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Hebrews 12 Hebrews 12 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out…

The Aussie Battler As we near the American presidential election, you can almost guarantee that all of the candidates are going to make reference to the American Dream. It’s the idea that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. You’ve just got to put your head…

Yesterday in Paris the Olympic Games began in Paris, France for the first time since 1924 when the likes of Americans Johnny Weissmuller (who would later play Tarzan) won three golds in swimming; and Jackson Scholz won gold in Men’s 200m, and silver in 100m track races; And of course there is the thrill…

favorite verses? Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the…

Heb 12:12-14 Finish Well Reading Heb 12:7-14 7 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? 8 If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9…

Today we are going to be covering verses 12-17 of Hebrews chapter 12, continuing on in our study. Last week we talked about God’s discipline. And today we are going to look at some ways we can apply what we learned about discipline and suffering from the previous verses. How do we live out God’s word.…

Big Idea: Elevating God as Holy and Worthy is an essential act of faith. God is Holy God is eternal God is creator God is worthy God will be eternally praised God is Holy throughout scripture: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Here God’s holiness is displayed in that He was the…

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he…

“Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet.” -Thomas Watson Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”…

Running the Race of Faith 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Introduction Good morning, church. Today, we are going to…

Good morning! It is an honor to be bringing the word this morning. I’m grateful for to give Pastor John a break after this last series! And what a series it was! Pastor John spent seven weeks walking us through seven different ways that we sabotage our faith. We saw how to acknowledge the ways we sabotage…

Hebrews 12:3-13:25 Good morning church! We are going to try to move a bit more rapidly through our remaining section of Hebrews. But before we do, we have some important business to take care of. We have a baby dedication this morning. This is one of my absolute favorite things to do as your pastor,…

OK - a quick pop quiz - you can phone a friend, or chat to the person next to you, let’s see how much we have remembered from previous weeks: BLANK is Holy, we are not. God is Holy, we are not. BLANK makes Holiness possible. Christ makes Holiness possible. Holiness begins with BLANK and BLANK. Holiness…

What do you do when the world is constantly barraging you with threats or ridiculing you because of what you believe? What about when such hostility comes from those who are considered religious? Those who supposedly know the Word of God, who who grew up in the church? How do you handle that? How do…

Jonah and the Great Commission, Part 2: Salvation Belongs to the Lord God responds to repentance Repentance Restores Restored = Revival As we saw last week, Jonah, after being called to preach to the people of Nineveh, tried to avoid the job and instead went in the other direction. Jonah didn't want…

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 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. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 Good morning church. Open your Bibles with me this morning to 1 Thessalonians 5 verse 12. Now let me explain my controversial title to this morning’s message. Commands for Christians. Now some of you might look at that title and think how is that controversial, and then there…

“Endurance Part #2” Last week we took some time to address the fact that this Christian race that we call life is not always easy. There are many days where we as believers can grow weary and tired. There are many believers who get sidetracked and weighed down by the sinful darts thrown their way by…

The Last Will Be First I came across this cute post-Christmas story the other day and thought I should share it with you. One year after Christmas a pastor was cleaning up decorations when he noticed that the baby Jesus was missing from the nativity scene. Just about that time a little boy came walking…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Introduction Good morning. It's a joy to have you here today and to get the opportunity to proclaim the Word of God to you today. I look forward to breaking bread with you after service. I want to begin by sharing a story as related by Paul Smith online. MEXICO CITY IS A world away from the East African…

Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil…

From Last week: a gospel built on promises of a great life now What is the “Therapeutic” gospel What is the “Therapeutic” gospel Self-Help gospel is closely connected. The gospel and the bible become guide-books and principles for the creation of the “life I’ve always wanted” Moralistic, Feelings Based,…

Looking to Jesus Last week I talked about Hebrews 11 . This morning, I’m going to talk about Hebrews 12 . But before I do that, there’s one more thing I want us to notice in Hebrews 11 . Hall of Faith This chapter is sometimes referred to as the great hall of faith, for the author writes of Hebrews tells…