Hebrews Sermon Outlline

“PRESSING ONTO MATURITY IN CHRIST” (Hebrews 5:11-6:3)

July 2, 2023 - Central Baptist Church - Luling, TX

Welcome

Set Stage for Text (background) 30 seconds

Read Hebrews 5:11 - 6:3

Pray

Intro (breathe)

Lack of Growth

Lack of Discernment

Lack of Doctrinal Understanding

Conclusion

Next Steps (Nav Wheel)

Sermon in a Sentence

In order to persevere to the end, we must press onto maturity.

FCF:

Complacent Christians who ceased to grow in their faith.

Redemptive Solution:

Leave the elementary teachings and press onto maturity through faithful perseverance.

Brief Synopsis

The author of Hebrews wanted to discuss deeper doctrinal truths with the Jewish Christians. Though the author points out seven specific warnings we are only going to discuss three. He recognized that they had become dull of hearing and still needed to be taught elementary principles about God. Though by this time they should have been capable of teaching others, they were like Christian infants still in need of milk. Three things kept them from being able to press onto maturity. First, was a general lack of growth. Secondly, this lack of growth represented itself through a lack of discernment to understand good from evil. Third, was a lack of doctrinal understanding that Jesus was and is the supreme high priest (He’s the better thing). They were “churched” their whole lives and had little to show for it in terms of spiritual maturity. To put it simply, they had become pew potatoes and adopted a “good enough” attitude towards their faith.

Sermon Outline

Lack of Growth (5 v11-13)

1) What is spiritual infancy? (Helpless Baby)

a) Dull of hearing (lazy) Prov 13:4/19:15

b) Needing elementary principles - Example of Preslie’s birth

c) Not accustomed to the word of righteousness - explained

Lack of Discernment (5 v14)

1) Unable to distinguish between good and evil

a) Not believing God. 10:22/v26 - Intentional Gospel plug.

-tires example

-ambassadors for Christ (John 10:27)

Lack of Doctrinal Understanding (6 v1)

1) Leave the elementary teaching about Christ.

a) Not persevering in Holiness

-Deut 11:18

-Police academy example

Conclusion “Pressing onto Maturity”

Continued growth in Christ leads to a deeper spiritual discernment and a deeper doctrinal understanding that will allow you to live in the fullness of Christ, fully equipped with everything good that you may do his will. (Heb 13:21)

Next Steps

Nav Wheel - Self assessment of growth.

Commit this week to one area and continue to the next one the following week and see how pressing onto maturity increases your ability to live in the fullness of Christ.

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