montevistacoc.com/multimedia-archive/hebrews-1/">https://montevistacoc.com/multimedia-archive/hebrews-1/</a><br /><span><br /><br /><b>Introduction of Hebrews</b><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/6WL0nXZBsVU" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/6WL0nXZBsVU</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6WL0nXZBsVU" width="320" youtube-src-id="6WL0nXZBsVU"></iframe></div>https://montevistacoc.com/multimedia-archive/introduction-to-hebrews/<br /><span><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Book of Hebrews Summary: A Complete Animated Overview</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/1fNWTZZwgbs" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/1fNWTZZwgbs</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1fNWTZZwgbs" width="320" youtube-src-id="1fNWTZZwgbs"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bibletalk.tv/introduction-to-hebrews" target="_blank">https://bibletalk.tv/introduction-to-hebrews</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cary Church of Christ Series</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/j8D3qSwMR2I?list=PLTx35r4wH2dEMtysdEPC7gJdFUIK4_8aU" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/j8D3qSwMR2I?list=PLTx35r4wH2dEMtysdEPC7gJdFUIK4_8aU</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><br /></div></div></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561906524047279488.post-2763539546146238662023-10-20T00:00:00.001-07:002023-12-06T12:20:37.650-08:00Life of Paul - Letter of Hebrews = October 20<h1 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span>Life of Paul - Letter to the Hebrews</span></b></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://kevinskomment.blogspot.com/search/label/Paul%27s%20Life" target="_blank">Series on the Life of Paul</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Possible Date</b>: 61 (early in the year)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Scripture</b>: Hebrews<br /><br /><b>NOTE</b>: We don't know the author of the book. If it was written by Paul, it's likely at the end of his fourth missionary journey when he arrived in Rome, as a prisoner, to await his trial before Caesar (Acts 28:16 - 30, Hebrews 13:24 - 25). Timothy, his close friend and fellow evangelist, took the letter to its destination.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Paul</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Apostle Paul</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">#Rome</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>NIV Study Bible Intro: Hebrews</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://youtu.be/Z0AX5nRci0w" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Z0AX5nRci0w</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z0AX5nRci0w" width="320" youtube-src-id="Z0AX5nRci0w"></iframe></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">THE LETTER TO THE HEBREWS</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And outline</div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://kevinskomment.blogspot.com/search/label/Paul%27s%20Life" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="320" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WLNIlcfoGof4uNFuoyesduxaMBvP5Qf49LyNKBmuNvbrv1AzeMG0Q_YMWKCHxQGMkmhm87b7VCrfIIU00C5K-uYI3QIf4GarXIRHw6TMEI42kiYg1bwMInvL9-T-ehfvStBEfwKQNe80PdwGKnZTtqXWOVxF3JL3wGhKmvvuusQbnFiG7qRhMqlJWg/w320-h128/ApostlePaul.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s1600/KevinsKommentary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjha42ZT7ADAFCZfgo6-ZFAHLS4-FGhs51Flhqy6vfMHk-AQuAliGKZZ13e5tvN6zRUurwNXejRYpPdULc-dP_xxyqel11T6oXiasicPL-bHQVLhBHqWbMd5i5ZhmKbIYe-Ajgt4DU_rzKw/s320/KevinsKommentary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.youtube.com/c/edmondchurchofchrist</span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br style="text-align: center;" /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Other Resources</b>:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Kevin Raynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239047434402973576noreply@blogger.com0