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Introduction
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Very often as I drive I’ll tune into a sports radio talk show.
I remember, on one occasion, a conversation the two hosts were having about coaching football at the professional level.
It was the off-season, and as it is with every off-season, several teams were looking for a new head coach.
One of the hosts was a former player in the NFL so the other host asked him, “what would you look for in a head coach?”
He said, “If I were a GM and I were hiring a coach I’d want to look for a guy who can motivate men.
You gotta understand this is different from coaching college ball.
You’re not coaching 18, 19 and 20 year olds.
You’re coaching men who are in their 30’s, and many of them are multi-millionaires.
So I need a guy who can motivate men to perform at the professional level.”
You’re not coaching 18, 19 and 20 year olds.
You’re coaching men who are in their 30’s, and many of them are multi-millionaires.
So I need a guy who can motivate men to perform at the professional level.”
At the end of this letter we find some interesting things about the life of this man I’ve been calling “the Pastor” who wrote to the Hebrews.
In v. 18 he earnestly urges them to pray that he would be restored to them soon.
He’s been away from his congregation for some time.
We don’t know what’s delaying his return.
Has he been on a missionary journey and been unable to get back in the time that he thought.
Has he run into some difficulties and persecution himself for preaching the gospel.
That’s certainly not farfetched because he lets them know in v. 23 that Timothy has been released from jail, and the two of them plan to meet up and return to the Hebrews.
This is the same Timothy who was a disciple of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul wrote two letters that are a part of our Bible.
So we find out that the Pastor was heavily influenced by Paul himself.
This is not just because of the reference to Timothy, but because in the benediction he refers to God as “the God of peace.”
That phrase occurs five other times in the NT.
Each time on from the lips of Paul at or towards the end of his letters, usually as a part of his benediction.
These things help us understand the Pastor and what he writes to the Hebrews, particularly here at the end.
He is one of their leaders, and he has concern for how this church responds to her leadership.
That skill, the ability to motivate people to do something, is one that we regularly associate with good leadership in every sphere; in sports, in business, in politics, in the military, and even in the church.
Frankly, pastors can become popular and even attain celebrity status based on their ability as a motivator.
life of this man I’ve been calling “the Pastor” who wrote to the Hebrews.
In v. 18 he earnestly urges them to pray that he would be restored to them soon.
He’s been away from his congregation for some time.
We don’t know what’s delaying his return.
Has he been on a missionary journey and been unable to get back in the time that he thought.
Has he run into some difficulties and persecution himself for preaching the gospel.
That’s certainly not farfetched because he lets them know in v. 23 that Timothy has been released from jail, and the two of them plan to meet up and return to the Hebrews.
This is the same Timothy who was a disciple of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul wrote two letters that are a part of our Bible.
So we find out that the Pastor was heavily influenced by Paul himself.
This is not just because of the reference to Timothy, but because in the benediction he refers to God as “the God of peace.”
That phrase occurs five other times in the NT.
Each time on from the lips of Paul at or towards the end of his letters, usually as a part of his benediction.
These things help us understand the Pastor and what he writes to the Hebrews, particularly here at the end.
He is one of their leaders, and he has concern for how this church responds to her leadership.
At the end of this letter to the Hebrews we find some interesting things about the author’s life of this man I’ve been calling “the Pastor” who wrote to the Hebrews.
In v. 18 he earnestly urges them to pray that he would be restored to them soon.
He’s been away from his congregation for some time.
We don’t know what’s delaying his return.
Has he been on a missionary journey and been unable to get back in the time that he thought.
Has he run into some difficulties and persecution himself for preaching the gospel.
That’s certainly not farfetched because he lets them know in v. 23 that Timothy has been released from jail, and the two of them plan to meet up and return to the Hebrews.
This is the same Timothy who was a disciple of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul wrote two letters that are a part of our Bible.
So we find out that the Pastor was heavily influenced by Paul himself.
This is not just because of the reference to Timothy, but because in the benediction he refers to God as “the God of peace.”
That phrase occurs five other times in the NT.
Each time on from the lips of Paul at or towards the end of his letters, usually as a part of his benediction.
These things help us understand the Pastor and what he writes to the Hebrews, particularly here at the end.
He is one of their leaders, and he has concern for how this church responds to her leadership.
That skill, the ability to motivate people to do something, is one that we regularly associate with good leadership in every sphere; in sports, in business, in politics, in the military, and even in the church.
Pastors become popular and can even attain celebrity status based on their ability as a motivator.
And here’s what I find interesting as we consider our text.
We’re at the end of this letter to the Hebrews, and the subject of leadership dominates the last words their pastor wants to leave them with.
The focus of our message this morning is on vv.
20-21, but I read vv.
17-21 to emphasize this point.
The Pastor tells the congregation in v. 17, “Obey your leaders and submit to them.”
Then he tells them why.
“For they are keeping watch over your souls.”
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